In 2008-2009, there are a number of opportunities for educators from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Here is a list of just a few of their institutes, conferences, onsite staff development and online course opportunities:

January

12, 3:30-4:30 ET Web Seminar, "Research-based strategies to engage students in the classroom"

22-24 in San Diego, CA, "Understanding by Design: Beginning the Journey"

22-23 in San Diego, CA, "Linking Professional Development to Improvement in Student Learning"

22 in San Diego, CA, "Classroom assessment and grading that works"

23 in San Diego, CA, "How to implement professional learning communities"

"an exemplary international qualification for exemplary international teachers"

The ITC is for teachers in internationally-minded schools who are keen to build on their accomplishments, and are committed to learner-centered and learning-centered international education.

-Taken from the information brochure from the ECIS conference in Nice, France

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Teacher Training Center to go...

What their website says it is:

• Professional development offered on weekends, during the academic year customized to the needs of international school teachers in the region.
• Curriculum based on TTC standards for teaching and international best practices.
• Curriculum focused on direct application of skills into the classroom and school.
• One semester hour of university credit available.

Teacher Training Center for International Educators - Summer Institutes

The 2009 TTC Summer Institutes have been scheduled - they fill up quickly, so if you are interested, don't wait until May or June to try to register for classes. You might get lucky, but you might not. Check out their website for more information.

The 10th International Conference on "Models in Developing Mathematics Education," will be in Dresden, Germany, September 11-17, 2009. Featured in the September 2008 (volume 45, issue 2) "NCTM News Bulletin," this project is dedicated to innovation in mathematics and statistics education.

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