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May
7-8--Learning: Learning and the Brain: New Findings in Brain Research as Applied to the Classroom and Child Development, sponsored by Belmont Public Schools and Public Information Resources Inc., for administrators, educators, school psychologists, and testing and assessment professionals, at the Gutman Conference Center and Harvard Faculty Club in Boston. Contact: Anne Rosenfeld and Delly Williams, PIRI, 1895 Centre St., Boston, MA 02132; (617) 469-6789; fax: (617) 469-3077; e-mail: apiri@aol.com; Web site: www.edupr.com.
10--Curriculum: Curriculum Management Audit Training, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Grantville, Pa. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
10--Professional development: Hands-On Equations, one-day workshop, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Jefferson City, Mo. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
11--Learning: Problem-Based Learning, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Indianapolis. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
11-Scheduling: Scheduling Schools for Learning, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for educators, in Topsfield, Mass. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460 Boston St., Topsfield, MA 11983-1223; (978) 887-6263; fax: (978) 887-6504.
12--Advising: Advisory Programs That Work, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for educators, in Topsfield, Mass. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460 Boston St., Topsfield, MA 11983-1223; (978) 887-6263; fax: (978) 887-6504.
12-16--Performing arts: Performing Arts Centers and Schools: Partners in Education Institute, sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Education Department, for partnership teams of arts presenters and their local school systems, at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Contact: Barbara Shepherd, Program Manager, or Karen Currie, Program Assistant, Performing Arts Centers and Schools: Partners in Education, Education Department, the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566; (202) 416-8806; fax: (202) 416-8802; e-mail: bsheper@artsedge.kennedy-center.org or KLCurrie@mail.kennedy-center.org.
13--Professional development: Hands-On Equations, one-day workshop, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Billings, Mont., and Lebanon, N.H. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
13--Multiple intelligences: Teaching for Multiple Intelligences, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Lincoln, Neb. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
*13-15--Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship Educators conference, sponsored by Kids Way, for K-12 educators and business leaders, in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Jacques Leblanc, KW-Florida Division; (305) 374-6041 or (888) 543-7929, ext.46; e-mail: jleblanc@kidsway.com; Web site: www. kidsway.com.
14--Professional development: Hands-On Equations, one-day workshop, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Bozeman, Mont., and Montpelier, Vt. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
14--Special education: Special Education: From Law to Practice, sponsored by Lehigh University’s college of education, for educators, at the university in Bethlehem, Pa. Contact: Mary Ellen Leiser, LU; (610) 865-2570; or Perry A. Zirkel, LU; (610) 758-3239.
14-June 25--Onlineprofessional development: Internet in Action: Web in the Classroom, sponsored by Thirteen/WNET, a public-broadcasting station based in New York City, for teachers; accessible through the Internet. Registration deadline: May 7. Contact: T/WNET, 450 W. 33rd St., New York, NY 10001; (212) 560-6868; Web site: www.wnet.org/coursereg.
15--College Admission: Entering the College Zone, sponsored by the National Black Child Development Institute Inc., for middle school students, parents, and guidance counselors, at Trinitiy College in Washington. Contact: NBCDI, 1023 15th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20005; (202) 387-1281; fax: (202) 234-1738; Web site: www.nbcdi.org.
17--Science and technology: Teaching and Inspiring Young Women in Science and Technology, sponsored by the Center for Research on Women and Gender and the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, for science and technology teachers, at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Contact: CRWG-UIC; (847) 290-6620.
18--Language arts: Language Arts: Ideas in Action, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for educators, in Topsfield, Mass. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460 Boston St., Topsfield, MA 11983-1223; (978) 887-6263; fax: (978) 887-6504.
19--Professional development: Teaming to the Next Level, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for educators, in Topsfield, Mass. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460 Boston St., Topsfield, MA 11983-1223; (978) 887-6263; fax: (978) 887-6504.
20--Aesthetic realism: Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method--Brings Out a Child’s Ability to Learn, sponsored by the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, for educators, at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York City . Contact: Lois Mason, Aesthetic Realism Foundation, 414 Greene St., New York, NY, 10012; (212) 777-4490; fax: (212) 777-4426; Web site: www.aestheticrealism.org.
20--Food service: Meeting, sponsored by the American School Food Service Association, for school food-service coordinators, in Chicago. Contact: Ann E. Singer, Director of Meetings, ASFSA, 1600 Duke St., 7th Floor, Alexandra, VA 22314; (703) 739-3900; fax: (703) 739-3915; e-mail: asinger@asfsa.org.
21-22--Rural schools: National Conference on Gifted Education in Rural Schools, sponsored by the Belin-Blank Center and the Institute for School Executives, for educators, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Contact: UI; (800) 336-6463 or (319) 335-6196; Web site: www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/special-events/rural/index.html.
*21-22--Standards: Standards-Based K-12 Education, sponsored by California State University-Northridge, for educators and policymakers, at the university in Northridge, Calif. Contact: CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330; Web site: www.csun.edu/~hcbio027/standards/conference.html.
23-26--Leadership: Leadership institute, sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, for teachers, in San Antonio. Contact: Daryka T. Anderson, AACTE, 1307 New York Ave. N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 293-2450; fax: (202) 457-8095; Web site: www.aacte.org.
26--Science: Super Science at the Next Level, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for educators, in Topsfield, Mass. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460 Boston St., Topsfield, MA 11983-1223; (978) 887-6263; fax: (978) 887-6504.
