Join the fun at Convention ‘08!
Ocean City, Maryland
October 17 & 18, 2008

It’s two days filled with FREE professional development workshops, education exhibits, a new, expanded health fair and great opportunities to network with educators from across the state. See schedule and convention highlights.

Convention 2008 is your chance to really connect with MSTA and your education colleagues from across the state. Whether you’re a delegate planning to attend your Local caucuses and the Representative Assembly, or a member eager to take advantage of the more than 50 relevant workshops (handpicked for Maryland educators), the weekend has plenty to offer you.

Special focus: The Urban Dropout Crisis

This year, the MSTA Representative Assembly takes a special look at the urban dropout crisis facing the nation and Maryland. One in 10 schools across the nation are “dropout factories,” graduating just half of the black and Hispanic students, according to Johns Hopkins researcher Bob Balfanz. Maryland claims 13 such schools. Delegates won’t want to miss this look at one of the most telling consequences of the student achievement gaps.

For more information:  http://mstanea.org/events/convention08/index.php

November 22, 2008                                                                                                            8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.                                                                                                Columbia, Maryland

Maximize your effectiveness as an education leader with Web 2.0 Technology!

ISTE & MICCA have teamed up to bring you a half-day, hands-on training that will help you:

• Understand ways Web 2.0 tools can make you more efficient and effective.
• Initiate and sustain effective technology integration in your school. 
• Make a compelling case for use of these free tools to engage students and increase performance.

Get hands-on instruction from nationally renowned experts Susan Brooks-Yound, Gail Lovely, and Chris O'Neal on Web 2.0 technology that can be used for:

• Staff professional development. 
• Stakeholder engagement and involvement. 
• Curriculum and instruction.

Mark it on your calendar and be watching for registration information coming soon.

Please join us at the MICCA Fall Business Meeting - Refreshing the NETS for Administrators: Transforming Education

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Maryland Public Television, Owings Mills , MD
To register:  http://tp.hcpss.org/micca/fallconference.tp4

Agenda

• Review of the Maryland Educational Technology Standards for School Administrators which were based on the original ISTE standards.
• Introduction to the online technology literacy "inventory" that is a NCLB requirement and will take place this year in Maryland.
• ISTE NETS-A Refresh
• MICCA Business Meeting

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Join ISTE's CEO Don Knezek for this interactive, collaborative session to update the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS•A).

Administrators play a pivotal role in school transformation. As we transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, administrators will need to have the knowledge, skills, and disposition to prepare students for future success. ISTE developed the NETS•A in 2002, following the wide adoption of the NETS for Students and Teachers.

BYOL-Bring your own laptop to this interactive roundtable discussion, learn more about the NETS for Administrators, and provide ISTE feedback to revise the NETS•A so they reflect the demands of the Digital Age.

Please contact Julie Wray - jwray@hcpss.org with any questions.

The Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) will hold the 2008 Annual Mathematics Conference at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore, MD on October 17, 2008.

This year's conference theme, MCTM @ 75: Inspiring Generations of Mathematics Teachers, represents the very best that Maryland mathematics has to offer. We are fortunate to have so many exemplary educators, including keynote speaker Skip Fennell, who are able to provide professional development experiences to enhance the learning of mathematics.

For More Information:  www.marylandmath.org