Thematic Sessions
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Building a Culture of Caring by Nurturing the Imagination of the Teacher
This session focuses on methods for building community integrated into a pre-service teacher education program. The emphasis is the use of visual arts to create networks of connection and support.
Jeanne Peloso, Abigail McNamee, Mia Lynn Mercurio, Lehman College, City University of New York
Room: Riverview A

Technology Impact on Learning in the Developing World
Underdevelopment has not deterred countries such as Botswana to harness the potential of technology to change the landscape for their students to enrich learning and make it more meaningful to their present and future lives.
Tshepo Batane, University of Botswana
Room: Riverview C

School/Business Partnerships: Creating Communities for the Benefit of our Students
Examines how school/business partnerships and alliances can foster success for teachers and their charges. This presentation addresses the need for teacher educators to be prepared for understanding the inclusive nature of the community in the public school environment and building alliances which benefit the learning process for all stakeholders. The ultimate emphasis is on improving teacher quality which translates to excellence for all learners.
Gregory Martin, Susan Thompson, Lynchburg College
Room: USS New Jersey

Finding our Way: Stories from First Generation College Students from Working Class Families
As first-generation college students attempting to become teachers, the participants in this study are attempting to change the status quo in their families by becoming agents of an institution that was not accessible to their family previously.
Jane P. Nagle, Westfield State College
Room: USS Olympia

An Alternative Pathway to Teaching Excellence: Meeting the Needs of Education in Missouri
The “new” MAT program for Secondary and Middle School educators meets the rapidly growing need for qualified teachers in Missouri’s classrooms. Central Missouri State University has developed a new approach to teacher certification.
John R. Zelazek, Carl Grigsby, Matt Thomas, Wayne W. Williams, Central Missouri State University
Room: Washington A

NCLB Evidenced-based Practices
Hear about the latest literature on children with special challenges (e.g., ADHD, Autism, and Conduct Disorders) and evidence-based practices related to NCLB so that these children are not left behind.
Patrice LeBlanc, Lauren Stephens, Melissa Dieppa, Diana Sorriano, Nova Southeastern University
Room: Washington B

Caring Classrooms: The Role of Caring in University and Elementary Classrooms
Examine research findings on how teachers, professors, and candidates conceptualize and demonstrate caring in their classrooms and the implications for teacher education, particularly culturally responsive teaching and resiliency.
Robin Haskell McBee, Tara Edmond, Erin Bereheiko, Natalie Amato, Rowan University
Room: Columbus A

Podcasting, Video Editing, Assistive Technology, and Virtual Reality: Tools to Help Preservice Teachers Learn the Real Meaning of Integrating Technology
This session examines a new model of integrating technology early in teacher preparation programs through assigning students independent technology-based projects that connect course objectives in educational technology and methods courses.
Judy Lambert, Alison Benya, The University of Toledo
Room: Columbus C

Collection of Diversity Appreciation Resources and Activities for Teacher Educators Designed to Stimulate Self-Reflective Analyses and Multi-Cultural Discourses About the People, Things and Ideas of Our World
Participants will have a comprehensive paradigm from which to evaluate contemporary diversity issues as well as a specific collection of “time-tested” resources and classroom activities that they may use in their courses to further advance diversity appreciation.
Walter S. Polka, Georgia Southern University
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Unlikely Partners: Education and Medicine Join Hands to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Through a partnership between the department of elementary education and a local medical organization, undergraduate students use problem-based learning to develop a healthy lifestyle program for young children.
Cherry O. Steffen, Michelle Kozak, Dianne Lappa, Nikisha McBryar, Beth Mittelman, Kennesaw State University, Lucas Beno, Kaiser Permanente
Room: Penthouse 2210

Factors Differentiating Selected Accelerated Schools
The findings of a survey of the organizational climate of selected accelerated schools are discussed with regard to their implications for the training and selection of teachers and administrators.
Carl Steinhoff, Jane McCarthy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Room: Admiral 2215

Student-to-Student Partnership: Pairing the Administrative Practicum with the Student Teaching Experience
This presentation examines the efficacy of pairing graduate students, enrolled in programs leading to a certification as a principal or supervisor, with student teachers in a symbiotic relationship aimed at enriching the clinical experience for both students.
Carl J. Schavio, Jr., Monmouth University
Room: Skyline 2219

Preparing Teachers and Social Workers to Work Together in the Classroom
This session will describe a collaborative experience of graduate education and social work students to prepare them to work together in the school setting.
Gwenelle O’Neal, Gail Bollin, West Chester University
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Special Sessions on Technology
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Riverview B

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Open Lab & Explorations

9:50 – 10:35 a.m.
Explore the Vast Creative Uses for Digital Images
David McCarthy, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Demonstration with hands-on experience exploring a wide range of applications in which digital cameras can be used to enhance teaching and learning. Cameras will be provided and example final products showcased.

