http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/?utm_source=rss Events for Educators Copyright 2012, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/?utm_source=rss Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2671?utm_source=rss The Visual Thesaurus will be making a presentation at the annual convention of the International Reading Association (http://iraconvention.org/) (IRA) in Orlando, FL: "Academic Vocabulary & 21st Century Tools: From District-Wide Initiative To Classroom Practice." Click here (http://www.aievolution.com/ira1001/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&ev=1312) for details. Also, visit our exhibit at Booth #547! Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2671 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2670?utm_source=rss The Visual Thesaurus will have an exhibit at the annual conference of the Texas Library Association (http://www.txla.org/annual-conference) (TLA) at the Austin Convention Center. Visit us at Booth #1324! Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2670 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2672?utm_source=rss The Visual Thesaurus will have a presentation at the Annual Conference & Exposition of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia: "Digital Literacy Tools: The New York Times and Visual Thesaurus." Click here (http://www.isteconference.org/ISTE/2011/program/search_results_details.php?sessionid=60772924&selection_id=62391343&rownumber=9&max=13&gopage=) for details, and visit the VT exhibit at Booth #2356. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2672 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2640?utm_source=rss March is Women's History Month. Enrich your students' understanding of women's history with the sites suggested in the latest Edulinks (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/2639/). Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2640 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2619?utm_source=rss It's time for the second WordMasters Challenge of the school year! Click here (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/2618/) for details. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2619 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2542?utm_source=rss The Visual Thesaurus will have an exhibit at the 2011 Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) at the Austin Convention Center. Visit us at Booth #1944! Click here (http://www.tcea2011.org/) for conference details. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2542 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2541?utm_source=rss For Black History Month, try using the Visual Thesaurus to help explore notable African American writings. Check out this lesson plan (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/1680/) designed to help students interpret figurative language in Toni Morrison's novel A Mercy. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2541 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2540?utm_source=rss The Visual Thesaurus will have an exhibit at the 2011 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Visit us at Booth #845! Click here (http://fetc.org/) for conference details. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2540 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2491?utm_source=rss It's time for the first WordMasters Challenge of the school year! Click here (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/2489/) for details. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2491 Calendar http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2382?utm_source=rss The 2010 Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (http://www.ncte.org/annual) (NCTE) will be held in Orlando, Florida. Visual Thesaurus director of curriculum development Georgia Scurletis will present "Vocabulary in Context with The New York Times Learning Network and The Visual Thesaurus," a workshop co-presented with Katherine Schulten, editor of The New York Times Learning Network. Join us on Nov. 20 from 4:15 to 5:30 pm (Asbury Room B). Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 UTC http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/calendar/2382