Upcoming Events
These seminars are being held at various sites across the country. Click on each state for more information on seminars: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Washington. Unless otherwise noted, seminar fees include all training, materials, lunch, and breaks. Overnight accommodations are at additional cost.

Dates	Name	Type	Location
May 7-10, 2008	Critical Friends Group New Coaches Institute	New Coach	San Antonio, TX
May 8, 2008	NSRF/NY @ NYU Facilitator Portfolio Roundtable	Facilitative Leadership	New York, NY
June 9-11, 2008	CFG New Coaches Institute	New Coach	Goshen, IN
June 9-13, 2008	CFG New Coaches Institute	New Coach	Austin, TX
June 16-20, 2008	New CFG Coaches' Seminar	New Coach	Decatur, GA
June 16-20, 2008	Deepening the Work: Advanced CFG Coaches’ Institute	Continued Learning	Decatur, GA
June 16-20, 2008	New Coaches Seminar	New Coach	Denver, CO
June 18-20, 2008	Administrators' Seminar	Facilitative Leadership	Denver, CO
June 23-27, 2008	Critical Friends Group Seminar	New Coach	Montpelier, VT
June 23-27, 2008	New CFG Coaches Institute	New Coach	Dover, NH
June 23-27, 2008	CCE Boston Critical Friends Groups New Coaches Training	New Coach	Springfield, MA
June 23-27, 2008	CFG Coaches Institute	New Coach	Portland, OR
June 24-27, 2008	Beginning Critical Friends Coaches Seminar	New Coach	Seattle, WA
June 25-27, 2008	CCE Boston Critical Friends Groups New Coaches Training	New Coach	Boston, MA
June 25-29, 2008	2008 Teaching for Equity Summer Sessions	Continued Learning	San Francisco, CA
July 7-11, 2008	New CFG Coaches’ Institute	New Coach	Decatur, GA
July 7-11, 2008	Critical Friends Group Coaches Institute	New Coach	Maryville, TN
July 7-11, 2008	Critical Skills Institute	Continued Learning	Keene, NH
July 10-11, 2008	Summer Retreat for current CFG coaches or CFG members	Continued Learning	Brookline, MA
July 12-15, 2008	Critical Friends Group Training for School Leaders	Facilitative Leadership	Keene, NH
July 14-18, 2008	Critical Friends Group Seminar	New Coach	Ferrisburgh, VT
July 14-18, 2008	Critical Friends Group Coaches Institute	New Coach	Brookline, MA
July 15-17, 2008	NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshps in School Reform: Creating Data Smart Schools	Continued Learning	New York, NY
July 21-25, 2008	Leading for Educational Equity Institute	Continued Learning	Goshen, IN
July 21-23, September 23, November 4, 2008	Critical Friends Group Facilitator Training	New Coach	Tucson, AZ
July 22-24, 2008	NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshps in School Reform: Introduction to Critical Friends Groups	New Coach	New York, NY
July 28 - August 1, 2008	CFG Coaches Institute	New Coach	Portland, OR
July 30 - August 1, 2008	Experienced CFG Coaches Training	Continued Learning	Keene, NH
August 4-8, 2008	Critical Frineds Group (CFG) Coaches Training	New Coach	San Francisco, CA
August 4-8, 2008	CFG New Coaches Seminar	New Coach	Los Angeles, CA
August 11-15, 2008	CFG New Coaches Seminar	New Coach	Pasadena, CA
August 11-15, 2008	Beginning Critical Friends Group Coaches Training	New Coach	Keene, NH
August 18-22, 2008	CCE Boston Critical Friends Group New Coaches Training	New Coach	West Newbury, MA
August 19-21, 2008	NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshps in School Reform: Introduction to Facilitative Leadership	Facilitative Leadership	New York, NY
October 20-24, 2008	CFG New Coaches Seminar	New Coach	TBA, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona

Critical Friends Group Facilitator Training
Dates: July 21-23, September 23, November 4, 2008
Time: 8:30am - 4pm
Location: Pima County Regional Support Center, Tucson, AZ
Cost: $450
Contact: Eve Rifkin, eve@cityhighschool.org
Flyer

California

2008 Teaching for Equity Summer Sessions
Dates: June 25-29, 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
Contact: Greg Peters, gpeter@sfcess.org
Phone: 415.992.5007
Flyer
Registration
http://sfcess.org/

Critical Friends Group (CFG) Coaches Training
Dates: August 4-8, 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
Contact: Greg Peters, gpeter@sfcess.org
Phone: 415.992.5007
Flyer
Registration
http://sfcess.org/

CFG New Coaches Seminar
Dates: August 4-8, 2008
Location: The Center at Cathedral Plaza, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $1,000
Contact: Lisa Manning, lmanning@smp.gseis.ucla.edu