June
3-5--Student affairs: Benchmarking for Student Affairs, sponsored by the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, for student affairs professionals, in Los Angeles. Contact: Carol Graves Holladay, Program Director, NASPA, 1875 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 418, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 265-7500; fax: (202) 797-1157; e-mail: cholladay@naspa.org.
6-9--Literature: Summer institute, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, for English teachers, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (217) 328-3870, ext. 251; e-mail: public_info@ncte.org; Web site: www.ncte.org.
7-8--Accreditation: Commission on Standards and Review, sponsored by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, for representatives of private school accrediting associations and governmental and public policy agencies, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, Va. Contact: Dr. Charles J. O’Malley, NCPSA, 442 Crane’s Roost Court, Annapolis, MD 21401; (410) 349-0139; fax: (410) 349-0140; e-mail: cjoncpsa@erols.com; Web site: www.ncpsa.org.
8-10--Literacy: Literacy Connections, sponsored by Laubach Literacy Action, for educators, at the Hyatt Orlando Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Contact: Janet Hiemstra, Director of Conferences, LLA, 1320 Jamesville Ave., Box 131, Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 422-9121, ext. 283; e-mail: jhiemstra@laubach.org.
11-14--French: Annual convention, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, for French teachers at all levels, at the Marriott Pavilion in St. Louis. Contact: AATF, Mail Code 4510, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4510; (618) 453-5731; fax: (618) 453-5733; e-mail: abrate@siu.edu; Web site: aatf.utsa.edu.
13-18--Teacher education: Annual conference, sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, for teacher-educators, at the Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa, Calif. Contact: NASDTEC, PO Box 256, Bedford, MA 01730-0256; (781) 275-8839; fax: (781) 271-1573; Web site: www.nasdtec.org.
*18-20--Art education: The Creative Mind: Special Arts for Special Needs, sponsored by the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education, for K-12 arts, special, and general educators, in Bridgewater, Va. Contact: Brian F. Carroll, CEO, PBMFCE, 601 Shenandoah Village Dr., Suite 1B, Waynesboro, VA 22980; (540) 932-1728; fax: (540) 949-8404; e-mail: mossfoun@mnsinc.com; Web site: www.mossfoundation.org.
18-20--Professional development: Quality and Quantity: Walking the Staffing Tightrope, sponsored by the American Association of School Personnel Administrators, for administrators, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. Contact: AASPA, 3080 Brickhouse Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23452; (757) 340-1217; fax: (757) 340-1889; Web site: www.aaspa.org.
18-21--Educational inquiry: In Praise of Education, sponsored by the Institute for Educational Inquiry, for educators, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash. Contact: Amanda Froh; (206) 325-3010.
19-22--Service learning: Forum, sponsored by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, for students, faculty, university staff, community-based organizations, at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Contact: Carol G. Holladay, NASPA, 1875 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 418, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 265-7500; fax: (202) 797-1157; e-mail: cholladay@naspa.org.
19-24--Educational multimedia: World conference, sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, for educators and researchers, at the Doubletree Hotel in Seattle. Contact: Contact: AACE, PO Box 2966, Charlottesville, VA 22902; (804) 973-3987; fax: (804) 978-7449; e-mail: aace@virginia.edu; Web site: www.aace.org/conf/edmedia.
19-26--Art: Annual conference, sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design, for art educators, at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. Contact: SCAD, 342 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31402-3146.
20-24--Independent schools: Administrative institute, sponsored by the Southern Association of Independent Schools, for heads of schools and senior administrative staff, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Kathy Kelleher, SAIS, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; (800) 472-0630, pin #1452; fax: (706) 561-6136; e-mail: katedcon@mindspring.
21-25--Curriculum: So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Teacher: Using Popular Music in Interdisciplinary Learning, sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Cuyahoga Community College, in Cleveland. Contact: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, OH 44114; (216) 781-ROCK; Web site: www.rockhall.com.
21-26--Curriculum: Curriculum Management Audit Training, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for administrators and teachers, in Bloomington, Ind. Contact: Center for Professional Development and Services, PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156 or (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: cpds@pdkintl.org; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.
21-26--Theater education: The International Thespian Festival, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association and the International Thespian Society, for high school actors and their troupe sponsors, at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in Lincoln, Neb. Contact: Kathleen Hughes, ETA, 3368 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45225; (513) 559-1996; fax: (513) 559-0012; e-mail: eta-its@one.net.
*23--Health: Hands-on Health workshop, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for educators, in Washington. Contact: Gaynelle Bowden, AASA, 1200 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20005; (800) 351-7542, ext. 6682; e-mail: gbowden@aasa.org.
*23--Internet: Beginner’s Guide to the Internet, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for educators, in Washington. Contact: Gaynelle Bowden, AASA, 1200 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20005; (800) 351-7542, ext. 6682; e-mail: gbowden@aasa.org.
23--Learning disabilities: Effective Written Language and Literature Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for high school teachers, in Washington. Contact: Diana Meltzer, LSW, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: Dianalab@aol.com.
23-July 2--Teaching: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, for upper elementary and secondary teachers, at the National Archives in Washington. Contact: Lee Ann Potter, NARA, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20408; (202) 501-6172; fax: (202) 501-5239; e-mail: education@arch1.nara.gov.
