Updated—October 26, 2016
Compiled by—James Bryan
SOUTH CAROLINA 2016-17 CALENDAR OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS,
CONFERENCES, DATES, & EVENTS NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER
Native American Heritage Month
1 Texas Instruments Webinars—Building Concepts: Foundations for Success in Expressions & Equations, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics), 8:00 PM, REGISTER
1 School Library Journal Webinars—STEAM, with an Emphasis on “A”, Sponsored by School Literacy Journal, (All Grades), 3:00 PM, REGISTER
1 edWeb Webinars—Using Current Events to Reach All Learners, Sponsored by TIME for Kids (Social Studies), 3:00 PM, REGISTER
1 edWeb Webinars—Numeracy & Fluency: Leading for Algebra Readiness in Elementary Grades, Sponsored by The Center for College and Career Readiness (Mathematics) 4:00 PM, REGISTER
1 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Building Concepts: Foundations for Success in Expressions & Equations, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
1 National Science Teachers Association Webinar—How Much Sleep Do Teens Really Need? Engage Students Grades 6-8 in a FREE STEM Competition about the Link Between Light & Sleep to Find Out! (Science) 6:30 PM, REGISTER
2 SCDE CATE DIRECT Institute #1: Methods of Teaching-Session 4, Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus, West Columbia
2 SCDE CATE DIRECT Institute #3: Curriculum-Session 4, Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus, West Columbia
2 Upstate Schools Consortium Workshop: Response to Intervention - Focusing on Literacy That Matters for Elementary Educators with Mary Howard, Furman University, Greenville
2 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Fall-Day 2, Colleton Adult Education Center, Walterboro
2 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 3 & 8, Olympia Professional Development Academy, Columbia
2 AMLE Webinars—No Sweat November: Classroom Management that Works! Sponsored by AMLE (Middle Grades), 4:00 PM,
REGISTER 2 AASL Webinars—Virtual Learning Commons: Rethinking Your
Library Website, Sponsored by American Association of School Librarians (School Librarians), 7:00 PM, REGISTER
2 edWeb Webinars—Kids Deserve It! Presented by Todd Nesloney, Principal of Webb Elementary in Navasota, TX (Administrators)
4:00 PM, REGISTER 2 edWeb Webinars—What to Look for in Students’ Executive
Function, Sponsored by C8 Sciences (All Educators) 5:00 PM,
REGISTER 2 Scientific Learning Webinars—Underperforming Student Success
Strategies, Sponsored by Scientific Learning (Science) 1:00 PM, REGISTER
2 Education Week Webinars—The Every Student Succeeds Act: The Implications for Education Companies, Part of the Inside ESSA
Webinar Series (Administrators) 11:00 AM, REGISTER 2-4 SC EdTech Conference, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle
Beach 2-4 SC Science Council Annual Conference: Connecting the Pieces
Together, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia 2-4 2016 Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention & Advancement
(CERRA) Pre-Collegiate Fall Renewal Conference, Landmark Resort,
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Myrtle Beach 2-4 SC Association of School Business Officials 2016 Fall Conference:
Time Flies. . .Value That Asset, Hilton, Myrtle Beach 3 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Fall-Day
2, Darlington District Office, Darlington 3 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity: U S History
& the Constitution-Grade12, Fairfield County School District Board Auditorium, Winnsboro
3 SCDE World Languages Professional Learning Opportunity Session 3, SCETV-Bank of America Room, Columbia
3 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 3 SC International Baccalaureate School Fall Symposium, Embassy
Suites, Columbia 3 Facing History & Ourselves Webinar—Facing Ferguson: News
Literacy in a Digital Age. Sponsored by Facing History & Ourselves (All Educators) 4:00 PM, REGISTER
3 SPARK Webinar—Climbing the Walls! How and Why to Add Rock Climbing to Your PE Program (PE) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
4 SC Independent Schools Association Heads' Fall Conference,
Location TBA, City TBA 3-5 SC Music Teacher Association Conference, Petrie School of Music -
Converse College, Spartanburg 4 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Fall-
Day 2, Darlington District Office, Darlington 4 SC Independent Schools Association Teachers' Fall Conference,
Location TBA, City TBA 4 SCASA Early Childhood Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 5 National Archives Webinar—The Bill of Rights from African-
American, Asian-American, & Native-American Points of View, (Social Studies), 1:00 PM, REGISTER
6-12 Patriotism Week 7 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Middle School
Mathematics Academy—Geometry & Measurement& Data, Statistics & Probability, Lyon Street Teleconference Center, Columbia
7 SCDE Secondary Science Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing the Science & Engineering Practices in Grades 6-12—Session 5, 4:00 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 11/8)
7 SC Economic Council AP Economics Workshop: Entitled to What? Low Taxes, National Security, Entitlement Programs. . .Can We Have It All? Location TBA, Greenville
