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Northeastern Illinois University, College of Education, Chicago, Illinois
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The 19th Annual T.E.A.M. Conference
February 8 & 9, 2008
The Spirit of Peace: Connecting Communities

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Updates to Conference brochure:

As of Jan. 20th, 2008

  • Cut off date for Pre-registration is Jan. 28, 2008
  • Saturday session 3 (1:00pm - 3:00pm):Workshop # 50's description is incorrect in the brochure. It should be the following:

Reducing Conflict and Bullying in Schools and Camps Through Adventure Play
Cummings
Scope: Peace-Building in Schools
Join us in this engaging, highly interactive session on conflict resolution and bully prevention. You will leave with a variety of tools and techniques for dealing with conflict, bullying, and discipline issues. Apply your learning immediately to help participants
understand that, through collaboration and an appreciation of differences and perspectives, we can de-escalate conflict and reduce bullying.
Workshop # 50

  • Saturday session 2 (9:30am - 11:30am): #39 Sacred Circles: Community Building Using Ritual, Ceremony and a “Talking Piece”. The presenter will be "Buffalo" Dave Cobb.
  • Saturday session 2 (9:30am - 11:30am): #40 “Green Peace”: Connecting with Plants for Health & Healing
    Donna Veeneman.     There is a $5 supply fee that will be collected by the presenter.
  • Saturday session #36 Jacobs' & Rhodes "Five Keys to better Processing" is a Processing/Debriefing topic, instead of Motivational Interviewing.


We would like to invite & welcome YOU to A Taste of T.E.A.M.

Come experience our Conference for free

Friday evening, February 8, 2008

6:30pm - 7:00pm Creating Community Energizer Session

7:00pm - 9:00pm Visit our Vendors

Visit our Climbing Wall

  • Come see our Peace Pole
    Peace poles are carefully hand-crafted monuments erected the world over as
    international symbols of peace.
    Their purpose is to spread the message May Peace Prevail on Earth.
    Our peace pole was planted at the T.E.A.M. 2000 Conference.


Visit our Peace Fire
Coal bundles from the fire have been carried and placed globally to spread
the energies of peace and non-violence.
Our fire is connected to Peace Fires that have been burning for over 1000 years!
It was first lit at the 1996 T.E.A.M. Conference.


  • Walk our Labyrinths
    Align yourself with the universal energy of peace and balance.
    Walk the labyrinths both inside and outside.


Visit our Rainbow Peace Fire Lodge
Please bring a colorful blanket to create a protective “lodge” around this
International Peace Fire. Hang your blanket on the support lines (as a wind
break) around the fire and pick it up after the conference closing ceremonies.
Our Rainbow Peace Lodge is open to ALL people ALL the time.

9:00pm - 9:30pm Welcoming Ceremony with John P. Bennett,
President of The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
2007-2008 (AAHPERD)

Also,

*Jeremy Babcock

*Where's the Beat?" with the Creative Rhythm Group

 

See pictures from our previous conferences by clicking one of the selections below:
Pictures from the 15th conference.
Pictures from the 14th conference.

    Who Should attend?
    • Educators
    • Community Agency Workers
    • Camp Counselors
    • Violence Prevention Facilitators
    • Youth Coaches
    • Therapeutic and Youth-At-Risk Workers
    • Social Workers
    • Drug Counselors
    • Girl Scout & Boy Scout Leaders...


    Not for teachers only...This year T.E.A.M. has something for everyone. Workshops and seminars will inclde a rich blend of practical, hands-on skills and information for all participants.

    Areas of concentration & individual seminars:

    • Education: 
      • Creative Writing
      • Youth-at-Risk
      • Leadership Development
      • Diversity
      • Environmental Awareness
      • Talking Circles
      • Music/Rhythms
      • Left/Right Brain Creativity
    • Peace and Non-Violence:
      • Community Building
      • Play-for-Peace
      • Curriculum Development
    • Adventure/Experiential Learning:
      • Bag-of-Tricks
      • Safety
      • Wall Climbing
      • Curriculum Development
      • Processing
      • Assessment
      • Construction
    • Outdoor/Wilderness Skills:
      • Map and compass skills
      • Fire Making
      • Outdoor Cooking
      • Animal Tracking
    • Earth-Based Cultural Awareness:
      • Plants as medicine
      • Traditional Crafts
      • Philosophies of Native Cultures
      • Storytelling/Oral History
      • Fire Circles
    • Personal Growth:
      • Health and Wellness
      • Tai Chi
      • Nutritional Balance
      • Relaxation and Breathing
A panoramic look at the vendor area of the 2003 TEAM conference (this is an .exe file for a plug-in viewer--download and save the file, which comes with the viewer--or choose to run from current location--downloading on a 56kbps modem takes close to 10 minutes, so it is better to download if you have a broadband connection. File is about 1.5Mb.( Click here to begin.)