Rubicon heads to spring conferences across the nation
Rubicon is gearing up for the 2013 spring conference season with a focus on attending Common Core-related sessions at national conferences across the country. A Rubicon team will attend the Annual National Science Teachers Association Conference April 11-14 in San Antonio and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics April 17-20 in Denver. Another group will head to the Annual Conference on Common Core State Standards and Assessment April 30-May 2 and the CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment June 19-22 in Baltimore. We'll be actively posting and tweeting throughout all of the conference. Connect with our team at any of these conferences or reach out to us on Twitter @rubiconatlas or Facebook/RubiconInternational.
NAIS Celebrates 50th Annual Conference
Independent School Leaders will gather for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) annual conference this year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 27-March 1. The conference theme is "Think Big, Think Great." The organization celebrates their 50th anniversary this year. We look forward to seeing you there.
ECIS Announces Keynotes For Annual Leadership
The European Council of International Schools (ECIS) has announced keynote speakers for their Annual Leadership Conference to be held April 4-7 in Berlin, Germany. Speakers will include John Carr who writes and consults about internet safety and is one of the world's leading authorities on children's and young people's use of the internet; Dr. Yong Zhao an internationally known scholar and author whose focus is on the implications of globalization and technology on education; and Patricia O' Brien, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN.
CMI Returns To Utah Summer 2013
Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs has announced that Curriculum 21 will return to Utah again this summer for the 2013 Curriculum Mapping Institute "Mapping to the Core." This year's program will focus on integration of the Common Core Standards into school curriculum and the opportunity to upgrade teaching and learning through collaborative inquiry. For more information visit www.curriculum21.com.
NESA Connects AERO Standards To The Common Core
The Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) Spring Educators Conference (April 5-8, Bangkok, Thailand) will feature a pre-conference workshop which will focus on the Common Core State Standards which have been incorporated into the Project AERO framework. The workshop will highlight AERO's connection to the Common Core and the academic shifts that will require changes in curriculum..
