Events
Following are dates for workshops, conferences, and other professional development opportunities for teachers. Some events may include administrators, policymakers, parents, and others. The list is organized by region, though some events are national meetings. Registration deadlines may close before the date of the event. Asterisks (*) denote new entries.
East
*November 14-15 COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community Service
Workshop. Sponsored by the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education,
in New York City. Deadline: two weeks before event. Contact: CSEE, 1465
Northside Dr., Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30318-4225; (404) 298-4899; fax
(404) 355-4435;e-mail [email protected];
www.csee.org.
*November 14-15 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
National Conference:
Stepping Forward Together. Sponsored by the Foundation for Excellent
Schools, in Bolton Landing, NY. Contact: Rick Dalton, FES, 1634 Route
30, Cornwall, VT 05753; (802) 462-3170; fax (802) 462-3180; e-mail
[email protected]; www.fesnet.org.
*November 14-16 LITERACY
Early Literacy Institute: Clay's Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement. Sponsored by Lesley University's Center for Reading Recovery, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: LUCRR, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 378, Cambridge, MA 02140; (617) 349-8402; e-mail [email protected]; www.lesley.edu.
*November 15 ACHIEVEMENT
Preventing Academic Failure:
Part I. Sponsored by the Churchill Center, in New York City. Contact:
Susan Spero, CC, 301 E. 29th St., New York, NY 10016; (212) 722-0610;
fax (212) 722-6555; e-mail [email protected];
www.churchillcenter.org.
*Novembe r 15 MENTAL HEALTH
National Conference
Protecting the Emotional Health of the New Educators: Maintaining
Sanity in the Midst of Chaos. Sponsored by GroupWorks for Education, in
Long Branch, N.J. Contact: Dr. Toby Feinson, GroupWorks for Education,
39-15 D'Auria Dr., Fair Lawn, NJ 07410; (201) 819-9285; e-mail [email protected].
*November 15 SPECIAL EDUCATION
Workshop: Antisocial
Behavior Management in the Classroom. Sponsored by the Lesley
University Center for Special Education, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact:
Susan Kando, LUCSE, 29 Everett St., Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 349-8260
or (800) 999-1959, ext. 8260; e-mail [email protected]; www.lesley.edu.
*November 17-18 ARTS EDUCATION
15th Annual Unified Arts
Conference. Sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, in
Sturbridge, Mass. Contact: Valerie Sullivan, NELMS, 460 Boston St.,
Topsfield, MA 01913; (978) 887-6263; fax (978) 887-6504; e-mail
[email protected]; www.nelms.org.
*November 17-19 EARLY CHILDHOOD
Early Childhood
Institute. Sponsored by Lesley University, in Framingham, Mass.
Contact: Kari Nygaard, LU, 29 Everett St., Cambridge, MA 02138; (800)
999- 1959, ext. 8922; fax (617) 349-8125; e-mail [email protected]; www.lesley.edu/kc.
*November 19-21 SCHOOL SAFETY
Second Step: A Violence
Prevention Program, Train the Trainer Workshop. Sponsored by the
Committee for Children, in Boston. Contact: CC, Client Support
Services, 568 First Ave. S., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-2804; (800)
634-4449, ext. 200; fax (206) 343-1445; www.cfchildren.org.
*November 19- 22 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
66th Annual NYS
AHPERD Conference: Passion and Commitment: The Foundation For
Excellence. Sponsored by the New York State Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, in Buffalo, N.Y. Contact:
Linda Serow, Conference Director, NYS AHPERD, 77 N. Ann St., Little
Falls, NY 13365; (315) 823-1015; fax (315) 823-1012; e-mail [email protected]; www.nysahperd.org.
*November 21-23 FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Conference. Sponsored
by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, in
Philadelphia. For more information, contact: Louise Patierno, ACTFL, 6
Executive Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; (914) 963-8830; fax (914) 963-
1275; e-mail [email protected]; www.actfl.org.
*November 22 STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Living Classrooms
Workshop. Sponsored by the Lesley University Center for Peaceable
Schools, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: LUCPS, 29 Everett St., Cambridge,
MA 02138; (617) 349-8134 or (800) 999-1959, ext. 8134; e-mail [email protected]; www.lesley.edu/peace.html.
*Dec ember 1-2 ACCOUNTABILITY
Developing Grading and
Reporting Systems for Student Learning. Sponsored by the Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Washington, D.C.
Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (703)
578- 9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*December 1-2 AT-RISK YOUTH
High Achievement for
High-Poverty Learners: Practices for Success. Sponsored by the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Washington,
D.C. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311- 1714;
(703) 578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*December 1-3 COLLABORATION
Data-Driven Dialogue:
Practical Strategies for Collaborative Inquiry. Sponsored by the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Washington,
D.C. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311- 1714;
(703) 578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*December 1-3 INSTRUCTION
Instructional Strategies That
Promote and Improve Student Learning. Sponsored by the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Washington, D.C. Contact:
ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311- 1714; (703)
578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*December 3-7 BOARDING SCHOOLS
2003 TABS Conference.
Sponsored by the Association of Boarding Schools, in Boston. Contact:
ABS, 4455 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite A-200, Washington, DC 20008;
(202) 966-8705; fax (202) 966-8708; e-mail [email protected]; www.schools.com.
*December 11-12 MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Math and Science at the
Middle-Level Conference. Sponsored by the New England League of Middle
Schools, in Sturbridge, Mass. Contact: Valerie Sullivan, NELMS, 460
Boston St., Topsfield, MA 01983; (978) 887-6263; fax (978) 887-6504;
e-mail [email protected];
www.nelms.org.
*December 13 SPECIAL EDUCATION
Collaboration and
Communication with Families Workshop. Sponsored by the Lesley
University Center for Special Education, in Cambridge, Mass. Contact:
Susan Kando, LUCSE, 29 Everett St., Cambridge, MA 02138; (800)
999-1959, ext. 8260 or (617) 349-8260; e-mail [email protected]; www.lesley.edu.
*December 16-17 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored
by the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Worcester, Mass. Contact: LSI,
192 Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2252; (508) 647-1900; fax (508)
647-0062; [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
*February 8-12 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
International
Recruitment Center Conference. Sponsored by the International Schools
Services, in New York City. Deadline: Dec. 1. Contact: Jane Larsson,
ISS, 15 Roszel Rd., P.O. Box 5910, Princeton, NJ 08540; (609) 452-0990;
fax (609) 452-2690; e-mail [email protected]; www.iss.edu.
*March 18-19 STAFF DEVELOPMENT
2004 National Conference:
Summer Learning for All—Programs, Policy, and Research. Sponsored
by the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, in
Baltimore. Deadline: Dec. 19. Contact: Toni Decker, JHU; (410)
516-3962; e-mail [email protected]; www.summerlearning.org.
Midwest/Plains
*November 13-15 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Fall Forum 2003:
Making a Place of Meaning. Sponsored by the Coalition of Essential
Schools, in Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Brett Bradshaw, CES, 1814 Franklin
St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94612; (510) 433-1451; fax (510) 433-1455;
e-mail [email protected];
www.essentialschools.org.
*Novem ber 13-15 SCIENCE
NSTA Regional Conference.
Sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association, in Kansas City,
Mo. Contact: Carla Daniels, NSTA, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA
22201; (703) 312-9371; (703) 841-0250; e-mail [email protected]; www.nsta.org.
*November 14-16 SOCIAL STUDIES
83rd Annual Conference:
The Power of One. Sponsored by the National Council for the Social
Studies, in Chicago. Contact: Ella McDowell, NCSS, 8555 16th St.,
Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 588-1800, ext. 109; fax (301) 588-2049;
e- mail [email protected];
www.ncss.org.
*November 18-19 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored
by the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Chicago. Contact: LSI, 192
Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2252; (508) 647- 1900; fax (508)
647-0062; e-mail [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
*November 19-21 CAREERS
25th Annual Career Education
Association Conference. Sponsored by the Career Education Association,
in Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Marcia Helentjaris, CEA, 585 E. Livingston
St., Celina, OH 45822; (419) 586-7060; fax (419) 586- 9503; e-mail
[email protected];
www.c-e-a.org.
*November 20-21 LEADERSHIP
Leadership for Continuous
Improvement: Strategies and Guidelines for Systemwide Planning and
Support for Local Schools. Sponsored by the National Study of School
Evaluation, in Schaumburg, Ill. Deadline: five days before event.
Contact: NSSE, 1699 E. Woodfield Rd., Suite 406, Schaumburg, IL 60173;
(847) 995-9080 or (800) 843-6773; fax (847) 995-9088; e-mail [email protected];
www.nsse.org.
*November 20-21 TEACHER COMPENSATION
National Conference
on Teacher Compensation and Evaluation. Sponsored by the Consortium for
Policy Research in Education, in Chicago. Contact: Lisa Armstrong,
CPRE, UW-Madison, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706; (608) 263-
4260; fax (608) 263-9390;e-mail [email protected];
www.wcer.wisc.edu/cpre/conferenc
e.
