DEVELOPING A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM
16th ANNUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE 2011
August 17, 18, 19, 2011
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
Ledyard, Connecticut
How to REGISTER
Registration Deadline is July 29, 2011
COST: $195 (Connecticut Residents) • $295 (Out of State Residents)
Online General Registration will open March 16, 2011.
All registrations are to be completed ONLINE
There is no charge for the first 30 teachers and staff from the Connecticut Partner School Districts
- Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, East Hartford, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury, West Haven, Windham and Windsor. Teachers and staff from these districts must register by March 15, 2011 using the form found at http://www.necme.org/dmc.htm
After March 15, 2011 registration will be open to the public.
DEVELOPING A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM
About the Institute: Since 1995, more than 4,000 people have attended this nationally recognized training program – Developing a Multicultural Curriculum (DMC). Developed originally in 1994 under a federal grant, DMC was created to meet the needs of teachers wishing to learn more effective strategies to teach minority students but also schools that wanted a curriculum that would prepare all students for a diverse workforce and a global economy. The 1996 Connecticut school desegregation case, Sheff v O’Neill and the enactment of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in 2002 further highlighted the need for a curriculum that included more culturally responsive teaching strategies, as well as more content about different cultures.
Who should attend? Preschool educators and staff, elementary, middle and high school teachers; administrators and support personnel; student teachers, teacher educators, and members of the school community who want to support a culturally responsive curriculum while working toward eliminating bias and harassment in schools.
What is the content? The three days will follow a model based on four key steps to becoming a multicultural educator: awareness, knowledge, skills and action. These steps include awareness of how culture affects teaching and learning, the knowledge we need to be culturally responsive, how to create multicultural lesson plans; and how to develop an individual and organizational action plan. The highly interactive format will use videos, mini-lectures, experiential exercises, and small and large group discussions. Each participant will receive an extensive resource manual.
Presenters:
Dr. William A. Howe – is the education consultant for culturally responsive education, multicultural education, gender equity and civil rights at the Connecticut State Department of Education. He is also an adjunct professor of education at the University of Connecticut and Albertus Magnus College.
Dr. Howe is the founder of the New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME) and Past President of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). In 2006 he was named the G. Pritchy Smith Multicultural Educator of the Year at the Annual NAME Conference in Phoenix, AZ. In 2008 he was appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell to serve on the newly created Asian Pacific American Commission. He was an Honoree at Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition (CIRC) for the 11th annual “Immigrant Day” at the State Capitol Tuesday, April 15, 2008, a day to honor immigrants from throughout Connecticut who have made valuable contributions to their communities and/or professions.
He is on the boards of several organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League’s Making Diversity Count Advisory Board, National Advisory Board STEM Equity Pipeline, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Welcoming Schools National Advisory Council, Native Village Board of Advisors, University of Connecticut Asian American Studies Institute and the editorial board of Multicultural Perspectives, the official journal of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME).
He has been an educator for 35 years in the U.S. and Canada and has made seven trips to China and one to South Africa to study multicultural education. In 2007 he made his first trip to Israel to study the Holocaust. He has given over 350 workshops, lectures and keynotes on diversity, multicultural education and organizational development. He is a regular presenter at state and national conferences, has appeared on both radio and television on diversity issues. Over the past fifteen years, he has trained over 14,000 educators in multicultural education.
He is coauthoring a textbook on multicultural education and was a coauthor of the Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity through Education, 2nd Edition.
Kimberly Traverso, MS, LPC - Consultant for School Counseling Services and Programming, Connecticut State Department of Education.
Kim Traverso has 15 years of experience working as a professional school counselor, school counseling and admission director and an education program specialist. Currently, she is the Connecticut State Department of Education Consultant for School Counseling Services and Programming. She received her Masters of Science in Counselor Education from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. She worked on a national research project to study post traumatic stress disorder in women at SUNY-Buffalo in the Social Psychology Department. In addition, Kim is completing her sixth year in Educational Leadership from Southern Connecticut State University.
Kim is a board member for the Connecticut Association for Counselor Educators and Supervision (CACES) and the Connecticut School Counseling Association (CSCA). She designs and offers professional development programs for school counselors, directors and administrators concerning guidelines, best practices and appropriate and effective delivery of a comprehensive school counseling program model and program accountability which includes SRBI 3-Tier Framework for the comprehensive school-counseling program based on secondary school reform. She serves a vital role in maximizing student achievement across all domains (academic, personal/social and career to support school improvement initiatives and to be a leader in advocating for better outcomes for all students.
Additional, Kim developed and implemented a district-wide Beginning Teacher Mentor Support Program, a teacher recruitment/retention action plan and best practices for attracting, recruiting and hiring teachers, consultants and administrators. The systematic plan promoted reflective practices to build and sustain an equitable and diverse learning community to support teacher growth and to improve academic achievement and quality education for all students.
Jack Hasegawa – Education Manager, Connecticut State Department of Education and former member of the Connecticut Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rghts.
Dr. Maria F. Pacheco, Co-director of the New England Equity Assistance Center (NEEAC) and Director of Equity & Diversity Programs at The Education Alliance at Brown University.
Kimberly A. Shockley, B.A., M.A.
Director of Public Programs for the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, and certified Special Education Teacher
