  |
 |
 
|
|
|||||
|
Pro D
Events MARCH 2008 March 25 – 26, De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations. Offered through the Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute. This workshop is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. Moncton, ON. www.ctrinstitute.com APRIL 2008 April 4 – 6, Quantum Learning: Success for Every Child. Three days of workshops to discover how to use arts integration to deliver the core curriculum. North Vancouver, BC. www.ltta.ca April 6 – 8, Neither A Moment Nor A Mind To Waste: Strategies for Broadening Access to Post-Secondary Education. International conference organized by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the European Access Network. This conference will focus on early interventions and post-secondary transition programs and services designed to increase participation rates in colleges, universities and technical institutes by under-represented groups. Toronto, ON. www.neitheramoment.com April 25 – 26, CATALYST 2008 Conference. B.C. Science Teachers' Association. The Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort and Conference Centre, Kelowna, BC. Email: bcscta@rainey.ca Web: www.bcscta.ca MAY 2008 May, Rainbows Speaker Series. Now in its 7th year, serves to ‘educate, inspire and empower’ parents, youth, educators and families. Proceeds of the events will aid the expansion of Rainbows, a National community-based peer support program for children, youth and adults who are grieving due to separation, divorce, death or other significant loss within their family. For times and locations contact: Deb Van Natter, Rainbows, Director of Communications. May 6 – 7, Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Strategies. Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute. Participants will gain valuable insights into why suicide postvention is also suicide prevention. Moncton, ON. www.ctrinstitute.com May 8 – 9, Teaching That Works: Learning That Matters. Canadian Education Association. Fredericton, NB. May 8 – 10, The Canterbury Tales - Saint John’s Literary Festival. This three-day celebration of the written word aims to encourage the promotion of the meaning and importance of literature and literacy to all. The festival is a community project that offers a host of opportunities for published and aspiring writers as well as readers to come together in their common appreciation for the meaning and importance of literature. Saint John, NB.
Contact: 506-632-4008 or info@dreamcatcherpublising.ca JUNE 2008 June 5, UN’s World Environment Day. CO2 Kick the Habit: Towards a low carbon economy. June 22 – 28, Authentic Leadership in Action. JULY 2008 July 2 – 4, Explore Active Literacy! LTTA Summer Institute. Creatively explore literacy across the curriculum using dance, music, drama and visual art. Niagara, ON. www.ltta.ca AUGUST 2008 August 8 – 28, LTTA Summer Institute - Effective Media Literacy Instruction. Explore media literacy by creating your own short film. Toronto, ON. www.ltta.ca SEPTEMBER 2008 September 8, International Day of Literacy. OCTOBER 2008 October 24 – 26, National Conference on the Teaching of Canadian History. Association for Canadian Studies. Quebec City, QC. NOVEMBER 2008 November 3 – 4, 4th Annual National Character Education Conference,
Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, Ontario
|
 |
|
||
 |
Canadian Teacher Magazine - CanadianTeacherMagazine.com - Web Maintenance: - Paul Rudyk |
|