*November 20-23 ACCOUNTABILITY
2003 Conference &
Exhibit—Leave No School Behind: Challenges and Opportunities.
Sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, in St. Louis. Contact:
PDKI, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800)
766-1156; fax (812) 339-0018; e-mail [email protected]; www.pdkintl.org.
*November 21 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Facilitating Students'
Engagement in Learning. Sponsored by the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, Wis. Contact: UWM, Office of Education
Outreach, 1050 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1386; (608) 262-7419;
e-mail [email protected];
www.education.wisc.edu/outreach.
*November 22-25 TECHNOLOGY
2003 Midwest Education
Technology Conference. Sponsored by Technology Information Education
Solutions, in Minneapolis. Contact: Barbara Raygor, TIES, 1667 Snelling
Ave. N., Saint Paul, MN 55108; (651) 999-6523; fax (651) 999- 6598;
e-mail [email protected]; www.ties.k12.mn.us/ties2003.
*December 1-2 DROPOUTS
Truancy: Principles and Practices
of Effective Interventions. Sponsored by the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, Wis. Contact: UWM, Office of Education
Outreach, 1050 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1386; (608) 262-
7419; e-mail [email protected];
www.education.wisc.edu/outreach.
*December 6 READING
Arts Integration Seminar: Exploring
Tom Sawyer Through Drama. Sponsored by Young Audiences of Greater
Cleveland and Playhouse Square Center, in Cleveland. Deadline: 7 days
before event. Contact: Emily Davidson, YAGC, 13110 Shaker Square, Suite
C203, Cleveland, OH 44120; (216) 561-5014; fax (216) 561-3444; e- mail
[email protected]; www.yagc.org.
*December 10-13 SPECIAL EDUCATION
2003 TASH Annual
Conference. Sponsored by the Association for the Severely Handicapped,
in Chicago. Deadline: Nov. 28. Contact: Denise Marshall, TASH, 29 W.
Susquehana Ave., Suite 210, Baltimore, MD 21204; (410) 828-8274, ext.
103; e-mail [email protected];
www.tash.org.
South
*November 17 ACHIEVEMENT
Enhancing Student Learning
Through Brain-Based Strategies. Sponsored by the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Dallas. Contact: ASCD, 1703
N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (703) 578-9600 or (800)
933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*November 17-18 LEADERSHIP
Building Leadership Capacity
Through Shared Responsibility for Student Learning. Sponsored by the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in Dallas.
Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (703)
578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*November 17-18 READING
Reading is a Multi-Subject
Curriculum: Strategies for Reading Non-Fiction and Fiction. Sponsored
by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, in
Dallas. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA
22311-1714; (703) 578-9600 or (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400;
e-mail [email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*November 18 BEHAVIOR
Functional Behavioral Assessments
and Behavior Intervention Plan: Doing It Right. Sponsored by the Hill
Center, in Durham, N.C. Contact: HC, 3200 Pickett Rd., Durham, NC
27705; (919) 489-7464; fax (919) 489-7466; www.hillcenter.org.
*November 18 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Classroom Management
That Works. Sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, in Dallas. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St.,
Alexandria, VA 22311; (800) 933-ASCD; fax (703) 575-5400; e- mail
[email protected]; www.ascd.org.
*November 19-21 SCHOOL SAFETY
Second Step: A Violence
Prevention Program, Train the Trainer Workshop. Sponsored by the
Committee for Children, in New Orleans. Contact: CC, Client Support
Services, 568 First Ave. S., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-2804; (800)
634-4449, ext. 200; fax (206) 343-1445; www.cfchildren.org.
*December 3-6 COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Creating Communities
of Learning... No One Left Behind. Sponsored by the National Community
Education Association, in New Orleans. Contact: NCEA, 3929 Old Lee
Highway, Suite 91-A, Fairfax, VA 22030; (703) 359-8973; fax (703) 359-
0972; e-mail [email protected]; www.ncea.com.
*December 5-7 EARLY CHILDHOOD
National Training
Institute. Sponsored by Zero to Three, in New Orleans. Contact: ZTT,
2000 M St. N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 638-1144; fax
(202) 638-0851;e-mail [email protected];
www.zerotothree.org.
*December 6- 9 HIGHER EDUCATION
Annual Meeting of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: Joint Commissions for
Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools. Sponsored by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, in Nashville, Tenn. Contact:
Lucille Welzant-Hayden, 1866 Southern Ln., Decatur, GA 30033; (404)
679-4501 ext. 565 or (800) 248-7701; fax (404) 679-4533; e-mail
[email protected]; www.sacs.org.
