Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sonia Nieto
Nurturing a Culture of
Inquiry: Learning, Leading
and Creating
Professional Learning Day
Sponsored by:
UNCW Watson College of Education
Professional Development System Office
Dr. Sonia Nieto is currently Professor Emerita of Language,
Literacy, and Culture in the School of Education at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst. Her publications include Affirming
Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education
(now in its 6th ed.); The Light in Their Eyes: Creating Multicultural
Learning Communities (2nd ed.); and Language, Culture and
Teaching: Critical Perspectives (2nd ed.). She has received many
awards for her scholarship, teaching and advocacy, including four
honorary doctorates, and was selected as a Fellow of the American
Educational Research Association, as a Laureate for Kappa Delta
Pi, and as Wits-Claude Distinguished Scholar at the University of
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
March 14, 2013
8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Education Building ~ Room 162
A GENDA
Session B4:
8:00–8:30AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:30–8:45
Welcome and Overview of the Day
Dr. Donyell Roseboro, Professional Development System Director
Dr. Robert Smith, Secondary Program Coordinator
Dr. Shelby Morge, Middle Grades Program Coordinator
8:45–9:30
Keynote Address: Diversity and Education
Dr. Sonia Nieto
9:45–10:45
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - A
Session A1:
EB 162
Session B5:
EB 162
Session A3:
Session A4:
Session A5:
11:00AM -12:00PM
Session B1:
EB 246
Content Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies
Pamela Smith
EB 351
12:00–1:00
LUNCH
1:00–1:50
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Middle Grades:
Science – Dr. Kathy Roney
Mathematics - Dr. Shelby Morge
Teaching Strategies to Develop Students’ Mathematical
Habits of Mind
Dr. Ginger Rhodes
Dr. Shelby Morge
EB 235
Integrating Marine Science in the Classroom
Sandra Cecelski
EB 351
Advanced SMARTBoard
Salena Rabidoux
EB 335
National Board Certification: Setting a Standard for Leadership
and Accomplished Teaching
Somer Lewis
EB 229
Fostering Global Perspectives: Using Culturally Responsive
Literacy Instruction in the K-12 Classroom
Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown
EB 337
EB 126
EB 127
English Language Arts – Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown
Social Studies – Dr. Jeremy Hilburn
High School:
Session A2:
For the Love of Community: Service Learning as Problem-Based
Community Engagement
Dr. Candace Thompson
Science – Dr. Angie Reid-Griffin
EB 223
Mathematics – Dr. Kelli Slaten
EB 229
English Language Arts – Dr. Denise Ousley and Dr. David Gill
EB 232
Social Studies – Dr. Cory Callahan and Dr. Robert Smith
Middle and High
School Combined
Groups:
2:00–3:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B
EB 158
EC – Dr. Terri Collins
EB 235
PE – Dr. Sue Combs and Dr. Steve Elliott
EB 246
Foreign Language – Dr. Joann Mount and Dr. LJ Randolph Jr.
EB 331
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - C
Session C1:
Historical Inquiry
Dr. Cara Ward
EB 235
Session C2:
Sharing the Wealth: Rich Math Tasks and Rich Math Discourse
Dr. Michael Elder
EB 223
Using Yoga Breathing Techniques to Bring Calm to the
Classroom
Mr. Jordan Weber
EB 235
Session B2:
Simulations in Social Studies
Dr. Jeremy Hilburn
EB 337
Session C3:
Edmodo: Bringing Social Media into the Classroom
Beth Hicks
EB 111
Session B3:
Using Animoto in the Classroom
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger
EB 111
Session C4:
Grant Writing Basics: Securing Funding for your Classroom
and/or School Projects
Dr. Mahnaz Moallem
EB 232