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Exemplary Strategies for Reducing Your students’ Inequitable Access to Learning Technologies
Robert T. McLaughlin, Executive Director, National Institute for Community Innovations.
In this interactive session, participants will learn about critical dimensions of the digital divide in education and powerful strategies they can use to dramatically improve low-income learners’ access to high quality learning technologies. We will focus on sharing practical ways to address the actual digital divide obstacles being faced by participants and their students.

11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
Using Google Earth to Enhance Interdisciplinary Units
Marilyn Rice, Bobby Ezell, Sam Sullivan, & Preservice Teachers, Sam Houston State University
Demonstrating Google Earth as the focus in designing an interdisciplinary teaching unit, this presentation provides examples of hands-on activities (some designed by preservice teachers), while addressing many K-12 learning standards.

Thematic Sessions
8:55 - 9:40 a.m.

Teaching Community or Service-Learning to Pre-Service Teachers: A Powerful Technique to Promote Citizenship Education
Service-learning is a powerful tool for reinventing and renewing citizenship education. Teachers and students can be exposed to and participate in viable service-learning activities. This session will demonstrate how.
Thomas A. Kessinger, Xavier University
Room: Riverview A

The Challenges of Teaching, Scholarship and Service
This session assists teacher educators in the creation of interesting electronic professional portfolios for themselves and for those candidates who will use portfolios to gain entry into the teaching profession.
Helen Friedland, Joanne Juncker, Carol Fleres, New Jersey City University
Room: Riverview C

Authority Structures in Public Education: Views from Below
During their clinical experiences, pre-service teachers reflected on their ideas about school authority. This session presents an analysis of their thoughts and facilitates activities encouraging participants’ own reflection.
Thomas A. Lucey, Illinois State University, Kantaylieniere Hill-Clarke, The University of Memphis
Room: USS New Jersey

Developing Culturally Responsive Pre-service Candidates
Discusses the challenge of preparing teacher candidates to meet the needs of diverse learners. Success is based largely on the instructional methods and activities provided in teacher preparation programs.
Kendra Duncan, University of Central Arkansas
Room: USS Olympia

Leading Teacher Program in Special Education: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators
Description of a quality teacher preparation program based on an undergraduate special education curricular infusion model for general educators with a 5th year program in special education certification.
Susan M. Munson, Beverley Evan, Mildred Lane, Linda Lengyel, Lisa Vernon, Duquesne University
Room: Washington A

Ready or Not Here It Is: Addressing NCLB in University Classes
This session describes how one professor has reinvented her classroom landscape as a result of NCLB. Strategies used in six courses are described.
Sandy Alber, Oakland University
Room: Washington B

Research on the Validity of Teacher Education: Implications of an Australian Study
What if current strategies for selecting, educating and graduating teachers were unrelated to their subsequent success in schools? What if untrained graduates in Arts and Science after three years of teaching under the supervision of a school principal and school inspector, could not be distinguished from trained graduates? What if the king had no clothes? What if, as Houston believes, he does not want to find out? What changes would be required? A definition is needed to train. If there is not an agreed definition of teacher effectiveness, one cannot “train” teachers. The alternative is to give up training and educate broadly in the hope that something “good” will rub off on them for the classroom. Was this the covert drive that required that teacher training be converted [relabeled?] to teacher education? If the current methods of selection and training for teaching have scant validity, could the billions of dollars on teacher education be spent more profitably on improved training/education of a million teachers?
K. Brian Start, The University of Melbourne, A. Y. Baldwin, University of Connecticut, Jimmy Chan, Hong Kong University
Room: Columbus A

Technology as a Support System for Teachers
The presentation examines how the use of technology can provide learning that is more relevant, reflective, and is likely to help students gain an understanding of concepts in mathematics, science, and language arts.
Daniel Nomishan, Fitchburg State College
Room: Columbus B

