Over the course of the 2005-2006 academic year
you will hear from the following scholar/activists:

Carol Lee .......................... September 29
Professor of Education
Northwestern University,
Chicago, Ilinois

Ernest Morrell .................... September 29
Assistant Professor of Urban Schooling
University of California,
Los Angeles, California

Topic:
Using Popular Culture and Black Vernacular
Culture to Promote Adolescent Literacy


Location: Charles Street AME Church
551 Warren Street, Roxbury
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Jim Cummins .................... October 27
Professor of Education
University of Toronto, Canada

Topic:  Working with English Language Learners:
What Teachers, Teacher Educators and Community Activists Should Know


Location: Wheelock College, Brookline Campus,
43 Hawes Street, Multi-Purpose Room, Brookline
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Eric Jolly ............................ November 29
President of Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota

Topic:  Creating Culturally Appropriate Science Experiences for Native American and Other Students

Location: Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School
26 Albany Street, Roxbury
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Uri Treisman ................... December 15
Professor of Mathematics,
University of Texas, Austin

Topic: Nurturing Black and Latino Student Achievement in Mathematics

Location: Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School
26 Albany Street, Roxbury
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Theresa Perry .................... February 8
Professor of Africana Studies and Education
Simmons College


 Donna Rodrigues
Founding Principal of the University Park High School, Worcester, MA, Program Director, Jobs for the Future

 
Alicia Carroll
Boston Public Schools Science Coach and Award-winning Teacher

 Stephanie Clark
Conant Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education and former BPS first grade teacher

Topic: Models of Excellence for Multilingual, Multiracial and Multiethnic School Communities

Location: Lesley University
Marran Theater
29. Everet Street
Cambridge, MA
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 Min Zhou ............................. March 2
Professor of Sociology, Chair, Department of
Asian American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles


Topic:
Understanding and Working with Vietnamese American Students

Location: Boston Children's Museum
300 Congress Street, Boston
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 Lisa Delpit ............................. April 26
Executive Director / Eminent Scholar
Center for Urban Education & Innovation at
Florida International University


Topic:
Cultural Responsive Practices and the School Achievement of Students of Color

Location: Simmons College
300 The Fenway, Boston
time: 4:30PM - 6:30 PM
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All lectures, except the April 26 sesssion, are scheduled for 4:00-6:00pm.
The April 26 session is scheduled for 4:30-6:30pm.


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