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See additional events online at www.edweek.org/go/calendar. 7 STUDENT BEHAVIOR: School- Wide Behavior Supports, sponsored by The Hill Center, for administrators, counselors, school board members, teachereducators, and teachers, at the Hill Center Teacher Training Center in Durham, N.C. Contact: Pam Hoggard, THC, (919) 489-7464, email: phoggard@hillcenter.org, website: www.hillcenter.org. 7-8 ONLINE EDUCATION: Online & Blended Learning Conference, sponsored by the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative, for administrators, counselors, teacher-educators, teachers, and technology personnel, at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Va. Contact: Rachel Epler, VTVLC, (802) 885-8331, email: repler@ vtvlc.org, website: vtvlc.org. 7-10 ARTS EDUCATION: 2013 NAEA National Convention, sponsored by the National Art Education Association, for teachers, at Fort Worth Convention Center & Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Kathy Duse, NAEA, (703) 860-8000, email: kduse@arteducators.org, website: www.arteducators.org/convention. 7-10 LEADERSHIP: Developing Leaders for Tomorrow’s Learners, sponsored by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, for teachers, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore. Contact: Rebecca Kline, NECTFL, (717) 245-1977, email: nectfl@dickinson. edu, website: www.nectfl.org. 8 SPECIAL EDUCATION: Symposium On Learning Differences, sponsored by the Denver Academy, for administrators, community members, counselors, parents, reading specialists, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, and teachers, at the Denver Academy in Denver. Contact: Philippe Ernewein, Denver Academy, (303) 777-5870, email: perneweindenveracademy. org, website: www.denver academy.org. 8 STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Beyond Positive Behavioral Support: Creating Lasting Change in the Lives of Students, sponsored by the Garfield Park Academy, for administrators, counselors, reading specialists, researchers, school board members, teachereducators, and teachers, at Garfield Park Academy in Willingboro, N.J. Contact: Dale Starcher, SAME, (609) 877-4111, email: dstarcher@ garfieldparkacademy.org, website: www.garfieldparkacademy.org. 8-10 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Annual National Conference, Think Big, sponsored by the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs, for teachereducators, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Contact: Pamela Asti, NACCTEP, (480) 731-8760, email: nacctep@domail.maricopa.edu, website: www.nacctep.org. 8-10 SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Project Zero GoodWork Conference: Developing Responsible, Caring, & Balanced Youth, sponsored by the Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education, for teachereducators, at Noble & Greenough School, in Dedham, Mass. Contact: CASIE, (404) 848-9044, email: projectzero@casieonline.org, website: www.casieonline.org. 9 READING: Looking for Musical Clues: Uncovering the Hidden Music in Favorite Stories, 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. 9-12 EDUCATION POLICY: Legislative/Policy Conference, sponsored by the Council of the Great City Schools, for administrators, at Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington. Contact: Terry Tabor, Council of the Great City Schools, (202) 393-2427, email: ttabor@cgcs.org, website: www.cgcs.org. 11-13 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION: Ready by 21 National Meeting, sponsored by the Forum for Youth Investment, for administrators, at the Sheraton Atlanta in Atlanta. Contact: Kris Minor, Forum for Youth Investment, (202) 207-3333, email: kris@forumfyi.org, website: www.readyby21.org. 13-14 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CLASS Observation Training (Pre-K), sponsored by Teachstone Inc., for administrators, counselors, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Courtyard Charlottesville— University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va. Contact: Teachstone LLC, (434) 293-3903, email: trainings.individual@ teachstone.com, website: www. teachstone.org. 13-15 ADMINISTRATORS: NSBA Technology Leadership Network Site Visit to Township High School District #214, sponsored by the National School Boards Association, for administrators, reading specialists, school board