7 edWeb Webinars—Family Engagement through Music: Stronger Home-School Connections with Music, Sponsored by Music Together (Music) 2:00 PM, REGISTER
8 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 3—Operations with Whole Numbers, Part I, Horry County District Office, Conway
8-12 Macmillan Education Online Conference, 9:00-5:00 (ETL Teachers), REGISTER
9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades K-2 Fall-Day 2, Newberry District Office, Newberry
9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Fall-Day 2, Alice Drive Middle, Sumter
9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Fall-Day 2, Fishbourne Educational Center, Hanahan
9 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Day 2, Spartanburg Community College-Rm. TRB 345BC, Duncan
9 edWeb Webinars—Tracking Progress for Tier 2 Students in Response to Intervention (RTI), Sponsored by Dreambox Learning
(ELA & Mathematics RTI) 2:00 PM, REGISTER 9 edWeb Webinars—Collaboration in the Digital Classroom,
Sponsored by Common Sense Education (Elementary) 3:00 PM, REGISTER
9 SCDE Adult Education & Family Literacy Engagement Collaborative
Grant—DUE Date 9-11 Carolina TESOL Annual Conference: Language – A Global Link,
Renaissance Hotel, Asheville, NC 10 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Day 2, Newberry
District Office, Newberry 10 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Fall-
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Day 2, Fishbourne Educational Center, Hanahan 10 SCDE World Languages Professional Learning Opportunity Session
2, MenRiv Educational Park, Goose Creek 10 National Archives Webinar—The Bill of Rights from African-
American, Asian-American, & Native-American Points of View, (Social Studies), 8:00 PM, REGISTER
10 SCASA SEMINAR SERIES: Transgender Students & Title IX
Compliance, SCASA Building, Columbia 10 edWeb Webinars—Functional Communication: An In-Depth Look at
Reducing & Replacing Challenging Behaviors (Grades K-12), Sponsored by Monarch Center for Autism, STAR Autism Support, &
VizZle (All Educators) 3:00 PM, REGISTER 10 edWeb Webinars—Using Interactive Reading Apps in Your
Classroom, Sponsored by Squiggle Park (All Educators) 4:00 PM,
REGISTER 10 ASCD Webinars—The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring
Classroom Excellence, Sponsored by ASCD (All Educators) 4:00 PM,
REGISTER 10-11 2016 SC Council for the Teachers of Mathematics Conference, T D
Convention Center, Greenvile 10-11 SC Association for the and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Impaired Annual Conference, Beach Cove Resort, North Myrtle Beach
10-13 SC Theatre Association Annual Conference, Charleston County School of the Arts, North Charleston
11 Veterans Day 11 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 11 SC Economic Council AP Economics Workshop: Teaching Economics
Using Children’s Literature K-5, Location TBA, Greenville 11-12 SC Education Association CORE Academic Skills for
Educators/PRAXIS Prep Workshop, SCEA Building, Columbia
11-13 89th Annual SCAHPERD Conference: Come Catch Some Rays, Kingston Plantation-Embassy Suites, Myrtle Beach
12 Early Childhood Institute: Equity & Access, EdVenture, Columbia
12 SC Aquarium Workshop, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston
13-15 SC Geographic Alliance: South Carolina Giant Traveling Map, EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia
14 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Fall-Day 2, Genesis Educational Center, Greenwood
14 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 1, Lyon Street Teleconference Center, Columbia
14 edWeb Webinars—Inviting Young Children to Explore Process Art, Sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning (Early Learning) 2:00 PM, REGISTER
14 edWeb Webinars—Visual Learning in Literacy, Sponsored by Achieve3000 (Elementary) 3:00 PM, REGISTER
14 edWeb Webinars—Big6 Information 7 Technology Skills: Essential & Relevant, Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited (All Educators) 4:00 PM, REGISTER
15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Fall-Day 2, Genesis Educational Center, Greenwood
15 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Day 1, Horry County District Office-Rm C300, Conway
15 TI‑ Nspire™ CXTechnology Webinars—Science Through Engineering Design with TI-Nspire™ CX, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics & Science), 8:00 PM, REGISTER
15 edWeb Webinars—Building Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Part 3: Addition & Subtraction of Fractions, Sponsored by ETA hand2mind (Mathematics), 4:00 PM, REGISTER
15 edWeb Webinars—Making Your Classroom a Digital Learning Hub with Google Classroom, Presented by Shannon Holden, Assistant Principal, Republic Middle School, MO (All Educators) 5:00 PM,
REGISTER 15 HMH Webinars—Developing Students’ Numerical Understanding &
Skills With Marilyn Burns, Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Mathematics) 2:00 PM, REGISTER
15 SC State Library Webinars—Finding Primary Source Content in EBSCO Resources, Sponsored by EBSCO Resources for Discus (Social Studies) 1:00 PM, REGISTER
15 Palmetto Association of Independent Schools Fall Association Meeting, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia
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15-17 16th Annual Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina Conference, Marriott, Columbia
