Events

Jump to: April 2001 | May 2001 | June 2001 ** marks events that have not appeared in a previous issue of _Education Week_. APRIL 1--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored

by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, for high school students and their parents, at the Cleveland State University Convocation Center in Cleveland and the Memphis

Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703)

836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 1-2--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, for high school students and

their parents, at the Onondaga County Convention Center in Syracuse, N.Y. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703)

836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 1-4--ACHIEVEMENT: Federal Education Programs: Working Together To Close the Achievement Gap, sponsored by the National

Association of Federal Education Program Administration, for federal-project coordinators and principals in charge of federal programs, at the Keybridge Marriott in Arlington, VA. Contact:

Penny Soule VP, NAFEPA; (702) 799-5406; fax: (702) 799-5239; e-mail: [email protected]. 2-4--LEARNING DISABLITIES: Workshop, sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for regular and

special education teachers, at the Lab School in Washington. Contact: The Lab School of Washington, 4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944- 3082; fax: (202) 965-5106;

e-mail: [email protected]. 2--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in St. Louis and Morristown, N.J. Deadline: Two weeks before event.

Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 2-4--CURRICULUM:

Linking Curriculum Standards and Principles of Deep Understanding to Performance-Based Learning and Assessment, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for

educators of all levels and specialties, in Middlebury, Conn. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (800) 933-2723; fax: (703) 575-5400; e-mail: [email protected];

Web site: www.ascd.org. 2-6--LEARNING DISABILITIES: Unlocking Learning Potential, sponsored by the Learning Disabilities Network, for educators, in Randolph, Mass. Contact: Jean Rosetti,

Events Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Network, 72 Sharp St., Hingham, MA 02043; (781) 340-5605; fax: (781) 340-5603; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.LDNetwork.org. 3--MATHEMATICS:

Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Tucson, Ariz.; Columbus, Ga.; and Long Branch, N.J. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789,

Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 3-6--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 2001 Education

Odyssey, sponsored by the Association for Childhood Education International, for classroom preservice and in-service educators, parents, day-care providers and directors, administrators,

and university professors from colleges of education worldwide, at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Contact: ACEI, Conference Department, 17904 Georgia Ave., Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832;

(301) 570-2111; fax: (301) 570-2212; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.ACEI.org. 4-8--SERVICE LEARNING: Partnerships for a Civil Society: 12th Annual National Service-Learning

Conference, sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council, for educators, administrators, researchers, parents, youth leaders, and AmeriCorps members, in Denver. Contact: NYLC, 1910

West County Road B, Roseville, MN 55113-1337; (651) 631-3672; fax: (651) 631-2955; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.nylc.org. 4--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta

Kappa International, for educators, in Alexandria, Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766- 1156;

fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 4--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Getting Beyond Disruption, Hostility, and Excuses, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa

International, for educators, in Green Bay, Wis. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax:

(812) 339-0018; e- mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 4-5--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission

Counseling, for high school students and parents, at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford, Conn. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St.,

Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 4-7--READING: Conference, sponsored by the Reading Recovery Council of North America, for

Reading Recovery personnel, including teams of Reading Recovery-trained personnel and administrators, classroom teachers, Title I teachers, principals, school board members, and other

personnel involved as teams in implementing Reading Recovery at school, district, city, and/or state levels, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington. Contact: Anita Gibson,

Director of Conferences and Events, RRCNA, 1929 Kenny Road, Suite 100, Columbus OH 43210- 1069; (614) 292-7111; fax: (614) 292-4404; e-mail: [email protected] ; Web site:

www.readingrecovery.org . 5--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Gainesville, Fla., and Concord, N.H. Deadline: Two weeks before event.

Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 5--PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT: Getting Beyond Disruption, Hostility, and Excuses, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Rockford, Ill. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI,

PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339- 1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 5-6--LEADERSHIP: New American

Schools Annual Leadership Conference, sponsored by New American Schools, for school, district, and state staff implementing or interested in comprehensive school reform, in Washington.

