ASCD Summer Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Understanding by Design, and What Works in Schools
June 26–28, 2009, Houston, Tex.
Get excited about school improvement! Learn how to connect differentiated instruction, Understanding by Design, and What Works in Schools, three powerhouse approaches to school improvement. Here's your opportunity to take your practice to an even higher level by using these successful movements in school reform. Featuring Robert Marzano, Jay McTighe, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and Grant Wiggins, this is a must-attend ASCD event!
You can also sign up for the Pre-Conference Institutes that will be held on Thursday, June 25. Topics will include "Differentiation Grows Up: A Bird's Eye View of Purpose, Process, and Key Components," with Deborah Burns, Cheshire Public Schools, Berlin, Conn.; "Leading Differentiated Instruction," with Marcia B. Imbeau, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; "Understanding by Design: Beginning the Journey," with Allison Zmuda, educational consultant, Woodbury, Conn.; and "Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement," with John L. Brown, educational consultant, Alexandria, Va.
ASCD Conference on Teaching and Learning: Leading and Learning in the 21st Century
October 30–November 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Don't miss the annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. This year's conference will address new ways of leading, teaching, and learning in the 21st century. The conference will look at the education practices that help schools aim higher than ever before, address how educators—in a single classroom or systemwide—can ensure that students acquire the knowledge and skills for life-long learning, and discuss the policies and practices that hold the most potential for better results.
Pre-Conference Institutes will be held on October 29 and will address "Supervising the Art and Science of Teaching" and "Helping Learning Leaders Succeed in the 21st Century."