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7-9 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: 2013 National Chinese Language Conference, sponsored by the Asia Society, the College Board, and Primary Source, for administrators, community members, researchers, state policymakers, teachereducators, and teachers, at Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston. Contact: Eleise Jones, Asia Society, (212) 327-9251, email: nclc@ asiasociety.org, website: www. AsiaSociety.org/NCLC. 8 STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Bullying, sponsored by COMPASS for kids, for teacher-educators and teachers, at Cambridge Family YMCA in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: Nancy Toso, CFK, (781) 862-4446, email: nancytoso@compassforkids.org. 8-11 STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event: Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored by the International Institute for Restorative Practices, for teacher-educators, at IIRP Graduate School in Bethlehem, Pa. Contact: IIRP, (610) 807-9221, email: prof_dev_info@iirp.edu, website: iirp.edu/basics. 9 SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Cooperative Games, sponsored by COMPASS for kids, for teachereducators and teachers, at Cape Cod Children’s Museum in Mashpee, Mass. Contact: Nancy Toso, CFK, (781) 862-4446, email: nancytoso@ compassforkids.org, website: www.compassforkids.org. 9-11 INSTRUCTION: Learning Environments for Tomorrow: Next Practices for Educators and Architects, sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, for administrators, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers, and technology personnel, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: Programs in Professional Education, (800) 545-1849, email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu, website: www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/k12. 9-11 ONLINE EDUCATION: 6th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, sponsored by the Sloan Consortium, for administrators, researchers, teacher-educators, teachers, and technology personnel, at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. Contact: Christine Hinkley, Sloan Consortium, (781) 583-7561, email: conference@sloanconsortium.org, website: www.sloanconsortium.org. 9-12 STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Four-Day Event: Basic Restorative Practices, sponsored by the International Institute for Restorative Practices, for teacher-educators, at City Year-Boston in Boston. Contact: IIRP, (610) 807-9221, email: prof_dev_info@iirp.edu, website: www.iirp.edu/basics. 10 LEARNING DISABILITIES: Understanding Learning Differences: An Introduction to Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders, sponsored by The Hill Center, for administrators, counselors, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Hill Center in Durham, N.C. Contact: Pam Hoggard, THC, (919) 489-7464, email: phoggard@hillcenter.org, website: www.hillcenter.org. 10-11 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: Prepárate: Educating Latinos for the Future of America, sponsored by College Board, for administrators, community members, counselors, researchers, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Contact: The College Board, (800) 787-7477, email: preparate@collegeboard.org, website: preparate.collegeboard.org. 11 URBAN EDUCATION: Urban Education & Community Forum, sponsored by the University of Missoui-Kansas City (UMKC), for administrators, community members, counselors, reading specialists, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: Barbara Petty, UMKC, (816) 2351299, email: schaafpettyb@umkc. edu, website: www.umkc.edu. 11-12 ACHIEVEMENT, AT-RISK YOUTH: Prepare, Achieve, Succeed: Navigating the Education Landscape with Underrepresented Students, sponsored by the National Partnership for Educational Access, for administrators, community members, counselors, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: Cate Gardner, NPEA, (617) 423-6300, email: npeaconference@tsf.org, website: www.educational-access.org. 11-12 GIFTED EDUCATION: AGATE Spring Conference 2013, sponsored by Montana AGATE, for administrators, counselors, parents, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Holiday Inn in Missoula, Mont. Contact: Estee Aiken, Montana AGATE, (406) 683-7035, email: e_aiken@umwestern.edu, website: www.mtagate.org. 11-12 MINORITY EDUCATION: A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education, sponsored by College Board, for administrators, community members, counselors, researchers, state policymakers, teachereducators, and teachers, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Contact: The College Board, (800) 787-7477, email: dreamdeferred@collegeboard. org, website: dreamdeferred. collegeboard.org. 11-13 ADMINISTRATORS: Leadership 3.0 Symposium, sponsored by the Association of California School Administrators, for administrators, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine in Irvine, Calif. Contact: Michael Simkins, ACSA, (805) 624-5792, email: mbsimkins@gmail.com, website: www.lead3.org. 11-13 EDUCATION LAW: NSBA Council of School Attorney’s (COSA) Annual School Law Seminar, sponsored by the National School Boards Association, for administrators and school board members, at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Contact: Lyndsay Andrews, NSBA, (703) 838-6738, email: landrews@nsba. org, website: www.nsba.org/cosa. 11-14 CURRICULUM: UC Curriculum Integration Institutes, sponsored by the University of California Office of the President, for teachers, at Westin SFO in Millbrae, Calif. Contact: Deborah McCaskey, UC Office of the President, (510) 987-9437, email: deborah.mccaskey@ucop. edu, website: www.ucop.edu/ucci. 11-14 SCIENCE: NSTA National Conference on Science Education, sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association, for teachereducators and teachers, at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Contact: Beverly Shaw, NSTA, (703) 243-7100, email: bshaw@nsta.org, website: www.nsta.org. 12-13 TECHNOLOGY: CITEA Annual Spring Conference, sponsored by the California Industrial Technology Education Association, for teachers, at Laney College in Oakland, Calif. Contact: Don Dupont, CITEA, (925) 708-3742, email: donaldupont@gmail.com, website: CITEA.org. 12-14 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Elwha River Series Part Three: Explore the Elwha River, sponsored by the NatureBridge, for administrators, teacher-educators, and teachers, at NatureBridge in Olympic National Park in Port Angeles, Wash. Contact: Gillian Hagamen, NatureBridge in Olympic National Park, 206-382-6212 ext 13, email: ghagamen@naturebridge.org, website: www.naturebridge.org/ professional-development. 13 ENGLISH, MUSIC EDUCATION: Second Saturday Series: Music and Poetry, sponsored by Writers in the Schools, for teachers, at The Last Concert Cafe in Houston. Contact: Tina Angelo, WITS, (713) 523-3877, email: tangelo@ witshouston.org, website: www.witshouston.org. 13 MATHEMATICS: Mother Goose Math, sponsored by the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, for administrators, parents, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Center for Education at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va. Contact: Bryna Shindell, Wolf Trap Foundation, (703) 937-6306, email: workshops@wolftrap.org, website: www.wolftrap.org/workshops. Norma Jean Garcia, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, (210) 576-3206, email: njgarcia@hacu.net, website: www.hacu.net/hacu/ Capitol_Forum3.asp. 15-17 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: Spring Meeting, 13 SPECIAL EDUCATION: SET Connections Annual Conference, sponsored by SET Connections, for administrators, counselors, parents, reading specialists, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, teachers, and technology personnel, at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Ill. Contact: Ashley Ausikaitis, SET Connections, (847) 732-3823, email: info@SETConnections.org, website: www.SETConnections.org. sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, for state policymakers and teachereducators, at Omni Shoreham in Washington. Contact: Ramona Schescke, NASDCTEc, (301) 588-9630, email: rschescke@ careertech.org, website: www. careertech.org. 15-18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 2013 13-15 SCHOOL BOARDS: NSBA’s Professional Development Institute, sponsored by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, for administrators, counselors, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Crystal City DoubleTree Hotel in Arlington, Va. Contact: Joyce Ayers, NAPE, (610) 593-8038, email: nape@napequity.org, website: www.napequity.org. 73rd Annual Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by the National School Boards Association, for administrators, reading specialists, school board members, teachers, and technology personnel, at San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Contact: Natalia Gonzalez, National School Boards Association, (703) 8386722, email: ngonzalez@nsba. org, website: www.nsba.org/ conference. 16 READING: HillStrategies for Reading, sponsored by The Hill Center, for reading specialists, and teacher-educators, at the Hill Center in Durham, N.C. Contact: Pam Hoggard, THC, (919) 489-7464, email: phoggard@hillcenter.org, website: www.hillcenter.org. 13-15 URBAN EDUCATION: Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) at NSBA Annual Conference, sponsored by the National School Boards Association, for administrators, school board members, teachereducators, and teachers, at San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Contact: Mutsa Meda, National School Boards Association, (703) 838-6722, email: mmeda@nsba.org, website: www. nsba.org/cube. 15-16 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: 18th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education, sponsored by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, for administrators, at Westin Washington D.C. City Center in Washington. Contact: 16 READING: When Readers Struggle Workshop, sponsored by The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, for teachers, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Diann Guy, The Ohio State University, (614) 292-7893, email: guy.81@osu.edu, website: www.lcosu.org. 17 EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence-Workshop, sponsored by The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, for teachers, at The Ohio State University in Join the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) at the premier professional development event dedicated to special and gifted education - the CEC 2013 Convention & Expo, April 3-6 in San Antonio. 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