Category Archives: Conferences

National and State Alternative Education Conferences

October 15, 2011 – 11:22 pm

Mark your calendar for any of the following conferences about alternatives of interest to you or colleagues. The first annual School Choice and Reform Academic Conference will be held January 14-17, 2012 at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Texas Association for Alternative Education will hold its 22nd annual conference February  2-3, 2012o the [...]

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Urgent to: Educational Alternatives Supporters

January 8, 2011 – 9:27 pm

The International Association for Learning Alternatives (IALA) has shifted its focus from conferences to policy advocacy with a Position Paper outlining broad concepts to advance educational alternatives. The National Association for Alternative Education (NAEA) has recently endorsed the IALA Position Paper as have several state associations. NAEA is a growing membership organization that holds an [...]

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Courses Available on Alternative Ed and Starting a School

August 26, 2008 – 11:10 am

The Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) is providing courses on how to start an alternative school and on the history of alternative education. Start a School 101 begins September 15, 2008 and is taught by Jerry Mintz among others. The Theory and History of Educational Alternatives is taught by Ron Miller and will also start [...]

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What do Kids Learn from Virtual Worlds?

November 23, 2007 – 1:48 pm
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State Alternative Education Conferences

March 11, 2007 – 4:59 pm
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International Democratic Education Conference

September 16, 2006 – 4:47 pm

The 14th International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) was held this past July in Sydney, Australia. 250-300 people from 15 countries attended. The event is relevant to today

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State Alternative Conferences

December 30, 2005 – 3:33 pm
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Conference on At-Risk Students

October 4, 2005 – 10:11 am
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National Charter Schools Conference

September 14, 2005 – 10:49 am
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A Spectrum of Alternatives Conference

May 22, 2005 – 9:12 am
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IALA Conference

April 12, 2005 – 2:08 pm

The International Association for Learning Alternatives held its 34th annual conference April 6-8, 2005 in Waterloo in conjunction with the Iowa Association of Alternative Education. Everyone enjoyed a well-planned and stimulating conference. Keynoters were Gary Phillips and Ann White. Both were awesome and inspiring. A wide variety of breakout sessions featured practical, experiential, charter schools, [...]

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AERO Conference

April 12, 2005 – 1:54 pm

A Spectrum of Alternatives conference by the Alternative Education Resource Organization will be June 22-26, 2005 at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. Speakers include: John Taylor Gatto, Alfie Kohn, Ann Cook, Matt Hern, Tim Seldin and Jerry Mintz. Conference schedules, registration, speakers, etc. are on the conference web page.

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