Conference Announcement and Registration Information

The North American Association
for Community of Inquiry

presents the 5th bi-annual

N A A C I   C o n f e r e n c e
June 13 through 15, 2002

Hosted by
The Institute for the Advancement of
Philosophy for Children

at

Upper Montclair, New Jersey (14 miles from Manhattan)


This year’s Conference theme is:

“Community of Inquiry in the Disciplines”

Classroom teachers, professors of education and philosophy, professionals in the arts and sciences, and graduate students in those fields will present theoretical papers (philosophical essays or empirical studies) and/or demonstrations/workshops of community of inquiry classroom practices—related to one or more of the following themes:

  • CI in Math & Science
  • CI in Character/Values/Ethics Education/Education of the Emotions
  • CI in Social Studies & History
  • Education for Citizenship, Democracy, & Children’s Rights
  • CI in Humanities Education (literature, art, music philosophy)/ CI and Education for Aesthetic Judgment
  • CI and technology, distance learning, etc.
  • CI and Alternative Ways of Knowing/Religious Education/Children’s Spirituality
  • CI and the Body/Physical Education/Education for Health & Wellness
  • CI and Critical Thinking/Logic/Argumentation/Reasoning
  • CI Across Cultures/CI and Non-Western Cultures
  • CI and Educational Policy & Issues (urban education, standards movement, multiculturalism)


Paper and Presentation Referee:

Dr. Richard Morehouse
Viterbo University
815 South 9th Street
La Crosse, WI 54601 U.S.A.
Phone:  1 (608) 796-3710; FAX:  1 (608) 796- 3050
E-mail:  remorehouse@mail.viterbo.edu

Most papers presented will be published in Analytic Teaching

 
Conference Schedule 

Click here to see the conference schedule

 
Practicalities

Registration:

You may pay for your registration on Wednesday, June 12th at the wine and cheese reception from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, held at Kopps Lounge or on Thursday morning at the Continental breakfast at the IAPC from 8:30 to 9:30 AM.

Directions:

Montclair State University is on Valley Rd. and Normal Ave., Upper Montclair, N.J., one mile south of the junction of Routes 3 and 46.  For more detailed information, including a map, log on to:  www.montclair.edu/welcome/directions.html
 

Parking:

Parking at MSU is available for NAACI participants.  Please enter the University through the Normal Avenue entrance and stop at the parking attendant booth for a permit. 
 

Dorm Rooms:

A few dorm rooms are still available.  Contact Joanne Matkowski if you would like to reserve a room.  For those with reservations, you will be staying in Webster Hall.  The rooms are double occupancy and linens are provided.  Payment for your room can be made to the IAPC with your registration.  Check in and out is as follows:

Check-in: 

  June 12th  5:00PM-8:00PM
  June 13th 9:00AM-12:00 noon
Check-out:
  June 15th 2:00PM-6:00PM
  June 16th 9:00AM-11:00AM


Professional Development Hours:

New Jersey Teachers attending this conference will be certified for 15 Professional Development Hours (for the full 3-day conference) or 5 Hours (for Saturday only).
Teachers should request a certificate of Professional Development Hours from: 
Maughn Gregory, IAPC Director
Phone: (973) 655-7049
E-mail: gregorym@mail.montclair.edu
 
 

Questions:

Joanne Matkowski, Assistant Director
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC)
14 Normal Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ  07043
Phone: (973) 655-4277; FAX: (973) 655-7834
E-mail: matkowskij@mail.montclair.edu
 
 

 
About NAACI:

Since it’s founding in Austin, Texas in the Spring of 1994, NAACI has sought to bring together like-minded scholars and teachers to enhance educational theory and practice through Community of Inquiry, expanding the pioneering work of Matthew Lipman and others in Philosophy for Children to all interested in community of inquiry approaches to teaching and learning.
 



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