Field Trips: Events for Educators

July

SubSolutions 2007: New Heights and Insights [1]
11-13, Park City, Utah

Explore one of the most salient questions in education: "What is to be expected when NCLB is reauthorized?" And, with not a day's learning to be lost, "Where do substitute teachers fit into the picture?"

QuEST [2]
12-15, Washington, DC

This year's American Federation of Teachers Quality Educational Standards and Teaching conference tackles it all, from federal mandates to classroom-management issues to the latest and greatest in school improvements. Just pack your sunscreen: DC in July can be brutal.

School Nutrition Association: Annual National Conference 2007 [3]
15-18, Chicago, Illinois

A heaping portion of great ideas for better school nutrition.

Character Education Conference [4]
16-18, St. Louis, Missouri

Textbooks may transmit the facts, but teachers help build the character. Learn how to deal with tough issues such as cheating, bullying, and xenophobia while learning new ways to build a strong and supportive culture within your school walls.

Mid-Atlantic Handheld & Emerging Technologies Conference 2007 [5]
25-26, Salisbury, Maryland

Podcasting, vodcasting, wikis, and blogging. Confused? You won't be if you attend this event. Stroll down the yellow brick road of technological savvy, and delight your students upon your return.

Salvadori Annual Professional Development Institute in Project-Based Pedagogy [6]
29-August 4, New York, New York

Unpack the math, science, art, and humanities inherent in architecture, engineering, and design principles in a way that links easily with multiple forms of project-based learning.

August

Jazzing IT Up with MERLOT [7]
7-10, New Orleans, Louisiana

Attend the MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) conference this year to recognize the cross-discipline achievements in instructional technology. It's in the Big Easy, so expect some busy and tuneful evenings.

September

Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT [8]
25-27, Cambridge, Massachusetts

It's really a business event, but this cutting-edge lineup of the top thirty-five innovators under thirty-five (the TR35) make it intriguing for anyone interested in tech.