CFG New Coaches Seminar
Dates: August 11-15, 2008
Location: Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, CA 
Cost: $1,000
Contact: Lisa Manning, lmanning@smp.gseis.ucla.edu

CFG New Coaches Seminar
Dates: October 20-24, 2008
Location: TBA, CA
Cost: $1,000
Contact: Lisa Manning, lmanning@smp.gseis.ucla.edu

Colorado

New Coaches Seminar
Dates: June 16-20, 2008
Location: Denver, CO
Contact: Stevi Quate, Stevi.Quate@cudenver.edu
Flyer & Registration

Administrators' Seminar
Dates: June 18-20, 2008
Location: Denver, CO
Contact: Stevi Quate, Stevi.Quate@cudenver.edu
Flyer & Registration

Georgia

New CFG Coaches’ Institute
Dates: June 16-20, 2008
Location: Decatur, GA, Renfroe Middle School
Cost: $650
Contact: Thomas van Soelen, tvansoelen@csdecatur.org
Phone: (404) 370-4400 x916
Website & Registration
Brochure

Deepening the Work: Advanced CFG Coaches’ Institute
Dates: June 16-20, 2008
Location: Decatur, GA, Renfroe Middle School
Cost: $650
Contact: Thomas van Soelen, tvansoelen@csdecatur.org
Phone: (404) 370-4400 x916
Website & Registration
Brochure

New CFG Coaches’ Institute
Dates: July 7-11, 2008
Location: Decatur, GA, Renfroe Middle School
Cost: $650
Facilitator: Thomas Van Soelen
Contact: Elaine Lunsford, Metro Regional Education Service Agency, elaine.lunsford@mresa.org
Phone: (770) 431-2241

Indiana

New CFG Coaches Institute
Dates: June 9-11, 2008 (3 day follow-up in Fall 2008)
Location: Goshen, IN
Cost: $1000
Facilitators: Ross Peterson-Veatch
Contact: Ross Peterson-Veatch, rosspv@goshen.edu
Registration

Leading for Educational Equity Institute
Dates: July 21-25, 2008
Location: Goshen, IN
Cost: $1200
Contact: Heidi Vosekas, hvosekas@nsrfharmoy.org
Registration

Massachusetts

CCE Boston Critical Friends Group New Coaches Training
Dates: June 23-27, 2008
Location: Western New England College, Springfield, MA
Cost: $1000/pp which includes all materials, membership fee,
breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
Contact: Alethea Pratt, apratt@ccebos.org
Phone: (617) 421-0134 x230
Flyer & Registration

CCE Boston Critical Friends Group New Coaches Training
Dates: June 25-27, 2008 (Plus 3 followup days)
Location: Center for Collaborative Education, Boston, MA
Cost: $1000/pp which includes all materials, membership fee,
breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
Credit: Endicott College graduate credit will be offered
Contact: Alethea Pratt, apratt@ccebos.org
Phone: (617) 421-0134 x230
Flyer & Registration

CCE Boston Critical Friends Group New Coaches Training
Dates: August 18-22, 2008
Location: Pentucket Regional High School, West Newbury, MA
Cost: $1000/pp which includes all materials, membership fee,
breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
Contact: Alethea Pratt, apratt@ccebos.org
Phone: (617) 421-0134 x230
Flyer & Registration

NSRF New England Summer Retreat for current CFG coaches or CFG members
Dates: July 10-11, 2008
Location: Brookline, MA
Cost: $200 for NSRF members; $275 for non-members
Facilitators: Gene Thompson-Grove and Teri Schrader
Contact: Gene Thompson-Grove, gene_thompson-grove@brookline.k12.ma.us
Phone: (508) 566-6664
Registration

NSRF New England Critical Friends Group Coaches Institute
For new CFG coaches or CFG members
Dates: July 14-18, 2008
Location: Public Schools of Brookline, MA
Cost: $1000, includes breakfast, all materials, and two days of follow-up during the summer of 2009
Facilitators: Gene Thompson-Grove and Teri Schrader
Contact: Gene Thompson-Grove, gene_thompson-grove@brookline.k12.ma.us
Phone: (508) 566-6664
Registration

New Hampshire

New CFG Coaches Institute
Closed Seminar
Dates: June 23-27, 2008
Location: Dover, NH

