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Curtis Granderson and David Koehler

New York Yankee Curtis Granderson's marketing professor, David Koehler, recalls the centerfielder's eagerness to learn. "He wanted the opportunity to have a career after baseball. He knew that education was the key."

"When I was drafted aftermy junior year of college, David pushed me to keep pursuing my degree," says Curtis. "His dedication and enthusiasm kept me focused."

Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher.

Professional Development Conferences

Conferences offer teachers a unique professional development opportunity. For your convenience, we have compiled the following list of national and regional conferences for teachers and education professionals. To find out more about registration and conference details, please follow the links below.

2012

February

February 4-8, 2012
The American Association of Physics Teachers
Winter Meeting 2012
Ontario, CA
February 7-8, 2012
The Leadership Learning Center
Winter Meeting 2012 "Digging Deeper into the Common Core State Standards: Going Beyond Awareness to Implementation"
Las Vegas, NV
February 17-20, 2012
The North American Montessori Teachers' Association
Montessori View of Adolescent Personality and Contemporary Psychology
Dallas, TX
February 28-29, 2012
The Leadership Learning Center
Winter Meeting 2012 "Decision Making for Results: Data-Driven Decision Making / Data Teams Seminar"
Atlanta, GA

March

March 1-4, 2012
The National Art Education Association
2012 NAEA National Convention - "Emerging Perspectives"
New York, NY
March 7-8, 2012
The Leadership Learning Center
Winter Meeting 2012 "The 90/90/90 Schools Summit Version 2.0"
Universal City, California (Los Angeles)
March 7-9, 2012
Association for Career and Technical Education
National Policy Seminar
Arlington, VA
March 6-12, 2012
The Leadership Learning Center
Winter Meeting 2012 "Rigorous Curriculum Design Planning Seminar"
St. Louis, MI
March 16 & 17, 2012
Celebration of Teaching & Learning - WNET
7th Annual Celebration of Learning
New York, NY
March 15-17, 2012
International Technology Education Association
74th Annual Conference
Long Beach, CA
March 28-31, 2012
Teachers of English to Speakears of Other Languages
"A Decleration of Excellence"
Philadelphia, PA
March 29-April 1, 2012
National Science Teachers Association
2012 National Conference "At the Crossroads for Science"
Indianapolis, ID

April

April 11-13, 2012
The National Catholic Educational Association
2012 NCEA Convention & Expo
Boston, MA
April 11-14, 2012
"Our World Our Future"
The 23rd Annual National Service-Learning Conference and the Youthrive PeaceJam Leadership Conference
Minneapolis, MN
April 12-15, 2012
The Journalism Education Association
Spring National High School Journalism Convention "Journalism on the Edge"
Seattle, WA
April 15-17, 2012
Together in Excellence
26th Annual TIE Conference
Sioux Falls, SD
April 25-28, 2012
Boost Conference
Redefining Leadership In and Out of School Time
Palm Srings, CA

For additional conferences, make sure to check out Educator's Professional Development , a for teachers/by teachers website that has an extensive database of professional development opportunities around the world.