**25--Classroom management: Conscious Classroom Management, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Topeka, Kan. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766- 1156 ;fax: (812) 339-0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
**25-- Preschool: Working With At-Risk Preschool Children, for educators, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Contact: TLSW, 4759 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20007;phone: (202) 944-3082 ;fax: (202) 965-5106;e- mail: Dianalab@aol.com;Web site: n/a .
**25-- Standards: Five Steps for Aligning Curriculum to Assessments, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Ellicott City, Md. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766- 1156 ;fax: (812) 339-0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
26-- Mathematics: Hands- On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Longmont, Colo.; Austin, Texas; and Charlottesville, Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500 or (800) 766- 1156 ;fax: (812)339- 0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
26--College fair: Performing and Visual Arts College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for college-bound and college students interested in pursuing graduate and undergraduate programs of study in the areas of music, dance, theater, graphic design, related disciplines, and their parents, at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies and Performing and Visual Arts. Contact: Sylvia E. Karpf, Assistant Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818;phone: (703) 836-2222, ext. 121 ;fax: (703)836- 8015;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nacac.com .
26-- Families: Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence, sponsored by the Network for Family Life Education, Rutgers, and the State University of New Jersey School of Social Work, for people who work with teenagers and around issues of adolescent-pregnancy prevention including: family-life and sexuality educators, health professionals, school nurses, social workers, administrators, community-agency staff, clergy, parents, and high school students, at the Cherry Hill Contact: Terry Mortka, Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, 2500 McClellan Ave., Suite 110, Pennsauken, NJ 08109- 4613;phone: (856) 665- 6000 ;fax: (856)665-7711;e-mail: tmortka@snjpc.org;Web site: www.snjpc.org .
26-28-- English: Annual convention, sponsored by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English of the NCTE, for English teachers at all levels of education and teacher-educators, in Springfield, Ill. Contact: Gale R. Walden, University of Illinois, 608 South Wright St., 208 English Building, Urbana, IL 61801;phone: (217) 244-5500 ;fax: (217)333-4321;e-mail: grwalden@uxl.cso.uiuc.edu;Web site: n/a .
26- 28--Middle schools: 20th Annual Conference, sponsored by the New York State Middle School Association, for middle-level teachers, administrators, board of education members, parents, and interested parties, at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, N.Y. Contact: Jeff Craig, NYSMSA Local Committee Chair, Greece Arcadia Middle School, 130 Island Cottage Road, Rochester, NY 14612;phone: (716) 663-3200 ;fax: (716)663-4667;e-mail: craig@nysmsa.org;Web site: n/a .
26- 28--Professional development: Whirling with the Cosmos, sponsored by California State University, San Bernardino, Riverside Community College, and San Bernardino Valley College, for K-12 students, scholars, spiritual groups, the Persian community, and the general population, at California State University, San Bernardino. Contact: Beverly Noerr, CSU, San Bernardino, College of Extended Learning, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397;phone: (909) 880-5981 ;fax: (909) 880-5907;e-mail: bnoerr@csusb.edu;Web site: www.cel.csusb.edu. .
26-29-- Diversity: The Diversity & Learning: Identity, Community, and Intellectual Development Conference, sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, for faculty, administrators, and individuals interested in improving classroom teaching and curriculum, and investing more in local and global communities, at the Westin William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Contact: AACU; ;phone: (202) 387- 3760 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: meetings@aacu.nw.dc.us;Web site: www.aacu- edu.org/Meetings/divlearn00.html. .
**26-27--Deaf students: Including Students With Hearing Loss: Refining and Redirecting, sponsored by the Mainstream Center at CLARKE- School for the Deaf/Center for Oral Education, for educators, at the Sheraton Springfield Hotel in Springfield, Mass. Contact: Claire Troiano;phone: (413) 582-1121 ;fax: n/a;e- mail: ctroiano@sophia.smith.edu;Web site: n/a .
27-- English: Annual convention, sponsored by the New Mexico Council of Teachers of English of the NCTE, for English teachers at all levels of education and teacher educators, in Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: Loy Doty, NMCTE;phone: (505) 443-2000, ext. 188 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: loyd@hotmail.com;Web site: n/a .
27- -Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Skokie, Ill.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Houston; and Lynchburg, Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500 or (800) 766-1156 ;fax: (812)339-0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
27--Professional development: Social-Emotional Education Fourth Annual Conference, sponsored by the Center for Social and Emotional Education, for educators, in New Rochelle, N.Y. Contact: CSEE, 300 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-1513;phone: (800) 453-7461 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.csee.net .