Critical Skills Institute
Dates: July 7-11, 2008
Times: 8am - 4:30pm
Description:Wondering how to make your classroom feel more like your Critical Friends Group? Trying to help your faculty figure out how to change their classroom practice to align with more progressive ideals? The Critical Skills Institute is an immersion into a just this sort of classroom. Under the guidance and leadership of Peter Eppig, founder of the Critical Skills Program and lead creator of the model, participating educators experience all dimensions of the model firsthand. In the Institute, educators explore the integration of problem–based, experiential, and collaborative learning that honors the external state and local standards to which schools must adhere. Over the five days, we will examine methodologies for building a classroom community, crafting and framing curricular and real life challenges, guiding students, and assessing student learning. Participants develop the knowledge and skills needed to adapt the Critical Skills Classroom model for their own classrooms and schools.
Location: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Cost: $665 per person ($2400 for a team of 4) (Some scholarships are available - call for details.)
Contact: Laura Thomas, laura_thomas@antiochne.edu
Phone: 603-283-2302
www.antiochne.edu/acsr/criticalskills


Critical Friends Group Training for School Leaders
Dates: July 12-15, 2008
Times: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Cost: $1,200 per person ($4,000 for a team of 4)
Contact: Laura Thomas, laura_thomas@antiochne.edu
http://www.antiochne.edu/acsr/events

Experienced CFG Coaches Training
Dates: July 30 - August 1, 2008
Times: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Cost: $800 per person ($2,700 for a team of 4)
Contact: Laura Thomas, laura_thomas@antiochne.edu
http://www.antiochne.edu/acsr/events

Beginning Critical Friends Group Coaches Training
Dates: August 11-15, 2008
Times: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Cost: $1,200 per person ($4,000 for a team of 4)
Contact: Laura Thomas, laura_thomas@antiochne.edu
http://www.antiochne.edu/acsr/events

New York

NSRF/NY @ NYU Facilitator Portfolio Roundtable
Dates: May 8, 2008
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Alan Dichter, Adichter@nyc.rr.com
www.nsrfny.org

NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshops in School Reform:
Creating Data Smart Schools
Dates: July 15-17, 2008
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Natalie Rodrigues, natalie.rodrigues@nyu.edu
www.nsrfny.org

NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshops in School Reform:
Introduction to Critical Friends Groups
Dates: July 22-24, 2008
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Natalie Rodrigues, natalie.rodrigues@nyu.edu
www.nsrfny.org

NSRF/NY @ NYU Workshops in School Reform:
Introduction to Facilitative Leadership
Dates: August 19-21, 2008
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Natalie Rodrigues, natalie.rodrigues@nyu.edu
www.nsrfny.org

Oregon

CFG Coaches Institute
Dates: June 23-27, 2008 (plus one follow-up session TBD)
Location: Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
Cost: $650
Contact: Kim Feicke, feicke@lclark.edu
http://www.lclark.edu/~ssw/cfg.html

CFG Coaches Institute
Dates: July 27 - August 1, 2008 (plus one follow-up session TBD)
Location: Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
Cost: $650
Contact: Kim Feicke, feicke@lclark.edu
http://www.lclark.edu/~ssw/cfg.html

Tennessee

Critical Friends Group Coaches Institute
Dates: July 7-11, 2008
Location: Maryville High School, Maryville, TN
Cost: $500
Facilitators: Penny Ferguson and Maelea Galyon
Contact: Maelea Galyon, mtgalyon@ci.maryville.tn.us
Registration & Flyer

Texas

Critical Friends Group New Coaches Institute
Dates: May 7-10, 2008 (followup in August)
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact: Angela Breidenstein, abreiden@trinity.edu
Flyer & Registration

Critical Friends Group New Coaches Institute
Dates: June 9-13, 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Facilitators: Stephen Spring, Wendy Brannen, Sue Horan
Cost: $750 ($650 w/team of 3 or more)
Contact: Stephen Spring, SSpring@austinisd.org
Flyer
Registration

Vermont

Critical Friends Group Seminar
Dates: June 23-27, 2008
Location: Union Institute, Montpelier, VT
Facilitators: Margaret MacLean and Edorah Frazer
Cost: $1,200 per person includes 3 graduate credits, $600 without credit, $1050 w/team of 3 or more w/credit
Contact: Margaret MacLean, margaret.maclean@ruraledu.org
Phone: (802) 592-3065
Flyer & Registration

Critical Friends Group Seminar
Dates: July 14-18, 2008
Location: Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburgh, VT
Facilitators: David Leo-Nyquist and Edorah Frazer
Cost: $1,200 w/3 grad. credits, $1,050 w/team of 3 or more, $600 w/o credit
Contact: David Leo-Nyquist, dleonyqu@uvm.edu
Phone: (802) 985-3765
Flyer & Registration

Washington

Beginning Critical Friends Coaches Seminar
Dates: June 24-27, 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
Facilitators: Holli Hanson-Moore
Contact: Holli Hanson-Moore, holli@cesnw.org