Summer Workshops Give Educators New Possiblities

Press Relase #2 might be aluring to teachers and principals-from both elementary and secondary schools-who a looking for a new, better way to shifttheir students in the right direction. U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (remember her?) announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is holding six regional workshops this summer.

Those who decide to attend a workshop will get an opportunity to collaborate with their peers and learn new methods dealing with literacy and reading, mathematics, science, social studies, the No Child Left Behind Act, special education, English-language learning, school leadership, testing, using data effectively, federal grant writing, and more.

The workshops are a part of the Teacher-to-Teacher initiative, which is designed to help teachers improve their skills by keeping them informed of the latest strategies and research that will help students reach their full potential.

This year's workshops will be held:

June 20-22 in Cincinnati
June 27-29 in Phoenix
July 11-13 in Minneapolis
July 18-20 in Tampa, Fla.
July 25-27 in Bethesda, Md.
Aug. 1-3 in San Jose, Calif.

Does any of this sound highlty appealing? If yes, then register for the workshops and other aspects of the Teacher-to-Teacher initiative by going to www.ed.gov/teacherinitiative.