Welcome to the Wonder of Reading

Principals' Forum

2007 Principals’ Forum

October 25, 2007

Los Angeles Times

Keynote Speaker: Rafe Esquith

Author of Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire & There Are No Shortcuts

Rafe Esquith has been teaching for 25 years, the last 22 at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in Los Angeles. Despite language barriers and poverty, Rafe's students go on to attend the finest colleges in the world.

Among Esquith's numerous awards are The Disney American Teacher Award, Parents Magazines's As You Grow Award, and Oprah Winfrey's Use Your Life Award. Queen Elizabeth invested Rafe as a Member of the British Empire. In 2003, the President presented Rafe the National Medal of Arts. Rafe is the only teacher in history to receive this honor. He was recently given The Compassion in Action Award from the Dalai Lama.

Esquith's latest book, Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire is a NY Times Bestseller and is being translated into other languages all over the world. His earlier work, There Are No Shortcuts, led to the filming of the award winning PBS documentary, The Hobart Shakespeareans.

The Wonder of Reading's annual professional development event focuses on elementary literacy. This forum is a valuable day of learning and interaction between literacy experts and principals who have a Wonder of Reading library.

Who is invited: Attendance by invitation only to the principals of schools who have a Wonder of Reading library.

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When: October 25, 2007
7:45 AM - 12:45 PM

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Where: The Los Angeles Times
202 West 1st Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Directions:

From the 101 South/10 East/5 South: Exit Broadway, turn right onto N. Spring Street

Parking is located at 220 S. Spring Street. Parking validation will be provided.