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Fall-Day 2, Fairfield District Office, Winnsboro
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 1, Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, Spartanburg
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Middle School Mathematics Academy—Geometry & Measurement and Data, Statistics & Probability, Location TBA, City TBA
16 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Fall Session 6, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 11/17)
16 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Day 2, Newberry District Office, Newberry
16 AMLE Webinars—No Sweat November Top 10 Things for Middle Level Leaders to Know & Do! Sponsored by AMLE (Middle Grades),
4:00 PM, REGISTER 16 edWeb Webinars—Building a Digital Collection, Sponsored by
Mackin Educational Resources (All Educators) 5:00 PM, REGISTER
16 BirdSleuth Webinars—Dissecting the Food Web: An Owl Pellet
Investigation, Sponsored by Cornell Lab Ornithology (Science) 5:00 PM, REGISTER
16 TeachingBooks.net Webinars—Using Reader’s Theatre for Writing & Performance, Sponsored by TeachingBooks.net (Literacy) 10:00 AM, REGISTER
16 TeachingBooks.net Webinars—Using Reader’s Theatre for Writing & Performance (Repeat), Sponsored by TeachingBooks.net (Literacy) 4:00 PM, REGISTER
17 SCDE Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades K-2 Fall-Day 2, Darlington District Office, Darlington
17 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Middle School Mathematics Academy—Geometry & Measurement and Data, Statistics & Probability, Rock Hill District Office, Rock Hill
17 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 17 SC Language Leaders’ Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference
Center (Columbia Place Mall), Columbia 17 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 17 edWeb Webinars—Building Fine Motor Skills: A Whole Child
Approach, Sponsored by Frog Street Press (Early Childhood) 2:00
PM, REGISTER 17 edWeb Webinars—Using Free Service Learning Resources to
Deepen Student Understanding & Create Leaders, Sponsored by Pennies for Peace (All Educators) 4:00 PM, REGISTER
17 BirdSleuth Webinars—Dissecting the Food Web: An Owl Pellet
Investigation, Sponsored by Cornell Lab Ornithology (Science) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
17 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Exploring Applications of Derivatives Using TI Technology, Part II, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
18 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 3-5 Fall-Day 2, Darlington District Office, Darlington
18 SC Social Studies Supervisors Association Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference Center/Columbia Mall, Columbia
18 SCASA Personnel Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building, Columbia 18 SC Driver & Safety Education Association Annual Conference:
Distracted Drivers, SCDMV Building, Blythewood 19 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme
Court Cases: Brown v. Board of Education, (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER
19 SC Aquarium Workshop, E P Todd Elementary, Spartanburg 20-22 Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers,
Downtown Marriott, Columbia 21 SCDE Secondary Science Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing the Science & Engineering Practices in Grades 6-12—Session 6, 4:00 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 11/22)
23 SCDE School Improvement Grant - Round Two—DUE Date 28 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5
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Session 3—Operations with Whole Numbers, Part I, Clover County District Office, Clover
29 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades K-2 Fall-Day 1, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville
29 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 1, Colleton Adult Learning Center, Walterboro
29 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—“Breaking the Code” With TI Technology, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
30 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 3-5 Fall-Day 2, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville
30 SCDE World Languages Professional Learning Opportunity Session 2, Spartanburg Community College-Room 511, Spartanburg
30 Early Childhood Investigations Webinars—Professionalizing Early Childhood Education: Your Role in the Next Era, Presented by Stacie Goffin, Principal-Goffin Strategy Group (Early Childhood), 2:00 PM, REGISTER
30 SPARK Webinar—Adapted PE: Innovative Ideas for Inclusion (PE) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
30-1/27 SCDE EOCEP Fall/Winter Testing Window
DECEMBER
1 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 1 SC State Library Webinars—Inspiring Inquiry: First Steps to
Student Questioning, Sponsored by Britannica (All Teachers) 3:00 PM, REGISTER
1-2 2016 SC Health Science Educators Professional Development Conference, Hilton, Myrtle Beach
2 SCDE CATE DIRECT Institute #1: Methods of Teaching-Session 5, Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus, West Columbia
2 SCDE CATE DIRECT Institute #3: Curriculum-Session 5, Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus, West Columbia
