Conferences

=Conferences and Workshops= =** January 2012 **=

= Educon2.4 - [] = = Jan 27 - 29, 2012 Philadelphia, PA= =**// The guiding principles behind Educon: //**= =** April 2012 **=
 * Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members
 * Our schools must be about co-creating - together with our students - the 21st Century Citizen
 * Technology must serve pedagogy, not the other way around
 * Technology must enable students to research, create, communicate and collaborate
 * Learning can - and must - be networked

=** CONNECT – COMMUNICATE – COLLABORATE – CREATE -** [] =
 * April 11 - 13, 2012 Phoenix, AR **

Interested in iPods, iPads, netbooks, **laptops,** and phones? Excited about mobile technology for teaching and learning?
 * // Experience the latest in teaching, learning and mobile computing. //**

= 21st Century Education - [|Emergent Learning: Turning Tides in 21st Century Education] = = April 23 - 24, 2012 Halifax, NS= A new conference that challenges the way we think about education.

=** May 2012 **=



** Harvard WIDE World Online Professional Development Program - ** []

 * May 10th – Aug 9th, 2012 ONLINE **



** Web-Connected Minds:How Technology Will Transform Teaching, Student Attention & Intervention ** - []

 * May 4 - 6, 2012 Arlington, VA**

=** June 2012 **=

=**PBL World -** []= Buck Institute for Education
 * June 18 - 22, 2012 Napa, CA**
 * Join ** a worldwide group of educators who are focused on empowering 21st century learners through Project Based Learning.
 * Share ** your ideas for improving teaching and learning with Project Based Learning.
 * Learn ** best practices in project design, assessment and management in workshops facilitated by the best in the business.

=** International Society for Technology in Education ** - [] =
 * June 24 - 27, 2012 San Diego, CA**

= = =** July 2012 **=
 * // Program Themes & Strands: //**
 * ** School Improvement ** addresses development and articulation of a vision for the role of technology in school improvement
 * ** Technology Infrastructure ** focuses on the technology, resources, and policies necessary to build the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning, and administration
 * ** Professional Learning ** focuses on the development of leaders and the education and accountability of teachers, administrators, and other educators
 * ** Digital Age Teaching & Learning ** covers all aspects of technology use in the learning environment
 * ** Virtual Schooling/E-learning ** covers all aspects of designing, choosing and evaluating, and implementing online courses and e-learning experiences

= ** Curriculum Mapping Institute **** - ** [] =

** July 12-13, 2012 **** CMI Institute Saratoga Springs, NY **

 * Leadership Academies **
 * Leading Curriculum Mapping: From Basics to Sustainability
 * Mapping to the Common Core Standards
 * Designing and Aligning Quality Classroom Assessments
 * Designing Literacy Curriculum Across the K-12 Continuum
 * // LEAD21: // A New Kind of Leadership through Social Networking
 * CMI Institute **
 * Linking UbD and Curriculum Mapping: The Essential Connection for Teaching and Learning
 * Upgrading Curriculum for 21st Century Teaching and Learning
 * Connecting Mapping with Habits of Mind
 * Implementing Professional Development through Mapping

= ** Academic Leadership in the 21st Century: An Integrative Approach - ** [] =
 * July 11- 14, 2012 Philadelphia, PA**
 * // What is covered: //**
 * How the latest research on metacognition, attention, motivation, memory, and retention can inform the curriculum and your role as an academic leader
 * Developing an independent curriculum for your independent school
 * Engaging 21st century studentsandmanaging technology in the classroom
 * Organizing your tech department around the needs of the school (not the other way around!)
 * Comparing integration with the computer lab model and weighing the pros and cons of each against your school's pedagogy