Education Week - February 18, 2015 - Special Report - 15

CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL-MAY 2015
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013
Education, for teachers, at the University of
South Florida - Sarasota in Sarasota, Fla.
Contact: Julie Hebert, Florida Alliance for
Arts Education, (407) 488-9951, email:
director@faae.org, website: www.faae.org.
18 INSTRUCTION, LEADERSHIP: 6th
Annual UCF BOOK FESTIVAL, sponsored
by the University of Central Florida College
of Education, for teacher-educators and
teachers, at the UCF campus, College
of Education and Human Performance
complex in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Sandra
McCall, College of Education and Human
Performance, (407) 823-6047, email:
bookfestival@ucf.edu, website: education.ucf.
edu/bookfest/.
19-21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
TEACHER EDUCATION: National Student
Teaching Supervision Conference, sponsored
by the West Chester University College of
Education, for teacher-educators, at West
Chester University, Sykes Student Union in
West Chester, Pa. Contact: Sally Winterton,
West Chester University College of Education,
(610) 436-2446, email: Swinterton@wcupa.
edu, website: www.nstsc.org/.
20-22 EDUCATION POLICY: Ireland
International Conference on Education,
sponsored by the Infonomics Society, for
teachers, at the Bewleys Hotel Ballsbridge in
Dublin, Ireland. Contact: Charles Shoniregun,
Infonomics Society, email: info@iicedu.org,
website: infonomics-society.org/.
20-23 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event:
Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored
by IIRP - International Institute for
Restorative Practices, for administrators,
community members, counselors, reading
specialists, researchers, school board
members, school nurses, state policymakers,
teacher-educators, and technology
personnel, at the Fulton County Schools
Professional Learning Center South in
East Point, Ga. Contact: The International
Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate
School, (610) 807-9221, email: iirpinfo@
iirp.edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
20-23 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event:
Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored by
IIRP - International Institute for Restorative
Practices, for administrators, community
members, counselors, reading specialists,
researchers, school board members, school
nurses, state policymakers, teacher-educators,
teachers, and technology personnel, at the
Ramada Plaza Minneapolis in Minneapolis.
Contact: The International Institute for
Restorative Practices Graduate School, (610)
807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.edu, website:
www.iirp.edu.
21 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Expanded Learning Summit, sponsored by
Citizen Schools, for researchers, school board
members, and state policymakers, at the
Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Contact:
Roxanne Garza, Citizen Schools, (956) 6557677,
email: roxannegarza@citizenschools.org,
website: www.citizenschools.org/.
21 SPECIAL EDUCATION: Your Right to
a Fair Shot: Discrimination Claims, PostSecondary
and the Professions, sponsored
by the Public Interest Law Center of
Philadelphia, for teacher-educators, at
the United Way Building in Philadelphia.
Contact: Jason Fortenberry, PILCOP, (267)
546-1316, email: jfortenberry@pilcop.org,
website: pilcop.org.
21-24 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event:
Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored by
IIRP - International Institute for Restorative
Practices, for administrators, community
members, counselors, reading specialists,
researchers, school board members, school
nurses, state policymakers, teacher-educators,
teachers, and technology personnel, at
STARS Nashville in Nashville, Tenn.
Contact: The International Institute for
Restorative Practices Graduate School, (610)
807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.edu, website:
www.iirp.edu.
21-24 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event:
Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored by
IIRP - International Institute for Restorative
Practices, for administrators, community
members, counselors, reading specialists,
researchers, school board members, state
policymakers, teachers, and technology
personnel, at The Mississippi Sports Hall
of Fame and Museum in Jackson, Miss.
Contact: The International Institute for
Restorative Practices Graduate School, (610)
807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.edu, website:
www.iirp.edu.
22 LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: National Conference,
sponsored by the National School
Foundation Association, for administrators,
researchers, school board members, and state
policymakers, at The Palmer House Hilton
in Chicago. Contact: Amy Karimipour, AK
Consulting Group, (850) 523-4200, email:
Amyk@akconsultinggroup.org, website: www.
cvent.com/d/24qy1v.
