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Urban Educators' Symposium:
Urban Communities Acting for Equality and Achievement Through Education

Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30 am – 4:00 pm

This symposium brings together present and future teachers, as well as members of schools of education from around the country, to address pressing issues in urban education. These issues will include: how to address the needs of socially, culturally, and racially diverse students; how to encourage students to be politically aware and civically active; and time to critically reflect on your vision for education. Patricia Payne, director of multicultural affairs in the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), and four national level speakers will set the stage for small group discussions about these issues. As a present or future teacher, you can expect small group discussions to address practices you use in your own classroom and changes you would like to make to those practices. As a faculty member, you can expect small group discussions to address how to effectively work with youth, teachers, and schools in and around Indianapolis.

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Schedule of Events

children learning The day will consist of four 75-minute sessions. In each session, a national speaker will present for 30-40 minutes. After this presentation, a local speaker will connect the issues raised by the national speaker to the Indianapolis Public Schools. Then there will be 25 minutes of small group discussion. During small group discussion participants will converse about reactions, thoughts, and action steps to take in relation to the presentation. Participants will post these ideas around the room.

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8:30-8:45 Pat Payne, director of multicultural affairs in IPS, will give a welcoming address.

8:45-9:00 Josh Smith, director of the Center of Urban and Multicultural Affairs in IUPUI’s School of Education, will provide an overview of the schools work.

9:00-10:15 David Stovall will present on his work with Chicago Public Schools to open a discussion about how to better serve diverse populations.

10:15-10:30 BREAK

10:30-11:45 Nilda Gonzalez-Flores will present her work to open a discussion about how teachers can engage immigrant populations in political participation and civic engagement.

11:45-12:45 Lunch provided with registration and full-day attendance

12:45 -2:00 Joseph McDonald will use protocols of student-teacher interactions to open a discussion around visions for urban education.

2:00-2:15 BREAK

2:15-2:45 Symposium participants will make themes from across the presentations.

2:45-3:45 Lois Weiner will charge teachers from IPS and faculty from IUPUI to take action steps to making change in Indianapolis.

3:45-4:00 IUPUI Associate Vice Chancellor Khaula Murtadha will offer closing remarks

4:00-4:30 Informal meet and greet

Cost

$15, includes lunch during the program
$10 for Alumni Association Members
No charge for IUPUI and IUB Faculty/Staff/Students

Registration deadline: Monday, October 19, 2009.

Faculty, Staff, and Students Registration Click Here

General Registration Click Here

Parking and Venue Information

The IUPUI Campus Center will serve as our location for this symposium on urban education. It is located at 420 University Blvd on the IUPUI Campus. Convenient parking is available for a reasonable fee in the Vermont Street Garage. Parking rates are available on the IUPUI Parking Services Web site.

To access the entrance to the garage, travel west on Michigan Street past the IUPUI Campus Center and the new IU Simon Cancer Hospital. Turn left at the next light onto Barnhill Drive. Make another left at the next light onto Vermont Street. Use the second set of entrances into Vermont Street Garage, which will be on your left. Convenient access to the Campus Center is available on the third floor of the parking garage.

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