New Ways of Collaboration to Solve the Theory-Practice Gap for Student Teachers in Less Desirable Placements
The main objective of the session is to examine why student teachers often ignore the theory based information and practices presented in their pre-services programs
Paul C. Paese, Texas State University
Room: Columbus C

Enhancing Teaching Practices through Simulated Field Experiences
This thematic paper presentation explores an alternative strategy for providing diverse field experience opportunities to teacher candidates in rural and non-diverse geographical locations.
Kathy Deen Evans, Claudia Phillips Joplin, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Reinventing the Education Landscape in Science Education
This novel collaboration between a university and a community scientific organization enhanced candi-dates’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes about science. Learn how teacher candidates shadowed ‘real’ scientists, conducted ‘real’ experiments, and used ‘real’ laboratory equipment during a practicum experience.
Maryellen S. Cosgrove, John Hobe, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Room: Penthouse 2210

Empowering Communities to Meet the Holistic Needs of It’s Children
Participants will learn how a full service/community school can meet the non-academic and academic needs of students. Challenges and lessons learned will also be shared.
Sandi Sheppeard, Dixon University Center, Jennifer Collier, Amy Maisterra, School District of Philadelphia, Darla Spence Coffey, West Chester University
Room: Admiral 2215

Voices of Pre-service Teachers: Collaboration and Critical Reflection That Improve Teaching and Learning in a PDS
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to examine collaboration and critical reflection as means of effective pedagogical development for pre-service teachers enrolled in a PDS teacher.
Nancy Albrecht, Emporia State University
Room: Skyline 2219

Changing Force: Building Student Voice in an Urban School
This presentation will identify how to ensure student voice, even in larger high schools. Presenters will share steps they have taken to organize and run student focus groups.
Mary Katona, Diane Rita Colom, Allentown School District
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Thematic Sessions
9:50 - 10:35 a.m.

Establishing a Governance System to Support an Effective PDS
This session describes an effective PDS governance system that emphasizes collaboration between representatives from the schools, university and community working together to improve the education of P-12 students as well teachers.
D. John McIntyre, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Room: Riverview A

Web Enhancing Special Education Methods Course Work Using Universal Design
Internet resources (case material and simulations) to enhance instruction and problem solving in pre/inservice teacher education are presented as an example of reinventing the classroom landscape for all learners.
Carol Fleres, Helen A. Friedland, New Jersey City University, Sylvia S. Martin, Monmouth University
Room: Riverview C

Promoting Global Awareness through Teacher-Initiated and Technology-Enabled Global K-12 Partnerships
Teacher education students and teachers will present and discuss collaborative, technology-facilitated international learning projects they developed to promote K-12 students’ and teachers’ understanding of globalization and multicultural/intercultural learning and. communicating.
Francis A. Harvey, Drexel University, Christina Wotell Charnitski, Immaculata University
Room: USS New Jersey

Effective Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Latino Special Education Teachers
This session will describe the recruitment and retention of Latino teachers in the area of special education.
Jennifer M. Coronado, Diana Linn, Randel Brown, Texas A&M International University, Guadalupe Garza, The United Independent School District
Room: USS Olympia

We Are in this Together
An education department professor will share the results of a specially designed project to motivate and prepare her teacher candidates to complete licensure examinations and ultimately improve initial scores.
Shannon Melideo, Marymount University
Room: Washington A

Are Qualified Teachers Really Quality Teachers? Perceptions of Teacher Quality from Middle School Students and Teachers
It often seems that the term “teacher quality” is synonymous with the term “student achievement.” But how do middle school students and teachers define teacher quality? Does highly qualified really equate to high quality?
Tiffany Miller, O’Brien Middle School
Room: Washington B

Using Case Studies toward Greater Collaboration between Teachers and Parents
This presentation discusses case studies and their use as a teaching tool. Case studies are used in painting a portrait of a family with children having disabilities and used for examination in a safe environment. They are used to organize a wide range of information and analyzing data looking for patterns and themes.
Michele H. Conway, Gilbert Stemmler, Linda Bobbs, Anita Churilla, Jenny Carpenter, Nicole Cross, Adam Johnston, Seton Hill University
Room: Columbus A