22-24 ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS,
TECHNOLOGY: 8th Annual Emerging
Technologies for Online Learning
International Symposium (ET4Online),
sponsored by the Online Learning
Consortium, for administrators, researchers,
teacher-educators, teachers, and technology
personnel, at thee Sheraton Dallas Hotel
in Dallas. Contact: Laurie Lulow, Online
Learning Consortium, (781) 583-7552, email:
conference@onlinelearning-c.org, website:
onlinelearningconsortium.org/.
23 EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATION,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Get
Outside and Learn, sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education,
for teachers, at Beechwood Farms/
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
in Pittsburgh. Contact: Alison Francis, Fox
Chapel Area School District, (412) 696-1400,
email: alison_francis@fcasd.edu, website: clp.
fcasd.edu.
23-25 LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: PBL Academies, sponsored
by the Buck Institute for Education, for
teachers, at the Westin Atlanta Airport in
Atlanta. Contact: David Ross, Buck Institute
for Education, (415) 883-0122, email: david@
bie.org, website: www.bie.org.
23-26 COUNSELING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: Adventure Programming,
sponsored by Project Adventure, for
counselors, teacher-educators, and teachers,
at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center in
Covington, Ga. Contact: Keri Hinchion,
Project Adventure, Inc., (978) 524-4555,
email: registration@pa.org, website: pa.org.
25-26 COUNSELING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: Achieving Fitness,
sponsored by Project Adventure, for teachereducators
and teachers, at Wright State
University in Dayton, Ohio. Contact: Keri
Hinchion, Project Adventure, Inc., (978)
524-4555, email: registration@pa.org, website:
pa.org.
27 ADMINISTRATORS, INSTRUCTION,
MATHEMATICS: Mathematics and the
Brain: A Neurodevelopmental Approach to
Number Sense, sponsored by the Learning
& the Brain Foundation, for administrators,
community members, counselors, reading
specialists, researchers, school board members,
school nurses, state policymakers, teachereducators,
teachers, technology personnel,
at the Courtyard by Marriott Hartford
Cromwell in Cromwell, Conn. Contact:
Learning & the Brain, (781) 449-4010,
email: registration@learningandthebrain.com,
website: learningandthebrain.com.
27 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
TEACHERS: The Science of Reading:
Language, Brains and Print, sponsored by
the Learning & the Brain Foundation, for
administrators, counselors, reading specialists,
researchers, school board members, school
nurses, state policymakers, teacher-educators,
teachers, and technology personnel, at the
Courtyard by Marriott Hartford Cromwell
in Cromwell, Conn. Contact:Learning & the
Brain, (781) 449-4010, email: registration@
learningandthebrain.com, website:
learningandthebrain.com.
27-30 COUNSELING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: Four-Day Event: Basic
Restorative Practices, sponsored by IIRP
- International Institute for Restorative
Practices, for administrators, counselors,
reading specialists, researchers, school board
members, school nurses, state policymakers,
teachers, technology personnel, at Noah's in
Westminster, Colo. Contact: The International
Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate
School, (610) 807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.
edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
27-30 LEADERSHIP, STUDENT BEHAVIOR:
Four-Day Event: Basic Restorative Practices,
sponsored by IIRP - International Institute
for Restorative Practices, for administrators,
counselors, reading specialists, researchers,
school board members, school nurses, state
policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers, and
technology personnel, at the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, The Gardens at
Elm Bank, Hunnewell Carriage House in
Wellesley, Mass. Contact: The International
Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate
School, (610) 807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.
edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
27-30 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event: Basic
Restorative Practices, sponsored by IIRP -
International Institute for Restorative Practices,
for administrators, community members,
counselors, reading specialists, researchers,
school board members, school nurses, state
policymakers, teachers, technology personnel,
at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Event Center in Georgetown, Texas. Contact:
The International Institute for Restorative
Practices Graduate School, (610) 807-9221,
email: iirpinfo@iirp.edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
28 ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATION
RESEARCH, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION,
MATHEMATICS, STUDENT BEHAVIOR:
Mathematics and the Brain: A
Neurodevelopmental Approach to Number
Sense, sponsored by the Learning & the
Brain Foundation, for researchers, teachereducators,
and teachers, at the Holiday
Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel in Dedham,
Mass. Contact: Learning & the Brain,
(781) 449-4010, email: registration@
learningandthebrain.com, website:
learningandthebrain.com.