*December 6-10 STAFF DEVELOPMENT
35th Annual Conference.
Sponsored by the National Staff Development Council, in New Orleans.
Contact: NSDC, P.O. Box 240, Oxford, OH 45056; (513) 523-6029; fax
(513) 523-0638; e-mail [email protected].
*December 7-10 TECHNOLOGY
Technology Tools for Teaching
and Learning. Sponsored by the ASPIRA Association and the Council for
Opportunity in Education, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact: ASPIRA
Association, 1444 I St. N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005; (202)
825-3600; fax (202) 835-3613; www.aspira.org.
*December 9-10 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored by
the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Tampa, Fla. Contact: LSI, 192
Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2252; (508) 647- 1900; fax (508)
647-0062; [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
*December 11-14 CAREER EDUCATION
Annual Convention and
Career Tech Expo. Sponsored by the Association for Career and Technical
Education, in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Julia Richardson, ACTE, 1410 King
St., Alexandria, VA 22311; (703) 683-3111; fax (703) 683-7424; e-mail
[email protected];
www.acteonline.org.
*December 17- 18 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored
by the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Richmond, Va. Contact: LSI, 192
Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2252; (508) 647- 1900; fax (508)
647-0062; [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
West
*November 19-20 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored
by the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Bakersfield, Calif. Contact:
LSI, 192 Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760; (508) 647-1900; fax (508)
647-0062; e-mail [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
*November 20-22 MATHEMATICS
Canadian Regional
Conference: Taking Mathematics to the Nth Degree. Sponsored by the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. Contact: NCTM, 1906 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191; (800)
235-7566; fax (703) 476-2970; www.nctm.org/meetings/edmonton.
*November 20-25 ENGLISH
2003 Annual Convention.
Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, in San
Francisco. Contact: Customer Service Department, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon
Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (877) 369-6283; fax (217) 328-9645; e-mail
[email protected];
www.ncte.org.
*November 21-23 HIGH SCHOOLS
Annual Conference.
Sponsored by the California League of High Schools, in Monterey, Calif.
Contact: CLHS, 6615 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 120, Long Beach, CA
90803; (562) 430-3136; fax (562) 430-5607; e-mail [email protected]; www.clhs.net.
*November 24-25 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored
by the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Contact: LSI, 192 Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760- 2252; (508)
647-1900; fax (508) 647-0062; e-mail [email protected]; www.labsafety.org.
*December 2-3 SCIENCE
Lab Safety Workshop. Sponsored by
the Laboratory Safety Institute, in Reno, Nev. Contact: LSI, 192
Worcester Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2252; (508) 647-1900; fax (508)
647-0062; [email protected];
www.labsafety.org.
*December 3-5 SCHOOL SAFETY
Second Step: A Violence
Prevention Program, Train the Trainer Workshop. Sponsored by the
Committee for Children, in Seattle. Contact: CC, Client Support
Services, 568 First Ave. S., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104-2804; (800)
634-4449, ext. 200; fax (206) 343-1445; www.cfchildren.org.
*December 4-6 STAFF DEVELOPMENT
National Science
Teachers Western Regional Convention. Sponsored by the National Science
Teachers Association, in Reno, Nev. Contact: Carla Daniels, NSTA, 1840
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201; (703) 312-9371; (703) 841-0250; e-
mail [email protected]; www.nsta.org.
*December 5-6 STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Technology Integration
Practicum. Sponsored by the WestEd Teacher Development Center, in
Cupertino, Calif. Contact: Harlin Hansen, TDC, Portal School, 10300 N.
Blaney Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014; (408) 252-3000, ext. 167; fax (408)
973-8259; e-mail [email protected]
2.ca.us; www.wested.org.
*December 15-17 MATHEMATICS
Academy for Professional
Development Data Analysis and Probability Institute. Sponsored by the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, in Denver. Deadline: Nov.
14. Contact: NCTM, 1906 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-9988; (800)
235-7566; www.nctm.org/academy.
*December 27-30 FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Annual convention.
Sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America, in San Diego.
Contact: Maribeth T. Kraus, Director of Convention Programs, MLA, 26
Broadway, Third Floor, New York, NY 10004-1789; (646) 576-5000; fax
(646) 576-9930; e-mail [email protected]; www.mla.org.
Vol. 15, Issue 3, Pages 51-55
Published in Print: November 1, 2003, as Events
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