CTA and NEA Conferences
Unless otherwise noted, for more
information on any CTA conferences contact the CTA
Conference Coordination Center:
1705 Murchison Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Email: ccc@cta.org
Phone
(650) 552-5355 ~
Fax (650) 552-5013
Download
the
2009-10 CTA Statewide Conferences brochure ~
Equity Day Conference
February 27, 2010
Tustin Banquet Center - Tustin
Click here for registratioin infomation.
Urban Issues Conference
February 26-28, 2010
The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose
This conference will focus on sharing tools and best practices by our members and staff who work in urban and suburban settings. Dr. Elaine Bernard, Executive Director of the Trade Union Program at Harvard University, will be the keynote speaker.
For additional information, contact the CTA Conference Coordination Center at (650) 552-5355 or urbanissuesconference@cta.org.
Equity and Human Rights Conference
March 5-7, 2010
Marriott Irvine, Irvine
For more information, contact the CTA Conference Coordination Center at (650) 552-5355 or equityhumanrightsconf@cta.org.
Good Teaching Conference - South
March 12-14, 2010
The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles
Information will be posted as it becomes available. For more information, contact the CTA Conference Coordination Center at (650) 552-5355 or goodteachingconference@cta.org.
2010 NEA Pacific Regional Leadership Conference
March 19-21, 2010
Reno, Nevada
The NEA Pacific Regional Leadership Conference (PRLC) is designed to further enhance the knowledge of K-12 teachers, education support personnel, higher education professionals, and student and retired members.
Registration begins mid-October 2009. For further information, contact the NEA Pacific Regional Office at prlc@nea.org or (650) 347-6000.
28th Annual Higher Education
Conference: Joint Conference with
AFT Higher Education
March 26 - 28, 2010
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
NEA’s 28th annual higher education conference will take place as part of the Joint NEA-AFT Higher Education Conference in San Francisco, California. Leadership Day is Thursday, March 25th.
The conference theme, “Advancing Higher Education in Unpredictable Times,” reflects the volatility and impact of state, national, and international economic and political developments on our higher education institutions and workforce. There will be three main workshop tracks: collective bargaining/union management, policy and public support, and teaching and learning/professional development.
Please register EARLY: the Palace Hotel will guarantee the conference rate only through March 2. Click here for details and registration information.
2010 NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly
July 1-3, 2010
New Orleans, LA
The NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (RA) will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. For additional information on the RA, click here.
Declaration of Candidacy forms must be submitted by no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 5 (special extended deadline).
CTA State Council
State Council meetings are often spirited and intense, especially because the delegates have very strong feelings about the policies, direction, and role that CTA should take in the coming year.
Learn more about State Council here....
NEA Representative Assembly
Once a year in July, NEA holds its Annual Meeting, during which the Representative Assembly takes place. The RA is a gathering of educators from throughout the nation who meet to debate issues that impact American public education, to elect NEA top officers, and to set policy for the 3.2 million-member Association.
These photos are from the 2009 NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (our California delegation is below!). For more photos, click here...
Other Upcoming Conferences and Events
Note: The following
conferences are not sponsored by or affiliated with
CCA/CTA/NEA, and CCA is unable to cover the costs of
attending these events.
Listing on this page does not constitute or imply
endorsement by CCA/CTA/NEA. Please note that some
of these events are offered by for-profit companies and
organizations; you are fully responsible for determining
whether any given conference or event will meet your
goals, needs, and expectations.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
29th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience
February 12-16, 2010
Denver, Colorado
Sponsored by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Conference focuses on sharing ideas, research, experience, and strategies aimed at improving the quality of education for first-year college students. For details and registration information, click here.
eLearning 2010
February 20-23, 2010
Ft. Worth, Texas
Sponsored by the Instructional Technology Council. Conference will focus on exchange of ideas with national and international colleagues for new and successful educational strategies, technologies that work, and special techniques for teaching at a distance. For information and registration details, click here.
The International Society for the Social Studies Conference
"Social Studies in the 21st
Century"
February 25-26
University of Central Florida: Orlando, FL
Details and registration information here.
Fifth Annual National Conference of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
"Raices y Alas / Roots and
Wings: A Mal Tiempo / Buena Cara"
March 4-6, 2010
Costa Mesa, California
Details and registration information here.
