Monday May 1, 2000
- ThinkQuest 2000 Internet Challenge
The ThinkQuest Internet Challenge is an international program for students ages 12 through 19 that encourages the use of the Internet to create information-rich Web-based educational tools and materials. Students form teams with their colleagues from around the world and compete for scholarships and awards totaling more than $1 million
Website: http://www.thinkquest.org/tqic/
Application Deadline: 12:00 PM EST, Monday, May 1, 2000
- ThinkQuest 2000 Tomorrow's Teachers
ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers is designed to engage the energy and ideas of pre-service teachers and current K-12 and college educators to develop Web-based curricula to enhance student learning using the resources and capabilities of the Internet. Participants work in teams composed of four to seven current and prospective educators across school district and university boundaries. Teams compete for more than $500,000 in cash awards by creating Web-based educational materials for K-12 classrooms or teacher preparation programs.
Website: http://www.thinkquest.org/tqtt/
Application Deadline: 12:00 PM EST, Monday, May 1, 2000
- SchoolTech Exposition and Conference
April 30 - May 2, 2000
Pre-Conference Workshops, April 29
Location: New York Hilton Hotel & Towers
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York
Hands on workshops, panel discussions, breakout sessions, roundtables, special half-day showcases and the industries leading exhibitor's supply the information you need to keep pace with your colleagues, and suggest creative ways for your students to integrate these tools into their daily learning experience.
www.SchoolTechExpo.com
| Tuesday May 2, 2000
- SchoolTech Exposition and Conference
April 30 - May 2, 2000
Pre-Conference Workshops, April 29
Location: New York City, New York
www.SchoolTechExpo.com
| Thursday May 4, 2000
- Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Youth Workshop
May 4-5, 2000
Location: Indiana
For more information see the YouthChange website.
| Friday May 5, 2000
- Nexus 2000 Conference on Emotional Intelligence
May 5-7
Location: San Francisco, California at the South San Francisco Conference Center
Registration information and program details are available at the website (http://www.nexuseq.com/register/).
This is an international conference to train 1,000 educational and community leaders to understand emotional intelligence and use it to make dramatic improvements in the effectiveness of organizations, schools, communities and overall society.
Nexus 2000 will explore three critical themes: Emotional Wellness, Learning and Teaching Emotional Intelligence, and Emotional Intelligence In Organizations. Participants will develop plans to apply the lessons of the conference supported through an electronic forum in the following year. They will leave with tools, alliances, models, and inspiration to implement emotional intelligence.
- California Association of Health Careers Educators
May 5-7, 2000
Join California Health Career Educators for their annual spring conference, Y2 CAHCE -- Building Foundations for 2000 and Beyond.CAHCE is a professional association dedicated to meeting the specific needs of educators preparing students to enter all areas of Health Care. The Double Tree, Costa Mesa is located just minutes from John Wayne Airport, Southcoast Plaza, Orange County Peforming Arts Center, The Beach and many fine dining locations.
Location: California
For more information see the CAHCE website.
- KEYS TO SAFER SCHOOLS.com - Anger Management/De-escalation Training
May 5, 2000
Location: Rogers, Arkansas at the Elm Street Center
A practical, how-to training for teachers, professors, counselors, probation officers and others. It will equip those involved with the tools to manage and de-escalate volatile situations. A 35 page Manual is included in the training covering these techniques:
Techniques: * Power Struggles * Anger Response Process * Core Belief System * Redirection
* Anger Interruption Method * Self Talk * Problem Solving * Punishment vs. Consequences
* Personal Space * Behavioral Responses * How to Break Up A Fight * Reality vs. Perception
* Measure Your Anger Checklist * Managing An Escalating/Hostage Situation * and much more…
For more information see website: http://www.keystosaferschools.com or Email us: keys@efortress.com
- Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Youth Workshop
May 4-5, 2000
Location: Indiana
For more information see the YouthChange website.
| Saturday May 6, 2000
- Nexus 2000 Conference on Emotional Intelligence
May 5-7
Location: San Francisco, California at the South San Francisco Conference Center
Registration information and program details are available at the website (http://www.nexuseq.com/register/).
- California Association of Health Careers Educators
May 5-7, 2000
Location: California
For more information see the CAHCE website.
| Sunday May 7, 2000
- Nexus 2000 Conference on Emotional Intelligence
May 5-7
Location: San Francisco, California at the South San Francisco Conference Center
Registration information and program details are available at the website (http://www.nexuseq.com/register/).
- California Association of Health Careers Educators
May 5-7, 2000
Location: California
For more information see the CAHCE website.
| Tuesday May 9, 2000
- "New ways of scientific comunication"
May, 9, 10, 11, 2000
XV Conference of the Association Internacionale de Bibliologie(AIB) and first Conference of the Spanish Asociation of Bibliologie (AEB)
http://www.aucal.edu/eventos/aib
Salamanca, Spain
| Wednesday May 10, 2000
- "New ways of scientific comunication"
May, 9, 10, 11, 2000
XV Conference of the Association Internacionale de Bibliologie(AIB) and first Conference of the Spanish Asociation of Bibliologie (AEB)
http://www.aucal.edu/eventos/aib
Salamanca, Spain
| Thursday May 11, 2000
- The Read In!
