2019 Conference Program Here
Conference Overview
The Comprehensible Midwest Conference empowers teachers to create joyful, personalized, effective and equitable language acquisition through instruction based on comprehensible input. As a collaborative community, we safely support teachers to connect with each other and to teach in ways that respond to students' cultural and linguistic identities. Every year we bring in some of the nation’s foremost trainers in teaching with comprehensible input while simultaneously lifting up and supporting the voices of local and regional teachers who are striving to make their language instruction more personalized, inclusive and equitable.
Any teacher of a world language, regardless of context, who wishes to increase engagement, joy and effectiveness of their teaching could benefit from attending Comprehensible Midwest. If you believe that each of your students can acquire language and want to learn how to increase retention over time and overall achievement, developing real and measurable fluency, then this conference is for you.
Any teacher of a world language, regardless of context, who wishes to increase engagement, joy and effectiveness of their teaching could benefit from attending Comprehensible Midwest. If you believe that each of your students can acquire language and want to learn how to increase retention over time and overall achievement, developing real and measurable fluency, then this conference is for you.
Friday: Optional Pre-Conference Workshops
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour PRE-Conference Workshops to go in depth with our amazing featured presenters.
Saturday: Conference Schedule Overview
7:30 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 Morning Workshop Part 1
9:45 Welcome and Keynote
10:30 Morning Workshop Part 2
12:00 Lunch
1:15 Breakout Session
2:30 Breakout Session
3:30 - 4:30 Exhibitor Break
3:45 Panel Discussion: Equity in Language Acquisition
4:30 Breakout Session
5:40 - 6:00 Closing Message
Sunday: Optional Post-Conference Workshops
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour POST-Conference Workshops to go in depth with our amazing featured presenters.
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour PRE-Conference Workshops to go in depth with our amazing featured presenters.
Saturday: Conference Schedule Overview
7:30 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 Morning Workshop Part 1
9:45 Welcome and Keynote
10:30 Morning Workshop Part 2
12:00 Lunch
1:15 Breakout Session
2:30 Breakout Session
3:30 - 4:30 Exhibitor Break
3:45 Panel Discussion: Equity in Language Acquisition
4:30 Breakout Session
5:40 - 6:00 Closing Message
Sunday: Optional Post-Conference Workshops
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour POST-Conference Workshops to go in depth with our amazing featured presenters.
2019 Pre-Conference Workshops
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour PRE-Conference Workshops. Follow this link for full workshop descriptions.
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Morning (8:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
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Afternoon (12:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
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2019 Post-Conference Workshops
Attendees will PRE-SELECT TWO 3 hour POST-Conference Workshops. Follow this link for full workshop descriptions.
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Morning (8:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
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Afternoon (12:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
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2019 Breakout Schedule
Asia Society
Asia Society China Initiative and the Confucius Classroom of University School of Milwaukee are co-providing $4000 partial scholarship for all Chinese attendees.
If a Chinese teacher, who is not in the Asia Society Confucius Classroom cohort, signs up for a minimal 2 days of training for this conference, you will be eligible for a $99 scholarship upon your completion of the conference.
For Chinese teachers who could only attend one day conference or in the Asia Society CC cohort, you are eligible of using the code of "xiexie" to receive a $50 discount.
However, Chinese teachers should not combine these two discount options.
If a Chinese teacher, who is not in the Asia Society Confucius Classroom cohort, signs up for a minimal 2 days of training for this conference, you will be eligible for a $99 scholarship upon your completion of the conference.
For Chinese teachers who could only attend one day conference or in the Asia Society CC cohort, you are eligible of using the code of "xiexie" to receive a $50 discount.
However, Chinese teachers should not combine these two discount options.
Food
Pre-Conference Workshops Friday: Lunch on your own.
Conference on Saturday: Continental Breakfast and lunch provided. Catering service is very mindful of a variety of dietary needs.
Post-Conference Workshop Sunday: Lunch on your own.
Pre-Conference Workshops Friday: Lunch on your own.
Conference on Saturday: Continental Breakfast and lunch provided. Catering service is very mindful of a variety of dietary needs.
Post-Conference Workshop Sunday: Lunch on your own.
Pre and Post Conference Workshops on Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29 will be held at the Hilton Downtown in Milwaukee.
The Conference on Saturday, September 28 will be held at University School of Milwaukee.
