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Big thanks to the Oz-teachers list who provide the link. Go here if you want to join: http://lists.rite.ed.qut.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/oz-teachers Very useful the Professional Learning Teams at my school.

Conferences and events in Australia

Conference handouts for ITEC Iowa conference.

Best list of EdTech Conferences provided by Wright

For many educators, conferences are coming up soon, and it can be a stressful time of the school year. To help parents and educators prepare for parent-teacher conferences, we've rounded up a variety of web resources. From ideas for highlighting student progress, to questions every parent should ask, these are some of our favorite articles and resources that cover parent-teacher conferencing.

A better way to organize parent-teacher conferences. (or parent-teacher interviews, as they're called in the UK) Scholastico makes it easy to set up the conference day. Parents get to sign up for their preferred time slot, resulting in less work for the school office.

Huge free online Educational conference

This article presents very beneficial tips for those of us who present at conferences or any other professional development.

Important  reminders and things to consider when visiting with parents.

Free parent-teacher conference scheduler

Great resource full of documents and handouts regarding student led conferences. I've been trying to place a particular structure on my open house and this site has some awesome stuff.

interesting conference- introducing revised learning formats

Minnesota Technology and Engineering Educators Association's Fall Conference

Free Ed Tech conference at Kent State.

You can also find a lot of these on YouTube

iPad App that allows elementary school (K-5) teachers to easily keep track of each students' Fountas & Pinnell reading levels and reading conferences.

student led conferences info

"As an educator in my twelfth year of teaching, I've had my share of meetings with parents. There have been Back to School Night "conferences," "junior was misbehaving, so please come meet with me" conferences, and more. There are a few things that I have found that work well with regards to the special relationship between parents and teachers."

What is EduCon 2.1? EduCon 2.1 is both a conversation and a conference. And it is not a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams.

The popularity of microblogging, with special emphasis on twitter, the most famous application of the kind, is growing rapidly. This kind of tools for micro-exchange of information and communication is changing the daily life of knowledgeable worker as well as Internet savvy people. From this perspective this paper aims to show how Twitter can be used during conferences, and furthermore how different people are using it. With the help of a survey and analysis of the collected data, benefits regarding the use of a microblogging tool such as Twitter can be presented. The publication shows evidence on how Twitter can enhance the knowledge of a given group or community by micro-connecting a diverse online audience. Statistical data was also used to support this research.

Interesting conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. I only post because I will be presenting! It should be good fun.