It’s not too early to mark your calendars for two fall conferences.  Notice the proposal deadlines are closer than you think.

The 5th Annual Teaching with Purpose Conference will be held on October 10-11th at Roosevelt High School in Portland.  They are accepting presentation and workshop proposals until May 30th.  The keynote speakers are Dr. Geneva Gay (University of Washington professor and distinguished scholar of multicultural education) and Dr. Chris Emdin (Teachers College, Columbia University associate professor and Director of Science Education at the Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education).

The NW Teaching for Social Justice Conference will be held on October 18th at Madison High School in Portland.  They are accepting workshop proposals until July 1st.  The keynote speaker will be Enid Lee (teacher educator and author of over 30 publications, including Beyond Heroes and Holidays).