Events

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June

22--Professional development: Curriculum Management Audit Training, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Chicago. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (800) 766-1156 or (812) 339-1156; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org.

22-24--Conflict resolution: Building Quality Conflict Resolution Education Programs, sponsored by the Illinois Institute for Dispute Resolution and Educators for Social Responsibility, for K-12 educators, coordinators of safe and drug-free school programs, administrators, school improvement teams, and social workers, in Chicago. Contact: Donna Crawford, IIDR, 110 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 384-4118; fax: (217) 384-8280; e-mail: IIDR@aol.com.

22-26--History: Cultural Crossings: Migration and the Construction of Identity in American Society, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at Millersville University in Millersville, Pa. Contact: Tracy Weiss, MU, PO Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302; e-mail: tweis@marauder.millersv.edu.

22-26--Interdisciplinary learning: Using Popular Music in Interdisciplinary Learning, sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, for social studies, English, and music teachers, in Cleveland. Contact: RRHFM, 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, OH 44114; (216) 515-1234.

22-26--Leadership and skills: National Leadership and Skills Conference, sponsored by the National Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, for educators, in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: National VICA, PO Box 3000, Leesburg, VA 20177; (703) 777-8810; fax: (703) 777-8999.

23-26--Staff development: Increase Maximal Performance by Activating Critical Thinking training seminars, sponsored by the Center for the Teaching of Thinking and Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Charlottesville, Va. Contact: S. Lee Winocur, 5631 Marshall Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649; (714) 840-5772; fax: (714) 846-2392.

23-27--Theater education: International Thespian Festival, sponsored by the International Thespian Society, for high school students and their teachers, at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. Contact: Nancy Brown, ITS, 3368 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45225; (513) 559-1996; e-mail: festvols@one.net.

23-July 2--Teachers: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, for upper elementary and secondary teachers, at the National Archives in Washington. Contact: Wynell Schamel, NARA-Educational and Museum Programs, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20408; (202) 501-6729; fax: (202) 219-1888; e-mail: wynell.schamel@arch1.nara.gov.

24--Leadership: Hm Seminar for Leaders, sponsored by hm Study Skills, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals, for administrators and teachers in grades 1-12, in Boston. Contact: Esther Davenport, hm Study Skills, PO Box 95010, Newton, MA 02195; (617) 965-0048; fax: (617) 965-0056; e-mail: ctobin1010@aol.com.

24--Learning disabilities: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for nonpsychologists and educators, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

24-26--Professional development: The World Around Us: Gathering and Using Data in Math and Science, sponsored by Synergy Learning, for teachers of grades 2-8, in Brattleboro, Vt. Contact: Casey Murrow, PO Box 60, Brattleboro, VT 05302; (800) 769-6199; e-mail: summer@synergylearning.org.

25--Leadership conference: National Leadership Conference and Skills USA Championships, sponsored by the National Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, for vocational education students and teachers, in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: National VICA, PO Box 3000, Leesburg, VA 20177-0300; (703) 777-8810; fax: (703) 777-8999; Web site: www.vica.org.

25--Learning disabilities: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for educators and counselors working with adult students, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

25--Technology: Beginner’s Guide to the Internet and Hands-On Science, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for educators, in Washington. Contact: Patricia Thompson, Meetings Coordinator, AAAS; (800) 351-7542 or (202) 326-6645.

25-26--Astronomy: The Universe in the Classroom, sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, for educators with a background in astronomy, at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque in Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: Annual Meeting-Education, ASP, 390 Ashton Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94112; (415) 337-1100; fax: (415) 337-5205; e-mail: lkeechler@aspsky.org; Web site: www.aspsky.org.

25-27--Alternative education: Connecting for Success!, co-sponsored by the Learning Alternatives Resource Network and the Orange County Department of Education, for alternative education professionals, at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. Contact: Dena Jackson or Victoria Bowling; (714) 418-0303; fax: (714) 418-9034; e-mail: susan_condrey@ocde.k12.ca.us.

25-27--Undergraduate research: Creating Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Changing Communities, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research, for educators, at the Occidental College in Los Angeles. Contact: Ebonee L. Montgomery, Membership and Meetings Coordinator, CUR, 734 15th St. N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-4810; fax: (202) 783-4811; e-mail: cur@cur.org.

