Events

The World Wide Web offers information about professional development events in your region, in Oregon, and across the country. Look here for listings. We expect these resources to grow! If you know of important events that should be listed here, send information to jittwebmaster@open.k12.or.us.

ESD Regional Events
Online calendars and information about regional ESD technology workshops.

Clackamas ESD

Clackamas ESD offers technology workshops on a variety of topics including Macintosh basics, Windows 95, e-mail skills, the Web, ClarisWorks, video editing.
http://cnug.clackesd.k12.or.us/cnug/cnugtable.html

Douglas ESD

Technology workshops for Douglas County educators are offered regularly throughout the school year. Check out the training opportunities and the calendar of scheduled events.
http://main.douglasesd.k12.or.us/wwwrootnew/TRAINING.cfm

Jackson ESD

Take advantage of instructional technology workshops and other professional development resources offered by Jackson ESD in southern Oregon.
http://www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/it/

Lane ESD Workshops, Seminars, Etc.

Lane ESD conducts workshops for Lane County educators covering technology, specialized services, school improvement, schools/social service integration and more.
http://www.lane.k12.or.us/workshops/

Multnomah ESD

MESD offers instructional technology classes and workshops. Topics include ClarisWorks, browsers, searching the Web, creating school Web pages, more.
http://w3.mesd.k12.or.us/frontpage.pl?Department=IMT

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Oregon Events
Events are listed in rough chronological order. Ongoing events are at the end.

OMSI Teacher Education

Portland, OR. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is a treasure chest of resources and activities for everyone, but science teachers in particular. Check the group workshops schedule, or take advantage of individual after-school Wednesday Workshops on a variety of topics (advance registration is recommended).
http://www.omsi.edu/teachers/

Project Learning Tree

The Project Learning Tree curriculum provides an integrated approach to forestry education through language arts, science, visual arts, mathematics, and other subject areas. Free, introductory workshops are scheduled in several parts of the state. You can call the Oregon Forestry Education Program at 1 (800) 554-6987 for more information or to schedule a workshop in your area.
http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep/

Portland Mac Users Group (PMUG) College

PMUG offers classes on getting the most out of your Mac on the first four Wednesdays of each month, and Saturday seminars on a variety of topics. Wednesday night classes are free for PMUG members, there's a fee for the Saturday seminars.
http://www.spiritone.com/~pmug/pages/college.html

Portland and Eugene Metro Area User Groups

A list of user groups in the 360, 503, and 541 area codes maintained by Computer Bits. User groups provide the opportunity for people to meet, learn about, and exchange ideas on a variety of hardware and software topics. You may find kindred spirits here.
http://www.computerbits.com/dept/ugc.html

Oregon Staff Development Council

The goal of the Oregon Staff Development Council (OSDC), an affiliate of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC), is to improve staff development for all school employees in Oregon. OSDC supports educational organizations in identifying learning needs and opportunities and in planning, implementing and assessing continuous improvement through staff development. OSDC also sponsors professional development activities.
http://www.continet.com/osdc/

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Nationwide and International
Events are listed in rough chronological order. Ongoing events are at the end.

Calendar of AACE Conferences

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education presents international conferences on educational multimedia, telecomputing, information technology and teacher education, the Web and the Internet. For teachers in all disciplines.
http://www.aace.org/conf/

Hands-On Universe ^TM (HOU)

Incorporating science and math topics into open-ended astronomical investigations. Directed toward K-12 teachers of science, mathematics, and technology, HOU offers training on using the HOU curriculum.and provides ongoing teacher support for participants. Time commitment: 100 hours over two years, starting with a one-week summer workshop.
http://hou.lbl.gov/index.html

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Searchable Databases and Calendars
Find other high-quality professional-development events.

Events for School Technology Professionals

A calendar of regional, national, and international conferences and events posted by and for school techonology professionals at eSchoolNews Online.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/calendar/

NWREL Events Database

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) maintains a database of upcoming local, regional, and national professional-development events.
http://www.nwrel.org/comm/database/events.asp

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