Field Trips: Events for Educators
Places to go, people to see, things to do.
by Edutopia Staff
Credit: Hugh D’Andrade
October
North American Council for Online Learning's Virtual School Symposium
Denver, October 24-25
Teachers, administrators, and policy makers representing K-12 online-learning programs discuss how to foster online education for every child.
Details: www.nacol.org/events/vss
November
The National Middle School Association's 32nd Annual Convention & Exhibit
Philadelphia, November 3-5
The challenging middle school years get an insightful going-over. Come to Philly for workshops on the best practices, latest ideas, and most innovative schools for that tender and confusing time when your students are no longer kids but are not yet adults.
Details: www.nmsa.org
Third Annual Parent Involvement Conference
Overland Park, Kansas, November 7-8
Active parents remain the secret weapon of most successful schools. Here's a two-day dose of how to make that partnership work.
Details: www.kpirc.org
What Teens Want
Los Angeles, November 8
An intriguing seminar on the confounding and fascinating mind of the teen. Ostensibly about marketing to kids through music and movies (that is, squeezing dollars out of a demographic that spends $175 billion annually), this daylong event could also offer exciting new ways to get kids pumped about classroom work.
Details: www.adweek.com/aw/events/conferences/index.jsp
National Association for Multicultural Education's 15th Annual Inter national Conference
Atlanta, November 9-13
There's no place like a school to venerate cultural diversity and strive for social justice.
Details: www.nameorg.org/index.html
Shaping Our Future in Out-of-School Time
New York, November 20-22
A lot happens after the day's final bell rings. Learn how to implement and assess after-school programs as well as revitalize support and resources.
Details: pasesetter.org/training/eventspase.html#conference
Credit: Hugh D’Andrade
December
A Declaration of Professional Learning: The Revolution Begins!
Philadelphia, December 3-7
Viva la revolución! It will be staged at the annual conference of the National Staff Development Council, a nonprofit committed to improving schools through teacher development.
Details: www.nsdc.org/connect/events.cfm
National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference & Expo
Washington, DC, December 7-10
For the wee ones. Everything for educators in grades preK-3, from understanding early language and literacy to exciting new ways to get tykes excited about math.
Details: www.annualconference.naeyc.org
This article was also published in the October 2005 issue of Edutopia magazine .
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