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| Over the course of the 2008-2009 academic year, you will hear from the following scholars, activists and teachers: |
September 25, 2008, 4:30-6:30pm |
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Professor of Education
University of Washington |
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and the School Achievement of Students of Color |
| Location: |
The Historic Charles Street A.M.E. Church
551 Warren Street
Dorchester, MA 02121
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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November 6, 2008, 4:30-6:30 pm |
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Topic: |
Hip Hop and Academic Literacies: Linguistic, Poetics and Social Critique |
| Location: |
Boston Latin School
78 Louis Pasteur Ave
Boston, MA 02115
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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December 4, 2008, 4:30-6:30 pm |
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Visual Arts Teacher
Orchard Gardens School |
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Artistic Dean and Chair
Dance Department
Boston Arts Academy |
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Music Teacher
Edwards Middle School |
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Associate Professor
Creative Arts in Learning
Lesley University |
| Topic: |
Pursuing Equity and Excellence through the Arts |
| Location: |
Boston Teachers Union Hall
180 Mount Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02125
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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February 18, 2009, 4:30-6:30 pm |
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Senior Research Associate
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Director of the Achievement Gap Initiative
Harvard University |
| Topic: |
Classroom Conditions, Teaching Practices and Student Engagement: Ways that Teachers Can Help Close the Achievement Gap |
| Location: |
The Marran Theatre
Lesley University
47 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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March 25, 2009, 4:30-6:30 pm |
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Professor of Applied Psychology
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human
Development and
Co-Director, Immigration Studies
New York University |
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Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of
Globalization and Education and
Co-Director, Immigration Studies
New York University |
| Topic: |
Learning a New Land: Educational Challenges of Newcomer Students |
| Location: |
Campus Center, Ballroom A
University of Massachusetts / Boston
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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April 7, 2009, 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Frank P. Hixon Professor in the School of Social
Service Administration
University of Chicago |
| Topic: |
The Power of Social Support in the Achievement and Development of Black and Latino Students |
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Simmons College
Linda K. Paresky Conference Center
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
| Please note that this is the last lecture in Dr. Payne’s 2009 Simmons College/Beacon Press Race, Education and Democracy Lectures, which is being co-sponsored by the RCIA Series. For more information, go to www.raceandeducation.com. |
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May 5, 2009, 4:30-6:30 pm |
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Professor of Special Education
University of Miami |
| Topic: |
Why Are So Many Students of Color in Special Education Classes and What Can We do about It? |
| Location: |
Wheelock Family Theater
200 The Riverway
Boston, MA 02215 (TBC)
For directions go to:
www.mapquest.com |
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• D O W N L O A D
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| All lectures, with the exception of the April 7th presentation, are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. |
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