members, teachers and technology personnel, in Arlington Heights, Ill. Contact: Natalia Gonzalez, NSBA, (703) 838-6722, email: ngonzalez@nsba.org, website: www.nsba.org. 13-15 LEADERSHIP: The National Service-Learning Conference, sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council, for administrators, community members, parents, researchers, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Denver Convention Center in Denver. Contact: Tiffany Eckberg, National Youth Leadership Council, (651) 999-7376, email: teckberg@nylc.org, website: www.nylc.org. 13-15 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EiE Teacher Educator Institute, sponsored by Engineering is Elementary, for teacher-educators and teachers, at the Museum of Science in Boston. Contact: Valerie Costa, EiE, (617) 589-4239, email: eie@mos.org, website: www. mos.org/eie. 13-16 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Teacher Workshops for CEU’s, sponsored by the Mississippi Children’s Museum, for teachers, at Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson, Miss. Contact: Alicen Blanchard, MCM, (601) 981-5469, email: alicen@ mcm.ms, website: www. mississippichildrensmuseum.com. 13-16 TEACHER EDUCATION: NAAC 23rd Annual Conference, sponsored by the National Association for Alternative Certification, for administrators, counselors, reading specialists, researchers, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Marina del Rey Marriott in Marina del Rey, Calif. Contact: Judy Corcillo, NAAC, (202) 277-3600, email: judyc@ alternativecertification. org, website: www. alternativecertification.org. 14-15 EDUCATION POLICY: NASBE Legislative Policy Forum, sponsored by the National Association of State Boards of Education, for state policymakers, at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. Contact: Kristie Jones, NASBE, (703) 6844000, email: kristiej@nasbe.org, website: www.nasbe.org. 14-17 INSTRUCTION: American Montessori Society 2013 Annual Conference, sponsored by the American Montessori Society, for administrators, counselors, parents, researchers, school board members, teacher-educators, and teachers, at the Hilton Orlando in Orlando, Fla. Contact: AMS, (212) 358-1256, email: ams@ amshq.org, website: www. amshq.org. 15 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Southern Vermont Educators Symposium, sponsored by Southern Vermont Educators (c/o Maple Street School), for teachers, at Maple Street School in Manchester Center, Vt. Contact: Joy Stewart, MSS, (802) 362-7137, email: jstewart@maplestreetschool.com. 15-16 ADMINISTRATORS: The SUPES Academy LA, sponsored by The SUPES Academy, for administrators, at Pepperdine University Westside Conference Center in Los Angeles. Contact: Maggie Mocchi, The SUPES Academy, (877) 517-6859, email: maggiem@supesacademy.com, website: www.supesacademy.org. Kindergarten Conference, sponsored by Southern California Kindergarten Conference Inc., for teachers, at Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. Contact: Channon Morris, SCKC, (661) 297-6900, email: info@ SoCalKindergartenConference. com, website: www. SoCalKindergartenConference.com. 16-18 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ASCD’s Annual Conference & Exhibit Show, sponsored by ASCD, for administrators, community members, counselors, reading specialists, researchers, school board members, teacher-educators, teachers, and technology personnel, at McCormick Place West in Chicago. Contact: Marissa Bialecki, ASCD, (703) 575-5461, email: marissa.bialecki@ascd.org, website: www.ascd.org. 18-22 READING: Effective Literacy Coach, sponsored by Lesley University, Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative, for reading specialists, at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. Contact: Melissa Fasten, Lesley University, (617) 349-8693, email: litcol@lesley.edu, website: www.lesley.edu/crr. Working with Families From Diverse Backgrounds, sponsored by COMPASS for kids, for Education WEEk 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENT S & P ROFESSIONAL DEVEL OPMEN T DI R E C TO RY Language Achievement Program, sponsored by The Hill Center, for 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. 21 HIGHER EDUCATION: College and Career Readiness Workshop, sponsored by ACT Inc. Northeast Region, for administrators, counselors, researchers, school board members, at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Contact: Nancy Cox, ACT Inc., (508) 229-0111, email: Boston@ act.org, website: www.act.org/ learningevents/workshops/. 