Re:

[Susan Harman <susanharman@igc.org>]

Is there a website for the conf yet? Id like to link it to CalCARE.org.
Susan

On Thursday, December 27, 2007, at 12:09 PM, MONICALUCIDO@comcast.net 
wrote:

> 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. In the past few years we have had such distinguished 
> speakers as Dr. Gerald Bracey, Susan Ohanian, and Dr. Elaine Garan. We 
> emplore all interested parties to read the information below and to 
> join this important action-inspiring conference!
>
> 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.
>
>      
>
> 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.
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