HISTORY OF THE ASILOMAR CONFERENCE
ASILOMAR 69 [Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023]
DECOLONIZING CURRICULUMS: Awareness and Inclusion Through Content, Design, and Instruction
KEYNOTE: Dr. Jamilla Lyiscott
ASILOMAR 68 [Oct 4-6, 2019]
WRITE NOW! Techniques for Improving Classroom Instructional Methods and for Inspiring Teachers to Become Writers
KEYNOTE: Dr. Paul Rogers
ASILOMAR 65 [Oct 7-9, 2016]
TEACHER AS INSPIRATIONAL MENTOR
Conference dedicated to Miles Myers
KEYNOTES: Jim Burke and Dan Reynolds
ASILOMAR 64 [Oct 9-11, 2015]
TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHING: Journeying into the Common Core and Beyond
KEYNOTES: Chris Crutcher and Patrick Camangian
ASILOMAR 57 [Sept 28-30, 2007]
RESTORING HOPE IN A TIME OF FEAR
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Taylor Mali, Derrick Jensen, Youth Speaks
ASILOMAR 56 [Sept 29-Oct 1, 2006]
INHABITING AND EXPANDING THE COMMON GROUND
Conference dedicated to Jim Gray
Featured Speakers: George Lakoff, Janet Emig, Laila Lalami, Nathalie Handal, James Galvin
ASILOMAR 53 [Sept 19-21, 2003]
WORDS UNDER THE WORDS: COMPREHENSION AND CONNECTION THROUGH LITERATURE
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Naomi Shihab Nye and Phiilip Lopate
ASILOMAR 52 [Sept 27-29, 2002
RISKING INTENSITY: SETTING THE TONE FOR THE NEW YEAR
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Billy Collins and David Whyte
ASILOMAR 49 [Sept 24-26, 1999]
MILLENNIUM THRESHOLD: LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Anne Lamott, Word for Word, and Frank Sopper
ASILOMAR 48 [Sept 25-27, 1998]
BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Melba Beals, Dr. Eugene Garcia, and Dr. Francisco X. Alarcon
ASILOMAR 45 [Sept 22-25, 1995]
BIG DREAMS, MANY CALIFORNIAS
KEYNOTES: Greg Sarris, Bill Barich, Gerald Haslam
ASILOMAR 44 [Sept 23-25, 1994]
UNEXPECTED GIFTS--WELCOME LEGACIES
KEYNOTE: Al Young
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Janet Emig, John Mayer, Michael Toylado and Peggy O'Brien
ASILOMAR 41 [Sept 27-29, 1991]
TO COMPREHEND THE WHOLE--
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Jesse Perry, Jeff Cory, Russell Hill, Eve Merriam, James Moffett, John Cotter, and Frank Thomas
ASILOMAR 40 [Sept 28-30, 1990]
THE EMERGENCE OF NEW IMPERATIVES
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Miles Myers, Sanford M. Dornbusch, Joy Carlin, and Arturo Islas
ASILOMAR 37 [Sept 25-27, 1987]
JOURNEY INTO KNOWING
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Tales Out of School, Rexford Brown, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Dorothy Bryant, Gary Soto, James Squires, Robert Probst, More Tales Out of School
ASILOMAR 36 [Sept 26-28, 1986]
GLIMPSES OF TRUTH
KEYNOTES: William S. Anderson, Marie Ponsot & Rosemary Deen, David Weir
ASILOMAR 33 [Sept 23-25, 1983]
"AND THE WORK IS PLAY FOR MORTAL STAKES..."
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Cyra McFadden, Walter Loban, James Squire, "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
ASILOMAR 32 [Sept 24-26, 1982]
HOLDING THE MIRROR UP TO NATURE
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Janice Hutchins, Mary Hedin, The Festival Consort, and Dale Harris
ASILOMAR 29 [Sept 28-30]
"ONLY CONNECT..."
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Bay Area Collective, Gerald Rosen, Kevin Starr
ASILOMAR 28 [Sept 22-24, 1978]
HOW INFINITE IN FACULTIES
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Albert Johnson, Rosalie Moore, and Phillip Lopate
ASILOMAR 17 [Sept 29-Oct 1, 1967]
COMPONENTS AND CURRENTS IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH
KEYNOTE: Dr. William Stafford
ASILOMAR 16 [Sept. 23-25, 1966]
ENGLISH FOR GROWTH, CHANGE, AND RENEWAL
KEYNOTES: Noam Chomsky, Eldonna Evertts, and Nevitt Sanford
ASILOMAR 13 [Sept 27-29, 1963]
KEYNOTES: Francis Christensen, Henry C. Meckel, Barry and Helen Olivier
ASILOMAR 5 [Sept 24-26, 1954] IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE ARTS AT ALL INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS
ASILOMAR 3 [Oct 19-21, 1951]
The second of two conferences that investigated conferencing techniques and structures with the assistance of Hilda Taba (U. of Chicago) as a consultant on group process.
ASILOMAR 2 [Oct 20-22, 1950]
The first of two conferences that investigated conferencing techniques and structures with the assistance of Hilda Taba (U. of Chicago) as a consultant on group process.