21-22 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: High School Redesign in Action Conference, sponsored by the Great Schools Partnership, for teachers, at Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, Mass. Contact: Rebecca Vance, GSP, (207) 773-0505, email: rvance@greatschoolspartnership. org, website: www.greatschools partnership.org. 2013 NCHE National Conference, sponsored by the National Council for History Education, for teachers, at Richmond Marriott in Richmond, Va. Contact: John Csepegi, NCHE, (240) 696-6612, email: john@nche.net, website: www.nche.net. Conference, sponsored by Everyone Reading, for teacher-educators, at NYU Kimmel Center in New York City. Contact: Everyone Reading, (212) 691-1930, email: conference@everyonereading.org, website: everyonereading.org. 20 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: Moving Foward, sponsored by Learning Forward New Jersey, for teacher-educators, at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. Contact: Ronni Reed, LFNJ, (732) 580-8742, email: ronnicreed@ gmail.com, website: www. learningforwardnewjersey.org. 21-23 HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES: 18-19 STANDARDS: 40th Annual New Arm, Why Can’t I?, sponsored by the ASSET STEM Education, for teacher-educators and teachers, at ASSET STEM Education in Pittsburgh. Contact: Karen Savitz, ASSET STEM Education, (412) 481-7320, email: ksavitz@assetinc. org, website: www.assetinc.org. 20 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 20-21 ENGLISH: Hill Written 15-16 EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Southern California 19-20 STEM: If a Starfish Can Grow a teacher-educators and teachers, at Methodist Weekday School in Lexington, Mass. Contact: Nancy Toso, CFK, (781) 862-4446, email: nancytoso@ compassforkids.org, website: www.compassforkids.org. 21-24 ARTS EDUCATION: Missouri Art Education Association 2013 Spring Conference, sponsored by the Missouri Art Education Association, for teacher-educators, at University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Mo. Contact: Linda Bowers, MAEA, (573) 699-4997, email: lbmaea@yahoo.com, website: www.maea.net/spring_ conference.html. 21-24 LEADERSHIP: Leading for Equity, sponsored by the National Equity Project, for administrators, community members, parents, school board members, state policymakers, teacher-educators, and teachers, at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma, Calif. Contact: Sara Brown, NEP, w w w.e dw e e k.org/go/cal e n dar 9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 2013 and teachers, at the Hilton Marietta Conference Center in Marietta, Ga. Contact: Samantha Johnson, DSC, (800) 666-7270, email: samantha_ johnson@devstu.org, website: www.devstu.org. http://www.edweek.org/go/calendar http://www.nsba.org http://www.devstu.org http://www.compassforkids.org http://www.nacctep.org http://www.learningforwardnewjersey.org http://www.learningforwardnewjersey.org http://www.hillcenter.org http://www.supesacademy.org http://www.nylc.org http://www.casieonline.org http://www.hillcenter.org http://www.hillcenter.org http://www.vtvlc.org http://www.mos.org/eie http://www.mos.org/eie http://www.SoCalKindergartenConference.com http://www.SoCalKindergartenConference.com http://www.wolftrap.org/workshops http://www.act.org/learningevents/workshops http://www.act.org/learningevents/workshops http://www.arteducators.org/convention http://www.mississippichildrensmuseum.com http://www.mississippichildrensmuseum.com http://www.cgcs.org http://www.ascd.org http://www.greatschoolspartnership.org http://www.greatschoolspartnership.org http://www.nectfl.org http://www.lesley.edu/crr http://www.alternativecertification.org http://www.readyby21.org http://www.alternativecertification.org http://www.nche.net http://www.perneweindenveracademy.org http://www.denveracademy.org http://www.perneweindenveracademy.org http://www.denveracademy.org http://www.everyonereading.org http://www.nasbe.org http://www.maea.net/spring_conference.html http://www.maea.net/spring_conference.html http://www.teachstone.org http://www.teachstone.org http://www.assetinc.org http://www.amshq.org http://www.amshq.org http://www.garfieldparkacademy.org http://www.edweek.org/go/calendar

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