3 Project Learning Tree Climate Change Workshop for Secondary, Congaree National Park, Columbia
5-7 Facing History & Ourselves Webinar—Resistance During the Holocaust - An Exploration of the Jewish Partisans – 3 Part Series.
Sponsored by Facing History & Ourselves (All Educators) Time TBA, REGISTER
6 School Library Journal Webinars—POP Literacy, Sponsored by School Literacy Journal, Speakers include Frank Baker from SC (All Grades), 3:00 PM, REGISTER
6 SCASA Student Services Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 6 BirdSleuth Webinars—Exploring Evolution, Sponsored by Cornell
Lab Ornithology (Science) 6:00 PM, REGISTER 6 Primary Source Webinar—Perspective on Nature in the Arts of
Japan, (Social Studies & Art), 7:00 PM, REGISTER 6 edWeb Webinars—Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership: Key
Strategies to Ignite Passion & Transform Program Quality, Sponsored by Gryphon House (Early Childhood) 2:00 PM, REGISTER
6-7 SC Consortium for Gifted Education Conference: Forward to the
Future!! Roads? Where We’re going, We Don’t Need Roads!! Downtown Marriott, Columbia
7 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: New Directors
Leadership Academy, Olympia Learning Center, Columbia 8 BirdSleuth Webinars—Exploring Evolution, Sponsored by Cornell
Lab Ornithology (Science) 8:00 PM, REGISTER 9 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 9 2016 SCASA Office Professionals' Conference, Columbia Conference
Center, Columbia 10 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme
Court Cases: Gideon v. Wainwright, (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER
10 SC Aquarium Workshop, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston 11-13 SC Career Guidance Placement Association Fall Conference,
Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach 13 edWeb Webinars—Building Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Part
4: Multiplication & Division of Fractions & Decimals, Sponsored by ETA hand2mind (Mathematics), 4:00 PM, REGISTER
15 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia
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15 SC Counseling Association Awards—DUE Date
2017 JANUARY
5 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 7 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme
Court Cases: Miranda v. Arizona, (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER
9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 4—Operations with Whole Numbers, Part II, Clover County District Office, Clover
10 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 4—Operations with Whole Numbers, Part II, Horry County District Office, Conway
11 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 1, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 1/12)
11 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Assistant Principals’ Series: Planning and Data Driven Decision Making, River
Center/Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia 11 State Librarians/Media Specialists Supervisors' Meeting, Olympia
School, Columbia 12 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Investigating the
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Using TI Technology, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
13 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 13-15 SC Alliance of Black School Educators Annual Conference: The 21st
Skills Conference, Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach
15 SC Council for the Teachers of English Awards—DUE Date 18 Primary Source Webinar—Global Action for Social Justice 3-part
Series-Part 1, (Social Studies), 7:00 PM, REGISTER 18 edWeb Webinars—Personalizing Instruction Through the Library,
Sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources (Media Specialists)
5:00 PM, REGISTER 19 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 19 SC Language Leaders’ Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference
Center (Columbia Place Mall), Columbia 19 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 19-21 SC Early Childhood Association Annual Conference: Ignite Your
Passion as We Build Strong South Carolina Children! Sheraton Hotel Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach
19-21 Palmetto State School Counselor Association Conference: Soaring to the Top, Embassy Suites Resort & Convention Center, Myrtle Beach
20 SC Social Studies Supervisors Association Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference Center/Columbia Mall, Columbia
20 SCASA SEMINAR SERIES: Ideas that Motivate, Educate, & Celebrate
with Your Faculties, SCASA Building, Columbia 20 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Educational Partnership Meeting, SCSDB Outreach Center, Spartanburg
21 SC Geographic Alliance/SCCSS Advanced Placement Workshop: AP Human Geography, APUSH, AP World History & AP European History, Location TBA, Columbia
24 SCASA Assistant Principals’ Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 25 Upstate Schools Consortium Workshop: 1 to 1 in a Project-Based
Classroom for Elementary Educators with Linda Foster Cloer, Furman University, Greenville
25 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 2, 3:30 PM, SCDE REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 1/26)
25 Food Service Directors' Winter Meeting, River Center at Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia
25 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: New Directors Leadership
Academy, Olympia Learning Center, Columbia 25-3/4 SCDE 2016 NAEP Assessment in South Carolina Testing Window
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(Only assigned schools take the NAPE) 26 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 3-
12, Darlington District Office, Darlington 26 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Exploring Applications of
Integrals Using TI Technology, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
27-28 SC Council for the Teachers of English 2017 Conference: Writing and Reading Beyond the Classroom, Kiawah Island Resort, Kiawah Island
28 SC Aquarium Workshop, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston 31 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 1,
Strom Thurmond High-Athletic Field House, Johnson 31 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Principals’
Series: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed, River
Center/Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia
FEBRUARY
African American History Month
1 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 1, Strom Thurmond High School-Athletic Field House, Johnson
1 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day 1, Anderson 2 District Office, Honea Path
1-5 SC Business Education Association Conference, Location TBA, City TBA
2 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-Day 1, Daniel Morgan Technology Center, Spartanburg
2 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 3-12, Men-Riv Education Park, Goose Creek
2 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 2-4 SC Music Educators Professional Development Conference,
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia 2-3/18 SCDE ACCESS for ELLs & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Testing Window 3 SCASA Early Childhood Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 3-4 SC Education Association CORE Academic Skills for Educators:
PRAXIS Prep Workshop, SCEA Building, Columbia
4 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme
Court Cases: Tinker v. Des Moines, (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER
4 SC Aquarium Workshop, Satchel Ford Elementary, Columbia 5 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-
Day 1, Daniel Morgan Technology Center, Spartanburg 6 Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program Application—DUE Date 8 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 1,
Chester District Office, Chester 8 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day
1, Lancaster District Office, Lancaster 8 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 3, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 2/9)
8 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) District Level Administrators' Series: Preparing for the Role of
Superintendent, River Center/Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia 8 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: New Directors Leadership
Academy, Olympia Learning Center, Columbia 9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 1,
Chester District Office, Chester 9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-
Day 1, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville 9 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 3-
12, Flexible Learning Center, Rock Hill 10 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-
Day 1, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville 10 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 11 SC Foreign Language Teachers Association 2017 Annual Conference:
Captivate. Motivate. Innovate. Meadow Glen Middle School, Lexington
11 Center for Executive Education Leadership: Are You Ready to be a
Principal? River Center at Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia 11 SC Aquarium Workshop, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston
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13 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 5—Developing Fraction Number Sense, Clover County District Office, Clover
14 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 5—Developing Fraction Number Sense, Horry County District Office, Conway
14 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 1, Spartanburg Community College-Rm. TRB 345BC, Duncan
14 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 14 SCASA SEMINAR SERIES: Bullying Seminar, SCASA Building,
Columbia 15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 1,
Colleton Adult Education Center, Walterboro 15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day
1, Strom Thurmond High School-Athletic Field House, Johnson 15 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United
Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 1, Newberry District Office, Newberry
15 BirdSleuth Webinars—Supporting Student Investigations, Sponsored by Cornell Lab Ornithology (Science) 6:00 PM, REGISTER
15 Primary Source Webinar—Global Action for Social Justice 3-part Series-Part 2, (Social Studies), 7:00 PM, REGISTER
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 1, Colleton Adult Education Center, Walterboro
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 2, Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, Spartanburg
