“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
― Margaret Mead
Events
Courageous Schools:
Fulfilling the Promise of Public Education
May 18th, 2013 at Bank Street College of Education
Join hundreds of educators, parents, and others for an inspirational day of discussion, skills-building and networking at Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility's 4th annual conference on social & emotional learning!
Our keynote speaker will be Diane Ravitch, one of the nation's leading advocates for public education, and an outspoken critic of the current focus on high-stakes testing and charter schools. Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is author of ten books, most recently The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:00-9:00 Registration & Breakfast
9:00-9:30 Gathering & Welcome
9:45-11:15 Workshop A
11:30-12:30 KEYNOTE: Diane Ravitch
12:30-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:00 Gathering
2:15-3:45 Workshop B
4:00-4:45 Musical Performance: Peter Yarrow
4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks
WORKSHOPS
Renewing Our Sense of Calling as Educators. Facilitator: Linda Lantieri
SEL and the Common Core: Exploring the Links. Facilitators: Katrina Liebst, Lenox Small, Joseph DiSilvio
Circles: The Road to Building Community. Facilitator: Edwin Figueroa
Being Patient, Present and Persevering With Children (PreK-12). Facilitator: Lynne Hurdle Price
Holistic Discipline (PreK-12). Facilitator: Kristin Page Stuart
Infusing SEL Throughout the Curriculum in Middle and High School (6-12). Facilitator: Kristin Page Stuart
Cyberbullying in Real Time: What is It? What Can We Do? (6-12). Facilitator: Monroe France
Using Art to Foster Social and Emotional Learning (PreK-5). Facilitator: Emily Feinstein
Cultural Competencies for the Global Classroom. Facilitator: Liz Young
Developing & Running a Successful Advisory Program (6-12). Facilitators: Xioel Terrero and Melissa Maheara
Leading with Social and Emotional Intelligence (PreK-12). Facilitator: Janet Patti
SEL & Inclusive Education: Creating environments that promote success (PreK-12). Facilitator: Tami Brown
Class Meetings: Building Community through Joint Problem-Solving. Facilitator: Emma Gonzalez
Stories of Educational Courage. Ujju Aggarwal, Center for Immigrant Families; Lee Ann Bell, Barnard College Teacher Education Program; Sam Coleman, dual-language teacher at PS 24K and Movement of Rank and File Educators; Brian Jones, CUNY Graduate Center and Movement of Rank and File Educators; Jessica Klonsky, English teacher at International High School; Edwin Mayorga, CUNY Graduate Center; Brett Murphy, history teacher at Sunset Park HS; Donna Nevel, community psychologist and educator; Nancy Schniedewind, co-editor, Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education, Humanistic/Multicultural Education Program, SUNY New Paltz