E-Newsletter: December 2008

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Professional Development Highlights

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In Pennsylvania:

May 7-8 – 10th Annual Visitation Day, Carnegie Mellon Cyert Center for Early Education, Pittsburgh, PA
May 13-15 - First International Early Arts Conference, Pittsburgh, PA; more information to come.
June 20- 22 - American Evolution: Arts in the New Civic Life, Americans for the Arts Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
July 19-24 – PA Governor’s Institute, “The Arts,” Valley Forge, PA, contact 717-783-9260
July 19-24 - PA Governor’s Institute, “Early Childhood Literacy,” Huntingdon, PA, contact 717-783-9260
July 26-31 – PA Governor’s Institute, “Pre-Kindergarten Literacy,” LaPlume, PA, contact 717-783-9260

Outside of Pennsylvania:

December 14-18 - 25th Annual Head Start Parent Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,
February 12-14, 2009 – International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting, Denton, Texas, www.cpe.unt.edu or call 940-369-7246
February 23- 25 - Child Welfare League of America National Conference; Children Today…America’s Future
March 1 - National Conference on Family Literacy, Orlando, Florida,
March 8-10 - Building Meaningful Learning in an Age of Standards: Inspirations from Reggio Emilia, Englewood, NJ, contact 201-568-0817 X32 or bberger@bergenfamilycenter.org
May 10-13 – 5th World Environmental Congress, Montreal, Canada
March 12 -14 - Changing the World One Child at a Time (Virginia AEYC), Richmond, Virginia
March 19-21 – Reflective Practice: Listening, Looking, and Learning with Young Children, West Chester, Ohio, contact CAEYC
April 21-24 - 2009 Extension Family Science Network (EFSN) Conference: Circle of Influence: Discovery, Scholarship and Engagement through Family Science, New Orleans, LA
April 22-25 – National Coalition for Campus childcare Centers Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
June 9 – World Forum 2009 on Early Education and Care
June 28-30 - The Values of the Reggio Emilia Approach, North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, Boulder, CO
June 30-July 2 - Advanced Study, North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, Boulder, CO
June 28-July 2 - Comprehensive Experience, North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, Boulder, CO