16 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 1, Horry County District Office, Conway
16 SCDE Social Studies Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 3-12, Aiken County Career & Tech Center, Warrenville
16 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 16 SC Language Leaders’ Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference
Center (Columbia Place Mall), Columbia 16 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 16 BirdSleuth Webinars—Supporting Student Investigations, Sponsored
by Cornell Lab Ornithology (Science) 68:00 PM, REGISTER 16 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Investigating Integration and
Differential Equations Using TI Technology, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
16-18 SC Technical Education Association Annual Conference: The Power of Partnership, Hilton Resort, Myrtle Beach
16-19 SC School Boards Association Annual Convention, Hilton Head Marriott, Hilton Head Island
16-3/3 SCDE South Carolina Performance Tasks Assessment Testing Window
17 SC Social Studies Supervisors Association Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference Center/Columbia Mall, Columbia
19-21 2017 At-Risk Youth National FORUM: All IN for At-Risk Youth-Connections that Build Resilience & Success, Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach
20-22 SC Council for the Social Studies Conference: #sccssTakesAction, Downtown Marriott, Columbia Revised Date
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-Day 1, Beaufort County District Office, Beaufort
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-Day 1, Beaufort County District Office, Beaufort
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 2, Lyon Street Teleconference Center, Columbia
22 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 4, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 2/23)
22 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Assistant Principals’ Series: So You're a Principal: Now What? River
Center/Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia 22-23 SCASA 2016 Personnel/Instructional Leaders' Fall Conference, Hyatt
Regency, Greenville 22-3/18 SCDE Grade 11 ACT WorkKeys Testing Window—Online Assessment
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23 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 2, Colleton Adult Learning Center, Walterboro
23-25 SC Counseling Association 2017 Annual Conference: Bridges to Empowerment, Wild Dunes Island Resort, Charleston
23-25 SC Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach
23-25 2017 SC International Reading Association Conference: Team Up & Win with Literacy, Marriott Resort & Spa, Hilton Head
24 SCASA Special Education Directors’ Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 24-25 2017 SE Region American Drivers Training & Safety Education
Association 47th Conference, Crown Reef Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach
24-25 Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI) Conference: Hands for Peace Conference - Ever-Widening Circles, Kiawah Island Resort
28 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 2, Strom Thurmond High-Athletic Field House, Johnson
MARCH
Women’s History Month Irish American Heritage Month
Music in Our Schools Month
Theater in Our Schools Month Youth Art Month
1 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 2, Strom Thurmond High School-Athletic Field House, Johnson
1 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day 2, Anderson 2 District Office, Honea Path
2 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-Day 2, Daniel Morgan Technology Center, Spartanburg
2 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 2 SCDE Grade 11 ACT WorkKeys State Testing Window—Pencil/Paper
Assessment 3 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-
Day 2, Daniel Morgan Technology Center, Spartanburg
3 SCASA Student Services’ Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 3-5 SC Middle Association for Middle Level Education Conference,
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach 4 SC Aquarium Workshop, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston 7-4/22 SCDE South Carolina National Center & State Collaborative (SC-
NCSC) in Science & Social Studies, Ages 9–13; Biology, Age 16 Testing Window
7-4/29 SCDE South Carolina National Center & State Collaborative (SC-NCSC) in ELA & Mathematics for Ages 8–13 & 16 Testing Window
8 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 2, Chester District Office, Chester
8 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day 2, Lancaster District Office, Lancaster
8 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 4, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 3/9)
9 SC ASCD Spring Conference, Location TBA, Columbia 9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 2,
Chester District Office, Chester 9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-
Day 2, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville 9 SC-ASCD Spring Conference, Location TBA, Columbia
10 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-
Day 2, Byrd Learning Center, Graniteville 10 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 11 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme
Court Cases: Roe v. Wade, (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER 11-15 SC Athletic Administrators Association Spring Conference, Location
TBA, Charleston Marriott Hotel, Charleston 13 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5
Session 3, Lyon Street Teleconference Center, Columbia 13 Palmetto State Teachers Association STAR Spring Seminar, Location
TBA, Seabrooke Island
Updated—October 26, 2016
Compiled by—James Bryan 10
13-14 Staff Development for Educators Conference for South Carolina Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Teachers, Downtown Marriott, Columbia
14 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 6—Operations with Fractions, Part I, Horry County District Office, Conway
14 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 2, Spartanburg Community College-Rm. TRB 345BC, Duncan
15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA K-2 Spring Day 2, Colleton Adult Education Center, Walterboro
15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA Grades 6-8 Spring-Day 2, Strom Thurmond High School-Athletic Field House, Johnson
15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 6—Operations with Fractions, Part I, Clover County District Office, Clover
15 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 2, Newberry District Office, Newberry
16 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA 3-5 Spring Day 2, Colleton Adult Education Center, Walterboro
16 SCDE Elementary Science Professional Learning Opportunity: United Planning & Incorporating 3-Dimenional Printing Technologies—Spring Day 1, Horry County District Office, Conway
16 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 16 SCDE Grade 11 ACT WorkKeys State Make-up Testing Window—
Pencil/Paper Assessment 16 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Assistant
Principals’ Series: Selecting Your Team - Right Person, Right Place
Right Time, River Center/Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia 16 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 17 SC Social Studies Supervisors Association Monthly Meeting,
Richland 2 Conference Center/Columbia Mall, Columbia 17 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: Annual Vision Summit, SC
Department of Archives & History Building, Columbia 17-18 SC Future Business Leaders Association State Leadership
Conference, Location TBA, North Charleston 18 South Carolina Day
20 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 3, Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, Spartanburg
22 Upstate Schools Consortium Workshop: Using Assessments to Improve Teaching & Learning for Secondary Educators with Thomas Guskey, Furman University, Greenville
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English I & II Spring-Day 2, Beaufort County District Office, Beaufort
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: ELA English III & IV Spring-Day 2, Beaufort County District Office, Beaufort
22 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 3, Colleton Adult Learning Center, Walterboro
22 State Librarians/Media Specialists Supervisors' Meeting, SCASL Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Downtown, Greenville
22-24 SC Association of School Librarians 42nd Annual Conference: Today's Library: Reimagine, Redefine, Reinvent, Hyatt Regency Downtown, Greenville
23 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Calculus: Examining Series Using TI Technology, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
24 SC Language Leaders’ Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference Center (Columbia Place Mall), Columbia
25 SC Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Coastal Carolina University, Conway
27 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 7—Operations with Fractions, Part II, and Visual & Concrete Models for Division & Multiplication of Decimals, Clover County District Office, Clover
28 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5 Session 7—Operations with Fractions, Part II, and Visual & Concrete Models for Division & Multiplication of Decimals, Horry County District Office, Conway
30 SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Principals’ Series: Relational Leadership, River Center/Saluda Shoals Park,
Updated—October 26, 2016
Compiled by—James Bryan 11
Columbia 30 Primary Source Webinar—A History of Immigration Control:
Contesting Nation, Citizenship and Race in America, (Social Studies), 7:00 PM, REGISTER
30-31 SC Association of School Psychologists Spring Conference, Baxter Hood Center-York Technical College, Rock Hill
30-4/1 National Council for History Education Annual Conference: Histories Seen and Unseen, Location TBA, Atlanta, GA
31 SC Geographic Bee State Competition, Brookland Baptist, West Columbia
31 SCDE Office of Special Education Services: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Educational Partnership Meeting, SCSDB Outreach Center,
Spartanburg
APRIL
1 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching–Secondary Nominations—DUE Date
4 South Carolina Read-In
4 SC Agricultural Education Association Lower State Region Teachers Meeting, Barnwell County CC, Barnwell
4 SC Agricultural Education Association Mid-State Region Teachers Meeting, Union County High School, Union
