To list your conference or event here, please e-mail the College library with the information at library@oct.ca; fax 416-961-8822; or phone 416-961-8800 ext. 679.

SEPTEMBER

September 4-5
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, for educators; 2003 CRESST Conference; Los Angeles; 310-794-9168;
fax: 310-825-3883; Ron@ucla.edu; www.cse.ucla.edu/index1.htm

September 6
Annual Meeting of College Members

September 19
2nd Annual e-literacy OnTarget Conference: a Forum for Education and Training in New Media
; Toronto; www.getontarget.ca/conference

September 20
Toronto Waldorf School; A Day Seminar for Educators: Presenting Barbara Coloroso - Teaching With Wit and Wisdom in These Times of Change; Richmond Hill; 905-881-6137; www.torontowaldorf.ca/School.htm

September 20-21
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Principal Qualification Programs Parts 1 and 2; OISE, Toronto; 416-923-6641 Ext. 2721; fax: 416-926-4741; vhawkins@oise.utoronto.ca ; www.oise.utoronto.ca/~pbegley/

September 21-23
Association of Information and Dissemination Centers; Association of Information and Dissemination Centers Fall Meeting; Montreal, Quebec; 215-654-9129; info@asidic.org; www.asidic.org

September 25-26
Council Meeting

September 25-26
The Learning Disabilities Assoc. of Ontario; A different way of learning can lead to Success Conference; Toronto; 416 929-4311 ext. 29; liz@ldao.on.ca; www.ldao.on.ca/

September 27-28
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Principal Qualification Programs Parts 1 and 2; OISE, Toronto; 416-923-6641 Ext. 2721; fax: 416-926-4741; vhawkins@oise.utoronto.ca ; www.oise.utoronto.ca/~pbegley/

September 27-30
Council of Educational Facility Planners; 80th International Annual Conference and Trade Show; Toronto; 480-391-0840; barb@cefpi.org; www.cefpi.org/

September 27-30
Council of Educational Facility Planners International; Council of Educational Facility Planners International Annual Conference and Trade Show "Building Connections"; Toronto, Ontario; 480-391-0840; barb@cefpi.org; www.cefpi.org


OCTOBER

October 2-3
National Study of School Evaluation School improvement; Focusing on Student Performance Institute: Creating Research-based Schoolwide Action Plans for Increasing Student Achievement; Schaumburg, Illinois; NSSE, 847-995-9080 or
1-800-843-6773; fax: 847-995-9088; schoolimprovement@nsse.org; www.nsse.org/

October 2-4
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders; International Conference on Meeting the Diverse Needs of Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioral Problems: Strategies, Supports, and Services that Work!;
St. Louis, Missouri; 940-565-3583; fax: 940-565-4055; bullock@tac.coe.unt.edu; www.unt.edu/behavioraldisorders

October 2-4
Ontario Middle Level Education Association; OMLEA Middle Mania - Key Note Speaker: Nancy Doda; Mississauga; stephanie.fetterolf@tdsb.on.ca; www.OMLEA.com

October 3-5
Lesley University's Center for Reading Recovery; Early Literacy Institute: Clay's Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement; Cambridge, Massachusetts; 617-349-8402; literacy@mail.lesley.edu; www.lesley.edu/

October 4-5
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Principal Qualification Programs Parts 2; Cambridge, Ontario; 416-923-6641 Ext. 2721;
fax: 416-926-4741; vhawkins@oise.utoronto.ca; www.oise.utoronto.ca/~pbegley/

October 7-11
North American Association for Environmental Education; 32nd Annual Conference: Thinking Globally While Acting Culturally; Anchorage, Alaska; 907-376-0970; fax: 907-376-2396; admin@anroe.org; www.naaee.org

October 9
Ontario Association of Junior Educators; OAJE Mini-Conference : Organizing the Junior Classroom; London; 519-570-0003, ext. 4269; www.oaje.org

October 9-11
Council for Learning Disabilities; 25th International Conference on Learning Disabilities; Bellevue, Washington; 913-492-8755; fax: 913-492-2546; www.cldinternational.org/

October 15-18
Ontario Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; 2nd International Conference on The Art and Soul of Teaching: Supporting Communities That Learn; Toronto; margboone@lycos.com; www.ascd.ca/ascd/on/.

October 16-18
Ontario Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; The Art and Soul of Teaching: An International Conference Supporting Communities that Learn; Toronto; www.ascd.ca

October 16-19
National Dance Education Organization; Annual Conference: Culture, Language, and Dance Education; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Bill Evans 505-277-3660;
fax: 505-277-9625; bevan@unm.edu; www.ndeo.org/

October 17-18
Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association; OMLTA Fall Conference: Building Bridges to Understanding; Waterloo, Ontario; 905-315-7877;
fax: 905-315-7880; omlta@idirect.com; www.omlta.org

October 18-21
University of New Brunswick; University of New Brunswick Annual International Learning Conference (9th); Fredericton, New Brinswick; 506-447-3018; naweb@unb.ca; http://naweb.unb.ca.