25-30--Crisis intervention: Youth in Crisis Certification: Life Space Crisis Intervention, sponsored by Reclaiming Youth, for school counselors, teachers, special educators, and administrators, in Spearfish, S.D. Contact: RY, PO Box 57, Lennox, SD 57039; (800) 647-5244 or (605) 647-5244; fax: (605) 647-5212; e-mail: courage@reclaiming.com.

26-28--English-language teaching: 1998 TESOL Academies, sponsored by the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc., for teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners, at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Contact: TESOL Academies, 1600 Cameron St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-2751; (703) 836-0774; fax: (703) 836-7864; e-mail: academy@tesol.edu; Web site: www.tesol.edu.

26-July 24--Developmental education: Kellogg Institute for the Training and Certification of Developmental Educators, sponsored by the National Center for Developmental Education at Appalachian State University, for advanced professional trainers in developmental education,at the university in Boone, N.C. Contact: Elaini L. Bingham or Maggie T. Mock, NCDE, ASU, Boone, NC 28608; (704) 262-3057; fax (704) 262-2128; e-mail: mockmt@appstate.edu.

27--Conflict resolution: Facilitating Chilidren’s Problem Solving, sponsored by the Children’s Creative Response to Conflict, for educators, at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington. Contact: CCRC, 7710 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; (301) 270-1005; fax: (301) 270-0151; e-mail: ccrcdc@erols.com.

27-30--Catholic education: Curriculum, Methods, Resources national conference, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for Catholic high school campus ministers and religion teachers, at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Contact: Mary Frances Taymans, SND, NCEA, Secondary Schools Department, 1077 30th St. N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 337-6232; e-mail: nceasec@ncea.org; Web site: www.ncea.org.

27-30--Catholic education: Myth and Message conference, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for religion teachers, at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Contact: NCEA, 1077 30th St. N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007-3852; (202) 337-6232; fax: (202) 333-6706; Web site: www.ncea.org.

27-30--Professional development: All Children Born to Learn, sponsored by Parents as Teachers National Center, for professionals in early childhood parent education and family support, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station in St. Louis. Contact: Patti Holman, PATNC, 10176 Corporate Square Drive, St. Louis, MO 63132; (312) 432-4330; fax: (312) 432-8963; e-mail: patnc@patnc.org.

28-July 1--Dropout prevention: Summer Leadership institute, sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, and the College of Health, Education, and Human Development at Clemson University, for teachers, administrators, counselors, educational policymakers, researchers, and business leaders concerned about at-risk youth, at the Madren Conference Center at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. Contact: John Peters, NDPC/N, 205 Martin St., Clemson, SC 29634; (864) 656-2599; fax: (864) 656-0136; e-mail: ndpc@clemson.edu.

28-July 1--Professional development: Connecting Classrooms, Communities, and Careers: Integration of Academic and Vocational Education conference, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Dropout Prevention Center, and Pickens Technical Center, for all levels of academic and technical teachers, administrators, counselors, school-to-work staff, and representatives of business and industry, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Beaver Creek, Colo. Contact: Debi Plank; (303) 690-9722; fax: (303) 766-1793; e-mail: DJPlank@aol.com.

28-July 1--School nurses: Annual conference, sponsored by the National Association of School Nurses Inc., for school nurses, at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego. Contact: NASN, PO Box 1300, Scarborough, ME 04070-1300; (207) 883-2117; fax: (207) 883-2683.

28-July 2--Teacher education: Annual meeting, sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, for educators and teacher educators, policymakers, and representatives from state departments of education, at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn Hotel in Rapid City, S.D. Contact: NASDTEC, 3600 Whitman Ave. N., #105, Seattle, WA 98103; (206) 547-3151; fax: (206) 548-0116.

28-July 3--Admissions: College Admissions and School Relations summer institute, sponsored by the College Board and Harvard University, for guidance counselors and college admissions staff, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: James Colman, CB-New England Regional Office, 470 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, MA 02154-1982; (617) 890-9150; fax: (617) 890-0693; e-mail: jcolman@collegeboard.org.

