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National Council of Teachers of English
 * The National Council of Teachers of English is a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.
 * Their professional development listings can be found at:http: [|http:////www.ncte.org/profdev//]

Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
 * The Bureau fa
 * cilitates the recruitment, preparation and retention of Jewish educators and how they can be successful.
 * The have a variety of professional development opportunities and fellowships for Jewish educators: http://www.bje.org/?home

Public Education Network
 * PEN is an association of [|local education funds (LEFs)] and [|individuals] working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across the country.
 * This outfit produces a weekly //NewsBlast// that keeps interested humans up-to-date about education stuff including professional development opportunities. Start at their homepage to check on the //NewsBlast//: http://www.publiceducation.org/index.asp

6th Annual Poetry Institute for Educators
 * July 16 - July 20, 2007 at Boston University
 * Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, in cooperation with the Boston University School of Education, is accepting applications from teachers and teacher/administrator teams across grade levels to join him for a remarkable week in Boston. Participants will study and discuss poetry with renowned practitioners of the art, five award-winning American poets.
 * http://www.bu.edu/sed/poetryinstitute

Massachusetts Department of Education: Professional Development Institutes Summer 2007
 * A treasure trove of opportunities that traverse all subject areas and grade levels--see the following link and download the brochure entitled "2007 Summer Professional Development Institute Brochure - Updated"
 * http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/cinstitute/

Primary Source: Education for Global Understanding
 * Year round seminars, summer institutes, and programming most of which occurs on site in Watertown, MA.
 * Seminar topics are arranged by region of the world and are intended to provide an in depth connection to cultures from around the world as well as a venue were instructional practices are modeled and discussed
 * The voluminous list of seminars, etc. can be found on their website [|http://www.primarysource.org]

New England Comperehensive Center (NECC)
 * NECC is one of 15 regional comprehensive centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education that supports educators in the six New England states
 * They hold periodic meetings, webinars, and panel discussions on a variety of issues but most importantly on developing high quality teachers and providing the necessary technical support to incoporate data and technology into school culture
 * http://www.necomprehensivecenter.org/

Teachers Count
 * This website is a clearinghouse for large national conferences on a variety of topics; unfortunately, none of them are coming to Boston or New England.
 * The link to their list of conferences is http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/conferences.shtml