28 ACHIEVEMENT, SPECIAL
EDUCATION, STUDENT BEHAVIOR,
TEACHERS: Executive Functions in
Classrooms: How They Affect Learning
and Behavior, sponsored by the Learning &
the Brain Foundation, for administrators,
counselors, and teachers, at the Holiday
Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel in Dedham,
Mass. Contact: Learning & the Brain,
(781) 449-4010, email: registration@
learningandthebrain.com, website:
learningandthebrain.com.
28 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
TEACHERS: NYSPEED Annual Conference,
sponsored by New York State Principals for
the Education of the Emotionally Disabled
(NYSPEED), for administrators, counselors,
reading specialists, teacher-educators,
teachers, and technology personnel, at the
Andrus Children's Center Orchard School
in Yonkers, N.Y. Contact: Michelle Grogan,
Andrus Children's Center, (914) 9658786,
email: mgrogan@jdam.org, website:
andruschildren.org.
28 READING/WRITING, TEACHERS:
The Science of Reading: Language, Brains
and Print, sponsored by the Learning &
the Brain Foundation, for administrators,
counselors, reading specialists, researchers,
school board members, school nurses, state
policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers,
and technology personnel, at the Holiday
Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel in Dedham,
Massachusetts. Contact: Learning & the
Brain, (781) 449-4010, email: registration@
learningandthebrain.com, website:
learningandthebrain.com.
28-May 1 HEALTH AND SAFETY: FourDay
Event: Basic Restorative Practices,
sponsored by IIRP - International Institute
for Restorative Practices, for administrators,
counselors, reading specialists, researchers,
school board members, school nurses, state
policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers, and
technology personnel, at Adelante Studios in
New York City. Contact: The International
Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate
School, (610) 807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.
edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
28-May 1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event: Basic
Restorative Practices, sponsored by IIRP -
International Institute for Restorative Practices,
for administrators, community members,
counselors, reading specialists, researchers,
school board members, school nurses, state
policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers, and
technology personnel, at the DoubleTree by
Hilton Detroit-Dearborn in Detroit. Contact:
The International Institute for Restorative
Practices Graduate School, (610) 807-9221,
email: iirpinfo@iirp.edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
28-May 1 PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT BEHAVIOR:
Four-Day Event: Basic Restorative Practices,
sponsored by IIRP - International Institute
for Restorative Practices, for administrators,
community members, counselors, reading
specialists, researchers, school board members,
school nurses, state policymakers, teachereducators,
teachers, technology personnel,
at the Portsmouth Courtyard by Marriott in
Portsmouth, N.H. Contact: The International
Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate
School, (610) 807-9221, email: iirpinfo@iirp.
edu, website: www.iirp.edu.
29 COUNSELING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: United Way School
Support Network, sponsored by the United
Way of Northern New Jersey, for teachereducators,
at The College of Saint Elizabeth
in Morristown, N.J. Contact: Robyn
Ulmer, UWNNJ, (973) 993-1160, email:
robyn.ulmer@unitedwaynnj.org, website:
unitedwaynnj.org.
29 SPECIAL EDUCATION: Executive
Functions in Classrooms: How They
Affect Learning and Behavior, sponsored
by the Learning & the Brain Foundation,
for administrators, counselors, reading
specialists, researchers, school board
members, school nurses, state policymakers,
teacher-educators, teachers, and technology
personnel, at the Courtyard by Marriott
Hartford Cromwell in Cromwell,
Conn. Contact:Learning & the Brain,
(781) 449-4010, email: registration@
learningandthebrain.com, website: www.
learningandthebrain.com.
30 ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATION
POLICY, LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPALS,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL
BOARDS: 12th Annual Leadership Forum,
sponsored by the Southern Regional
Education Board, for administrators,
researchers, school board members, state
policymakers, and teacher-educators, in
Atlanta. Contact: Jon Schmidt-Davis, SREB,
(404) 879-5591, email: jon.schmidt-davis@
sreb.org, website: sreb.org.
May
1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Building Independence: Executive Function
Strategies for the Classroom, sponsored by
the Stern Center for Language and Learning,
for administrators, teacher-educators, and
teachers, at the Stern Center for Language
and Learning in Vt. Contact: Stern Center,
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