Date: Tuesday
March 8, 2011
Schedule:
8:30 A.M.
Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 11:00
Keynote followed by Q& A
11:00 - 11:45
Talking About Race
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch Included
1:00 – 3:00
Culturally Responsive
Education
Location:
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue
Ruth S. Harley Univ. Ctr.
2nd Floor
Garden City, NY 11530
Culturally Responsive Education
Name:___________________
Address:_________________
________________________
Phone:__________________
Email:__________________
School District/Bldg:
Nassau TRACT Teacher Center
Co-sponsored by
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union
and
New York University’s TACD
Presents a Conference on
Culturally Responsive Education
Featuring
Dr. Eddie Fergus
As Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban
Education, Dr. Fergus also oversees the center’s Technical
Assistance Center on Disproportionality. TACD focuses on building
cultural competence and leadership development.
Keynote address by Dr. Eddie Fergus will address the
common causes of disproportionality which include the quality of
curricular and instructional supports, intervention services for
struggling students and predominate cultural beliefs.
Afternoon session will focus on Culturally Responsive
Education an introductory workshop that uses both Gloria LadsonBillings’ eight principles of culturally responsive education and Enid
Lee’s stages towards multicultural education as the framework to
encourage personal and professional growth in the area of cultural
competence.
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Please register @
mylearningplan.com
Credit card payment available
online.
The future belongs to those who can give
the next generation reasons to hope.
Pierre Teilhard DeChardin, Philosopher
$10 Registration fee
Make check payable and mail to:
Nassau TRACT Teacher Center
Suite 303
3000 Hempstead Turnpike
Levittown, NY 11756
Nassau TRACT @ 516.605.1345, Fax 516.605.1343
Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.nassautract.org