Current Opportunities
Professional Development opportunities are listed below in the following categories:
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Mark Your Calendars Now!January 22 - 23, 2009
Linking Professional Development to Improvement in Student Learning
Sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in San Diego
Contact Holly Abrams habrams@ascd.org or 703-575-5631
February 20 - 22, 2009
At-Risk Youths: 4th Annual Reaching At-Promise Students National Conference
Sponsored by Reaching At-Promise Students Association
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego
Contact Eileen Holmes, info@rapsa.org or 760-631-7650
July 8-10, 2009
2009 Community of Caring National Conference
Sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Natioanl Center for Community of Caring, the Center for Social and Character Development at Rutgers University, and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
Hyatt Regency Sarasota
1000 Boulevard of the Arts
Sarasota, FL 34236
Register online at www.communityofcaring.org
More Information: Call 1-801-587-3432, or
E-mail contact@communityofcaring.org.
June 29, 30, and July 1, 2009
2009 Smart & Good Schools Summer Institute
Sponsored by the Center for 4th and 5th Rs - Respect and Responsibility
For more information, contact Marthe Seales, the conference coordinator at the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, SUNY Cortland, Tel: 607-753-2455; Fax: 607-753-5780; e-mail: character@cortland.edu
October 29-31, 2009
2009 Character Education Partnership Forum
"Citizens of Character - the Foundation of Democracy"
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, Virginia
Please note that CEP is going back to a Thursday, Friday, Saturday workshop plan. Hotel rooms for conference participants will be $169 for a single or double, plus appropriate state and local taxes.
CEP welcomes your speaker and conference ideas as it begins planning for this conference. For information, contact Rebecca Sipos at rsipos@character.org, or 800-988-8081.
NEW JERSEY OPPORTUNITIES
February 26, 2009 - February 25, 2010
Effective Collaborations with Parents, Community Members and Organizations
Presented by the Rutgers University Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project
Piscataway , NJ
This workshop will provide school districts and individual schools with practical strategies for improving collaboration with parents and community groups. Educators will learn how to actively involve parents and community groups with local school efforts to improve student education and build stronger communities.
Specific topics to be addressed include:
Phone: 732-445-6173; Fax: 732-445-3175; Email: sdfsc@rci.rutgers.edu
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Please note: This is a new conference date)
"Sharing Success" - 9th Annual “From My Classroom to Yours" Conference
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
On the campus of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Pomona, NJ
Presented by the Southern Regional Institute and ETTC
Visit the conference website for more information at www.ettc.net/conference
March 24, 2009
Social Emotional and Character Development Conference
Hosted by the New Jersey Association of Social Emotional Character Development
With generous funding support from Rosa International Middle School, 2008 National School of Character
Busch Campus Student Center, Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
Effective Collaborations with Parents, Community Members and Organizations
Presented by the Rutgers University Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project
Piscataway , NJ
This workshop will provide school districts and individual schools with practical strategies for improving collaboration with parents and community groups. Educators will learn how to actively involve parents and community groups with local school efforts to improve student education and build stronger communities.
Specific topics to be addressed include:
- Steps that you can take to build a strong working relationship with parents and communities.
- Seeing beyond PTA’s and “class moms” as the main form of active parental involvement.
- How to include learning approaches through the school curriculum for building relationships with community organizations using strategies such as service learning.
- Tips for including “empty nesters’ and “zero child adults” in your districts planning.
- Leveraging win-win opportunities with local businesses.
Phone: 732-445-6173; Fax: 732-445-3175; Email: sdfsc@rci.rutgers.edu
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Please note: This is a new conference date)
"Sharing Success" - 9th Annual “From My Classroom to Yours" Conference
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
On the campus of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Pomona, NJ
Presented by the Southern Regional Institute and ETTC
Visit the conference website for more information at www.ettc.net/conference
March 24, 2009
Social Emotional and Character Development Conference
Hosted by the New Jersey Association of Social Emotional Character Development
With generous funding support from Rosa International Middle School, 2008 National School of Character
Busch Campus Student Center, Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