Educating the Educators – Krashen Visits ILTexas

For Immediate Release

November 12th 2015

Contact: Jim Croswell

International Leadership of Texas

210.862.7453

jcroswell@iltexas.org

Educating the Educators – Krashen Visits ILTexas

World renowned educator of language acquisition, Dr. Stephen Krashen, will be hosted by the International Leadership of Texas on Monday, November 16,, 2015 at ILTexas High School – Garland located at 4413 N. Shiloh Rd., Garland, TX. Following a VIP Reception honoring education and community leaders from within the Region 10 area, Dr. Krashen’s presentation will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Dr. Krashen has published over 485 books and articles and has delivered numerous lectures at universities and forums around the world from Brazil to Taiwan. Krashen is an expert in linguistics and language acquisition, which is at the core of the trilingual curriculum model taught on all of the ILTexas campuses located in Arlington, Garland and Keller, Texas.

Dr. Stephen Krashen has embraced the concept that when learning a language, one learns a culture. On November 16, 400 attendees will embrace the opportunity of a lifetime when they sit in the audience and hear directly from Krashen himself on his life’s passion – language acquisition.

Among the invitees are: Superintendents from Region 10, Language and Education Department Heads from Dallas area colleges, Public and Charter School Educators, Parents, Graduate Students, School Board Members, Executives and Directors of Media.

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For more information, please contact:

Jim Croswell, Communications Coordinator jcroswell@iltexas.org or by phone at 972.685.4990

Adriana Fletes, District Spanish Coordinator afletes@iltexas.org