2013 Annual Conference Program

First General Session Speaker

Session GS1
Saturday, March 16
10:00–11:45 a.m. 

Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Hrabowski has been president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, since 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with a special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He was named by President Obama to chair the newly created President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. 

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Saturday Special Feature

Session 1100
Saturday, March 16
8:00–9:30 a.m.

Michael Fullan		Andy Hargreaves
Fullan is professor emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on education reform, Fullan is engaged in advising policymakers and local leaders around the world on how to help all children receive an education.		Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Educational Change. His current research is on successful education change strategies in high-performing schools, districts, and countries.

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Cawelti Leadership Lecture

Session 1200
Saturday, March 16
1:00–2:30 p.m.

Kevin Kumashiro

Kumashiro is currently professor of Asian American Studies and Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the president of the National Association for Multicultural Education. His research, teaching, and activism are redefining the field of "anti-oppressive education" as he develops new approaches to addressing issues of social justice in schools.

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Saturday Distinguished Lecture

Session 1212
Saturday, March 16
1:00–2:30 p.m.

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch

Kickbusch is a renowned, charismatic, passionate and influential speaker with a mission to empower the next generation of leaders. She has shared her personal knowledge on becoming an effective leader in today’s global marketplace with hundreds of schools, colleges, universities, corporations, and government institutions both in the United States and abroad.

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Saturday Distinguished Feature

Session 1300
Saturday, March 16
3:00–4:30 p.m.

International Education Symposium Panel 

Moderated by
Dr. Gene R. Carter

Pasi Sahlberg	Hye-chong Han
Wong Siew Hoong	Benjalug Namfa

Where are we heading in the field of education today? What can we learn from one another in this globally interconnected and technology-driven world? This panel discussion will explore these questions through the perspectives and experiences of international leaders.

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Second General Session Speaker

Session GS2
Sunday, March 17
10:00–11:45 a.m.

Maya Angelou

Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.

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John Dewey Society Lecture

Session 2100
Sunday, March 17
8:00–9:30 a.m.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

O'Connor is a retired United States Supreme Court justice. She served as an associate justice from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan until her retirement from the Court in 2006. She was the first woman to be appointed to the court.  She is also the founder of iCivics, an organization dedicated to the importance of civics education.

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Sunday Student Panel

Session 2210
Sunday, March 17
1:00–2:30 p.m.

Student Panelists: Elizabeth Ferhati, Kunal Jobanputre, Jonathan Larson, Emma Liu, Estrella Raquel Salgado and Jordan Swopes

Moderated by Gary Zabilka

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Sunday Special Feature

Session 2200
Sunday, March 17
1:00–2:30 p.m.

Charlotte Danielson

Danielson is an internationally recognized expert in the area of teacher effectiveness, specializing in the design of teacher evaluation systems that, while ensuring teacher quality, also promote professional learning.

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Monday Special Feature

Session 3100
Monday, March 18
8:00–9:30 a.m.

Yvette Jackson

Jackson is internationally recognized for her work in assessing the learning potential of disenfranchised urban students. Her research in literacy, gifted education, and the cognitive mediation theory has been applied develop an integrated process to motivate and elicit potential in underachievers.

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Monday Special Feature

Session 3200
Monday, March 18
10:00–11:30 a.m.

Van Jones

Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. In March 2009, President Obama chose Van Jones as special advisor for green jobs, enterprise, and innovation with the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

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Monday Special Feature

Session 3300
Monday, March 18
1:00–3:00 p.m.

Tim Shriver

Shriver is the chairman of Special Olympics. Under his leadership, he has served 2.8 million Special Olympics athletes and their families in more than 180 countries. He has helped transform Special Olympics into a movement that focuses on acceptance, inclusion, and respect for individuals with intellectual disabilities in all corners of the globe.

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Monday Special Feature

Session 3301
Monday, March 18
1:00–3:00 p.m.

Amy Valens		Dan Schwartz
Valens taught in Dayton, Ohio, and Los Angeles, Calif., but spent most of her career teaching elementary grades in the Open Classroom of the Lagunitas School District in Northern California. She is the coproducer/director of August to June and an Internet series titled "A Year At Mission Hill." A documentary titled Good Morning Mission Hill: The Freedom to Teach is planned for the fall. ;Valens is also the author of two children's books, Jesse's Daycare (Houghton Mifflin), and Danilo the Fruit Man (Dial).		Schwartz is currently head of the Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette. Ill. He previously served as principal of Washburne Middle School in the Winnetka Public Schools. He is on the steering committee of the National Progressive Education Network, the Board of the North Dakota Study Group, and the Advisory Board of Erika’s Lighthouse.

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