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Calendar 2007
Reading Rockets offers up-to-date listings of local and national reading and education events, conferences, and workshops. Click on a month below to see scheduled events. The "Go to website" link under each listing provides additional information.
February 2007
Feb 1-3 |
TRLD Annual ConferenceTechnology Reading and Learning Diversity |
Feb 3-4 |
National African American Read InBlack Caucus of NCTE |
Feb 3-6 |
National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy ConferenceReading Recovery Council of North America |
Feb 7-10 |
NABE Annual ConferenceNational Association for Bilingual Education |
Feb 10-13 |
ACE Annual MeetingAmerican Council on Education |
Feb 14-17 |
LDA Annual ConferenceLearning Disabilities Association Pittsburgh, PA |
Feb 17-21 |
ATE Annual MeetingThe Association of Teacher Educators |
Feb 23 - 25 |
NASSP Annual Convention & ExpositionNational Association of Secondary School Principals |
Feb 24-27 |
AACTE Annual Meeting and ExhibitsAmerican Association for Colleges of Teacher Education |
Feb 28-Mar 3 |
NAIS Annual ConferenceNational Association of Independent Schools |
March 2007
National Music in Our Schools MonthNational Association for Music Education |
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Mar 1-4 |
AASA National Conference on EducationAmerican Association of School Administrators
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Mar 2 |
Read Across America DayNational Education Association
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Mar 4 - 6 |
Annual National Conference on Family LiteracyNational Center for Family Literacy |
Mar 17-19 |
ASCD Conference and Exhibit ShowAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
Mar 21-24 |
TESOL Convention and ExhibitTeachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages |
Mar 27 - 31 |
NASP Annual ConventionNational Association of School Psychologists |
Mar 29 - Apr 2 |
NAESP National Convention and ExpositionNational Association of Elementary School Principals Seattle, WA |
April 2007
National Poetry MonthAcademy of American Poets |
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School Library Media MonthAmerican Library Association |
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Apr 9-13 |
AERA Annual Meeting and ExhibitionAmerican Education Research Association |
Apr 15-21 |
National Library WeekAmerican Library Association |
Apr 16-18 |
Plain Talk About Reading InstituteCenter for Development and Learning |
Apr 18-21 |
CEC Convention and ExpoCouncil for Exceptional Children |
May 2007
May 13-17 |
IRA Annual MeetingInternational Reading Association |
May 13-19 |
Reading Is Fun WeekReading Is Fundamental Inc. |
June 2007
Jun 3-6 |
Teacher Leader InstituteReading Recovery Council of North America |
Jun 5-6 |
Teacher-to-Teacher Early Childhood Education Summer WorkshopU.S. Department of Education |
Jun 21-22 |
ALA Annual ConferenceAmerican Library Association |
Jun 24-27 |
National Education Computing ConferenceInternational Society for Technology in Education |
July 2007
Jul 10-13 |
National Forum on Education PolicyEducation Commission of the States |
Jul 12 |
National Summer Reading DayCenter for Summer Learning |
Jul 12-15 |
Literacies for All Summer InstituteNational Council for Teachers of English |
Jul 19-22 |
Summer Leadership InstituteAmerican Association of School Administrators |
July 19-20 |
Teacher-to-Teacher Early Childhood Education Summer WorkshopU.S. Department of Education |
Jul 26-28 |
NBPTS National ConferenceNational Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
September 2007
Sept 11-12 |
Business and Education ConferenceConference Board |
Sept 29 |
National Book FestivalLibrary of Congress |
October 2007
National Book MonthNational Book Foundation |
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Oct 1-2 |
CREATE ConferenceCenter for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners |
Oct 17-20 |
IRA Rocky Mountain Regional ConferenceInternational Reading Association |
Oct 25-28 |
AASL National Conference & ExhibitionAmerican Association of School Librarians |
Oct 31-Nov 3 |
IDA's 58th Annual ConferenceInternational Dyslexia Association |
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