Are you or your teachers looking for news of upcoming conferences? The conferences listed below might meet your needs! Each of the conferences listed is sponsored by a not-for-profit organization and is open to educators and/or administrators from anywhere. Check back often as this listing is updated regularly. Conferences are listed in sequence by date.
Attending a Conference?
A big conference can be the best experience of your professional life -- or a big waste of time! Education World's "Principal Files" team shared their experiences in an article, Before You Fly Off to That Conference… Have You Thought of Everything?. Included: Tips to help you plan for -- and get the most out of -- the next conference you attend.
If your national non-profit organization’s conference should be listed here, send an email to conventions@educationworld.com. We will be happy to include it in our rotation so long as it is open to all educators and/or administrators (not only members).
Upcoming Conferences
Smarter Connections for 21st Century Learning
The annual Technology & Learning Conference of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) will be in Seattle, Washington, from October 28 - 30, 2008.
Growing Gifted in the Sunshine State
The annual conference of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) will be in Tampa, Florida, from October 29 - November 2, 2008.
Above and Beyond
The annual conference of the National Middle School Association (NMSA) will be in Denver, Colorado, from October 30-November 1, 2008. (Find state affiliate conferences.)
2008 International Conference
The annual conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) will be in New Orleans, Louisiana, from November 12 - 16, 2008.
Education Is a Civil Right
The annual conference of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) will be in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 18 - 23, 2008.
2009 Annual Conference
The annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) will be in Austin, Texas, from February 18-21, 2009.
Multiple Pathways to Literacy
The annual conference of the International Reading Association (IRA) will be in Phoenix from February 21–25, 2009. (Find a second convention below, May 3-7. Find affiliated regional and state conferences.)
Family Literacy. Family Progress.
The annual conference of the National Center for Family Literacy will be in Orlando, Florida, from March 1 - 3, 2009.
The Celebration of Teaching and Learning
The annual conference of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21, public television stations in metropolitan New York City will be held at the Hilton New York March 6-7, 2009.
Learning Beyond Boundaries
This national conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will be Orlando from March 14 - 16, 2009.
Growing Hope, Cultivating Change
The 20th Annual National Service-Learning Conference of the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) will be in Nashville, Tennessee, March 18-21, 2009.
Leadership Is Key
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) presents its annual conference in New Orleans from April 2 - 6, 2009.
Face the Challenges. Be the Solution
The annual conference of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) will be in San Diego, California, from April 4-7, 2009.
Reading, Writing, and Conversations
The annual conference of the International Reading Association (IRA) will be in Minneapolis from May 3–7, 2009. (Find affiliated regional and state conferences.)
2009 National Migrant Education Conference
The annual conference of the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME) will be in San Antonio from May 3 - 6, 2009.
Celebrating 30 Years of Ed Tech Vision
The National Educational Computing Conference, the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), will be in Washington, DC, from June 28 - July 1, 2009.
National Media Education Conference
The bi-annual conference of the Alliance for a Media Literate American (AMLA) will be held in Detroit, Michigan, from August 1 - 4, 2009.
Nutrition Connections
This conference of the Food Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be in Arlington, Virginia, from August 3 - 5, 2009.
2009 Professional Development Conference
The annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will be in Denver from November 11 - 14, 2009.
YOU MISSED THESE RECENT CONFERENCES…
We will keep you posted as these organizations update their Web sites to share plans for their 2008-09 conferences.
Youth for a Change
The annual National Service-Learning Conference will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from April 9 - 12, 2008.
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Are you or your teachers looking for news of upcoming conferences? The conferences listed below might meet your needs! Each of the conferences listed is sponsored by a not-for-profit organization and is open to educators and/or administrators from anywhere. Check back often as this listing is updated regularly. Conferences are listed in sequence by date. 