Pictures from the Past: Enhancing Critical Thinking through Online Sources
A presentation the use of technology and online resources to develop interdisciplinary lessons and units for the elementary classroom that successfully impact student learning. Teacher work samples of primary source lessons and WebQuests will be provided, along with other resources.
Marie A. Fero, Eastern Illinois University
Room: Columbus B

A Collaboration between Social Work and Teacher Education Programs
This describes a collaboration between social work and elementary education that explores the need for mutual understanding of each others roles prior to college graduation.
Darla Spence Coffey, Gail Bollin, West Chester University of PA
Room: Columbus C

Students of Color Sense of Self-Efficacy in Teacher Education Programs: A Case Study
A case study of students of color in teacher a education program. This study attempted to ascertain how these students felt they fit into the program and what strategies could be implemented to make their experiences in the program more effective.
Linda J. McKinney, The University of Oklahoma
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Electronic Mentoring and Online Curriculum Development – Connecting Pre-Service Teachers with K-12 students from Urban Schools
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Area School District and IBM are working collectively to improve the teacher candidate early field experience through electronic mentoring and online curriculum development.
Christian V. Penny, Marlene Goss, Jack Kinslow, West Chester University of PA
Room: Penthouse 2210

A Seven Week Field Experience: A Win/Win for Everyone!
This presentation describes a semester program for juniors in which they take six methods courses on campus and then spend seven weeks in the field. All necessary forms will be distributed.
Sandra A. Chambers, Kutztown University
Room: Admiral 2215

Breaking Barriers and Building Connections: The Construction of an On-line Alumni Mentoring Program
Explore the birth of an E-Mentoring Program! Learn how a university supervisor sustained a relationship with her former students and designed an e-mentoring program linking alumni with current student teachers.
Donna R. Sanderson, West Chester University of PA
Room: Skyline 2219

Developing Parental and Community Partnerships in Secondary Schools
What is essential in preparing teachers to empower parents and community members as partners in secondary schools? Join the discussion and evaluation of a proposed curriculum and its framework.
Miriam Witmer, Jeffrey Cox, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Creating Electronic Assessment Tools: A Step by Step Guide
A step-by-step guide in how to create electronic evaluation instruments that can help ease the evaluation process and will generate data that can be used to measure performance.
Rachelle Schuck, Lynne Arnault, Mississippi State University
Room: Skyline 2219

Thematic Sessions
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

Moodle versus Blackboard: Course Management Systems (CMS) in Colleges and the Potential in K-12 classrooms
Moodle is a free, open source, course management system that we have just started to use at Juniata College. Come join the discussion as we encourage others to consider this option.
Kathleen M. Jones, Juniata College
Room: Riverview C

Collaborating for Change: Universities in Partnerships with Schools in Professional Development Schools (PDS) Contexts
Editors of the Professional Development Schools Research Book Series provide an analytical overview of fifteen Professional Development Schools studies from various university/school partnerships and published in two volumes of the book series.
Janice L. Nath, Irma Guadarrama, University of Houston – Downtown
Room: USS New Jersey

Closet Racism: Realization of Pre-service Teachers from a Cultural Immersion Field Experience Program in an Urban Setting
The presentation will describe a Cultural Immersion Field Experience Programs that transforms presservice student’s perceptions and attitudes towards urban children and schools.
Nurun Begum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Room: USS Olympia

Exploring Community Resources through Field Experiences
Participants will work in collaborative groups to develop plans for incorporating community resource utilization into their programs and will share ideas with the total group. This session engages participants in planning field experiences strategies for developing candidate understanding of the community as an extension of the classroom and a resource for professional growth.
Phyliss Noah, Bonnie Buckland, R. Frazier Ellis, South College
Room: Washington A

Mentoring the Reflective Practitioner: Professional Development in an Action Research M.Ed. Program
This session describes the Moravian M.Ed. model for professional development, where teacher action research leads to thoughtful changes in classroom practice. Graduates will illustrate their program experiences and their students’ learning outcomes.
Charlotte Rappe Zales, Joseph M. Shosh, Moravian College, Susan Bell, Whitehall-Coplay School District, Erin Kratzer, Easton Area School District, Robin Lanni, Wilson Area School District, Rose Wilburn, Nazareth Area School District
Room: Washington B