International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference
March 15-18, 2010
University of Nevada Las Vegas ~ Las Vegas,
Nevada
Conference will focus on four major tracks: Social Sciences and Humanities, Business and Economics, Teaching and Education, and Technology and Science. For information and registration details, click here.
Microcomputers in Education Conference
March 15-17
Arizona State University ~ Tempe, Arizona
Sponsored by Arizona State University. Conference focuses on Learning and Technology; Current Issues, Emerging Trends and Solutions; Leadership and Accountability; and Using Multimedia to Enhance Learning. For details and registration information, click here.
Conference on College Composition and Communication Conference
"The Remix: Revisit,
Rethink, Revise, Renew"
March 17-20
Louisville, Kentucky
Conference themes include pedogogy, digital media and learning, techniocal writing across the disciplines, teaching of American Indian rhetorical texts, and collaborative research. For details and regustration information, click here.
44th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit
March 24-27
Boston, Massachussetts
Details and registration information here.
College English Association Conference 2010
"Voices"
March 25-27
San Antonio, Texas
Conference will focus on the many voices surrounding us, from Native Voices to Voices in Poetry to Voices from the Center to Voices of Deception to Voices in Material Culture to Voice in Curricula, Courses, and Programs. For information and registration details, click here.
League for Innovation in the Community Colleges Annual Conference
"Innovations 2010"
March 28-31
Baltimore, Maryland
Conference focus on several areas, including Learning and Teaching; Leadership and Organization; Basic Skills and Developmental Education; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Sustainability. For details and registration information, click here.
University Continuing Education Association 95th Annual Conference
"Leading Innovation"
April 7-10, 2010
San Francisco, California
Conference focuses on four tracks: leadership as an innovative practice, technology as a method of innovation, the innovative organization, and environmental/societal need for innovation. For information and registration details, click here.
National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Conference
"Renewal and Reinvestment
in Higher Education: Implications for Academic
Collective Bargaining"
April 11, 12 and 13, 2010
Baruch College Conference Center ~ New York City
Details and registration information coming soon; check back at www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep/ frequently for updates.
Tech Ed Conference
"Technology in Education
for the Real World"
April 11-13
Pasadena, California
Sponsored by the Community College Foundation. Conference focuses the best use of technology in education for educators from the kindergarten through college level. For information and registration details, click here.
California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) Annual Conference
Saturday, April 17
Orange Coast Community College
2701 Fairview Road ~ Costa Mesa
Sessions include working with full-time colleagues...salary schedules...STRS and retirement issues...health benefits...and much more! Luncheon speaker will be Bay area Assemblymember Paul Fong, sponsor of coalition PT Job Security legislation. Detailed registration information coming soon.
Society for Values in Higher Education Conference
"Making Choices:
Sustainability in a World of Conflicting Values"
July 21-25, 2010
Portland State University ~ Portland, Oregon
Details and registration information coming soon; check back here frequently for updates.
COCAL (Coalition of Contingent Academic Faculty) Conference
August 13, 14, and 15
(Fri-Sun), 2010
Universite Laval ~ Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Proposed workshops include the following topics: Distance learning and its expansion ~ Academic freedom and employment status ~ Work stabilization in post-secondary education ~ Salaries and social programs ~ Collective bargaining and new strategies ~ Unionization: progress and prospects ~ Recognition of adjunct faculty and the quality of education ~ Stretching tasks: supervision, parcelling out and research ~ Communicating to the public ~ Sustainable development and the environment ~ Sharing the load: diversity and minority groups ~ Mobilization
For more information and registration details, click here.
The College Music Society 53rd Annual Conference
September 23-26, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Conference focuses on broad array of topics dealing with music, including academic citizenship, community engagement, composition, cultural inclusion, music technology, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. For further information, click here.
WEBCASTS and WEBINARS
Preparing Your Students for the New Era of Journalism: Backpack Journalism and Documentary Film Making
Available on demand
Sponsored by Sony. For registration and viewing information, click here.
If you know of other conferences, workshops, seminars, or events which you think would be of interest or benefit to CCA members, please contact CCA Secretary David Milroy at dmilroy53@gmail.com