
HISTORY OF THE ASILOMAR CONFERENCE

ASILOMAR 70 [Oct 4-6, 2024]
TEACHING IN THE WORLD OF AI: Promisesd and Challenges
KEYNOTES: Robert Jeffers and Alexandria Marino

ASILOMAR 69 [Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023]
DECOLONIZING CURRICULUMS: Awareness and Inclusion Through Content, Design, and Instruction
KEYNOTE: Dr. Jamilla Lyiscott

ASILOMAR 66 [Oct 6-8, 2017]
EXCELLENCE THROUGH EQUITY: From Powerful Vision to Everyday Reality
KEYNOTES: Peter Noguera and Carol Jago

ASILOMAR 65 [Oct 7-9, 2016]
TEACHER AS INSPIRATIONAL MENTOR
Conference dedicated to Miles Myers
KEYNOTES: Jim Burke and Dan Reynolds

ASILOMAR 58 [Sept 26-28, 2008]
TEACHERS AT THE CENTER
FEATURES SPEAKERS: Linda Darling-Hammond, Jim Burke, Russell Hill, and Alan Sitomer

ASILOMAR 57 [Sept 28-30, 2007]
RESTORING HOPE IN A TIME OF FEAR
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Taylor Mali, Derrick Jensen, Youth Speaks

ASILOMAR 54 [Oct 1-3, 2004]
SUSTAINING AMBIGUITY IN THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Dave Eggers, Jane Juska, Francuso Jimenez, and Kim Stafford

ASILOMAR 53 [Sept 19-21, 2003]
WORDS UNDER THE WORDS: COMPREHENSION AND CONNECTION THROUGH LITERATURE
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Naomi Shihab Nye and Phiilip Lopate

ASILOMAR 50 [Sept 22-24, 2000]
TEACHING THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF THE MIND: THE CHALLENGE OF THE NEW CENTURY
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Mike Rose and Chris Gutierrez, Fran Claggett, and Leonard Shlain

ASILOMAR 49 [Sept 24-26, 1999]
MILLENNIUM THRESHOLD: LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Anne Lamott, Word for Word, and Frank Sopper

ASILOMAR 46 [Sept 27-29, 1996]
THREADS IN THE TAPESTRY OF LEARNING
FEATURED SPEAKERS: Deborah Meier, Lawrence Yep, and Peter Donat

ASILOMAR 45 [Sept 22-25, 1995]
BIG DREAMS, MANY CALIFORNIAS
KEYNOTES: Greg Sarris, Bill Barich, Gerald Haslam

ASILOMAR 42 [Sept 25-27, 1992]
VOICES OF CALIFORNIA: SOME REGIONS OF THE MIND
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Jeane Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston, Gerald Haslam, Dorothy Bryant, Gary Soto, John Cotter, Alpha Quincy, Ken Grantham, Barbara Oliver

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 38 [Sept 23-25, 1988]
REFORM, REVOLUTION, AND THE ENGLISH TEACHER
Conference dedicated to the memory of Dick Worthen (1912-1987)
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Adam Urbanski, J. California Cooper, and Claire Pelton

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 34 [Sept 21-23, 1984]
DISCOVERERS AND "THE MYSTERY OF THINGS"
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Alan Dundes, William Arrowsmith, Joe Gores, "HAMMETT," a film presentation

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 30 [Sept 26-28, 1980]
"THE SHORE OF EXPERIENCE"
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Joseph Campbell, Robert Duncan, Dorothy Bryant, Dunbar Ogden and Actors

ASILOMAR 29 [Sept 28-30]
"ONLY CONNECT..."
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: Bay Area Collective, Gerald Rosen, Kevin Starr

ASILOMAR 22 [Sept 29-Oct 1, 1972]
How Can the Humanizing Goals of English Contribute to an Expanded Literacy for the Individual?
FEATURED PRESENTERS: Walter Ong, Douglas Heath, and Anais Nin

ASILOMAR 21 [Sept 24-26, 1971]
KEYNOTES: Alan Dundes, Ken Macrorie, Wilson Riles, and Geoffery Summerfield

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.