29-30--Leadership retreat: Leadership Retreat III: Creating High-Performance Middle-Level Schools, sponsored by the Association of Illinois Middle-Level Schools, for principals, assistant principals, deans, and team leaders of grades 5-8, at the Eagle Creek Resort in Findlay, Ill. Contact: Debby Kasak, AIMS, PO Box 11076, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 333-7104; fax: (217) 333-2440.

29-30--Professional development: The World Around Us: Gathering and Using Data in Math and Science, sponsored by Synergy Learning, for teachers in grades 2-8, in Brattleboro, Vt. Contact: Casey Murrow, PO Box 60, Brattleboro, VT 05302; (800) 769-6199; e-mail: summer@synergylearning.org.

29-July 3--Catholic school administration: Principals Academy, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for principals, in Alexandria, Va. Contact: NCEA, 1077 30th St. N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007-3852; (202) 337-6232; fax: (202) 333-6706; Web site: www.ncea.org.

30-July 1--Assessment: Leadership for Excellence in Assessment, co-sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the Colorado Association of School Executives, for elementary and middle school administrators and teachers, at the Doubletree Hotel in Denver. Contact: Merrie Hahn, Director of Program Administration, NAESP, 1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 684-3345; fax: (703) 518-6281; e-mail: programs@naesp.org.

July

5-9--Catholic school administration: Assistant Principals Academy, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for assistant principals, in Alexandria, Va. Contact: NCEA, 1077 30th St. N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007-3852; (202) 337-6232; fax: (202) 333-6706; Web site: www.ncea.org.

6-9--Literacy: Literacy Learning Institute, co-sponsored by Woodstock Elementary School and Richard C. Owens Publishers Inc., for teachers, in Woodstock, Vt. Contact: RCOP Inc.; (800) 262-0787; Web site: www.rcowen.com.

6-10--Principals: 1998 Vanderbilt International Institute for Principals, sponsored by Vanderbilt University, for elementary and secondary school leaders, at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Philip Hallinger, PO Box 514, Peabody College, VU, Nashville, TN 37203; (615) 343-7092; fax: (615) 343-7093; e-mail: philip.hallinger@vanderbilt.edu.

6-10--Literacy: Literacy Through the Arts, sponsored by the Music Center Inc., for educators, at the center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Contact: Melinda Williams; (213) 202-2277.

*6-11--New media classrooms: Making Connections: Teaching, Learning, and Technology in the Humanities Classroom, sponsored by the sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City. Contact: Bill Friedheim, 199 Chambers St., New York, NY 10007; (212) 346-8243; e-mail: billfheim@cuny.campus.mci.net.

6-31--Education law: Education Law Institute summer courses, sponsored by the Franklin Pierce Law Center, the New Hampshire Department of Education, the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, and the New Hampshire School Superintendents Association, for school superintendents, principals, special education administrators, teachers, attorneys, and law students, at the center in Concord, N.H. Contact: FPLC, 2 White St., Concord, NH 03301; (603) 228-1541 ext. 1152; e-mail: sredfield@fplc.edu.

7--At-risk students: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for preschool, kindergarten, and special education teachers and administrators, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W. Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

8--Reading: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for regular and special education teachers, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

8-9--Reading: Preventing Academic Failure, sponsored by the Churchill Center, for teachers of grades 1-4, in New York City. Contact: CC, 22 E. 95th St., New York, NY 10128; (212) 722-0610; fax: (212) 410-3199.

8-10--Curriculum development: ASCD Summer Series, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for educators, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown in Chicago. Contact: ASCD, 1250 N. Pitt St., Alexandria, VA 22314-8631; (800) 933-2723 or (703) 549-9110; fax: (703) 299-8631; e-mail: member@ascd.org; Web site: www.ascd.org.

9--Learning disabilities: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for school psychologists, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

*9-12--Catholic education: Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education, sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, for educators and administrators, at Boston College in Boston. Contact: NCEA, 1077 30th St., N.W., Suite 100, Washington, D.C. 20007-3852; (202) 337-6232; fax: (202) 333-6706; Web site: www.ncea.org.

*10-15--Food services: Annual meeting, sponsored by the American School Food Service Association, for school food-service administrators, in New Orleans. Contact: ASFSA, 1600 Duke St., 7th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 739-3900; fax: (703) 739-3915; e-mail: asinger@asfsa.org.

