Your Just Reward

If you're in the Seattle area this spring and in need of some entertainment, the Fifth Avenue Theatre is offering educators a deal on Sunday in the Park with George. You can get up to four tickets for only $20 each (use the keyword "Impression" to get the discounted price). For more information, contact Erin Vargo at the 5th Ave: 206.6251418 x214; evargo@5thavenue.org. See you there!

2008-2009 Conference and Event Schedule

This is a partial list of conferences and events happening in or near Washington State this year; I say partial because I'm certain that there are things that I've missed. If you know of a conference that should be on the list, please post it in the comments section and we'll get it updated ASAP!

OCTOBER

• 5th to 7th: Washington Association of School Administrators fall workshop, Wenatchee.
  
• 9th to 11th: International Reading Association Regional Conference in Seattle. Registration deadline is September 25th. This is also the Washington Organization for Reading Development meeting for the year.
  
• 9th to 11th: Northwest K-16 Mathematics Conference meeting in Portland, Oregon.
  
• 9th to 11th: Washington Library Media Association annual conference in Portland, Oregon. This is a joint conference with the Oregon Association of School Librarians.
  
• 11th: Washington State Council for the Social Studies (WSCSS) fall conference, Edmonds Woodway HS.
  
• 23rd to 25th: The Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted (WAETAG) conference in Lynnwood.
  
• 26th to 28th: The Association of Washington School Principals fall meeting in Spokane.

NOVEMBER

• 6th to 8th: The Washington State ASCD annual conference in Spokane.
  
• 7th and 8th: WEA Collective Bargaining Conference in Sea-Tac. Consult your local Uniserv office for more information.
  
• 12th to 15th: Washington State PLC Summit in Seattle. This event is sponsored by Solution Tree and focuses on Professional Learning Communities.
  
• 19th to 22nd: Washington State School Directors annual conference in Spokane.
  
• 20th to 22nd: National Science Teachers Association regional conference in Portland.

DECEMBER

• 3rd through 5th: Washington Educational Research Association (WERA) winter conference, Sea-Tac.

JANUARY

• 7th through 9th:OSPI Winter Conference in Seattle.

FEBRUARY

• Date TBD: WSCSS K-8 Conference, Seattle
  
• 4th through 6th: AWSP Assistant Principal's Conference, Vancouver
  
• 8th and 9th: WASA/WSSDA Legislative Conference, Olympia

MARCH

• 19th to 21st: Washington Science Teacher's Association spring conference, Moses Lake

APRIL

MAY

• 6th through 8th: Infant and Early Childhood Conference, Tacoma
  
• 13th through 16th: WEA Representative Assembly, Spokane.

JUNE

• 28th through 30th: WASA/AWSP Summer Conference, Spokane

JULY

• 1st through 6th: NEA Representative Assembly, San Diego, California
  
• 27th and 28th: AWSP New Principals/Assistant Principals Conference, Lacey