Special+Education

Bureau of Education & Research
 * "Increasing Student Spelling Achievement: Not Just on Tests, But in Daily Writing Across the Curriculum," Waltham, Ocotober 24
 * Register online at [|www.ber.org] or call 1-800-735-3503
 * "Effectively Dealing with Disruptive Students: Practical, Classroom-Proven Techniques," Waltham, November 1
 * Register online at [|www.ber.org] or call 1-800-735-3503

Massachusetts Foreign Language Association
 * The MaFLA Summer Institute in French, Spanish and Latin, and for New Teachers will be held at Lasell College in Newton, MA the weekend of August 17 - 19, 2007.
 * Participants can earn PDPs and graduate credits.
 * The Institute is for members of MaFLA, but anyone who wants to attend can join on the registration form.
 * There is still space available for this summer though it is past the registration deadline: [|www.mafla.org]

New England Association of Technology Teachers (NEATT) Conference
 * October 11-13, 2007
 * The Crown Plaza Hotel, Worcester, MA
 * http://www.neatt.org/Pages/2007%20Preview.html

On The Lynn Waterfront: Integrating Science Standards through Classroom and Field Investigations (grades 6–8)
 * August 6-15, October 27, November 17
 * Northeastern University Marine Science Center, Nahant //(with one follow up session at New England Aquarium)//
 * http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/ed_progs/subpage.php?id=25

Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) Summer Institute 2007
 * July 9-20, 2007
 * MIT Museum, Zoo New England at Franklin Park Zoo, New England Aquarium, Boston Children's Museum\
 * http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/ed_progs/subpage.php?id=32

Earthwatch Institute
 * Fellowships and funding for expeditions
 * Lesson plans and "expedition" opportunities
 * http://www.earthwatch.org/site/pp.asp?c=dsJSK6PFJnH&b=393391

Sea Education Association: A Curriculum Development Workshop for Teachers Based on Massachusetts Frameworks for Grades 3-6
 * August 8-18 and August 19-22
 * Woods Hole, MA
 * http://www.sea.edu/academics/program_teacherprogram.asp

Harvard Graduate School of Education
 * July 16-20, 2007: [|Critical Issues in Urban Special Education: Improving Outcomes for Young Students at Risk]
 * August 3-6, 2007: [|Charter Schools: Charting a Course for the Next Decade]
 * July 8-15, 2007**: [|The Harvard Institute for School Leadership: Leadership for Large-Scale Improvement]**
 * July 9-13, 2007: **[|Universal Design For Learning: Reaching All Learners]**
 * July 29 - August 3, 2007**:** [|The Project Zero Classroom 2007]
 * November 1-3, 2007: **[|Closing the Achievement Gap:]**[|**Linking Families, Schools, and Communities**]
 * November 11–14, 2007**: [|**Independent Schools Institute**]**

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/

Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
 * Snow Farm is a licensed professional development provider by the Mass. Board of Ed. and appears to offer PDP's primarily for courses in the arts (everything from mosaics to jewelry or raku to glassblowing).
 * Find all of their many courses at http://www.snowfarm.org/adultintensive.html or http://www.snowfarm.org/artindepth.html

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/

Museum of Science, Boston MA
 * Currently 6 workshops are listed on the Museum of Science website and offer a spectrum of topics including planning educational field trips or incorporating advances in biotechnology into the science classroom.
 * http://www.mos.org/educators/professional_development_and_events/professional_development

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

New Science Teacher Academy
 * "Middle and high school science teachers in their second or third year of teaching in select states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, and North Carolina) can [|apply to become a Fellow"]
 * Other professional development opportunities (more than can be counted) offered by the Academy can be found at http://www.nsta.org/pd/

Massachusetts Environmental Science Academy
 * MESA is a complete educational community unto itself that offers a wide selection of lectures, seminars, webinars, and workshops for teachers.
 * http://www.massmees.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1