Louisiana Dream Teachers to Hold Annual Symposium
Baton Rouge ―June 25, 2013―Louisiana Dream Teachers is holding their seventh annual
Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration on Friday, July 12, 2013, at the
Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registration is open to the public at
The morning of the symposium, a keynote luncheon will be hosted by Dream Teachers
that will recognize Louisiana Teacher of the Year alumni and feature New York Times bestselling
author and founder of the Ron Clark Academies, Ron Clark. The keynote will begin at 10:30
a.m. and will include a book signing and lunch. Throughout the afternoon, professional
development workshops, led by some of Louisiana’s leading educators, will take place. These
workshops will focus on the Common Core State Standards and will feature Jacques Rodrigue,
son of famed Louisiana artist George Rodrigue and head of the George Rodrigue Foundation of
the Arts. Rodrigue’s free workshop will focus on integrating arts into school curriculums in order
to promote education reform and raise student achievement. The symposium will be brought to a
close that evening with an awards ceremony and dinner honoring our state’s top educators. The
2014 Teacher, Principal and Superintendent of the Year will also be announced.
The window of opportunity to register for the event is shrinking by the day. If you have
not yet registered but would like to attend, be sure to do so as soon as possible. Again,
registration is available at our website, at www.dreamteachers.org.
Louisiana Dream Teachers is a 501c3 non-profit organization that works to publicly
recognize the best and brightest education professionals in the state. Our mission is to inspire
excellence in education, enhance performance in the classroom, and to recognize and reward
exceptional Louisiana educators. We sponsor an annual event comprised of a luncheon,
professional development opportunities for educators, and an evening celebration where the
Louisiana Teacher of the Year is announced. You can support our cause by visiting our website
and making a donation.