2006 Summer Workshop Co-Host Information

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1 2006 Summer Workshop Co-Host Information Please mail, , or fax us the following information needed for Dr. Roger Taylor s Curriculum Writing Workshop that you will be cohosting. We will provide this information in a confirmation letter to the participants. Attached is a sample confirmation packet from a 2005 Summer Workshop that will give you an idea of how we put together the information for the registered participants. Contact Information Name Cell phone Home phone Office phone Address Workshop Site Information Address Contact Person at workshop site Phone Number 1.! Directions to the Workshop Site Please provide written directions to the workshop site from major highways and include landmarks where possible. 2.! Hotel Information - Address, Phone # and Price Range Please provide at least 3 hotels in your area

2 3.! Restaurants in the Area of Workshop Site Participants will be on their own for lunch. Restaurants and fast food restaurants in the workshop site area will be helpful for a quick bite before returning to work on curriculum writing. 4.! College/University Credit If you have a college/university in your area where teachers receive credits for their continuing education, you may wish to arrange for credit in your local area. We will provide you with a course proposal, if needed. Curriculum Design for Excellence, Inc. has an arrangement with the University of San Diego for providing 3 hours of credit if you choose to have us provide the university credit. Mark which option you desire below. " Use University of San Diego " Use (Co-host will arrange for local university credit)

3 Dr. T. Roger Taylor Presents A Five-Day Curriculum Writing Institute In Vidor, Texas August 1-5, 2005 Differentiating the Curriculum: Using an Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic Approach Workshop Location Vidor Middle School 2500 Hwy 12 Vidor, TX Other Information Attached City Map & Directions Hotel/Motel Information Restaurants Important Information Recommended Reading List

4 Directions to: Vidor Middle School 2500 Hwy 12 Vidor, TX From Beaumont: Take IH-10 East approximately 8 miles to Vidor; Exit left at Hwy 12 (Mauriceville/Deweyville Exit). Continue on Hwy 12 approximately 1 mile. Turn right into Vidor Middle School at second caution light. From Orange: Take IH-10 West approximately 15 miles to Vidor; Exit right at Hwy 12 (Mauriceville/Deweyville Exit). Continue on Hwy 12 approximately 1 mile. Turn right into Vidor Middle School at second caution light. From Evadale: Take Hwy 105 South approximately 18 miles to IH-10. Continue under IH-10 overpass and turn left immediately on service road. Enter IH-10 East. Move to inside lane immediately. Exit left at Hwy 12 (Mauriceville/Deweyville Exit). Continue on Hwy 12 approximately 1 mile. Turn right into Vidor Middle School at second caution light. From Orangefield: Take Hwy 105 North approximately 10 miles to IH- 10. Turn right on service road. Enter IH-10 East. Move to inside lane immediately. Exit left at Hwy 12 (Mauriceville/Deweyville Exit). Continue on Hwy 12 approximately 1 mile. Turn right into Vidor Middle School at second caution light.

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6 Hotel Information Holiday Inn 3950 IH-10 South at Walden Road Beaumont, TX Queen/non-smoking $89.00 plus 15% tax Fairfield Inn by Marriott 2275 IH-10 South Beaumont, TX Hilton Beaumont 2355 IH-10 South Beaumont, TX $84.00 plus 15% tax

7 Restaurants in Vidor, TX (All Located on Main Street) # Jody Leigh s Tea Room # Casa Ole # Novroski s # Senor Toro # Baytown Seafood # Pizza Hut # Wright s BarBQ # BarBQ Depot # McDonalds # Burger King # Whataburger # Sonic # Taco Bell # Solid Grounds # Kentucky Fried Chicken # Hush Puppy # Popeye s # Suway # Catfish Connection (Located on Hwy 12)

8 Recommended Reading List Appleby, A. (2002). America s all-time favorite songs; over 200 best-loved songs in one volume. New York: Music Sales Corp. (ISBN ) Chronicle of the 20th Century. CD ROM (Win) New York: DK Multimedia. (ISBN ) Out of Print--Limited Availability Craddock, J. (2002). VideoHound's golden movie retriever Gale Group, (ISBN ) Garner, J. (2002). We Interrupt This Broadcast: The Events That Stopped Our Lives...from the Hindenburg Explosion to the Attacks of September 11. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. (ISBN ) Green, J. (2002). The green book of songs by subject. The thematic guide to popular music. (5th ed. updated and expanded). Nashville, TN: Professional Desk References, Inc. (ISBN pbk) Greene, R. (2001). Words that Shook The World: Twenty Epic Speeches from the Most Powerful Leaders (With Audio-CD). New York: Prentice Hall. (ISBN ) Grun, B. (1991). The timetables of history: A horizontal linkage of people and events. (the new 3rd revised edition). New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. (ISBN X pbk.) Hellemans, A. & Bunch, B. (1991). The timetables of science: A chronology of the most important people and events in the history of science. (new, updated edition). New York: Simon & Schuster Inc. (ISBN pbk.) Out of print--limited Availability Hirsch, E. D. Jr. (1996). Books to build on. A grade-by-grade resource guide for parents and teachers. (The Core Knowledge Series). New York: A Delta Book, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Hirsch, E. D. Jr., Kett, J. F., & Trefil, J. (1988). Cultural literacy. What every American needs to know. New York: Vintage Books a division of Random House. (ISBN pbk.) Hirsch, E. D. Jr., Kett, J. F., & Trefil, J. (2002). The new dictionary of cultural literacy: What every American needs to know. (revised and updated edition) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.(ISBN ) Levy, R. (1999). The New York Times Guide to the Best Children s Videos. New York: Pocket Books. (ISBN ) O'Brien, G. (1997). The reader's catalog. An annotated selection of more than 40,000 of the best books in print in over 300 categories. (second edition). New York: RC Publications, L.P. (ISBN ) Schulman, J. (1998) The 20th century children s book treasury. A celebrated picture books and stories to read aloud. New York: Random House. (ISBN ) Strouf, J. (1999). Literature lover s book of lists: Serious trivia for the bibliophile. New York: Prentice Hall. (ISBN ) Strouf, J. (2002). The literature teacher's book of lists. New York: Jossey-Bass (ISBN X). Other individual "books of lists" are available for teachers of writing, math, social studies, science, language arts, music, and art. Please check with your bookstore/library for your specific discipline. For an expanded bibliography or to order these materials online, visit our web-site at