Contact: Becky Powell, NAS, 1560 Wilson Blvd., #901, Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 908-9500; fax: (703) 908-0622; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.naschools.org. 5-6--PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT: Breakthrough Strategies To Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth, sponsored by Youth Change, for teachers, youth workers, counselors, court workers, foster parents, and school

administrators, at the Clarion Inn in Austin, Texas. Contact: Ruth Herman Wells, Youth Change, 275 N. Third St., Woodburn, OR 97071; (800) 545-5736; fax: (503) 982-7910; e-mail:

[email protected]; Web site: www.youthchg.com. 5--ASSESSMENT: Tests and More Tests: The Road Ahead for Student Assessment, sponsored by EdSource, for educators, at the Ontario Marriott in

Ontario, Calif. Contact: EdSource, 4151 Middlefield Road, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4743. 6--COMMUNITY SERVICE: Community service workshop, sponsored by the Council for Spiritual and

Ethical Education, for faculty, staff, administration, and students, in Baltimore. Contact: CSEE, 1465 Northside Drive, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30318- 4225; (404) 355-4460; fax: (404)

355-4435; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.csee.org. 6--ASSESSMENT: Tests and More Tests: The Road Ahead For Student Assessment, sponsored by EdSource, for educators, at the PG&E

Learning Center in San Ramon, Calif. Contact: EdSource, 4151 Middlefield Road, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4743. 7-10--PRINCIPALS: Principals in Partnership: Our Children, Our Schools,

Our Future, sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, for K-8 principals, at the Convention Center in San Diego. Contact: Lisa Wachter, conventions coordinator,

NAESP, 1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 684- 3345; fax: (703) 518-6281; e-mail: [email protected]. Deadline: March 2, 2001. 8-9--GRADUATE PROGRAMS: David L. Clark National

Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration and Policy, sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration, for educators, at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel

in Seattle. Contact: UCEA, 205 Hill Hall, Columbia, MO 65211-2185; (573) 884-8300; fax: (573) 884-8302; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.ucea.org. 9--AT-RISK YOUTH:

Conference, sponsored by the New Hampshire Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for teachers, administrators, school board members, and policymakers, at the C.R. Sparks

Event Center in Bedford, N.H. Contact: Nick Hardy, Executive Director, NHASCD, PO Box 1417, Hampton, NH 03843-1417; (603) 781-6893; fax: (207) 655-8768; e-mail: [email protected].

10--STRUCTURAL ARITHMETIC: Addition and Subtraction Concepts and Telling Time, a workshop sponsored by the Churchill School and Center, for educators, at the Churchill Center in New York

City. Contact: Susan Spero, CSC, 22 E. 95th St., New York, NY 10128; (212) 722-0610; fax: (212) 410-3199; e-mail: [email protected]. 10-12--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 2001 Schoolwide

Institute: Constructing Schoolwide Programs for Student Success, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma, for teachers, principals, support staff, and district and school federal programs

personnel, in St. Louis. Contact: Dave Gray; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://swp.ou.edu. 10-14--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: What We Know and How We Know It, sponsored by the American

Educational Research Association, for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, education press, and interested others, in Seattle. Contact: AERA, 1230 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036;

(202) 223-9485; fax: (202) 775-1824; Web site: www.aera.net. 11-13--NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION: Retention in Education Today for All Indigenous Nations, sponsored by the University of

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, for educators, retention researchers and practitioners, college administrators, directors, students, tribal leaders, state boards of governing regents,

administrators of tribal colleges, and community members, at the University of Oklahoma. Contact: Theresa Monnard, University of Oklahoma, 555 E. Constitution St., Room 208, Norman, OK

73072-7820; (800) 203-5494; fax: (405) 325-7075; e-mail; [email protected] ; Web site: www.conferencepros.com . 12-13--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Breakthrough Strategies To Teach and Counsel

Troubled Youth, sponsored by Youth Change, for teachers, youth workers, counselors, court workers, foster parents, and school administrators, at the Holiday Inn Airport, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Contact: Ruth Herman Wells, Youth Change, 275 N. Third St., Woodburn, OR 97071; (800) 545-5736; fax: (503) 982-7910; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.youthchg.com. 14--COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT: Establishing Learning Communities, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Elk Grove, Ill. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789,

Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 17-18--PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: Common Sense

Parenting, sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, for educators, counselors, and liaison officers, in Buena Park, Calif. Contact: NRTC Workshop Division,

