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- Professional Development
- Building Bridges Conference -- Missouri's Integration Conference
Building Bridges 2008 -- November 16-18, 2008
"Increasing Student Success"
Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, MO
Online Registration Form
Presentation Proposal
Print Registration Form 
Tan-Tar-A Resort
Conference Topics
The 2008 Building Bridges Conference will address the following topics:
- Program of Study
- Transitions
- Reform/School Improvement Initiatives
- Depth of Knowledge/Achievement Standards
- Soft Skills
- Integration
- Career Clusters
- Rigor and Relevance
- High Schools That Work
- Making Middle Grades Work
- Project Lead The Way
Preconference Sessions
Sunday, November 16 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Two preconference options are available:
- R-Factor Learning: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
- Using the High Schools that Work / Making Middle Grades Work
Assessment Data to Drive Student Achievement
Opening Keynote Speaker: David Ruhman
David Ruhman will present on "Assessing Academic Rigor."
Closing Keynote Speaker: Jason Dorsey
Jason Dorsey will present on "Inspiring Students to Drop
Their Excuses
and Seize Their Dreams."
Exhibitors: Reserve your space in the exhibit hall now!
To insure placement in the Building Bridges Conference program, exhibit space requests and payments must be received by September 1, 2007. For more information about reserving your space in the exhibit hall, contact Judy King at king@ucmo.edu or
(660)543-4956.
Exhibit Space Request Form
Page and Brown Delivery Services Form 
Page and Brown Display Assembly Form
Tan-Tar-A Booth Services Form