Field Trips: Events for Educators

February

Texas Computer Education Association's Annual Convention and Exhibition [1]
4-8, Austin, Texas

Travel deep in the heart of Texas for this biggie, one of the largest annual ed-tech and professional-development gatherings. Former astronaut Sally Ride gives the keynote.

Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum's Instructional Technology Strategies Conference [2]
17-19, Portland, Oregon

Strategize on how to enhance student learning by effective technology use. Educators are encouraged to attend this conference in teams to experience the use of cutting-edge technology.

Service Learning: Academics in Action [3]
20, Las Vegas, Nevada

At this how-to workshop on designing a curriculum based on meaningful service-learning projects, you'll see models of such activities, begin a preliminary design for a project to take back to your school, and learn about funding.

March

Computer-Using Educators Annual Conference [4]
6-8, Palm Springs, California

Vint Cerf, father of the Internet, will share "Pearls of Learning" (this year's theme) in the opening keynote. Harvard University professor Chris Dede, who serves on The George Lucas Educational Foundation's Advisory Board, is among the spotlight speakers.

Teaching & Learning Celebration [5]
7-8, New York City, New York

The theme of this conference, said to be "the world's fair of education," is "Science, Math, and Global Awareness," which this year will include language, the arts, and community involvement. Our own Milton Chen will be among those addressing the crowd.

The Consortium of School Networking's K-12 Networking Conference [6]
11-12, Washington, DC

How can we embed critical-thinking and collaboration skills in education and assessment, and what role does tech play in strategically supporting new learning environments? CoSN looks at ed tech from school district, state, and national perspectives.

National Art Education Association Annual Convention [7]
26-30, New Orleans, Louisiana

Visual-arts instruction never looked (or tasted) so good. Get updated on state-of-the-art materials, and contribute to rebuilding the Big Easy.