12-14--Teachers: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference, sponsored by the Belfer Family, for middle and high school teachers, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Contact: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place S.W., Washington, DC 20024; (202) 488-2639; e-mail: skay@ushmm.org.

12-15--School safety: Annual conference, sponsored by the National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers, for administrators, at the Radisson Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Contact: Ralph E. Griffith, Executive Secretary; (540) 788-4966; fax: (540) 788-4966; e-mail: regriff@erols.com; Web site: www.oswegonet.com/nassleo.

12-15--School transportation: Annual convention, sponsored by the National School Transportation Association, for school transportation providers, in Washington. Registration deadline: June 30. Contact: Karen E. Finkel, NSTA, 6213 Old Keene Mill Court, PO Box 2639, Springfield, VA 22152; (703) 644-0700; fax: (703) 644-9385.

12-15--Gender equity: Making the Equity Connection, sponsored by the National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education, for teachers, administrators, and supervisors, equity specialists, and counselors, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. Registration deadline: June 12. Contact: Theodora F. Martin, NCSEE, One Redwood Drive, Clinton, NJ 08809; (908) 735-5045.

12-16--Admissions: Annual summer institute on college admissions, sponsored by the College Board, for secondary school counselors and college admissions professionals, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Registration deadline: June 9. Contact: M.H. Allen, CB, Suite 900, Highpoint Center, 106 East College Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301-7732; (850) 222-7999; fax: (850) 224-3077; e-mail: flo@collegeboard.org; Web site: www.collegeboard.org.

*12-16--Child-care programs: Summer Seminars for School-Age Professionals, sponsored by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, for program directors, administrators, and policymakers, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. Contact: WC, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02181-8259; (781) 283-2547; fax: (781) 283-3657.

12-17--Professional development: Summer institutes, sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves, for middle and high school teachers and administrators, at the Facing History Resource Center in Brookline, Mass. Contact: Cathy McCarney; (617) 735-1605; fax: (617) 232-0281.

12-18--Educational telecommunications: Annual conference, sponsored by the International Education and Resource Network, for educators, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact: I*EARN-US; (212) 870-2693; e-mail: chattanooga@copenfund.igc.apc.org; Web site: www.iearn.org.

13-16--Conflict resolution: Conflict Resolution Training, sponsored by Children’s Creative Response to Conflict, for teachers, at American University in Washington. Contact: CCRC, 7710 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; (301) 270-1005; fax: (301) 270-0151; e-mail: ccrcdc@erols.com.

13-17--Curriculum development: Understanding by Design Academy, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for educators, in Chicago. Contact: ASCD, 1250 N. Pitt St., Alexandria, VA 22314-8631; (800) 933-2723 or (703) 549-9110; fax: (703) 299-8631; e-mail: member@ascd.org; Web site: www.ascd.org.

13-17--Professional development: Children’s Engineering, Problem Solving in the Classroom, sponsored by Synergy Learning, for teachers of grades 1-6, in Durham, N.C. Contact: Casey Murrow, PO Box 60, Brattleboro, VT 05302; (800) 769-6199; e-mail: summer@synergylearning.org.

13-17--Reading: Preventing Academic Failure, sponsored by the Churchill Center, for teachers of grades 1-4, in New York City. Contact: CC, 22 E. 95th St., New York, NY 10128; (212) 722-0610; fax: (212) 410-3199.

13-17--Technology: Technology Integration Academy, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for educators, in Chicago. Contact: ASCD, 1250 N. Pitt St., Alexandria, VA 22314-8631; (800) 933-2723 or (703) 549-9110; fax: (703) 299-8631; e-mail: member@ascd.org; Web site: www.ascd.org.

13-18--New-media classrooms: Narrative and Inquiry on the Great Plains: Teaching Effectively with New Media, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at Tulsa Community College in Tulsa, Okla. Contact: Peter Felten, Liberal Arts Division, TCC, 10300 E. 81st St. S., Tulsa, OK 74133-4513; e-mail: pfelten@vm.tulsa.cc.ok.us.

13-18--New-media classrooms: The New Media Classroom @ MASS MoCA: Building a National Conversation on Inquiry, Narrative, and Technology in U.S. History and Humanities Courses, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at Mount Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Mass. Contact: Howard Lurie, MGRHS, 1781 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, MA 01267; e-mail: hxlurie@cbcc.bcwan.net.