Urban Teaching: Attitudes, Perceptions and Realities of Teacher Candidates Who Have Been There and Done That
The results and implications of a year long study of three subsets of Euro-American teacher canididates’ formative and summative perceptions of teaching in inner- city Philadelphia will be analyzed.
Geraldine C. Jenny, Slippery Rock University
Room: Riverview A

Training Highly Qualified Teachers for Diverse Classrooms: An Innovative Early Childhood and Special Education Dual Certification Program
A preservice teacher education program producing highly qualified elementary school specialists certified in early childhood and special education through innovative curriculum and intensive collaboration with PDS sites will be discussed.
Susan Brandenburg-Ayres, Lila Schwaner, Dennis Whittle, Richard Oates, North Georgia College and State University
Room: Columbus A

Minimizing the Impact of Lack of Home Computer Access on Low Income, Urban Families
This paper will present and evaluate an urban school districts’ initiative to increase the academic achievement of children from low income homes by making home computers accessible to them.
Claudette Thompson, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Room: Columbus B

Public Broadcasting and Higher Education: Collaborations to help Preschoolers be “Ready to Learn”
Participants in this session will learn about the opportunity to partner with public media to enhance learning experiences through technology, literature, and activity. Come view, read and do!
Rebecca A. Kercher, Elizabethtown College, Beth Reed, WITF, Inc.
Room: Columbus C

A Comparison of Native American Students’ Experiences in BIA Schools Versus Those in Public Schools
A study of Native American students’ experiences in BIA schools versus those in public schools. After comparing the two entities recommendations will be made in an effort to improve the experiences and, thus the retention rates of Native American children in both settings.
Linda J. McKinney, The University of Oklahoma
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Student Teacher and University Supervisor Perceptions of Dispositions: How Congruent Are They?
How do various stakeholders define and evaluate dispositions at your institution? This interactive session will address the congruence between student teacher and university supervisor perceptions about dispositions.
Elizabeth Wilkins, Northern Illinois University, Alice Young, Marymount University
Room: Penthouse 2210

The Collaboration Experience between the Associated Marine Institutes and Georgia Southern University: An Innovative Example of Excellence Advocacy for ALL Students Via Online Professional Development For Educational Leaders
Representatives of the Associated Marine Institutes and Georgia Southern University will discuss the experiences of their unique two year collaboration to promote excellence for “Troubled Youth”. This collaboration involves the university’s educational leadership faculty, programs and resources being delivered to 55 schools in eight states “online”.
Walter S. Polka, Georgia Southern University, Scott Marchbanks, Bette Neville, Associated Marine Institutes
Room: Admiral 2215

Holy Family University/Bensalem School District Two Year partnership on Curriculum Development in Social Studies
Highlights a two-year partnership on curriculum revision, renewal, and redesign in the area of social studies 7-12. Insights will be shared from three perspectives.
Lynn S. Orlando, Brian Berry, Holy Family University, Charles Martin, Bensalem School District
Room: Skyline 2219

Is No Child Left Behind Leaving the Curriculum Behind?
Teacher candidates and their professor share survey findings from 75 peers regarding the impact of NCLB on the classrooms in which they student taught this spring.
Robin Haskell McBee, Tara Edmond, Erin Bereheiko, Natalie Amato, Rowan University
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Breaking the Urban Collaborative Barrier: A State wide University Consortia’s Approach to Partnerships with a Large Urban School District
Presenters discuss problems encountered from preservice teachers, professors and administrators when pushing for increased urban programs. Successful strategies employed and additional partnership spin-offs are highlighted with recommendations for overcoming institutional inertia.
Larry Vold, Indiana University of PA, Debbie Johnson, Kutztown University of PA, Connie Armitage, California University of PA, Gary Doby, Bloomsburg University of PA, Jannis Floyd, Mansfield University of PA, Nina Williams, Lock Haven University of PA, Geraldine Jenny, Slippery Rock University of PA
Room: Skyline 2219

General Session
11:40 a.m. -1:15 p.m.
Speaker: Paul Vallas, C.E.O. School District of Philadelphia