October 19-21
Society for College and University Planning; Society for College and University Planning North Central Regional Conferece: "Forces to Resources: Confronting Challenges to Meet Pressing Needs"; Ottawa, Ontario;
414-278-3424; rluskin@hga.com; www.scup.org/nc2003.

October 20-24
Ontario Science Centre; Earth and Space Week; Toronto; 416-696-3255; hanadie.chebib@osc.on.ca; www.ontariosciencecentre.ca

October 22

National Peer Helpers Association; National Peer Helpers Day; 1-800-362-7337; fax: 913-362-0735; npha@peerhelping.org; www.peerhelping.org.

October 22-24
National School Boards Association; T+L2: Leading Learning to a Higher Level Conference; The Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California; 703-838-6722; aflynn@nsba.org; www.nsba.org/T+L/.

October 22-25

National Rural Education Association; for rural educators and administrators; Annual Conference; Kearney, Nebraska; 405-325-7959; fax: 405-325- 7959; bmooneyham@ou.edu; hwww.nrea.net.

October 23-24
National Study of School Evaluation; for teachers and administrators; Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Strategies and Guidelines for System-wide Planning and Support for Local Schools; Schaumburg, Illinois; 847-995-9080 or 1-800-843-6773; fax: 847-995-9088; schoolimprovement@nsse.org; www.nsse.org/.

October 23 & 24th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities; Montreal, Quebec; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

October 23-24
McGill University, Centre for Educational Leadership; Registered service provider for PLP; Rick DuFour & Becky Burnett: Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement; Montreal;
514-398-5167; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership

October 24
National Organization for Competency Assurance; Border to Border : Breaking Barriers to Certification; Toronto; www.noca.org/news/workshops.htm

October 25
Toronto Reading Council; Guest Speaker Richard Allington, Author of "Classrooms that Work: They can All Read and Write"; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto; 416-393-1270; slpeterson@utoronto.ca

October 25

Norseman Junior Middle School; 50th Anniversary Reunion for Staff, Parents and Former Students; Toronto, norseman50th@yahoo.com

October 29th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - Practical Strategies for Differentiated Learning (Elementary); Montreal, Quebec; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

October 29
McGill University, Centre for Educational Leadership; Registered service provider for PLP; Practical Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (Elementary Grades); Montreal; 514 398-5167; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership

October 29-1
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder; 15th Annual CHADD International Conference; Denver; 301-306- 7070 ext. 118;
fax: 301-306-7090; marsha_bokman@chadd.org; www.nsse.org/.

October 30-November 2
National School Conference Institute; 3rd Annual Conference on Instructional Leadership and Teacher Quality: Mentoring and Monitoring for Increased Student Learning; Washington D.C.; www.learning24-7.com/

October 31- November 2
American Association of School Administrators;Women Administrators Conference; Arlington, Virginia; 703-528-0700; www.aasa.org/.


NOVEMBER

November 1-3
American Society for Quality, the Association for Quality and Participation, and the New Mexico Department of Education; National Quality Education Conference; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Dale Tuttle; 414-298-8789 ext. 7438; dtuttle@asq.org; www.asq.org/.

November 5-8

National Association for the Education of Young Children; Annual Conference; McCormick Place, Chicago; 202-232-8777; fax: 202-328-1846; www.naeyc.org/.

November 6-8
Council for Exceptional Children & Science and Technology for Today and Tomorrow (SETTT); 47th Annual Provincial Conference: Beyond Difference; Toronto;
416-424-3831; pgerolimon@bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca

November 6-8
Ontario Music Educators' Association; UPBEAT 2003 Conference; Huntsville, Ontario; sharon.fitzsimmins@sympatico.ca; www.omea.on.ca/

November 6-8
Science Teachers' Association of Ontario; Dreams Are Made for Pursuit Conference; Toronto; http://www.stao.org

November 6-8
National Middle School Association; 30th Annual Conference and Exhibit: Middle Level Education: Middle Level on Our Minds; Atlanta, Georgia;
614-895-4730 or 1-800-528-6672; fax: 614-895-4750; info@nmsa.org; www.nmsa.org/.

November 6-9
Psychonomic Society, Inc.; 44th Annual Meeting; Vancouver, British Colombia; 512-462-2442; www.psychonomic.org/meet.htm.