13-19--Principals: National Principals Academy Summer Program, sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals National Principals Academy, for elementary and middle school leaders, at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Ill. Registration deadline: June 12. Contact: Merrie Hahn, NAESP, 1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 684-3345; fax: (703) 518-6281; e-mail: programs@naesp.org.

13-24--Gifted education: Confratute ’98 conference and institute, sponsored by the University of Connecticut, for educators involved in gifted education, at the university in Storrs. Contact: Sally M. Reis, Confratute ‘98, UC, 362 Fairfield Road, U-7, Storrs, CT 06269-2007; (860) 486-4826.

14--Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for ADD/ADHD teachers, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

15--Mathematics: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for regular and special education teachers of math, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

15-18--Diversity: Diversity and the Dynamics of Change, sponsored by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center Inc., for educators, at the Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort in Haines City, Fla. Contact: NTTAC, 7611 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32809; (407) 859-8612; fax: (407) 850-9799.

16--Learning disabilities: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for junior high and high school teachers and administrators, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

16-21--Teachers: AFT Biennial Convention, sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, for teachers at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Contact: Sally Muravchik, AFT, 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001; (202) 879-4400; Web site: www.aft.org.

17-19--English-language teaching: 1998 TESOL Academies, sponsored by the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., for teachers, administrators, curriculum planners, at the University of Texas at San Antonio, in San Antonio. Contact: TESOL Academies, 1600 Cameron St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-2751; (703) 836-0774; fax: (703) 836-7864; e-mail: academy@tesol.edu; Web site: www.tesol.edu.

18-24--Admissions: College Admissions and School Relations summer institute, sponsored by the Western Regional Office of the College Board, for high school counselors and college admissions staff, at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. Contact: Lorraine Shoaf, CB-WRO, 2099 Gateway Place, Suite 480, San Jose, CA 95110-1017; (408) 573-5630; fax: (408) 453-7396; e-mail: lshoaf@collegeboard.org.

19-21--Professional development: FutureQuest: Strategies for the New Millennium, sponsored by the World Future Society, for educators, business persons, policymakers, planners, and scientists, at the Chicago Hilton and Towers in Chicago. Contact: Susan Echard, conference staff director, WFS, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 450, Bethesda, MD 20814; (800) 989-8274 or (301) 656-8274; e-mail: wfsinfo@wfs.org; Web site: www.wfs.org/wfs.

19-21--Youth action: Inside Washington/Children and Youth Action Network Workshop, sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children, for special education teachers, administrators, and parents, in Washington. Contact: CEC Constituent Services; (888) 232-7733.

19-22--School public relations: Annual seminar, sponsored by the National School Public Relations Association, for school public relations administrators, superintendents, and school board members, at the Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis. Contact: Judi Cowan, NSPRA, 15948 Derwood Road, Rockville, MD 20855; (301) 519-0496; fax: (301) 519-0494; e-mail: nspra@nspra.org.

20-23--Families and schools: The School of the 21st Century National Conference, sponsored by the Yale University Bush Center on Child Development and Social Policy, for educators, in New Haven, Conn. Contact: Valerie Vergato, 310 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511-2188; (203) 432-9944; fax: (203) 432-9945; e-mail: matia.finnstevenson@yale.edu.

20-24--College transition: International Conference on the First-Year Experience, sponsored by the National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience and Students in Transition, for all educators who work with college freshmen nationally and internationally, at the University of Dublin, Ireland. Contact: NRCFYEST, 1629 Pendleton St., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-6029; fax: (803) 777-4699, e-mail: fyeconf@ss1.csd.sc.edu.

*20-24--Learning disabilities: The Lab School Approach, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for regular and special education primary, elementary, and middle school teachers, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: dianalab@aol.com.

23-26--Foreign language: Annual convention, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French and the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language, for teachers and professors of French, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Contact: Jayne Abrate, Executive Director, AATF-Mailcode 4510, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4510; e-mail: abrate@siu.edu.

26-30--Critical thinking: National Academy: Training for Trainers, sponsored by the Center for Critical Thinking, for K-12 and higher education staff, in Rohnert Park, Calif. Contact: FCT, PO Box 7087, Cotati, CA 94931; (410) 364-5082; fax: (410) 364-5215.

