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CLDN: One Day at a Time
CLDN (Curriculum Leadership Development Network) is a program designed to provide in-depth learning and networking opportunities that develop curriculum leadership. For four years IL ASCD has offered CLDN to Illinois Educators. Frequently we have been asked, "Can I sign up for part of the program?" Now the answer is YES!! CLDN sessions will be expanded to included educators and TEAMS OF EDUCATORS who wish to select from the varying topics.
Monday, January 31, 2011 Data Driven Decision Making
Monday, April 18, 2011 Effective Instructional Strategies
Monday, May 9, 2011 Leading Schools in Culturally Different Settings
DAILY ADMINISTRATORS ACADEMY CREDIT WILL BE AVAILABLE! For a BROCHURE, MORE INFORMATION and ON-LINE REGISTRATION: Click here
Minnesota ASCD10th Annual Curriculum Expo, Feb 1, 2011
If you are considering the purchase of any curricular materials, this event is a MUST. Almost every educational publisher doing business with Minnesota K-12 schools will be there. Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science and RtI interventions will be featured. Come to the Best Western Kelly Inn in St. Cloud on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. The Expo will run from 9:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. There will also be ten Professional Development Breakout sessions to choose from. Door prizes will be chosen at the end of the day. Minnesota ASCD members can attend FREE - others attend for only $5 each, or a team of up to ten non-members can attend for only $30. You may register online at www.mnascd.org. We hope to see you at the Expo on February 1. Don't miss out! Pete Ziegler, Executive Director, Minnesota ASCD, pziegler@q.com.
Illinois Principals' Assistant Principal and Deans Conference,
Feb 7 - 9, 2011, Lisle, IL
The Illinois Principals Association offers an Assistant Principals Conference & Deans Day every year in February. Approximately 200 Assistant Principals and Deans attend annually to hear outstanding educational leaders; participate in educational sessions and to network with colleagues across the state. This year's conference will be held February 7 - 9, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in Lisle. We are currently putting together the preview piece and will have it posted as soon as available, so check back as we make updates to the site. Register online (pay with credit card only). Registration form (pdf - to be sent with either a check or purchase order).
Common Core Standards Symposium, Feb 25, 2011, Normal, IL
Featuring representatives of the CCSSO, ASCD and ISBE. Also with a panel of local experts including representatives from ICTM, IRA and Dr. Max McGee from IMSA. Learn about the Common Core Standards in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics. February 25, 2011, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Alumni Center at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. For a Brochure and on-line registration, click here.
30th Annual Statewide Conference for Pre K & Kindergarten Educators,
March 10-11, 2011
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. Be a part of the 30th Annual Reunion Conference. The conference will be held at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center on March 10-11, 2011. Register here. View Conference information on our website.
ASCD 2011 Annual Conference, March 26-29, 2011 San Francisco
The 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibit Show "Bold Actions for Complex Challenges" from March 26 to 28, 2011, will be held in San Francisco. Registration and accommodation reservation forms are also included, as well as the specifics of pre-conference institutes. Download the PDF preview. Find out more on the ASCD site.
Exploring the Past: Archaeology in Upper Mississippi River Valley,
July 11-29, 2011
Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, and understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments our 2011 NEH Summer Institute features all this and more. The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will offer a three-week NEH Summer Institute on July 11-29, 2011. This dynamic learning experience for K-12 teachers will explore how Native Americans and Euro-Americans have adapted to the Upper Mississippi River Valley over the past 13,500 years, and how archaeology leads to an understanding of how human cultures change and adapt through time. The Institute will feature a one-day excavation experience, field trips to archaeological sites, hands-on laboratory and workshop activities, demonstrations, and classroom activities. Individual projects will help participants tailor the content to their own teaching areas. Participants receive a $2,700 stipend to help offset their expenses. Application and other information on the Institute is available online at www.uwlax.edu/mvac/neh.htm. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2011
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