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June 29 - July 1, 2012:
North American Association for the Community of Inquiry
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

NAACI will hold their annual conference in Vancouver, BC.

June 28 & 29, 2011:
2011 PLATO Institute
New York, NY

Sponsored by APA-CPIP & SFF the PLATO Institute took place in June 2011 at Columbia's Teachers College.

VISIT THE PLATO NETWORK


October 29, 2011:
Public Issues Forum: Philosophy for Children
Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

This event is free to the public. Speakers will include Mitchell Green (University of Virginia), Thomas Jackson (University of Hawaii), and SFF-grantee Thomas Wartenberg (Mount Holyoke College). The event is chaired by Frank Hoffman (West Chester University) with commentators Dominic Sisti (Penn Center for Bioethics) and Igor Jasinski (the Pingry School). For more information, please contact Steve Esser: steve.esser@permitcap.com or (610) 941-5030.


Summer 2011:
5-Day Summer Course: Theory and Skills of Ethics Teaching
University of Montana, Missoula

Deni Elliott will again offer the popular Theory and Skills of Ethics Teaching course August 1-5 at the University of Montana, Missoula. The course is suitable for K-12, post-secondary educators, and Ethics & Compliance Officers who want to learn concepts, pedagogy and create materials for teaching within their own learning environments. Class size limited to 20. Course cost $860 with an extra charge of $135 for 3 transferable graduate credits.


October 16, 2010:
Teachers College National Conference on Philosophy Outreach
New York, NY

On Saturday, October 16th, 2010, the Teachers College Philosophy Program hosted a national conference on philosophy outreach programs and the pre-college instruction of philosophy. The aim of the conference was to bring together representatives from philosophy graduate programs, graduate education programs, and schools to discuss pertinent issues. Topics included the value of philosophy in secondary schools, lessons from existent outreach programs, and ways to raise awareness of the pre-college instruction of philosophy.


June 24-25, 2010:
Workshop: Center for Bioethics
Philadelphia, PA

The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania sponsored a two-day workshop: Bioethics: Approaches and Methods for Secondary Education


June 28-29, 2010:
Workshop: Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children
Seattle, WA

NCPC sponsored a free teacher workshop this summer.