To: Bottero, Pia; Florio, Mary; 2009 Quest Planning Committee
Subject: REVISED:
 
 
As a past participant at the York Region District School Board's annual Quest Conference you have received the Quest 2009 Workshop Proposal Form to motivate your interest in either submitting a workshop proposal yourself, or sharing the form with colleagues that may be interested in adding value to a most influential educational conference.
 
When you are sharing the Quest 2009 Workshop Proposal Form with colleagues please include the following information in the communication.
 
Please find attached the York Region District School Board's Quest 2009 Workshop Proposal Form.
 
The "Quest" series of conferences (this is #14) have become internationally known for outstanding keynote, panel, and workshop presentations provided at a most reasonable registration cost.  Up to 1000 presenters and participants from England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, the United States, the Netherlands and of course Canada have united at Quest for the common purpose of improving the achievement of all students.
 
This year's Quest Conference, entitled The Quest for Improved Student Achievement:  Designing and Building Cultures for Deeper Learning has commitments from Michael Fullan (Canada), Tony MacKay (Australia), Alma Harris (England), Douglas Reeves (United States) and other renowned educators who will provide the research, theory and proven practice that provide registrants with opportunities to learn, reflect, discuss and respond to strategies that shift culture to deepen learning.
 
Please consider your involvement at Quest as one of our cherished workshop presenters.  You will find the experience extremely rewarding.
 
If you have any questions about this proposal please contact the Quest Conference Coordinator:
 
Dean Bodkin
Coordinator: Quest Conference, International Educational Travel, District HIV/AIDS Support
York Region District School Board
Centre for Leadership and Learning
300 Harry Walker Parkway S.
Newmarket, Ontario  L3Y 8E2
416 969-7170 or 905 727-0022, extension 3629
dean.bodkin@yrdsb.edu.on.ca