GREEN GOVERNMENT CATALOG 2012

Join other language, regional and cultural experts within the DoD and Department of State to discuss and share strategies for revamping the military education system to reflect the importance of developing linguistic and cultural skills.

This discussion highlights the two important components of the reconstruction and stabilization efforts for nations undergoing transition that have stemmed from our very successful 7-year reconstruction and stabilization series.

Key topics covered at the event include implementing a cohesive language and cultural training strategy  across the DoD, revamping current military education to reinforce the special operations focus and capitalize on command of cultural psyche.

Attendees will enjoy and grow from three days of case study driven briefings from 20 leading LRC experts.

The Virginia School Response Conference 2012 aims to update and support the urgent endeavors of the whole educational sector and academia with regard to effective action plans unique to individual communities, with specific attention given to those that engage the widest range of local stakeholders to make high school and college campuses safe and secure. The  conference all seeks to advance the prevention, protection, response and recovery aspect of local communities through the conference's theme of ''School Safety, Security and Emergency Planning.''

The School Response Conference will address topics of high concern:

• School shootings
• Bullying
• Dating violence
• Transportation
• Vandalism
• Gang activity
• Alcohol and drugs
• Bomb threats
• Child abuse
• Vandalism
• School massacres
• And catastrophic events

Associations, academic institutions, EMS providers and law enforcement will showcase the country's state-wide initiatives on school defense and security for the development of best practices in the school community.

Join Learning TECH 2012 for a unique and interactive tutorial-based event focused on improving learning strategies with educational technologies across the corporate world, plus a special focus day for K-12 and higher education professionals.

The accessibility and possibilities of learning technologies are endless and here's your chance to expereince, first hand, the latest and greatest learning tools. Learn how to design, develop and manage the iGeneration and expand your learning mobility and accessibility.

This multi-track event is also excellent for the public sector. Find out how to gain buy-in from faculty, investors and colleagues, learn how to manage the vast array of learning technologies available and hear about what innovative schools and educational professionals are doing in the realm of learning technologies.

Spoken interactions between teachers and students and among students is the heart of learning. In this seminar we will explore ways in which we can make relatively minor modifications in our oral language patterns that will lead to significant changes in the sophistication of students' discourse.

The seminar will investigate ways in which we can encourage students to talk in a way that reflects their understanding of texts and concepts more accurately. Participants will begin by discussing the Outcomes of Understanding, a set of markers that indicate whether students truly and deeply understand content. Participants will also learn about an observation tool they can use with colleagues to analyze classroom discourse and will receive several tools students can use to reflect on their oral language interactions with other students.