Conferences

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
What do 35 years of research tell us about the effects of educational practice on student learning? What are the factors that are most apt to improve academic achievement? And how can schools apply research data to improve their programs and practices? This conference provides you with the best opportunity to answer these questions and find out what works.

Classroom Connect's Connected Conferences
Connected Classroom Conference
Educators learn how to effectively "turbo-charge" the learning environment by supporting the development of 21st Century skills. The Connected Conferences include hands-on experiences, interactive sessions, and presentations by world-class education and technology leaders.

National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
The NSDC 2006 conference in Nashville is in December. Visit their Web site to find more information.

National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
This conference offers an innovative and inspiring program that reflects promising practices and research to harness the power of technology to improve students' learning. Offerings in 2006 include technology capacity, human capacity, vision, leading and accountability, learning environment, and ethics and equity.

National School Boards Association Technology + Learning
Get new tools and strategies you can put to work immediately. T+L programming empowers district leaders to improve and sustain student achievement. Dozens of interactive, collaborative workshops and roundtables will provide you with practical courses of action. Programs are organized into convenient strands to help you focus on topics of particular interest and relevance. Programming also includes facility displays for great ideas you can use in your district.