Field Trips: Events for Educators

March

Inquiring Minds, Responsive Teachers: Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom

St. Louis, Missouri, March 1-2

Big ideas for helping your best and brightest get the most out of your class.

The Consortium for School Networking Conference

Arlington, Virginia, March 6-9

Learn about the future of the Internet and technology in U.S. schools or receive advocacy training before you lobby for education technology on Capitol Hill.

TESOL's 40th Annual Convention and Exhibit

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages meets for its annual gathering. With English-language learners one of today's hottest topics in education, you're in for some lively discussions.

17th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education

Orlando, Florida, March 20-24

Rub elbows with Mickey Mouse and waggle chins with Donald Duck as you sharpen your technology skills at this conference geared to technologyteacher education.

April

StarWars:WhereImaginationMeetsScience

Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts, until April 30(tours other science centers through 2007)

Uses the familiar imagery of the Star Wars series as a springboard to explore how real-world technologies are today creating George Lucas's view of the future.

Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition

California Science Center, Los Angeles, California, until September 4

What's behind the Incredible Hulk's rage, Magneto's magnetic fields, or Wolverine's adamantium skeleton? Discover the science that leaked into the ink of Stan Lee's famous creations. Simply marvelous.