Events

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009

 

7:30 – 8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

8:00 – 8:30 AM WELCOME

Wolf Room                     Ronald C. Dunlap, CREATE Coordinator

Bob Brown, Cultural Adviser for Oneida Cultural Heritage Department

 

8:30 – 8:45 AM BREAK/VENDORS

 

8:45 – 9:45 AM SECTIONALS

Turtle Room                    Courageous Conversations PanelMembers of the Eau Claire Area and Fond du Lac School Districts

Iroquois South                 Disproving the Deficiency Model: Understanding the Needs of Hmong and Native American

Education Matt Stewart andXong Xiong

Bear Room                      “White” and “Privilege” and “Teaching”: How might these intersect and impact learning?  PART 1

William Clifton, Ph.D.                             

Ontario Room                 Creating Culturally Responsive Classroom Practices Barbara Van Haren and Anne Thompson

 

9:45 – 10:00 AM                BREAK/VENDORS

 

10:00 – 11:00 AM              SECTIONALS

Turtle Room                    Barriers to Native American student achievement and strategies to overcome these

barriers: Perspectives from those in the trenches… Don Rosin,Jerianne Kvapil and Trish Teichmiller

Iroquois South                 The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same LaVerne Jackson–Harvey, Ph.D.         

Bear Room                      “White” and “Privilege” and “Teaching”: How might these intersect and impact learning? PART 2

William Clifton, Ph.D.

Ontario Room                 Post Beyond DiversityRonald C. Dunlap,Yvette T. Dunlap and Brian Anderson

 

11:00 – 12:00 PM              LUNCH

Wolf Room

 

12:00 – 1:30 PM                KEYNOTE

Wolf Room                   Carolyn Stanford Taylor, Assistant State Superintendent, Division for Learning Support: Equity and

Advocacy

Tony Evers, State Superintendent-Elect

Challenging Racial Inequality in Our Schools Dr. Pedro Noguera

 

1:30 – 2:00 PM   BREAK/VENDORS

 

2:00 – 3:00 PM   SECTIONALS

Turtle Room                    How 'Indian' Nicknames and Logos Harm Student Potential: Developing a Pathway Toward

Understanding What is Best for KidsWisconsin Indian Education Association Mascot and Logo Task Force

Iroquois South                 Challenging Racial Inequality in Our Schools Dr. Pedro Noguera

Bear Room                      Culture-Based Curriculum, How to Teach Respectfully about other Cultures Dr. Carol Cornelius

Ontario Room                 Building Relationships with Families, Schools, and Communities for Student Success Jane Grinde and

Betsy Prueter

 

3:30 – 4:30 PM   POSTER SESSION/SOCIAL HOUR

Wolf Room                         

 

7:00 - 9:00 PM                    MOVIE SCREENING

Wolf Room                          Mirrors of Privilege

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009

 

7:30 – 8:00 AM                 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

8:00 – 9:00 AM                 WELCOME/KEYNOTE

Wolf Room                     Rebecca Collins, RSN Director/Special Education, CESA #9, CREATE Conference Coordinator

                                        It’s All About The Children LaVerne Jackson-Harvey, Educational Consultant, DPI

Flood the Hood with Dreams Kwabena Antoine Nixon and Muhibb Dyer

 

9:00 – 9:15 AM                 BREAK/VENDORS

 

9:15 – 10:15 AM                SECTIONALS

Turtle Room                    Culturally Responsive Education/Indian Community School of Milwaukee, Incorporated

Alan James Caldwell, “ Awaesaeh Enaniew”

Iroquois South                 Race and Culture: The Hidden Barriers to Academic Achievement James Rauchle

Bear Room                      Bridging Two Worlds:  Education and the Hmong Pam Her

Ontario Room                 “Stand and Deliver”: Latinos and Education Dr. José E. Vega

 

10:15 – 10:30 AM              BREAK/VENDORS

 

10:30 – 12:00 PM              KEYNOTE/CLOSING

Wolf Room                   Clif Morton, Educational Consultant, New London, Wisconsin

Bias is a Four Letter Word Ruth Gudinas and Dorothy Davids

 

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Ontario Room                 MANDATORY CREATE Coordinators Meeting – Lunch Provided

Iroquois South                 MANDATORY Technical Assistance Session for Districts with Disproportionate Representation

(Special Education Directors only) – Lunch Provided

 

Teams from Districts identified with Disproportionality are required to attend all three days. The first day is required only for District teams. The conference follows on the second and third days.