(NAME-MCE) Hotel Rates for Oct 12, 2007 New England Conference

Tue Apr 24 12:45:09 EDT 2007

12th Annual
New England Conference on *Multicultural Education (NECME)*

Connecticut Convention Center, October 11, 2007 - Hartford, Connecticut

Sponsored by Connecticut State Department of Education - Bureau of
Educational Equity,
Central Connecticut State University – Center for Multicultural Research and
Education, New England Equity Assistance Center - Brown University,
Connecticut Education Association (CEA), Connecticut Chapter of the National
Association for Multicultural Education (NAME),

Neag School of Education – University of Connecticut, Southern Connecticut
State University,

Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)

*Hotel Accommodations : Marriott Hartford Downtown
*200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-2807

Make reservations by calling Marriott's toll free reservation line (866)
373-9806 and requesting the *" Multicultural Conference October 10 or 11,
2007" **Group block. *Guests may also make reservations on-line at
www.Marriott.com <http://www.marriott.com/> and entering in the on-line form
the *"* *MUTMUTA** " **Group Code. *Reservations for attendees must be
received on or before August 26, 2007.

Hotel Rates: Single or Double Occupancy: $175; Triple or Quad Occupancy:
$195

Annual Conference
Brochure<http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/equity/oct11necme2007.pdf>
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http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/equity/oct11necme2007.pdf

Register Online for Conference <http://aces.k12.ct.us/conferences/> -
http://aces.k12.ct.us/conferences/

*
About Multicultural Education*
We are living in an incredibly exciting era, where working and vacationing
overseas, and meeting people from a multitude of different cultural
backgrounds is commonplace. The power of the Internet through the use of
technology such as email, web pages, blogs and instant messaging has helped
bring us all closer together. Our local neighborhood has expanded. The
entire world has become part of our extended family. Our great nation is
enriched with the words, songs, fragrances and images of people from around
the world who now are our friends, neighbors and co-workers. The workers of
the future must develop the attitudes, knowledge and skills to succeed in a
multicultural environment or they will surely fail.

In order to help our students meet with success we must, in addition to
preparing them academically, teach them to be culturally competent - to have
the ability to live and work comfortably within the context of cultural
differences. Studies show that a school culture that demands respect,
cultural and academic competence, integrity and regard for others, is
significant in creating an environment where all students can succeed. For
schools,  providing a multicultural curriculum and an equitable education
for all students is one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and
learning. Since its beginning as a discipline in the late 60's,
multicultural education has grown into an effective set of
research-based  teaching
practices.

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Annual Multicultural Education Conferences and Themes*

1st Annual Conference (1996) - *Sheraton Hartford Hotel*

*Theme: *Bridging Theory and Practice

*Keynote Speaker - *Valerie Ooka Pang, San Diego State University

2nd Annual Conference (1997) - *Radisson Hotel in Cromwell*

*Theme: B*ridging Multicultural Theory and Practice

*Keynote Speakers: - *G. Pritchy Smith, University of North Florida; James
P. Ashton, Virginia Department of Education

3rd Annual Conference (1998) *- Hartford Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: *Moving Multicultural Education Forward: Works in Progress

*Keynote Speakers: *- Linda Christensen, Jefferson High School, Portland, OR
;

Christine Sleeter, California State University at Monterey;  Sonia Nieto,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

4th Annual Conference (1999) *- Sheraton Waterbury*

*Theme: *Multicultural Education – Creating a Culturally Responsive
Curriculum

*Keynote Speaker: *Beverly Daniel Tatum, Mt. Holyoke College

*Featured Speakers and Guests: *Donna Gollnick, NCATE; Jill Christianson,
NEA

5th Annual Conference (2000) *- Sheraton Waterbury*

*Theme: *Multicultural Education – Equity, Social Justice, and Achievement
for All Students

*Keynote Speakers: *Jeannie Oakes, UCLA; Carl A. Grant, University of
Wisconsin

6th Annual Conference (2001) - *Sheraton Waterbury*

*Theme: *Teaching for Social Justice

*Keynote Speaker: *Louise Derman Sparks, Pacific Oaks College

7th Annual Conference (2002) - *Hartford** Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: *Moving Beyond Tolerance: Creating Successful Learning Communities
Through Multicultural Education

*Keynote Speaker: *Lee Mun Wah, Stir-Fry Seminars & Consulting

8th Annual Conference (2003) - *Hartford** Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: *Lies My Teacher Told Me: Stories from Multicultural America

*Keynote Speaker: *James W. Loewen, (Washington, DC)

9th Annual Conference (2004) - *Hartford** Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: **Brown v. Board of Education: *Which Achievement Gap Are We
Closing?

*Keynote Speaker: *Enid Lee, Santa Cruz, CA

10th Annual Conference (2005) - *Hartford** Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: *Multicultural Education – 10 Years Later: A Retrospective

*Speakers: *Lewis Diuguid (moderator – Kansas City Star); Carl Grant (
University of Wisconsin, Madison);  Christine Sleeter (California State
University, Monterey), Sonia Nieto (University of Massachusetts, Amherst),
Philip C. Chinn (California State University, Los Angeles).

11th Annual Conference (2006) - *Hartford** Marriott, Farmington*

*Theme: Best Practices *Multicultural Education
*Speaker - *Kevin Jennings, Executive Director of GLSEN, NYC

12th Annual Northeast Conference (2007) – *Connecticut** Convention Center,
Hartford, CT
Theme: Best Practices in *Multicultural Education
*Keynote Speaker  (morning) – *Dr. Ronald Takaki (University of California,
Berkeley)

*Keynote Speaker  (evening) – *Dr.  Beth Harry (University of Miami, Florida)

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Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education

Conference Planning Committee*

Dr. Aram Ayalon – Director of Region One – National Association for
Multicultural Education, Central Connecticut State University
Ms. Terri Delahanty – Secretary -  CT Chapter of the National Association
for Multicultural University of Hartford Magnet School, Hartford, CT
Ms. Aileen Halloran – President - CT Chapter of the National Association for
Multicultural Education, Capitol Region Education Council, Hartford, CT
Mr. Jack Hasegawa, Connecticut State Department of Education
Dr. Gloria Holmes – Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Dr. William A. Howe (Chair), Past President – National Association for
Multicultural Education, Connecticut State Department of Education
Mr. Mark Linabury, Connecticut State Department of Education
Dr. Penelope Lisi – Editor of Multicultural Perspectives – National
Association for Multicultural Education, Central Connecticut State
University
Mr. William Magnotta – Treasurer – CT Chapter of the National Association
for Multicultural Education. Connecticut State Department of Education

Ms. Carole Mulready, Independent Consultant, West Hartford, CT
Ms. Randy Ross – Equity Assistance Center, Brown University, Providence, RI

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