Fw: Chavez conference posting

["Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>]

Rog Lucido asked me to forward this to ARN-L, which I am happy to do. If you have a text only reader, this may not come through well.  The material below may not come through, but it is all at http://www.testingabuse.blogspot.com/. In essence, it is an invitation to a conference (keynotes by Marcelo Suarez-Orozco and Gary Orfield) and a call for presenters to submit proposals. Conference title: "Educational Equity as a Civil Right" - Monty



     3rd Annual César Chávez Education Conference:

      Educational Equity as a Civil Right

      Call for Presenters

      Kremen School of Education & Human Development

      California State University-Fresno

      Fresno, CA

      March 28-29, 2008
     

 

"Sí se puede"- It can be done

 

We invite you to join us for the 2008 César Chávez Education Conference. Grounded in the core values of this great leader, the goal of the conference is to engage a community of concerned parents, teachers, students and citizens in critical discussion and reflection to promote educational reform efforts that work towards equity, democracy, academic excellence, and social justice. This conference will bring together parents, students, current and prospective teachers, community leaders, state/district/school-level administrators, policy makers, and national and international researchers who wish to promote high quality teaching and learning for all students.

 

Keynote speakers will be:

Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Institute for Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings, the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University, and author of “Immigrants and Education” in The New Americans and Globalization: Culture and Education in the Millennium. 

 

Gary Orfield, Ph.D., Co-Director of The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, Professor of Education, Law, Political Science, and Urban Planning at the University of California-Los Angeles, and author of Lessons In Integration: Realizing the Promise of Racial Diversity in America's Public Schools and NCLB Meets School Realities: Lessons from the Field

 

 

We invite you to submit a proposal related to our theme of Educational Equity as a Civil Right. Multiple presentation formats are eligible for submission: (e.g. research presentation, workshop, simulation/role play, group discussion, lecture, artistic performance, etc.) The following strands might be addressed; however, proposals are not limited to these areas:

-        Community- partnerships that address educational equity/social justice

-        Culture- culturally inclusive schools and practices

-        Immigrant Students- practices & partnerships promoting educational equity/social justice

-        Family Empowerment- practices promoting parents’ rights and roles in transforming education

-        Critical Literacy- innovative practices that resist and transform inequitable policies and contexts

-        Student Empowerment- practices that promote student voice in transforming educational contexts



Directions for Submission:

Only emailed proposals will be accepted. Proposals including all required information must be received by February 1, 2008 in order to be considered. Faxed submissions will not be accepted. Please use the proposal form below. You will be able to type in designed text or check box fields, and all fields will expand to accommodate your text. You can also paste text from another document into a text field.

 

Selection of Proposals:

Notification of action will be emailed only to the lead presenter by February 22, 2008.

Proposals will be reviewed by at least three readers using the following criteria: 

• Contribution to the conference theme 

• Significance of content 

• Objectives and/or purposes 

• Audience 

• Format 

• Process of presentation 

• Participant outcomes

 

Equipment Needed:
Every presenter will be provided with an LCD projector and screen at no charge and if requested. Any other equipment, such as flip chart, VCR/DVD, or laptop, SMART Board may be provided upon request.

 

Select the equipment that you WILL need for your presentation.

 LCD projector         SMART Board        Laptop

 Flip Chart                            VCR/DVD             OTHER:     

 

            

 

Please save your proposal as:

 

CHAVEZ08_LastName.doc

 

Please email proposals as an attachment to:

 

smhart@csufresno.edu

 

Steven Hart, Assistant Professor

Literacy and Early Education Department, California State University- Fresno


Please direct all other inquiries about the conference to

Dr. Laura Alamillo, Literacy & Early Education Department, e-mail: lalamillo@csufresno.edu



 

 

 

 

      PROPOSAL FORM

      3rd Annual César Chávez Education Conference:

      Educational Equity as a Civil Right

      Kremen School of Education & Human Development-CSU Fresno

      Fresno, CA-March 28-29, 2008
     

 

A. TITLE OF PRESENTATION:      

 


B. Session Format: Please indicate the type of format you would like to use for your presentation.  

 

Interactive Workshop          Panel Discussion            Other (Describe)      

 


C. Audience(s) ADDRESSED (check all that apply): 

 

      Pre-K/K Teachers/Parents
     
     Higher Education
     
     
      1-3 Teachers/Parents
     
     Parents/Families
     
     
      4-8 Teachers/Parents
     
     Administrators/Policy Makers
     
     
      High School Teachers/Parents
     
     Community Organizations
     
     

 

D. LEAD PRESENTER and CONTACT PERSON:
Only the Lead Presenter will be notified of selection.

 

Name:      

Title/Position:      

School/Organization:      

Street Address:                    Apt. No.      

City:            State:           Zip:      

Email:          Phone:      

 

E. CO-PRESENTER(S):

If applicable, please provide information for up to 3 co-presenters who will be listed in the program. If you have additional presenters, please include their information at the top of your program description.

 

Name:      

Title/Position:           School/Organization:      

 

Name:      

Title/Position:           School/Organization:      

 

Name:      

Title/Position:           School/Organization:      

 

 

F. ABSTRACT (50 words or less):

It is important that the description be clear, concise, jargon free, and enthusiastic so it may easily be modified for the conference brochure. This field will expand.

 

     

 

G. presentation DESCRIPTION (500 words or Less):

Describe the session in terms of its: 

      a) Relevance to conference theme/strands; b) Objectives; c) Content, and d) Techniques that will be used to involve the audience.  

Maximum length is 500 words, excluding references. This field will expand.

 

     



Rog ( Horace ) Lucido, Physics Instructor, Ret. 
Program Evaluator 
Adjunct Faculty, Fresno Pacific University 
Educational Consultant 
Educators and Parents Against Testing Abuse ( EPATA ) 
Assessment Reform Network Central Valley Coordinator 
Phone: 559-277-1312 
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