Special Panel
1:10 - 2:15 p.m.
State of the ATE Commission of Quality Leaders for Novice Teachers
Join members of ATE’S Commission to discuss current issues associated with quality leaders for novice teachers (e.g. student teachers) and provide insights on additional courses of action for members of this commission. Input is welcomed on questions such as: What differences do quality leaders make in the lives of novice teachers and children? And “What are the characteristics of quality leaders and what types of experiences should they have?” Come and learn what the commission members have investigated thus far and share your experiences.
Ed Pultorak, Jan E. Waggoner, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Martha Young, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wanda G. Lastrapes,University of Florida, Dean S. Cristol, Belinda Gimbert, Ohio State University, Jan Hall, Utah State University, Ernest J. “Pete” Middleton, Clark Atlanta University, Kathleen Pietrasanta, Newport News School District
Room: Columbus A

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2006

Thematic Sessions
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Fostering Cultural and Ecological Sustainability through Science Education
Ghanaian science curriculum reform is contrasted with standards-based curriculum in the West. Participants will examine sample activities and discuss how context-based science education would look in the U.S.
Michael P. Mueller, Roane State Community College, Michael L. Bentley, University of Tennessee
Room: Riverview A

Becoming a Techno-Savvy Educator in the 21st century
This session will introduce educators, regardless of their technology background, to a wide variety of online options to aid in student learning and teacher productivity.
Joanne Leight, Slippery Rock University
Room: Riverview C

Stages of Teaching: Focus on Commonalities
Have you been teaching one, eight or twenty-eight years? We will discuss the common issues and problems that we teachers share across our careers.
Alice Young, Marymount University, Gregory Young, Roberto Clemente Middle School, Rebekah Young, Shady Grove Middle School
Room: USS Olympia

Getting Parents Involved to Make a Difference
One piece of the puzzle that is often beyond a teacher’s control is parental involvement. Research related to parental involvement is presented along with the story of one child’s success.
Kiran Padmaraju, Eastern Illinois University; Queen Ogbomo, Bottenfield Elementary School
Room: Washington A

School Choice NCLB Style: The Formation and Implementation of the School Choice Provision of No Child Left Behind
This paper outlines the role of vouchers in the formation of NCLB and analyzes the implementation of the school choice provision in Chicago Public Schools.
Cristen Talcott Butler, University of Illinois- Chicago
Room: Washington B

Using Differentiation and Inquiry in the K-12 Classroom: A Natural Combination
Inquiry and differentiated instruction are natural allies in classroom teaching. Participants will examine a standards-based sample lesson illustrating the use of these approaches and discuss their implementation in teacher education.
Michael L. Bentley, University of Tennessee, James L. Alouf, Sweet Briar College
Room: Columbus A

Web Augmented Delivery in the Teacher Education Curriculum: A Pilot Study
This paper discusses Web Augmented Delivery (WAD), a methodology using the Web to supplement on-campus course instruction. WAD augments classical delivery of instruction through the implementation of the Web to deliver selected parts of a course.
Vincent Orlando, Joseph S. Morrell, Samantha A. Byrnes, Charles H. Mawhinney, Annette Lege, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Room: Columbus B

Professional Development Schools: Where Everyone Is a Learner
This presentation describes the reinvention of the educational landscape of a teacher preparation program through the development of a unique Professional Development School program where everyone is a learner.
Pamela Kramer, East Stroudsburg University of PA, Jaci Leonard, Cara Senese, East Stroudsburg Area School District
Room: Columbus C

Differentiated Accountability in Diverse Professional Development Schools: Interns as Mentors in an Urban Middle School PDS
An action research project regarding an intern mentoring program in an urban middle school professional development school as it relations to improving student achievement, attendance and behavior will be discussed.
Winona Taylor, Morgan State University
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Buddies and Graduate Students: Higher Education and Urban District Partnership for the Improvement of Urban Education
Collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill College funded an innovative, interdisciplinary program resulting in increased academic performance, positive behaviors between 6th graders and kindergarten students and parent involvement in one elementary school.
Carol Pate, Marie Beresford, Judy Johnson, Chestnut Hill College, David Kahn, Joanne Johnson, School District of Philadelphia
Room: Penthouse 2210

Mathematics Education in the United States and England: Comparisons, Critical Issues, and Collaborative Efforts
A comparison of mathematics curriculum and pedagogy in the United States and England will lead to a discussion of the benefits of international collaborative efforts among mathematics teacher educators.
William O. Lacefield, III, Tift College of Education
Room: Admiral 2215

Identifying Multicultural Perspectives of Elementary Student Teachers through Autobiographical Dialogue Journals
Participants will discuss a study that revealed multicultural perspectives of preservice teachers during an elementary urban student teaching placement. Using a researcher-designed dialogue journaling tool, student teachers explored their educational autobiographies, examining their levels of cultural sensitivity.
Wanda Lastrapes, University of Florida Alliance
Room: Skyline 2219

An Imagined Conversation with Benjamin Franklin on the Challenges of an Education for Democracy
In this 300th year anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth, this poster engages the progressive movement of an education for democracy through an imagined conversation with Benjamin Franklin.
Michael P. Mueller, Roane State Community College
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Thematic Sessions
8:55 - 9:40 a.m.