November 7th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - Differentiated Learning in the Secondary Classroom; Montreal, Quebec; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

November 9-11
Ontario School Counsellors' Association; OSCA 2003 : Building Bridges; Inn On The Park; Toronto; judyferg@enoreo.on.ca; www.osca.ca/

November 12-16
National Association for Gifted Children; Half Century Celebration: 50 Years and Racing to the Future; Indianapolis; Lancey Boros; 202-785-4268; fax: 202-785-4248; nagc@nagc.org; http://www.nagc.org/.

November 13th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - Project-based Learning in PreKindergarten and Kindergarten; Montreal, Quebec; Sheryl Gilman; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

November 13-15
Teachers of English as a Second Language; TESL Canada's 17th Conference: Connecting Communities: Inspirations and Aspirations; Burnaby, British Columbia; 604-736-6330; fax: 604-736-6306; bcteal@telus.net; http://www.bcteal.org

November 13-16
Association for Experiential Education; 31st Annual International Conference; Vancouver, British Colombia; Cheryl Schwartz; 303-440-8844; cheryl@aee.org; http://www.aee.org/conferences/confserv.html.

November 20-21
National Study of School Evaluation; Leadership for Continuous Improvement: Strategies and Guidelines for System-wide Planning and Support for Local Schools; Schaumburg, Illinois; 847-995-9080 or 1-800-843-6773; fax: 847-995-9088; schoolimprovement@nsse.org; http://www.nsse.org/.

November 20-21
Consortium for Policy Research in Education; National Conference on Teacher Compensation and Evaluation; Chicago; Lisa Armstrong; 608-263-4260; fax: 608-263-9390; llarmst1@facstaff.wisc.edu; http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/cpre/.

November 20-22
Teachers of English as a Second Language of Ontario; 31st Annual Conference: Broadening Our Perspectives; Toronto; http://www.teslontario.org

November 20-22
Ontario Principals' Council; Odyssey Conference 2003 : Leading for Learning; Toronto; centreforleadership@principals.on.ca ; http://www.principals.on.ca.

November 20-22
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 703-620-9840; nctm@nctm.org; http://www.nctm.org/meetings.

November 20-23
University of Victoria; University of Victoria Conference: "Learning And The World We Want: Intersecting Conversations on Education, Culture, and Community"; Victoria, British Colombia; Dr. Carmen Rodriguez; 250-721-7863; info@worldwewant.ca ; http://www.worldwewant.ca.

November 20-23
National Council of Teachers of English; 2003 Annual Convention; San Francisco.; 877-369-6283; fax: 217-328-9645; convreg@ncte.org ; http://www.ncte.org/convention .
November 20-23
American Indian Science and Engineering Society; AISES National Conference; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Cristy Davis; 505-765-1052 ext. 108; fax: 505-765- 5608; cristy@aises.org ; http://www.aises.org .

November 21-23
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ACTFL 2003 Conference; Philadelphia;  Louise Patierno; 914-963-8830; fax: 914-963-1275; headquarters@actfl.org ; http://www.actfl.org.

November 21-23
American Association of Teachers of German; Annual Meeting; Pennsylvania Convention Center ,Philadelphia; Helene Zimmer-Loew; 856-795-5553; fax: 856-795-9398; helene@aatg.org ; http://www.aatg.org/.

November 24th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - The Language of Math - Designing Rich Learning & Assessment Tasks (Grades 5-9, Cycle 3 Elementary & Cycle 1 Secondary); Montreal, Quebec; Trevor Brown; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

November 27th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - The Literacy Principal: Creating a School Culture for Literacy; Montreal, Quebec; David Booth; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/

November 28th
McGill Centre for Educational Leadership; Distinguished Educators Seminar Series - "Even Hockey Players Read" - Issues of Literacy and Boys; Montreal, Quebec; David Booth; 514-398-6961; www.education.mcgill.ca/leadership/


DECEMBER

December 6
American Association of School Administrators; AESA Annual Conference; Marco Island, Florida; Dyanne Hughes or Brian Talbott; 703-528-0700; http://www.aasa.org/.

December 3-7
Association of Boarding Schools; 2003 TABS Conference; Boston; 202-966- 8705; fax: 202-966-8708; TABS@schools.com; http://www.schools.com/.

December 6-10
National Staff Development Council; 35th Annual Conference; New Orleans; 513-523-6029; fax: 513-523-0638; nsdcoffice@aol.com.

December 11-12
Council Meeting

December 10-13
Association for the Severely Handicapped; 2003 TASH Annual Conference; Chicago; Denise Marshall; 410-828-8274; http://www.tash.org/.

December 27-30
The Modern Language Association of America; Annual convention; New York City; Maribeth T. Kraus; 646-576-5000; conventions@mla.org; http://www.mla.org/.

 

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