Conference Overview:

This exciting event kicks off on Friday with a pre-conference workshop led by Rachel French. Continuing the momentum on Saturday, there will be an approximately two-hour keynote address as well as 12 parallel break-out sessions. Day one ends with a social networking opportunity where attendees can make new connections and exchange ideas. The conference will conclude on Sunday with a final keynote address and 4 break-out sessions.

Participants will have access to a one-day pre-conference workshop and more than 16 sessions over the following day and a half, giving them the opportunity to connect with peers, acquire practical classroom skills, and gain a deeper understanding of concept-based learning. Please be aware that all sessions will be conducted in either English or Chinese.

*We will add more details about the conference programme and pre-conference workshop shortly.

Workshop Leader Biography: Rachel French

Director of Professional Learning International and certified Independent Concept-Based Consultant, workshop facilitator, trainer, and author, Rachel French, MA Ed. has led innovative curriculum design and transformed how educators teach and students learn for over 12 years.

Mentored by the founders of Concept-Based Curriculum themselves, Dr. H Lynn Erickson and Dr. Lois A. Lanning, Rachel was entrusted with the exclusive worldwide rights to be the sole provider of the Erickson and Lanning Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction (CBCI) Trainer Certification Institute — the certification that kick-started her journey into Concept-Based Inquiry.

Rachel French, Dr. Lynn Erickson, and Dr. Lois Lanning have co-authored the second edition of ‘Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom,’ 2017, and Carla Marschall and Rachel French co-authored ‘Concept-Based Inquiry in Action’ (2018).

Rachel has presented numerous workshops and conferences on Concept-Based Learning globally and now hosts the annual Concept-Based Inquiry Learning Labs Conference. This conference is dedicated to bringing together passionate CBI educators from around the globe.

Rachel’s mission is to help other educators transform their classrooms and schools by accessing leading professional development, planning and implementing Concept-Based Inquiry units, and adopting a Concept-Based curriculum development approach.

Certificate: E-certificate will be issued 5 working days after the workshop.

Pre-Conference workshop on Nov 8th: USD 280 (RMB 2000) per participant
Conference on Nov 9-10th: USD 420 (RMB 3000) per participant
Workshop & Conference on Nov 8-10th：USD 560 (RMB4000) per participant
(The above fee Includes refreshments and lunches)

* Hotel: Please note that special rates include breakfast and will be valid during the conference.
* Option 1: Hilton Nanhai Shenzhen Shekou NanHai
                    By clicking the link, you will be redirected to the hotel reservation page.
  Option 2: Heyi Zhishang Hotel (Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Center Prince Bay Subway Station)
                   A phone call to the number +(86)15119761415 will help you reserve a room.
*Transportation: Buses will be arranged to Shenzhen Airport on Nov 10th after the conference.

Refund Policy:
Refunds for the conference may only be issued if cancelled by the conference leader(for reasons beyond their control) and we failed to find a suitable time for most of participants; or registered participant informs IES he/she is not able to show up before 31/08/2024;
If there is insufficient registration before 31/08/2024 the IES will inform participants of the cancellation and refund the actual paid registration fee only.

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