APRIL 25 - APRIL 28, 2012  

   Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, California

Sir Ken Robinson
Thursday, April 26
12:00pm-1:30pm


Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world's leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.
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Milton Chen
Friday, April 27
8:45am-9:45am



Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website Edutopia.org and documentary films to communicate a new vision for 21st Century schools. He served as executive director of GLEF for 12 years. During his tenure, GLEF and its media brand, Edutopia, greatly expanded their editorial publishing efforts, including the award-winning Edutopia magazine. Edutopia.org is known as a destination Web site for educators and others interested in educational innovation and has won numerous honors, including the 2009 Webby People's Voice Award for best education website.

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Michelle Cummings
Thursday, April 26
8:45am



Michelle is a dynamic keynote speaker and a highly-regarded consultant in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, and experiential learning. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Kansas State University and a Master's degree in Experiential Education from Minnesota State University at Mankato. Michelle is currently partnering with Stephen M.R. Covey and his partners at CoveyLink to develop experiential initiatives for Mr. Covey's most recent book, The Speed of Trust.

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Celebrate BOOST all month long! Make "Peace Love BOOST" your Facebook profile photo until April 26. Post on our wall so we can see the change.

One lucky winner will be announced at the BOOST Conference lunch on April 26, 2012 and receive a Palm Springs restaurant gift card.

Artwork for Student Hall of Fame

We want to highlight your students! The BOOST Student Hall of Fame features artwork from all over the country to share with educators upon arrival to the conference.


Artwork can be mailed to the Los Angeles County Office of Education After School Technical Assistance Unit or dropped off. Please call Lily Madrigal at the After School Technical Assistance Unit of LACOE at at (562) 401-5335 so she can provide you with instructions as to office location, etc. for delivery.

Student Artwork Guidelines

• Artwork must be mounted on poster board
• All artwork must have name, grade of each student involved, program name, city and state in the lower right hand corner of the board

For more information or to submit your submission form today, click here. 

 

 

The BOOST Conference is seeking table centerpieces made by students from recycled materials.

Table Centerpieces Guidelines

• All centerpieces need to be created from recycled materials and not any taller than 5 inches

• All centerpieces need to be packed in a box with a lid when delivered.

• All boxes should be marked with the name of the program and number of centerpieces in the box.