May 11, 2000
The Read In! is a day long reading project for hundreds of thousands of students throughout the world in grades K-12. It incorporates and integrates Language Arts curriculum and Telecommunications into a remarkable and worthwhile educational collaboration among peers!
For more information visit the website: www.readin.org
- "New ways of scientific comunication"
May, 9, 10, 11, 2000
XV Conference of the Association Internacionale de Bibliologie(AIB) and first Conference of the Spanish Asociation of Bibliologie (AEB)
http://www.aucal.edu/eventos/aib
Salamanca, Spain
- Teleconference Features National Teachers of the Year
Six National Teachers of the Year -- one from each decade since the 1950s -- will join Secretary Riley for a live teleconference on May 11, 8:00-9:00 pm ET. All State Teachers of the Year 2000 & National Teachers of the Year from 1952-2000 will also be a part of the conversation, which helps mark the 50th anniversary of the National Teacher of the Year program.
To register your participation (so you'll be notified of changes in satellite coordinates & other information), or to locate a local meeting or TV broadcast of this teleconference, please register online at http://www.ed.gov/registerevent or call 1-800- USA-LEARN. For more information about teacher quality, please see http://www.ed.gov/inits/teachers/index.html
- Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Youth Workshop
May 11-12, 2000
Location: Wisconsin
For more information see the YouthChange website.
| Friday May 12, 2000
- Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Youth Workshop
May 11-12, 2000
For more information see the YouthChange website.
- National Book Bonanza Contest
Two grand-prize readers will win a trip to Washington, DC! Second-place
readers will win a $500 gift certificate toward a computer or bike. All
students have to do is register with a parent, guardian or teacher and start reading to win this and other Book Bonanza prizes.
Deadline: May 12, 2000.
Check out the website: http://www.bookadventure.org
| Sunday May 14, 2000
| Monday May 15, 2000
| Tuesday May 16, 2000
| Wednesday May 17, 2000
| Monday May 22, 2000
- "Be a TIME For Kids Convention Reporter!" Contest
Deadline: May 22, 2000
It may be YOUR TURN to tackle the biggest story of the year for TIME For Kids Magazine and timeforkids.com! The winners get not just a prize, but a job -- a really big job -- reporting everything they see, learn, hear, and OVER hear from INSIDE at one of the two national political conventions. Entrants must be 13 years of age or younger as of July 21, 2000 and need to submit a 500-word statement explaining why they would be the best reporter for TIME For Kids.
For more info checkout the website: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/election2000/contest.html
| Tuesday May 23, 2000
- The World Education Market
May 23rd-27th, 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WEM will be the first truly global, multisectoral, education forum, bringing together the key players from both the public and private sectors, and representing the international who’s who of education, training and lifelong learning. Over 4000 participants are expected to attend WEM. To date, 270 companies/organisations from 31 countries will be exhibiting, and participants from 46 countries have already confirmed their presence.
http://www.wemex.com
| Wednesday May 24, 2000
- The World Education Market
May 23rd-27th, 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WEM will be the first truly global, multisectoral, education forum, bringing together the key players from both the public and private sectors, and representing the international who’s who of education, training and lifelong learning. Over 4000 participants are expected to attend WEM. To date, 270 companies/organisations from 31 countries will be exhibiting, and participants from 46 countries have already confirmed their presence.
http://www.wemex.com
| Thursday May 25, 2000
- The World Education Market
May 23rd-27th, 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WEM will be the first truly global, multisectoral, education forum, bringing together the key players from both the public and private sectors, and representing the international who’s who of education, training and lifelong learning. Over 4000 participants are expected to attend WEM. To date, 270 companies/organisations from 31 countries will be exhibiting, and participants from 46 countries have already confirmed their presence.
http://www.wemex.com
| Friday May 26, 2000
- The World Education Market
May 23rd-27th, 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WEM will be the first truly global, multisectoral, education forum, bringing together the key players from both the public and private sectors, and representing the international who’s who of education, training and lifelong learning. Over 4000 participants are expected to attend WEM. To date, 270 companies/organisations from 31 countries will be exhibiting, and participants from 46 countries have already confirmed their presence.
http://www.wemex.com
| Saturday May 27, 2000
- The World Education Market
May 23rd-27th, 2000
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
WEM will be the first truly global, multisectoral, education forum, bringing together the key players from both the public and private sectors, and representing the international who’s who of education, training and lifelong learning. Over 4000 participants are expected to attend WEM. To date, 270 companies/organisations from 31 countries will be exhibiting, and participants from 46 countries have already confirmed their presence.
http://www.wemex.com
| Wednesday May 31, 2000
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