10th Annual Conference
November 1, 2006
and/or
November 2, 2006
Connecticut Grand, Waterbury
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
Building Bridges to Achieve Educational Equity for
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D.
Illinois Resource Center
Thursday, November 2, 2006
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D., is an expert in the design of assessments for English
language learners (ELLs), and evaluation of diverse educational programs. Over
the past twenty years, she has worked as an elementary school teacher of
bilingual education and English as a Second Language for a large urban school
district, and has provided professional development and technical assistance, as
well as presentations and keynotes, internationally and nationally in over 40
states. Dr. Gottlieb has been a Fulbright Scholar working in Chile, a teacher
educator in Brazil, and an evaluator for a dual language school in Italy.
Currently, Dr. Gottlieb is Director of Assessment and Evaluation for the Illinois
Resource Center and Lead Developer for World Class Instructional Design and
Assessments (WIDA). Her degrees include a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis,
Evaluation Research, and Program Design; an M.A. in Applied Linguistics; and a
B.A. in the teaching of Spanish. Dr. Gottlieb has published numerous
monographs, manuals, guidebooks, articles, and assessment instruments, and is
a contributing author to a K-5 ESL program. Her latest book, Assessing English
Language Learners: Bridges to Success in School (Corwin Press), is scheduled
for release this year.
Initiative on Diversity in Education
SERC’s Initiative on Diversity in Education is dedicated to helping
educators meet the diverse learning needs of today’s student population
in Connecticut cities and towns. The Initiative, in collaboration with the
Connecticut State Department of Education, is offering an expanded array
of professional development opportunities in 2006-2007 to support
educators in their efforts to reduce the disproportionate identification and
overrepresentation of students with cultural and linguistic differences in
special education programs, and to help ALL students achieve success.
Connecticut educators are hard at work striving to ensure that all students
reach standards of excellence, as indicated by a study from the Center for
the Study of Teaching and Policy at the University of Washington (2001)
that attributed significant improvement in student achievement gains in
Connecticut at least in part to high quality teaching. The goal of this
conference is to provide educators with the tools they need to continue to
make progress and more effectively meet the needs of culturally and
linguistically diverse learners through culturally responsive instructional
assessments and practices.
Registration Information
Printable Application Form
Registration will be on a “first come, first served” basis with consideration
to regional distribution. Participants may attend one or both days. Those
attending both the pre-conference and the conference will be given
priority consideration. There is a registration fee of $30.00 per person
for the pre-conference and $50.00 per person for the conference. Lunch
will be provided on both days. Purchase orders will be accepted, and
payment MUST be received prior to November 1, 2006.
The closing date for registration is October 18, 2006. Applications
received after October 18th will be accepted as space permits with a
registration fee of $40.00 per person for the pre-conference and $60.00
per person for the conference. Check or purchase order should be made
payable to: Rensselaer at Hartford. Limited registration fee waivers and
substitute coverage stipends are available. Interested participants should
indicate need for a waiver or stipend in writing and attach to application
form.
Please submit registration with check or purchase order to:
Reaching Every Child,
SERC,
25 Industrial Park Road,
Middletown, CT
06457-1520
Applicants will receive written confirmation from SERC
verifying participation.
Direct content questions to Linnet Carty, Consultant, extension 385, and
registration questions to Heather Penfield, Senior Project Assistant,
extension 263, at SERC, (860) 632-1485.
CEU Information
SERC will award .7 CEUs for each full day of participation. Participants
must be preregistered, receive written confirmation from SERC, complete
a conference evaluation form, and provide evidence of post-conference
application/reflection. Evaluation forms and information about the postconference
application/reflection responsibility will be available at the preconference
and conference.
Location Information
Directions to the Connecticut Grand, Waterbury will be included in
written confirmation of participation. To arrange overnight
accommodations, please contact the hotel directly at (800) 446-1449.
