Calendar of Events
UPCOMING EVENTS in 2008
April 2008
Dates: April 30–May 2
Location: Portland, OR
Format: Conference
Topic: Coalition for Community Schools National Forum 2008 "Community Schools for All"
Audience: Superintendents, school board members, city and county officials, leaders of community-based organizations and public agencies, state policymakers and their staff, community and school leaders and advocates, practitioners from various disciplines, national leaders
Sponsor: The Coalition for Community Schools
May 2008
Dates: May 2
Location: Lisle, IL
Format: Conference (by invitation only)
Topic: Using Curriculum Mapping for School Improvement
Audience: Principals, administrators, educational leaders
Sponsor: Midwest Principals' Center
Dates: May 7–8
Location: St. Louis, MO
Format: Conference
Topic: High Quality Science Instruction: What Is It? How Do You Support It?
Audience: Regional comprehensive center staff, state education agency staff
Sponsors: Center on Instruction, Horizon Research
Dates: May 8
Location: Lansing, MI
Format: Meeting (by invitation only)
Topic: Michigan Department of Education ELL Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Audience: Michigan statewide ELL advisory committee members
Sponsors: Michigan Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: May 8–10
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: Conference
Topic: Seventh Annual Lesson Study Conference: Building a Worldwide Collegial Network Through Lesson Study
Audience: Teachers, administrators
Sponsors: The Chicago Lesson Study Group; DePaul University, School of Education; DePaul University, Department of Teacher Education; Global Education Resources; The McDougal Family Foundation
Dates: May 7–9
Location: San Diego, CA
Format: Symposium
Topic: 3rd Annual National Center for Urban School Transition Symposium: Building Excellence in Teaching
Audience: School and district leaders, technical assistance providers
Sponsors: National Center for Urban School Transition
Dates: May 9
Location: Lansing, MI
Format: Conference (by invitation only)
Topic: Michigan ELL Directors' Annual Meeting
Audience: Michigan district and intermediate school district ELL directors and administrators
Sponsors: Michigan Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: May 15–16
Location: Baltimore, MD
Format: Meeting (by invitation only)
Topic: Mathematics Success in Title I Schools: Lessons Learned From the National Math Panel Report
Audience: State education agency staff, researchers and practitioners, regional comprehensive center staff
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dates: May 19–20
Location: Lisle, IL
Format: Meeting (by invitation only)
Topic: A Broader View of Educational Needs, 21st Century Learning: A Regional Discussion
Audience: Representatives from state education agencies in the Midwest region, Great Lakes East, Great Lakes West, REL Midwest
Sponsors: Great Lakes East, Great Lakes West
Dates: May 22–23
Location: Columbus, OH
Format: Training (by invitation only)
Topic: Ohio Department of Education Design Team Meeting
Audience: Ohio state-level design team members
Sponsors: Ohio Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: May 29–30
Location: Houston, TX
Format: Workshop (by invitation only)
Topic: Language Development and Reading Interventions for ELLs
Audience: Regional comprehensive centers, content centers
Sponsors: Center on Instruction
June 2008
Dates: June 1–4
Location: Providence, RI
Format: Conference
Topic: Annual Conference, "Oceans of Opportunity: Navigating the Changing Tides of Education"
Audience: State directors of educator preparation, certification, recruitment and retention, and technology
Sponsors: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
Dates: June 3
Location: Naperville, IL
Format: Videoconference (by invitation only)
Topic: Great Lakes East Annual Performance Review
Audience: U.S. Department of Education, Great Lakes East staff
Sponsor: Great Lakes East
Dates: June 3–4
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Format: Workshop (by invitation only)
Topic: Indiana Districts in Improvement: Beginning to Map and Align the English Language Arts Curriculum
Audience: Indiana districts in Year 1, 2, or 3 of improvement
Sponsors: Indiana Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: June 5
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Format: Workshop (by invitation only)
Topic: Indiana Districts in Corrective Action: Moving Forward on Mapping and Aligning the Curriculum
Audience: Indiana districts in Year 3 or more of improvement
Sponsors: Indiana Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: June 9–10
Location: Columbus, OH
Format: Training (by invitation only)
Topic: Ohio Department of Education State-Level Design Team and Regional Facilitators' Meeting
Audience: Ohio state-level design team members and regional facilitators of Cohort 1 districts
Sponsors: Ohio Department of Education, Great Lakes East
Dates: June 9–10
Location: Austin, TX
Format: Workshop
Topic: Response to Intervention Institute
Audience: Teachers, administrators, directors of special programs
Sponsors: Education Service Center Region XIII
Dates: June 18–20
Location: Washington, DC
Format: Conference
Topic: National High School Center's 2008 Summer Institute
Audience: Comprehensive centers and SEA representatives
Sponsors: National High School Center
Dates: June 27–29
Location: Nashville, TN
Format: Conference
Topic: Differentiated Instruction, Understanding by Design, and What Works in Schools
Audience: Teachers, principals, building-level administrators, district- and state-level administrators, staff developers, university professors
Sponsors: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Dates: June 29–July 2
Location: San Antonio, TX
Format: Conference
Topic: 2008 National Educational Computing Conference: Convene – Connect - Transform
Audience: Teachers, teacher educators, technology coordinators, chief technology officers, superintendents, principals, staff developers, library media specialists, policymakers, industry representatives, exhibitors
Sponsors: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in cooperation with Texas Computer Education Association, KRLN San Antonio, The Southwest Education Development Laboratory, Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Education Agency
July 2008
Dates: July 13–16
Location: Orlando, FL
Format: Conference
Topic: Creating a World of Wonder Through School-Based Professional Learning
Audience: Teachers, school administrators
Sponsors: National Staff Development Council, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Pi Lambda Theta, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, U.S. Department of Education, National Association of State Title I Directors, Teachscape
