The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative has opened registration for its free summer workshops. The workshops will be held across the country starting June 18 and will target specific grade levels and content areas. Workshops for summer 2008 include:

• Denver, Colorado (United States Mint) - June 18-19, 2008
• Nashua, New Hampshire (Federal Aviation Administration) - June 25-26, 2008
• Houston, Texas (NASA, Johnson Space Center) - July 1-2, 2008
• New York, New York (National Park Service) - July 9-10, 2008
• Newport News, Virginia (Department of Energy) - July 10-11, 2008
• Forth Worth, Texas (Federal Aviation Administration) - July 15-16, 2008
• New Orleans, Louisiana (Office of Charter Schools) - July 17-18, 2008
• Washington, D.C. (Office of Charter Schools) - July 22-23, 2008
• Lakewood, Washington (Department of Defense Education Activity) - Aug. 4-5, 2008
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States Mint) - August 7-8, 2008
• Twentynine Palms, California (Department of Defense Education Activity) - Aug. 11-12, 2008
• Los Angeles, California (Office of Charter Schools) - August 13-14, 2008

In each workshop, prominent teachers, principals, and district officials provide training sessions and share research-based practices they have successfully applied in their classrooms and schools. Reading, math, science and history will be the content focus as well as using data, differentiating instruction, Doing What Works, and technology to support student achievement. All workshops will also provide important resources from the National Math Panel.

Learn more about the Teacher-to-Teacher workshops and register online. The Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative supports teachers’ efforts in the classroom through professional development workshops and digital workshops and by sharing relevant information through email updates.