Agenda

Professional Development

Davidson Conference Center
November 2, 2011

Time	Activity	Presenter
7:00am	Check-in
7:00- 8:00	Breakfast
8:00- 8:30	Welcome
8:30- 9:30	Keynote: "What We Know and What We Need to Know to Increase Access to College for Low-income Youth"	Dr. William Tierney
9:30- 10:30	The Behavior Matrix	Roberto Blain
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45- 12:00	Break-out sessions
	Closing the Experiential Gap for Students of Diversity	Dr. Sandra Kaplan
	The Algebra Project: A Panel Discussion	Dr. Angela Hasan
	Academic Language Across the Curriculum	Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores
	New Media as Critical Praxis: Teaching Language Arts Literature in the Age of Participatory Culture	Dr. Brandon Martinez
	University Ready: Engaging Parents in College Planning and Preparation	Wendy Marshall
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00	Afternoon Plenary
2:00 - 3:15	Break-out sessions
	The Missing Link: Reaching and Teaching Diverse Students	Lisa Regan, Ed.M.
	One Thousand Voices: An Introduction to IWitness, a New Online Tool for the Classroom	Sherry Bard
	University Ready: Engaging Parents in College Planning and Preparation	Wendy Marshall
	Closing Remarks	Colleen Dietz