14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010; (800) 545-5771, ext. 65; Web site: www.girlsandboystown.org/nrtc. 17-21--RISK PREVENTION: Annual convention, sponsored by the National Association

of School Psychologists, for school psychologists, educators, counselors, social workers, administrators, psychologists, and other mental-health professionals, and intervention specialists

working with children and youths, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. Contact: Jacqueline Williams, Director, Meetings and Conventions; NASP, 4340 East-West Highway, Suite 402,

Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 657-0270; fax: (301) 657-0275; e-mail: [email protected] ; Web site: www.naspweb.org/convention . 17-22--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Annual convention and expo,

sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children, for educators, in Kansas City, Mo. Contact: CEC, 1920 Association Drive, Reston ,VA 20191-1589; (888) 232-7733; e-mail:

[email protected]. 18--COLLEGE FAIR: Online College Fair: Students of Color, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, for college-bound and college students

and their parents, at www.nacac.com. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703)

836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 18-20--CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING: Conference, Emotions, Learning, and the Brain, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for

educators of all levels and specialties, in Indianapolis. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (800) 933-2723; fax: (703) 575-5400; e-mail: [email protected]; Web

site: www.ascd.org. 18-20--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Conference, Instructional Strategies for Flexible Schedules, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,

for educators of all levels and specialties, in Indianapolis. Contact: ASCD, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; (800) 933-2723; fax: (703) 575-5400; e-mail: [email protected];

Web site: www.ascd.org. 19-20--TROUBLED YOUTH: Breakthrough Strategies To Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth, sponsored by Youth Change, for teachers, youth workers, counselors, court workers,

foster parents, and school administrators, at the Sweetbriar Inn in Portland, Ore. Contact: Ruth Herman Wells, Youth Change, 275 N. Third Street, Woodburn, OR 97071; (800) 545-5736; fax:

(503) 982-7910; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.youthchg.com. 19-21--AFTER-SCHOOL CARE: National conference, sponsored by the National School-Age Care Alliance, for after-school

professionals, at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis. Contact: NSACA, 1137 Washington St., Boston, MA 02124; (617) 298-5012; fax: (617) 298-5022; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site:

www.nsaca.org. 19-22--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Conference on inequity in American public education, sponsored by the Learning Communities Network Inc., for educators, funders, and

policymakers, in San Diego. Contact: The Learning Communities Network Inc., 1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 1668, Cleveland, OH 44115; (216) 575-7535, ext. 27; fax: (216) 575-7523; e-mail:

[email protected]. 19-22--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Seminar, sponsored by the American Montessori Society, for educators, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. Contact: AMS, 281 Park Ave.

S., New York, NY 10010; (212) 358-1250; Web site: www.amshq.org. 20-22--PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: Connecting Communities to Public Schools Through Parent Organizing, sponsored by Parents for

Public Schools Inc. and PPS of Memphis Inc., for PPS chapter leaders, members of the PPS National Network, parents and people in the community interested in parent involvement for

district-level public school improvement and support, at the Holiday Inn Select at the Memphis Airport in Memphis, Tenn. Contact: Kris Kaiser Olson, Director of Communications, PPS-

Satellite Office, 510 N. Valley Mills Drive, Suite 304, Waco, TX 76710; (254) 751-0505; fax: (254) 772-7841; e-mail: [email protected] . 21-23--CIVIC EDUCATION: The Citizen and the

Constitution National Finals, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, for high school students and teachers, at the JW Marriott in Washington. Contact: Kari Coopinger, Center for Civic

Education, 5146 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; (818) 591-9321; fax: (818) 591- 9330; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.civiced.org. 22-24--LEADERSHIP: Courageous

Leadership for School Success 2001, sponsored by the HOPE Foundation, the American Association of School Administrators, the Canadian Association of School Administrators, the North Central

Regional Educational Laboratories, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Small Schools Workshop, the Illinois Prinicpals Association, the Association of Illinois Middle

Schools, and Chicago Public Schools, for public and charter school superintendents, principals, administrators, and curriculum-development specialists, at the Holiday Inn Select in

Naperville, Ill. Contact: HOPE Foundation, 3925 Hagan St., Suite 105, PO Box 906, Bloomington, IN 47402; (812) 355-6000; fax: (812) 323-8140; e-mail: [email protected] ; Web site:

www.communitiesofhope.org . 23--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Billings, Mont., and Charlotte, N.C. Deadline: Two weeks before

event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org.

