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National Professional Development Schedule
2008-2009

Downloadable Professional Development Calendar (PDF)

National Events

Event Dates Location
Learning Expeditions for Educators (Summits)
Physiology and Fitness July 6-10, 2009 Estes Park, CO
Civil Rights July 13-17, 2009 Little Rock, AR
Outward Bound Educator Courses
Rafting Cataract Canyon July 22-29, 2009 Colorado River, UT
National 5-Day Institutes
Reading 1 Institute January 15-19, 2009 Salt Lake City, UT
Reading 2 Institute January 15-19, 2009 Hartford, CT
Secondary Institute - Portland July 6-10, 2009 Portland, OR
Secondary Institute - Baltimore July 13-17, 2009 Baltimore, MD
Secondary Institute - Boston July 13-17, 2009 Boston, MA
Primary Institute July 20-24, 2009 Boston, MA
Arts and Science Institute July 20-24, 2009 Amherst, MA
Reading 1 - Baltimore Institute July 27-31, 2009 Baltimore, MD
National 3-Day Institutes
Grading and Reporting Institute January 15-17, 2009 Bay Area, CA
Creating Quality Assessments of Learning Institute January 22-24, 2009 Denver, CO
Science Elementary Institute January 29-31, 2009 Atlanta, GA
Math - Primary (K-2) Institute February 5-7, 2009 Baltimore, MD
Math - Intermediate (3-6) Institute February 5-7, 2009 Baltimore, MD
Writing 2 - Humanities Institute February 5-7, 2009 Kansas City, MO
Math - Middle (6-8) Institute February 16-18, 2009 Portland, OR
Math - High School Institute February 16-18, 2009 Portland, OR
Grading and Reporting Institute April 23-25, 2009 Kansas City, MO
Writing 1 Institute July 8-10, 2009 Salt Lake City, UT
Writing - Primary Institute July 8-10, 2009 Salt Lake City, UT
Site Seminars
Northpoint EL HS & Mile High MS Site Seminar (6-12) January 22-23, 2009 Prescott, AZ
Decatur Site Seminar (K-3) February 19-20, 2009 Decatur, GA
WHEELS and Validus Site Seminar (6-12) April 23-24, 2009 New York, NY
King Middle School Site Seminar May 14-15, 2009 Portland, ME
Regional Events

Event Dates Location
Mid-Atlantic Regional Institutes
Mid-Atlantic Leadership, Part 2 January 29, 2009 Richmond, VA
Mid-Atlantic Leadership, Part 3 April 2, 2009 Baltimore, MD
Mid-Atlantic Intro to ELS 2009 August 5-7, 2009 Baltimore, MD
NYC Regional Institutes
NYC Grading and Reporting April 2-4, 2009 New York, NY
Northeast Regional Institutes
Northeast Differentiation February 12-14, 2009 Springfield, MA
Northwest, California, and Mountain Regional Institutes
Mountain Leadership, Part 2 January 29-30, 2009 Denver, CO
Northwest - CA - Leadership, Part 2 January 29-30, 2009 Vancouver, WA
Mountain Region Differentiation April 13-15, 2009 Denver, CO
Northwest - Mountain - Intro to ELS 2009 August 5-7, 2009 Bainbridge Island, WA
Southeast Regional Institutes
Southeast Documenting Expeditions March 24-25, 2009 Atlanta, GA
Southeast Intro to ELS 2009 June 16-18, 2009 Boone, NC
Southwest Regional Institutes
Southwest - "It's All in the Design" June 10-12, 2009 Santa Fe, NM

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