A symbol (*) marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of Education Week.
March
24--Violence prevention: Strategies for Classroom Intervention With Children Who Have Witnessed Violence, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in San Francisco, Calif. Registration deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
24-27--Tech prep: Tech Prep Texas/School-to-Work State conference, sponsored by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Tech Prep Association of Texas Inc., for business, industry, government and labor representatives, parents, students, and educators, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Tex. Contact: Ray Brown, director, (409) 880-8454; Kimberly Pope, conference coordinator, (409) 654-6370.
24-28--Education research: Talking Together in Educational Research and Practice, sponsored by the American Educational Research Association, for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and interested others, in Chicago, Ill. Contact: AERA Central Office, 1230 17th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 223-9435; fax: (202) 775-1824; e-mail: aera@gmu.edu.
25--English: Portfolios in Classrooms and in Schools: Real Models, Real Solutions, Real Challenges, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, for elementary level educators, national teleconference. Registration Deadline: Feb. 25. Contact: NCTE Professional Development Services, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Ill. 61801-1096; (800) 369-6283, ext. 203. or (217) 328-3870; fax: (217) 328-0977; e-mail: pglazik@ncte.org.
25--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in Tampa, Fla. Registration deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
27--Ethics: Ethics Training--Building Decision Skills, workshop, sponsored by the Institute for Global Ethics, for secondary and middle school educators, at the institute in Camden, Maine. Contact: Paula Mirk or Avery Kamilla, (800) 729-2615.
April
1--Mathematics:Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in Dayton, Ohio. Registration deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
1--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in Greenville, S.C. Registration deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
1-4--Catholic education:Catholic Education--We Come to Share Our Story, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for Catholic school educators, at the Minneapolis (Minn.) Convention Center. Contact: Nancy Brewer, NCEA, 1077 30th St.N.W., Suite 100, Washington, D.C. 20007-3852; (202) 337-6232; fax: (202) 333-6706.
* 1-5--Gay issues: Northeastern conference, sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network, for school staff members, parents, and community members interested in reducing anti-gay bigotry in public, private, and parochial K-12 schools, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: GLSTN/Boston, (617) 661-2411; e-mail: GLSTNBost@aol.com.
1-5--School psychologists: Health Care Providers: Preparing for Tomorrow, Today, sponsored by the National Association of School Psychologists and the California Association of School Psychologists, for school psychologists, administrators, and special education teachers, at the Anaheim (Calif.) Hilton and Towers. Contact: Marcia Harvey, 4340 East-West Highway, #402, Bethesda, Md. 20814; (301) 657-0270 ext. 216; fax: (301) 657-0275; e-mail: spconvnasp@aol.com.
1-5--Technology: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, sponsored by the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, for those interested in computers and education, in Orlando, Fla. Contact: AACE, P.O. Box, 2966, Charlottesville, Va. 22902; (804) 973-3987; fax: (804) 978-7449; e-mail: aace@virginia.edu; web site: http://aace.virginia.edu./aace.
2--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in Greensboro, N.C. Registration deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
2--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for teachers and administrators, in Milwaukee, Wis. Registration deadline: two weeks before the event. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDK, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, Ind. 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.