27-28--History: History Matters: New Ideas in K-16 History Conference, sponsored by the National Council for History Education, National History Day, the California Department of Education, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, for K-12 teachers, administrators, education policymakers, and teacher-educators, at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, Calif. Contact: Elaine Wrisley Reed, NCHE, 26915 Westwood Road, Suite B-2, Westlake, OH 44145;phone: (440) 835- 1776 ;fax: (440)835-1295;e-mail: nche19@idt.net;Web site: www.history.org/nche .
27-28-- Professional development: Social Emotional Education, sponsored by the Center for Social and Emotional Education, for educators, special educators, administrators, and parents, at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. Contact: National Professional Resources Inc., 25 South Regent St., Port Chester, NY 10573;phone: (800)-453-7461 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nprinc.com .
27-31--Admissions: National forum, sponsored by the College Board, for professionals in higher education administration, faculty, and guidance counselors, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Contact: Doug Lynch, CB, 45 Columbus Ave., New York, NY 10023;phone: (212) 713-8045 ;fax: (212)713-8282;e- mail: dlynch@collegeboard.org;Web site: www.collegeboard.org .
28-- College fair: Performing and Visual Arts College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for college-bound and college students interested in pursuing graduate and undergraduate programs of study in the areas of music, dance, theater, graphic design, and related disciplines, and their parents, at the Radisson Hotel in San Diego. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818;phone: (703) 836-2222, ext. 115 ;fax: (703)836-8015;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nacac.com .
28--Professional development: Social Emotional Educational Workshop, sponsored by the Center for Social and Emotional Education, for educators, special educators, administrators, and parents, at the Winston Preparatory School in New York City. Contact: National Professional Resources Inc., 25 South Regent St., Port Chester, NY 10573;phone: (800)-453-7461 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nprinc.com .
28-30--Professional development: Honor Codes and Honor Councils, sponsored by the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, for elementary school faculty, staff, and administration, at the Japhet School in Detroit. Contact: CSEE, 1465 Northside Drive, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30318-4225;phone: (404) 355- 4460 ;fax: (404)355-4435;e-mail: info@csee.org;Web site: www.csee.org .
28-01--Native American education: The National Indian Education Association’s 31st Annual Convention, sponsored by the NIEA, for educators, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Contact: John Cheek, NIEA, 700 N. Fairfax St., Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314;phone: (703) 838-2870 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: internetpet@msn.com;Web site: n/a .
29--College fair: Performing and Visual Arts College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for college-bound and college students interested in pursuing graduate and undergraduate programs of study in the areas of music, dance, theater, graphic design, related disciplines, and their parents, at the Wilshire Grande Hotel in Los Angeles. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314- 2818;phone: (703) 836-2222, ext. 115 ;fax: (703)836-8015;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nacac.com .
29-31--Professional development: 8th Annual National Quality Education Conference, sponsored by the Association for Quality and Participation, the American Association of School Administrators Quality Network, North Carolina Partnership for Excellence, and the American Society for Quality, for educators, in Raleigh, N.C. Contact: AQP;phone: (800) 733-3310 or (513) 381-1959 ;fax: n/a;e-mail: nqec.asq.org;Web site: n/a .
29-31-- Community schools: Building the Movement for Community Schools, sponsored by the Coalition for Community Schools, for teachers, principals, superintendents, community residents and leaders, local elected officials, community-building and development organizations, foundations, and youth-health-service organizations, at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: Sharon Davis, Institute for Educational 64, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036;phone: (202) 822-8405, ext. 61 ;fax: (202)872-4050;e-mail: davis@iel.org;Web site: www.communityschools.org .
3 0--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Spartanburg, S.C. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500 or (800) 766- 1156 ;fax: (812)339- 0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
30--Mathematics: Hands-On Equations, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Spartanburg, S.C. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;phone: (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500 or (800) 766-1156 ;fax: (812)339-0018;e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org;Web site: www.pdkintl.org .
30--College fair: Performing and Visual Arts College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for college-bound and college students interested in pursuing graduate and undergraduate programs of study in the areas of music, dance, theater, graphic design, and related disciplines, and their parents, at the Oakland Marriott Hotel in San Francisco. Contact: Sylvia E. Karpf, Assistant Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria,VA 22314- 2818;phone: (703) 836-2222, ext. 121 ;fax: (703)836-8015;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nacac.com .
30-01--Business: The Annual Meeting of the National Alliance of Business, sponsored by the NAB, for K-12 educators, at the Capital Hilton in Washington. Contact: NAB, 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005;phone: (800) 787-2848 ;fax: (202)289-2943;e-mail: n/a;Web site: www.nab.com .
