Conferences & Workshops

First Annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute

The East Mississippi Center for Educational Development (EMCED) in partnership with Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus will be hosting the "First Annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute," July 6-10, 2009. EMCED is offering workshops in the following subjects: English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, U.S. History, Calculus AB and Studio Arts. Visit our website for more information and updates: www.emced.org, click on the APSI link to register.

The Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth

The Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth, July 5-24, 2009 is a three-week residential program and is designed for students in grades seven through 10 who qualify based on SAT or ACT results. A variety of intensive, fast-paced courses will be offered in a variety of subjects. Financial aid is available based on need and on a limited basis. For more information contact The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at The University of Mississippi call 601.266.5236, email gifted@studies@usm.edu or visit www.usm.edu/gifted.

Insurance Education for High School and Middle School Educators

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Insurance Education Institute hosted by Mississippi State University. In conjunction with the Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, MSU will offer the IEI as a graduate level class in Insurance Education for high school and middle school educators. The class will provide 3 hours of graduate credit or 0.5 CEU, at no cost to the teacher, for successful completion. The IEI will consist of an online portion beginning in mid-June followed by a one-week session on campus July 13-17. Register online at www.distance.msstate.edu/iei. For more information, contact Tammi Riddle Metz at triddle@cobilan.msstate.edu or (662) 325-7472.

Millsaps College Advanced Placement Institutes

Millsaps College will offer The College Board Advanced Placement Institutes from July 12 through July 17, 2009. Workshops offered are Biology for Beginning AP Teachers, Calculus AB for Beginning AP Teachers, Chemistry for Beginning AP Teachers, Economics-Macro and Micro (Combined), English Language and Composition for Beginning AP Teachers, English Literature and Composition for Beginning AP Teachers, English Literature and Composition for Experienced AP Teachers, Environment Science for Beginning AP Teachers, U. S. Government and Politics for Beginning AP Teachers, U.S. History for Beginning AP Teachers and World History for Beginning AP Teachers. Call 601-974-1130 for a complete brochure or visit http://www.millsaps.edu/conted/api/index.shtml for more information.

The Mississippi Autism Institute

On July 14-16, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will host the Mississippi Autism Institute – a three-day workshop in Jackson aimed at instructing teachers and administrators on how to teach communication skills to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disorders. Dr. Vincent J. Carbone, director of a center-based clinic for children with Autism in Rockland County, NY, will be the key presenter for the workshop. Teachers will receive 2.25 CEU's and administrators will receive 15 SEMI's for attending all three days of the workshop. The workshop fee is $75 and the deadline to register is June 15. To register online visit http://gsmu.mde.k12.ms.us . The Marriott in Jackson has set a special rate for attendees of $99 per night. To reserve a room, call 1-800-256-9194 by June 13 and mention the code “MDE-Special Education.”

The University of Mississippi  Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

The University of Mississippi will offer the Advanced Placement Summer Institutes from The College Board from July 20 through July 24, 2009. Courses offered include: Biology, Calculus AB, US History, English Literature & Composition and English Language & Composition. For more information visit http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/ProfDev/teacher/apinstitute.html.

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Conference

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)  invites physical education teachers, coordinators, administrators, school health council members, health education teachers, school administrators, college/university physical education faculty, physical education college students and anyone else interested in “best practices” for high-quality physical education to attend the 2009 NASPE Summer Conference Series. The conference series begins July 22-24, 2009 at Ridgeland High School from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. This conference will provide professional development opportunity for K-12 physical education teachers to earn professional development credit, expand their knowledge and energize their physical education program.

  • July 22- Assessment with FitnessGram or K-12 Instructional Practices
  • July 23- Fitness for Life or K-12 Assessment Strategies
  • July 24- Integrating Technology in K-12 or Teaching Instructional Models

For registration and additional information go to: www.naspeinfo.org/summerconferenceseries or call 1-800-213-7193 (ext 489). To reach the MS Dept. of Education's Office of Healthy Schools call 601-359-1737 or visit www.healthyschoolsms.org

The Mississippi Association of Career and Technical Education (MS ACTE) Summer Conference

The Mississippi Association of Career and Technical Education (MS ACTE) Summer Conference will be held July 28-30, 2009 at Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. The theme for this year's conference is "Career-Tech: Today an Education, Tomorrow a Career." For registration information, visit http://www.mississippiacte.com/conferences/.

Required Training Session for School Nurses

The Office of Healthy Schools will host a required training session for school nurses August 4-5 at the Marriott in Jackson. The first day will be a national training focusing on obesity management. Mississippi is the first state to provide this intense training for all our school nurses. The second day will include specific data on obesity in Mississippi and how we need to respond. Information regarding asthma, disaster preparedness, immunizations and data collection will also be provided. This is a great opportunity for school nurses to learn the most current information that will be used in response to student health issues. School Nurses, please register by visiting the MDE website and click on Go Sign Me Up. Please contact the Jackson Marriott Downtown at 601-969-5100 for lodging information.

MS University for Women Best Practice Institute for Educators

On September 18-19 the Roger F. Wicker Center for Creative Learning at MUW will host its first Best Practice Institute for educators. The focus of this year's institute will be Assessing Student Learning. There is no fee for participation but registration is required. CEUs will be available for $20.00. Nationally-known experts in assessment will present at the institute. Please mark your calendars now and make plans to send educators from your district!

 

Friday, September 18, the all-day seminar will be open to all educators on a first come-first served basis. In addition to Friday's Institute, there will be another component of the institute called the "Train the Trainer Assessment Institute." This will allow each school or school district to send one or more educators to BOTH days of the institute and these educators would then be committed to taking the knowledge/skills gained during the institute to all teachers/principals in their schools/school districts. Registration forms for both components are available at www.muw.edu/ccl. Click on Assessment Institutes 2009 located on the left side of the main page to access the registration forms. Please call 662-241-6101 if you have any questions.

2009 MS Institute on School Health, Wellness and Safety

Mark your calendars now for the 2009 Mississippi Institute on School Health, Wellness and Safety which  will be held on September 23-25, 2009, at  BancorpSouth Arena, in Tupelo, Mississippi. This is the only super conference in the state that addresses the eight elements of a coordinated school health program. This year's theme is Taking Charge of School Health - Making the Change. Registration forms were mailed out in April. If you have any questions, email Mary Swoope, maryswoope@comcast.net or call, 601-278-4740.

The Institute for Multi Sensory - Education

The Institute for Multi Sensory - Education offers 30-hour comprehensive training October 5-9. The training programs provide; a multi-sensory approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling across the curriculum that meets your Response to Intervention (RTI) needs and the skills necessary to teach phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, vocabulary fluency and comprehension among other instructional methods. The comprehensive program enables the learner to have in-depth understanding of the expanded Orton-Gillingham methodology, assessment, high level skills and the tools to implement this program in an existing curriculum. For more information visit www.orton-gillingham.com or email IMSE@orton-gillingham.com.