4 SC Agricultural Education Piedmont Region Teachers Meeting, Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville
4 SC Agricultural Education Pee Dee Region Teachers Meeting, Darlington County Institute of Technology, Darlington
5 SCDE Secondary Mathematics Professional Virtual Learning
Opportunity: Infusing Best Practices & the Process Standards into High School Mathematics—Spring Session 6, 3:30 PM, REGISTER (Blackboard Networking Session 4/6)
6 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 6 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Calculus End-of-Year Exam
Review Session, Part I, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
8 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme Court Cases: University of California Regents v. Bakke, (Social Studies),
11:00 AM, REGISTER 14 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 19-5/10 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC
READY) 3-8 ELA Session 1—Writing Testing Window—Computer-Based
19-5/10 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC READY) 3-8 ELA Session 2—Reading Testing Window—Computer-Based
19-5/10 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC READY) 3-8 Mathematics Testing Window—Computer-Based
20 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 20 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia 20 TI‑ Nspire™ Technology Webinars—Calculus End-of-Year Exam
Review Session, Part II, Sponsored by Texas Instruments (Mathematics) 8:00 PM, REGISTER
21 SC Social Studies Supervisors Association Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference Center/Columbia Mall, Columbia
21 SCASA Personnel Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building, Columbia 26 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC
READY) 3-8 Session 1—Writing ELA Testing—Paper-Based 27 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC
READY) 3-8 Session 2—Reading ELA Testing—Paper-Based 28 SCDE South Carolina College & Career READY Assessments (SC
READY) 3-8 Mathematics Testing—Paper-Based 28 SC Language Leaders’ Monthly Meeting, Richland 2 Conference
Center (Columbia Place Mall), Columbia 28 SCASA Special Education Directors’ Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia
MAY
1 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching–Secondary Applications—DUE Date
2-6/3 SCDE EOCEP Spring Testing Window 4 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Updated—October 26, 2016
Compiled by—James Bryan 12
Columbia 9 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5
Session 8—Linear Measurement & the Relationship to Pre-Operational Mathematical Development, Horry County District Office, Conway
11 SCDE South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) Sciences, Grades 4–8 Testing—Paper-Based
11-5/27 SCDE South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) Science, Grades 4–8 Testing Window—Computer-Based
11-5/27 SCDE South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) Social Studies, Grades 4–8 Testing Window—Computer-p
12 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 12 SCDE South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards
(SCPASS) Social Studies, Grades 4–8 Testing—Paper-Based 12 Environmental Education of South Carolina Awards Nominations—
DUE Date 15 SCDE Professional Learning Opportunity: Mathematics Grades K-5
Session 8—Linear Measurement & the Relationship to Pre-Operational Mathematical Development, Clover County District Office, Clover
17 Teaching.American.History.org Webinar—Landmark Supreme Court Cases: New Jersey v. T.L.O., (Social Studies), 11:00 AM, REGISTER
18 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 18 SCASA Testing & Accountability Roundtable Meeting, SCASA
Building, Columbia
JUNE
1 SCASA Superintendents' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 9 SCASA Technology Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 15 SCASA Instructional Leaders' Roundtable Meeting, SCASA Building,
Columbia 18-21 SCASA Innovative Ideas Institute, Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach 18-23 SC Geographic Alliance Summer Geography Institute, USC-Calcott
Building, Columbia 20-7/22 SCDE EOCEP Summer Testing Window 25-28 2017 Education Business Summit, Location TBA, Greenville
Updated—October 26, 2016
Compiled by—James Bryan 13
KEY
State Holidays or National/State Special days, weeks, or months New events are underlined
DUE Date – Due dates for awards, grants, & honors
SCASA Webinar Series offered at www.scasa.org
SCDE & Other Webinars available for SC educators
ABBREVIATIONS
SCDE South Carolina Department of Education
SCASA SC Association of School Administrators
SCPASS Palmetto Assessment of State Standards EOCEP End of Course Evaluation Program
SC ELA South Carolina English Language Arts
CERRA Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement
NAESP National Association for Elementary School Principals
AMLE Association for Middle Level Education
PLO Professional Learning Opportunity (New term used by SCDE to replace PD, professional
development)
COLOR OF SYMBOL INDICATES—SPECIFIC SUBJECT EVENTS
= Science = English/Language Arts = ESOL/ELL = CATE
= Social Studies = Mathematics = Foreign Language = Administrators
= Related Arts = Physical Education = Media Specialists
CONTACT INFORMATION. . .
James A. Bryan Independent Educational Consultant 803-834-1166 [email protected]