Conference

Registration

Our conference registration is through Eventbrite, which can handle payment via credit card (including on-site), check by mail or on-site, and cash on-site. The cost includes a catered brown-bag lunch and a 12-month membership in the Colorado Language Arts Society.

• Pre-Service & First-Year Teachers - $50
• All Other Attendees - $95

Retired teachers may save $30 on the "Teachers and All Other Attendees" rate by entering the coupon code RETIRED at the beginning of the ticket purchasing process. Click to see an image of the Enter Promotional Code option circled in a screen capture of the ticket purchase window.

Your district or institution may have channels to provide funding for you to attend the conference and pay for membership. We have a document listing information; if you do not see your district listed, please reach out to find what may be available to you!

Program

Our keynote speakers were author and educator Cornelius Minor, author Helen Thorpe, and poet Tanaya Winder.

In addition to the keynote sessions, attendees have several choices during each of three sixty-minute conference sessions on a variety of subjects related to teaching, reading, writing, and critical literacy that will excite your imagination and inspire your life as a reader and educator.

• Session Previews (titles, presenters, synopses)

Schedule

7:00 Registration opens; continental breakfast available in the Turnhalle

8:00 - 8:15 General membership meeting, announcements

8:15 - 9:00 Keynote - Tanaya Winder

9:00 - 9:15 Book sales, shopping, prepare to attend sessions

9:15 - 10:15 Session A

10:30 - 11:30 Session B

11:30 - 12:00 Lunch

12:00 - 12:30 Award presentation (Legacy, Gilbert Fellow, HS Teacher of Excellence)

12:30 - 1:15 Keynote - Cornelius Minor

1:15 - 1:30 Book signing, shopping, prepare for afternoon session

1:30 - 2:30 Session C

2:45 - 3:30 Keynote - Helen Thorpe

3:30 - 3:45 Closing: book signing, announcement of Teen Lit, giveaways, survey to receive certificate

Spend the night

The SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown is offering a special rate for our conference attendees of $xxx/night, good for the nights of October 4th through October 6th. Rooms must be booked by September 4, 2019, to take advantage of the discounted rate.

• Book your group rate for the Colorado Language Arts Society conference

Please be aware that rooms may not be available due to other events happening in the area.

Getting to Auraria

• Public transportation: the Auraria West Campus Station and the Colfax at Auraria Station are collectively served by six light rail lines and five bus routes. The RTD Trip Planner can help you plan your trip from within the greater Denver area.
• Driving: the Auraria Campus is located near downtown Denver. Please be aware that Auraria Campus Parking costs vary by location.
• Maps of Auraria Campus parking and the Tivoli Student Center are available on the Auraria Campus Maps page.

Snag a copy of session handouts

Was there a session you couldn't make it to or wanted an extra copy of a handout to take home and share? We will share session handouts as they are shared with the conference committee.

• 2019 CLAS Conference folder on Dropbox
• Conference flyers:
  • Preview 2019
  • Proposals Open 2019