23-24--OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: Workshop, sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, for educators and administrators, in Boys Town, Neb. Contact: NRTC Workshop

Division, 14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010; (800) 545- 5771, ext. 65; Web site: www.girlsandboystown.org/nrtc. 23-28--TECHNOLOGY: Annual International Conference: The Integration of

Technology and Curriculum, sponsored by the Magnet Schools of America and the St. Louis Public Schools, for superintendents, administrators, instructors, marketing and recruiting personnel,

board members, parents, and others interested in magnet schools, at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in St. Louis. Contact: Rita Holmes-Bobo, St. Louis Public Schools, 801 N. 11th St., St. Louis, MO

63101; (314) 345-2283; fax: (314) 345-2658; e-mail: [email protected]. 24--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission

Counseling, for high school students and their parents, at the Novi Expo Center in Detroit and the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National

College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 24--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi

Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Berkeley, Calif.; Topeka, Kan.; and Missoula, Mont. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789;

(812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 24--TESTING: Test Success in the Brain Compatible Classroom, sponsored by

Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Alexandria, Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339- 1156, ext. 2500; (800)

766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 24-25--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College

Admission Counseling, for high school students and parents, at the Montgomery County, Md., Agricultural Center in Gaithersburg, Md. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College

Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836- 8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 25--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta

Kappa International, for educators, in Sacramento, Calif.; Durham, N.C.; and Richmond, Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812)

339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 25--TESTING: Test Success in the Brain Compatible Classroom, sponsored by Phi

Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Albany, N.Y. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156;

fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 25-26--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission

Counseling, for high school students and their parents, at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, Canada. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince

St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 25-27--RESEARCH: Conference, sponsored by the New England Educational Research

Organization, for educational researchers and practitioners, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Portsmouth, N.H. Contact: Charlie DePascale, Data Analysis & Testing

Associates Inc., PO Box 395, Concord, MA 01742; (978) 287-5170; e-mail: [email protected]. 25--HEALTH: Child Maltreatment, a workshop sponsored by the Southern New Jersey Perinatal

Cooperative, for school nurses, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Summers Point, N.J. Contact: SNJPC, 2500 McClellan Ave., Suite 110, Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4613; (856) 665-6000; fax: (856)

665-7711. 26--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Springfield, Ill.; Omaha, Neb.; Toledo, Ohio; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Charleston, W.Va.

Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site:

www.pdkintl.org. 26-27--TROUBLED YOUTH: Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth, sponsored by Youth Change, for teachers, youth workers, counselors, court workers, foster

parents, and school administrators, at the Holiday Inn Airport in St. Louis. Contact: Ruth Herman Wells, Youth Change, 275 N. Third Street, Woodburn, OR 97071; (800) 545-5736; fax: (503)

982-7910; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.youthchg.com. 26-28--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Northwest Regional Affiliate Conference, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of

English and its Northwest affiliates, for English teachers at all levels of education and teacher-educators, in Boise, Idaho. Contact: Driek Zirinsky, Boise State University, English Dept.,

1991 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725; (208) 385-1246; fax: (208) 343-5292; e-mail: [email protected]. 26-29--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Strategic Dreaming: Unlocking Your Child’s Destiny,

sponsored by the National Coalition Title I/Chapter I Parents Region III, for parents, teachers, advocates, and community leaders, in Charleston, W.Va. Contact: Carolyn Reynolds, Conference

Chairperson, 1031 Quarrier St., 8th Floor, Charleston, WV 25301; (800) 624-9120; fax: (394) 347-0490. 27--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for

educators, in Quincy, Ill.; Springdale, Ohio; Kingsport, Tenn.; and Parkersburg, W.Va. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812)

339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 27--SCHOLARSHIPS: National Scholarship Month Kickoff, sponsored by the

Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America, for educators and the general public, at the National Press Club in Washington. Contact: CSFA, 1505 Riverview Road, St. Peter, MN 56082; (800)

537-4180; fax: (507) 931-9168; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.csfa.org. 27-1 MAY--PARENTS: Born to Learn conference, sponsored by Parents as Teachers National Center, for

early-childhood parent-educators, teachers, administrators, community leaders, child-care providers, Head Start, Even Start, and other Title I personnel, at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in St.

