PRIMARY GOAL: 

The primary goal of the CAID Conference 2007, to be held in Reno, NV, is to bring educators together to share their current wealth of knowledge in the area of educating deaf students.  Specific efforts are being made to make contact with and invite teachers who work with deaf students in the mainstream who often feel somewhat isolated.  (Please help us make contact with other teachers of deaf students who might not be currently connected with CAID and forward proposal and conference information to them.)

THEME: 

The theme of the CAID Conference 2007 is "Educating Millennial Students:  Characteristics, Values and Learning Styles".  Who are "the Millennials"?  The term has been coined to identify our current K-college student population; i.e., the first generation to develop with constant exposure to a digital world.  We intend to explore how deaf and hard of hearing students may be different than previous generations due to their digitally-influenced developmental experiences (i.e., deaf students who are entering postsecondary programs today have grown up with much greater access to each other and the world through internet access and digital communication technology.)

BENEFITS: 

Why should you attend?  It is guaranteed that participants will return home from the conference experience, enlightened by new insights into "millennial student" characteristics, motivated to try new teaching/learning strategies, and inspired by new friendships with fellow professionals who face similar challenges.   Following the conference, participants will have the ability to "stay in touch" regularly through the new CAID communication network.