Conference Sessions
Our 2010 Leadership for Equity and Excellence in Education Forum, held February 16 and 17, included a variety of presentations and activities related to equity, culturally responsive practice, school transformation for inclusive practices, disproportionality, and many more topics. Participants rated eighty percent of sessions as high quality (2.5 or more out of 3). Power point presentations and handouts can be downloaded from the table below.
Tuesday, February 16
A01: Leadscape Panel Discussion
by Elaine Mulligan and Principals participating in Leadscape (Presentation)
by Elaine Mulligan and Principals participating in Leadscape (Presentation)
A10: What’s Race Got to Do with It?
by A.Cothorne, B. Laydon (Presentation)
by A.Cothorne, B. Laydon (Presentation)
B03: Data Analysis of Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Special Education
by E. Fergus, R. Ahram (Slides) (Workbook)
by E. Fergus, R. Ahram (Slides) (Workbook)
B04: Answering UNESCO’s challenge of Education For All
by G. Neufeld, T. Mitchell (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)
by G. Neufeld, T. Mitchell (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)
B05: Defeating Deficit Ideology: Creating Class-Equitable Schools
by P. Gorski (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Quiz 1) (Handout 3) (Quiz 2)
by P. Gorski (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Quiz 1) (Handout 3) (Quiz 2)
B06: Catalyzing Teacher Dialogue with Data and Research
by J. Unger, J. Iribarren (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5) (Handout 6) (Handout 7) (Handout 8) (Handout 9) (Handout 10) (Handout 11)
by J. Unger, J. Iribarren (Slides) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5) (Handout 6) (Handout 7) (Handout 8) (Handout 9) (Handout 10) (Handout 11)
B08: Are Your Classroom Practices Equitable or Equal?
by B. Bennett-Roberts (Presentation)
by B. Bennett-Roberts (Presentation)
C03: Local Equity Action Development (LEAD): Assessing the Effectiveness of the LEAD process in Addressing Disproportionality
by S. Ritter, R. Skiba (Presentation)
by S. Ritter, R. Skiba (Presentation)
C04: Leadership Preparation for Principals Serving Diverse Students
by P. Burdette, E. Mulligan (Presentation)
by P. Burdette, E. Mulligan (Presentation)
C07: Exploring Cultural Differences in Setting Educational Goals for English Language Learners with and without Disabilities
by B. Argus Calvo, L. Grupp a href = "/sites/default/files/Website_files/Forum Presentations/Calvo & Grupp Handout.pdf">(Handout)
by B. Argus Calvo, L. Grupp a href = "/sites/default/files/Website_files/Forum Presentations/Calvo & Grupp Handout.pdf">(Handout)
D02: Creating Quality IEPs: A Standards Based Approach
by L. Davidson, S. Zimmerman, M. Nielson, S. Adammo, P. Waynand, T. Jacobson (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5)
by L. Davidson, S. Zimmerman, M. Nielson, S. Adammo, P. Waynand, T. Jacobson (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5)
D08: School-University Partnerships: A College-Readiness Program
by G. Labas, P. Madonia, L. Minaya-Rowe (Presentation)
by G. Labas, P. Madonia, L. Minaya-Rowe (Presentation)
D09: Equitable Student Grouping
by A. Ripp, F. Mann (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5)
by A. Ripp, F. Mann (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3) (Handout 4) (Handout 5)
D10: Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Framework for Access and Equity
by L. Thomas, P. Ralabate, D. Gordon (Presentation) (Handout)
by L. Thomas, P. Ralabate, D. Gordon (Presentation) (Handout)
Wednesday, February 17
E03: Wisconsin’s Vision for Racial Equity in Education
by D. Hart-Tervalon, C. Reed Jenkins (Presentation)
by D. Hart-Tervalon, C. Reed Jenkins (Presentation)
E04: Sociocultural Identities and School Leadership
by P. Hickman, S. Garcia (Presentation)
by P. Hickman, S. Garcia (Presentation)
E05: Building Equity Through the Exploration of Place
by K. Fukunda, L. Dierks, S. Harris, T. Mederios, K. Risberg, E. Pascual, J. Wills, Kellen Smith (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)
by K. Fukunda, L. Dierks, S. Harris, T. Mederios, K. Risberg, E. Pascual, J. Wills, Kellen Smith (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)
E09: Developing a Collaborative Action Research Plan
by L. Minaya-Rowe, G. Labas, P. Madonia (Presentation)
by L. Minaya-Rowe, G. Labas, P. Madonia (Presentation)
F01: Creating Positive Relationships
by T. Faucette, H. Ward (Presentation)
by T. Faucette, H. Ward (Presentation)
F02: Parents as Co-instructors in Teacher Preparation
by M. Cianca, M. Wischnowski, W. Gladstone Brown (Presentation)
by M. Cianca, M. Wischnowski, W. Gladstone Brown (Presentation)
G01: A Winning Partnership for all
by B. Winans, B. Kadel, A. Uchacz (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3)
by B. Winans, B. Kadel, A. Uchacz (Presentation) (Handout 1) (Handout 2) (Handout 3)
G02: Countering Racism in the Time of Obama
by A. Romero, M. Arce, Social Education Project Class of 2009, M. Federico-Brummer, J. Gonzalez, N. Gonzalez, C. Acosta, L. Lopez Jr. (Presentation)
by A. Romero, M. Arce, Social Education Project Class of 2009, M. Federico-Brummer, J. Gonzalez, N. Gonzalez, C. Acosta, L. Lopez Jr. (Presentation)
G06: Why Try? Overcoming poverty, violence and failure
by S. Goldberg (Presentation)
by S. Goldberg (Presentation)