Fostering Cultural and Ecological Sustainability through Science Education
Ghanaian science curriculum reform is contrasted with standards-based curriculum in the West. Participants will examine sample activities and discuss how context-based science education would look in the U.S.
Michael P. Mueller, Roane State Community College, Michael L. Bentley, University of Tennessee
Room: USS New Jersey

Using Board Games to Enhance Social Competence for Students with and without Disabilities in Inclusive Educational Settings
Strategies for using adapted commercial board games in diverse classrooms will be explored. Games are a motivating way to improve students’ social competence and create a positive classroom community.
Wendy A. Harriott, Sylvia S. Martin, Monmouth University
Room: Riverview A

Universal Design for Learning: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Increase Access to Learning
The presenters will discuss a university-school district collaborative project focused on the concept of universal design for learning (UDL). The components of a newly designed course on UDL developed for in-service and pre-service teachers will also be presented.
Kathleen Ruthkosky, Patricia Arter, Marywood University
Room: Riverview C

Helping Urban Students Pass State Certification Examinations: Technology to the Rescue
Do you have students who find it difficult to pass state certification tests? This session introduces examples of new technology programs that help make a difference.
Janice L. Nath, Eileen Westerman, University of Houston – Downtown
Room: Columbus B

From the Horse’s Mouth: Secondary Students Teaching Teachers
Urban students share their insights on teaching and learning as part of an approach to reinvent professional development. This university-school-community partnership produces success in a diverse, low-economic setting.
Donna L. Ross, San Diego State University
Room: Columbus C

The Educator/Business Collaboration
This presentation will present a model program that describes a true family, school, community partnership. Through interactive discussion, the participants will gain an understanding of the role of business in the educational process.
Michael J. Vetere, Jr. , Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Mary T. Vetere, Slippery Rock University
Room: W.P. Boardroom

Empowering Teachers and Students through University-School-Community Collaborations
The University of Florida Alliance in collaboration with six urban high schools empowers teachers and students to “reinvent” their educational landscapes through college awareness visits, teacher induction/retention project, and schools/community cross-age tutoring program.
Wanda Lastrapes, Mickie Miller, Bernard Oliver, University of Florida Alliance
Room: Penthouse 2210

Attracting Minority Students to Teaching through Partnerships between Urban Education Academies and Teacher Preparation Programs
This poster describes a partnership and campus visits for high school students from Parkway West’s Urban Education Academy to Penn State Delaware County’s Urban Education Program. The visit agenda is detailed through narrative and photographic observation. Partnership visits are recognized as an effective pathway for attracting minority students to teaching.
Suellen Butler, Patricia Van Leuvan, Patricia Reynolds, Penn State Delaware County, Jennifer Cardosa, Philadelphia Academies Inc.
Room: Grand Ballroom B

Teaching Strategies for Teaching about Democracy -- Liberty -- To Secondary Students
Our democratic ways -- our liberties -- are often taken for granted. NAEP underscores this among our students. From “powerless people” - servants to a King - to “We the People” is a triumphant path. Let’s explore ways to get this journey “across” to students.
Barry Cilberti
Room: Riverview A

Reel to Real: Developing Multicultural Competencies in Pre-Service Teachers
This workshop-style session will invite participants to experience strategies for developing multicultural competencies in pre-service urban educators. Participants will critically view text as part of a discourse that challenges the master narrative influence of the media in shaping attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers.
Joy M. Barnes-Johnson, Temple University
Room: USS Olympia

President’s Brunch
Grand Ballroom D
10:00 a.m. - Noon
Speaker: Jane McCarthy, ATE President, 2006-07
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Who’s Coming to School? The Role of Teacher Education in Creating Equity of Opportunity for all Learners

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