(NAME-MCE) Deadline approqacxhing 12th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT -Oct. 11, 2007.

[Bill Howe]

12th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education,
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT -Oct. 11, 2007.

The conference will soon be here. Take time to register now. Online at
http://aces.k12.ct.us/conferences/

Some of the GREAT sessions that are planned for this year are:

Why Aren't all the White Kids Learning about Privilege and Power?
Echoes and Reflections – A Multimedia Curriculum on the Holocaust
Beyond Curriculum:  Supporting Native Americans and Being an Effective Ally
Cultural Awareness in the Classroom: Third Culture Kids, Their
Challenges and Their Contributions
Embracing Social Justice and Diversity Through Service Learning and
Community Involvement: Two Views
Where to Begin?  Strategies for Assessing and Monitoring School Climate
Expanding Worlds: Increasing Student Engagement through Multicultural
Literature in the 7-12 and Early College Classroom
Teaching for Social Justice While Meeting Educational Standards
What's Left Behind: An Arts-Based Workshop Exploring What's Gained and
Lost When Crossing the Border into America
Understanding Language: The Linguistic Knowledge Base for Educators
Mindfully Resolving Conflicts: Facilitation for Diversity Issues
A Cross-Cultural Method for Teaching and Evaluating the Writing of
English Language Learners
LGBT issues in education:  A Hands-On Training!
Scaffolding Literacy: Multilingual Approaches to Fostering Reading
Comprehension in Linguistically Diverse Student Populations
More than Men in White Sheets: Helping White Students Understand Systemic Racism
Safe Schools for All: Essential Elements for Positive School Climate
and How to Facilitate Assessment
Unpacking Religious Oppression & Christian Privilege
Multicultural Literature in Writers' Workshop: Teaching Writers' Craft
in Culturally Responsive Ways
Cosmic Race, Rainbow People, and Other Myths: An Exploration of Race
and Racial Identity in the Latino Community
Reaching English Language Learners: An Introduction
Using Philosophy with Children to Develop Critical Thinking For Social Justice
Recruiting and Retaining a Racially and Culturally Diverse Teacher Workforce
LINC: A Framework for Inter- and Cross- Cultural Collaboration
Promoting Diversity in the Northeast: How Can We Help One Another
"If These Halls Could Talk": A Program to Deal With Bullying in Our Schools
Building School Partnerships With Immigrant Parents: Taking Parent
Engagement to the Next Level
Literacy, Learning, and Gender Equity
Musical (And Multicultural) Story Books in Your Classroom
Turn Up the Volume: Winning Media Coverage for Multicultural Education
Re-Affirming Diversity through Integrated Sociopolitical Curriculum
Opening Pandora's Box: Exploring Issues of Class In Our Teaching and Ourselves
Once Upon a Cuento: Multicultural Literature and Drama in the Middle
School Classroom
Conceptualizing American Indian Education
Mathematics Of Diverse Cultures
Developing Early Childhhood Cultural Competence Guidelines in CT
Exploring Social Justice Issues Through Children's Literature
Addressing Multicultural Perspectives in Mostly White Classrooms:
Using Video Clips for Teaching About Prejudice
Improving the Climate of Your Campus 101
The Color of Fear
Using Scenarios to Teach About Sexual Harassment
Educating Students for Participation in a Multicultural World
Taking the ELL Seat

The 12th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education is
sponsored by
the Connecticut State Department of Education - Bureau of Educational
Equity; Central Connecticut State University; Neag School of Education
- University of Connecticut; New England Equity Assistance Center,
Education Alliance at Brown University; Sacred Heart University;
Southern Connecticut State University; Connecticut Chapter, National
Association for Multicultural Education (NAME); Connecticut Education
Association (CEA); Region ONE - National Association for Multicultural
Education; Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE),
Eastern Connecticut State University


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