26-30--Training conference: Annual conference, sponsored by Microsociety Inc., for teachers, principals, and administrators, in El Paso, Texas. Contact: Kristen Ludwig, MI, 306 Cherry St., Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19106; (215) 922-4006; e-mail: mscoinc@aol.com.

27-28--Reading: What Principals and Teachers Should Know About Teaching Reading, co-sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Principals Academy, and Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association, for elementary and middle school administrators, at the Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, Minn. Contact: Merrie Hahn, Director of Program Administration, NAESP, 1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 684-3345; fax: (703) 518-6281; e-mail: programs@naesp.org.

*27-31--New-media classrooms: Wired: Using New Media to Enrich the U.S. History Survey, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at the Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: Carl Schulkin, PHS, 5121 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64112; e-mail: schulkin@gvi.net.

*29-Aug. 1--School-to-work: National Leadership Forum on School-to-Career Transition, sponsored by Jobs for the Future, for K-12 educators, at the Walt Disney World Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Mindy Martin, 1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114; (617) 742-5995; fax: (617) 742-5767; e-mail: mmartin@jff.org.

*30-Aug. 1--Enterprising educators: EDventures ‘98, sponsored by the Association of Educators in Private Practice, for educators, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Contact: Chris Yelich, Executive Director, AEPP, N7425 Switzke Road, Watertown, WI 53094; (800) 252-3280; e-mail: yelichris@aol.com.

30-Aug. 2--Education activists: Equity, Accountability, and Assessment, sponsored by the National Coalition of Education Activists, for parents, school staff, community and union activists, and children’s advocates, at the Marriott Hotel at Metro Center in Washington. Contact: Debi Duke, NCEA, PO Box 679, Rhinebeck, NY 12572; (914) 876-4580; e-mail: rfbs@aol.com.

*30-Aug. 2--Education activists: Language, Race, and Power in Schools, sponsored by the National Coalition of Education Activists, for educators, at the Marriott Hotel at Metro Center in Washington. Contact: NCEA, PO Box 679, Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0679; (914) 876-4580; e-mail: rfbs@aol.com.

31-Aug. 1--Critical thinking: Pre-conference workshop, sponsored by the Center for Critical Thinking, for K-12 and higher education staff, in Rohnert Park, Calif. The 18th International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform will be held Aug. 2-5. Contact: CCT, PO Box 7087, Cotati, CA 94931; (410) 364-5082; fax: (410) 364-5215.

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2-5--Critical thinking: International Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform, sponsored by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, for K-12 and higher education administration and teachers, in Rohnert Park, Calif. Contact: FCT, PO Box 7087, Cotati, CA 94931; (410) 364-5082; fax: (410) 364-5215.

2-7--Professional development: Summer institutes, sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves, for middle and high school teachers and administrators, at the Facing History Resource Center in Brookline, Mass. Contact: Cathy McCarney; (617) 735-1605; fax: (617) 232-0281.

*2-9--Children and learning: The Project Approach: Summer Institute on Engaging Children’s Minds, sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for teachers and administrators, at the Robert Allerton Conference Center in Monticello, Ill. Contact: Conferences and Institutes, UIUC, 302 E. John, Suite 202, Champaign, IL; (217) 333-2880; fax: (217) 333-9561; e-mail: engaging@c3po.ceps.uiuc.edu.

*3-7--Professional development: Implementing Student-Centered Learning, sponsored by Early Childhood Resources, for K-2 teachers, in Corte Madera, Calif. Contact: Carola Ashford, ECR, 50 El Camino Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925; (415) 924-8714; fax: (415) 924-8913.

*3-8--New media classroom: New Media Classroom: Building a National Conversation on Narrative, Inquiry, and Technology in History and other Humanities, sponsored by the American Social History Project/Center for Media & Learning, for educators, at Washington State University in Pullman. Contact: Susan Kilgore, WSU, General Education Program, Admin. Annex 301B, Pullman, WA 99164-4133; e-mail: skilgore@wsu.edu; Web site: http://www.educ.wsu.edu/enviroed/NewMedia/.

*4-6--Curriculum: AIMS Summer Institutes XIII, sponsored by the Association of Illinois Middle-Level Schools, for principals and teachers of grades 5-8, in Batavia, Ill. Contact: Debby Kasak, AIMS, PO Box 11076, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 333-7104; fax: (217) 333-2440.

