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The Summer Program will begin in the evening of Tuesday July 26 and end at 12:30pm on Friday June 29. A committee consisting of faculty, staff, and students constitutes the planning committee for this training and will develop the topics and themes for the presentations, as well as the structure of the training.
| Tuesday, June 26, 2007 | |
| 2:00 - 5:00 PM | Housing Check-in and Registration |
| Wednesday June 27, 2007 | |
| 8:30 AM | Program Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:15 AM |
Welcome and Introduction Janet E. Helms, PhD - Director of the Institute for the Promotion of Race and Culture Guerda Nicolas, PhD - Assistant Professor, Co-Chair of the Summer Program |
| 9:30 AM | Keynote Presentation- LaQueta L. Wright, University of North Texas |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM | Break Out Session to discuss keynote |
| 12:30 PM | Luncheon |
| 1:30 PM | Workshop I: Class Preparation- Dr.
David Blustein |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:45 PM | Workshop I: Class Preparation - Dr.
David Blustein (Group B) Workshop II: Classroom Management- Dr. Elizabeth Sparks (Group A) |
| 4:00 PM | Experiential Activity: Dr. Maria Nieto Senour |
| 5:00 PM | Evening Free |
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 | |
| 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM | Keynote Presentation: Dr. Theresa Perry, Simmons College |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM | Break Out Session to discuss keynote |
| 12:30 PM | Luncheon |
| 1:30 PM | Workshop III: Culture and Teaching:
The Role of the Educator- Dr. Guerda Nicolas (Group A) - Culturally responsive teaching - Cultural caring teaching - Culture and learning styles - Using parents as teaching assets Workshop IV: If We Believe that Everyone is Connected to Everyone Else, then Why Do Some People Feel So Lonely- Dr. Joseph Trimble (Group B) - Understanding social networks - Connecting with students - Individual and teacher biases |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:45 PM | Workshop III: Culture and Teaching:
The Role of the Educator- Dr. Guerda Nicolas (Group B) Workshop IV: If We Believe that Everyone is Connected to Everyone Else, then Why Do Some People Feel So Lonely- Dr. Joseph Trimble (Group A) |
| 4:00 PM | Experiential Activity- Dr. Maria Nieto Senour |
| 5:00 PM | Evening Free |
| Friday, June 29, 2007 | |
| 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM | Keynote Presentation: Promoting Self
Awareness - Dr. Janet Helms - Assessment and evaluation - Integration of race, culture, and person factors - A look at racial identity theory |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM | Closing Exercise |
| 12:30 PM | Closing Luncheon |