December+2009+Meeting

**Saturday, December 12****th** **– “Building a Strong Foundation -- CAF Educational Resources”**
 Chicago Architecture Foundation Presenter: Jean Linsner, CAF Vice President of Youth Education Morse Learning Studio, 224 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL.  //“Building a Strong Foundation – CAF Educational Resources” // Please join us on December 12 and be amazed by all of the wonderful educational resources available to you, your colleagues and your students. The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers engaging ways for children, youth, educators, and families to explore architecture and the built environment. Placed-based learning experiences using buildings and structures as primary sources are CAF's most important offerings for youth audiences. From humble bungalows to soaring skyscrapers, CAF helps teachers create field trips to meet the needs of K-12 students. To support teacher learning, CAF offers professional development workshops that introduce strategies for exploring the built environment and directly linking learning to the Illinois Learning Standards.
 * SAVE THE DATE – Sat., December 12 Meeting! ****(Earn 2 CPDU’s) **

 Our hostess and presenter at our December meeting will be Jean Linsner. Ms. Linsner, CAF's Vice President of Youth Education, will introduce the variety of ways CAF can work with you and your students in the coming year. Since 1999, she has led a team of educators whose work includes developing two award-winning curricular programs. //The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings// (2007), teaches high school students both the fundamentals of architectural design and technical drawing. In 2002, she co-authored, //Schoolyards to Skylines: Teaching with Chicago’s Amazing Architecture,// a Kindergarten-Grade 8 teacher resource designed for using Chicago’s built environment to teach the core academic subjects of math, science, language arts, visual arts, and history.

 Make a day of it downtown and view the CAF “    Chicago Model City”   exhibit in the Atrium Gallery, shop in the CAF gift store (coupons might be available), participate in one of the CAF afternoon tours (a fee is required), see the holiday windows and lights or enjoy lunch or afternoon tea at a nearby restaurant. Information regarding the CAF activities, directions and more can be found at: [|www.**architecture**.org].

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal;"> __<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Meeting Agenda: __<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 9:00 - 9:30 Meeting Registration and Breakfast Refreshments <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 9:30 - 10:00 Business Meeting and "Get to Know You" Activity <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 10:00 - 11:00 “Building a Strong Foundation” Presentation <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">11:00 - 11:30 Officer's Meeting
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal;">PLEASE RSVP by Wednesday, December 9th to: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal;"> mediamanjay@comcast.net <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">