*4-6--Curriculum: AIMS Summer Institues XIII, sponsored by the Association of Illinois Middle-Level Schools, for principals and teachers of grades 5-8, in Salem, Ill. Contact: Debby Kasak, AIMS, PO Box 11076, Champaign, IL 61821; (217) 333-7104; fax: (217) 333-2440.

4-6--Education law: Education Law Institute, sponsored by the Franklin Pierce Law Center, the New Hampshire Department of Education, the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, and the New Hampshire School Superintendents Association, for school superintendents, principals, special education administrators, teachers, attorneys, and law students, at the center in Concord, N.H. Contact: FPLC, 2 White St., Concord, NH 03301; (603) 228-1541 ext. 1152; e-mail: sredfield@fplc.edu.

5-7--English: International conference for Global Conversations on Language and Literacy, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, for English teachers, in Bordeaux, France. Contact: Professional Development Services, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (217) 328-3870 ext. 203; e-mail: public_info@ncte.org; Web site: www.ncte.org.

*5-7--Mathematics: International Conference on Mathematics Education, sponsored by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, for math educators, in Chicago. Registration deadline: July 24. Contact: Carol Siegel, 5835 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60637; (773) 702-1130; e-mail: ucsmp@uchicago.edu.

*5-7--Successful schools: Planning Successful Schools for Today and Tomorrow, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s department of engineering professional development, for policymakers, administrators, facility planners/designers, and school board members, in Madison, Wis. Contact: Katie Peterson, UWM, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706; (800) 462-0876; fax: (608) 263-3160; e-mail: custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu; Web site: epdwww.engr.wisc.edu.

6-8--Theater education: International convention, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association, for theater educators, at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego. Contact: Jeffrey Leptak-Moreau, ETA, 3368 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45225; (513) 559-1996; e-mail: conf@one.net.

*6-9--English: Literate Lives: Exploring Our Teaching and Learning, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, for English teachers, in Charlotte, N.C. Contact: Professional Development Services, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (217) 328-3870 ext. 203; e-mail: public_info@ncte.org; Web site: www.ncte.org.

9-14--Teachers: Advanced Placement Institute: AP Courses teacher training, sponsored by the College Board, for AP teachers and department heads from the public and private sectors and from the U.S. Department of Defense Dependents Schools, at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Registration deadline: July 15, 1998. Contact: Diether Raff, University of Heidelberg, Max-Weber House, Zeigelhauser Landstrasse 17, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany; 49-6221-457410/12; fax: 49-6221-457430.

9-14--Teachers: Mandel Teacher Fellowship conference, sponsored by the education department of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for the Mandel Associated Foundation, for teacher fellows, at the museum in Washington. Contact: USHMM, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place S.W., Washington, DC 20024; (202) 488-0456; e-mail: sfeinberg@ushmm.org.

*10-11--Mathematics: Mathematics Education: Secondary In-service Workshops, sponsored by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, for teachers, in Chicago. Registration deadline: July 29. Contact: Carol Siegel, 5835 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60637; (773) 702-1130; e-mail: ucsmp@uchicago.edu.

*10-14--Professional development: Implementing Student-Centered Learning, sponsored by Early Childhood Resources, for teachers of grades 3-5, in Corte Madera, Calif. Contact: Carola Ashford, ECR, 50 El Camino Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925; (415) 924-8714; fax: (415) 924-8913.

*14-16--English-language teaching: 1998 TESOL Academies, sponsored by Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc., for English teachers, at Seattle University in Seattle. Contact: TESOL Academies, 1600 Cameron St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-2751; (703) 836-0774; fax: (703) 836-7864; e-mail: academy@tesol.edu; Web site: www.tesol.edu.

23-27--Chemistry: National meeting, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, for scientists, educators, and others, in Boston. Contact: ACS Meetings, 1155 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036-4899; (202) 872-4396; fax: (202) 872-6128; e-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org.

*29-30--Conflict resolution: Advanced Conflict Resolution Training, sponsored by Children’s Creative Response to Conflict, for educators, in Washington. Contact: CCRC, 7710 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; (301) 270-1005; fax: (301) 270-0151; e-mail: ccrcdc@erols.com.