Louis. Contact: Patti Holman, PATN Inc., 10176 Corporate Square Drive, Suite 230, St. Louis, MO 63132; (314) 432-4330; fax: (314) 432-8963; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.patnc.org.

27--HEALTH: Pediatric Skin Rashes, a workshop sponsored by the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, for school nurses, at the Helene Fuld School of Nursing at Camden County College in

Blackwood, N.J. Contact: SNJPC, 2500 McClellan Ave., Suite 110, Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4613; (856) 665-6000; fax: (856) 665- 7711. 28--COLLEGE FAIR: Online College Fair for High School

Juniors, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for high school students and their parents, at www.OnlineCollegeFair.com. Contact: Amy Vogt, NACAC, 1631

Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 836-2222; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com. 28-1--STANDARDS: Conference, sponsored by the National Council of States for the Improvement

of Education, for educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and parents, at the Radisson Deauville Resort in Miami Beach, Fla. Contact: Myrtle Braithwaite, NCSIE, 1750 N.E. 167th St., North

Miami Beach, FL 33162; (954) 262- 8505; fax: (954) 262-3878; e-mail: [email protected]. 28-2--VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Conference, sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of

Vocational Technical Education, for educators, at the Radisson Barcelo Hotel in Washington. Contact: NASDVTEC, 444 North Capitol Street N.E., Washington, DC 20001; (202) 737-0303.

29--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair, sponsored by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, for high school students and their parents, at the Anaheim,

Calif., Convention Center. Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web

site: www.nacac.com. 30--CURRICULUM: Curriculum management audit, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for educators, in Seattle. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO

Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 30--LEARNING STYLES: Workshop,

sponsored by the Lab School of Washington, for regular and special education teachers working with students with learning disabilities, in Baltimore. Contact: The Lab School of Washington,

4759 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 944-3082; fax: (202) 965-5106; e-mail: [email protected]. 30--MATHEMATICS: Hands-On Math, sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa International, for

educators, in Augusta, Maine; Washington, Pa.; Williamsport, Pa.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Corpus Christi, Texas. Deadline: Two weeks before event. Contact: PDKI, PO Box 789, Bloomington, IN

47402-0789; (812) 339-1156, ext. 2500; (800) 766-1156; fax: (812) 339-0018; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.pdkintl.org. 30-1--COLLEGE FAIR: Spring 2001 National College Fair,

sponsored by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, for high school students and parents, at the World Trade Center in Boston and the Pasadena Center in Pasadena, Calif.

Contact: Greg Ferguson, Director of National College Fairs, NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2818; (703) 836-2222, ext. 115; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com.

30-1--SCHOOL SAFETY: Workshop, sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, for educators, administrators, and support staff, in Boys Town, NE. Contact: NRTC

Workshop Division, 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, NE 68010; (800) 545-5771, ext. 65; Web site: www.girlsandboystown.org/nrtc. 1-2--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: I Teach Regional Conference,

sponsored by Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, for college students or professionals in education, at Butler University in Indianapolis. Contact: Kathy Neise, Kappa

Delta Pi, 3707 Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1158; (317) 871-4900; fax: (317) 704-2323; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.kdp.org. 3-6--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

African-American Autobiography: Reading/Writing Sites and I Construction, sponsored by the college section of the National Council of Teachers of English, for teachers of English at the

college level and teacher- educators, in San Diego. Contact: Customer Service Department, NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (877) 369-6283; fax: (217) 328-9645; e- mail:

[email protected]. _**_3-4--TROUBLED YOUTHS: Breakthrough Strategies To Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth workshop, sponsored by Youth Change, for educators, counselors, parents, and social

workers, in Indianapolis. Contact: YC, 275 N. Third St., Woodburn, OR 97071; (800) 545-5736; fax: (503) 982-7910; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.youthchg.com. 4--ABUSE:

Preventing Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse, sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, for counselors, medical staff, and educators, in Boys Town, Neb. Contact:

NRTC Workshop Division, 14100 Crawford St., Boys Town, NE 68010; (800) 545-5771, ext. 65; Web site: www.girlsandboystown.org/nrtc. _**_4-6--SCHOOL MILK: School Milk Matters: International

Conference on School Milk, sponsored by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, for professionals in education, public health, food services, and the dairy industry, at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto,

Ontario, Canada. Contact: DFO, (905) 821-8970, ext. 275; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.milk.org.