4th Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching Conference
Registration Open
The organizing committee of the Culturally Responsive Teaching Conference invite the public to participate in their 4th Annual meeting. This year's topic is CRT-L: The Intersection of Inclusion and Equity.
Please read the information about the conference below. Note that one of the Keynote speakers for this conference is Dr. Kimberly Moffitt.
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In our 4th Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching conference we will bring together educators, students, community organizations and others from across the nation to share information, scholarship and best practices in culturally responsive teaching.
Our conference theme: CRT-L: The Intersection of Inclusion and Equity
This year our conference spans two days: Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 with a pre-conference CRT Institute on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Our day one keynote is Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt, associate professor of American Studies and affiliate assistant professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. program at UMBC. Dr. Moffitt’s research focuses on mediated representations of marginalized groups as well as the politicized nature of Black hair and the body. Day one will also include an Education Town Hall.
On Friday, the conference day begins at 8 AM, with a keynote address by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. She is currently Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. Ladson-Billings is known for her groundbreaking work in the fields of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Critical Race Theory. Ladson-Billings work The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African-American Children is a significant text in the field of education. The day will also include panels, workshops, and student presentations.
Plan on joining us now! For more conference details and schedule, visit our website at www.CRT-cc.org. Schedule is subject to change. Final schedule will be posted as conference date nears.
NOTE: Ticket price includes continental breakfast, all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, afternoon coffee/tea service and free parking.
GROUP REGISTRATIONS: If you are registering a group of people with one transaction, please be sure to provide the name of each person attending so that the appropriate name tags will be available the day of the conference.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: A block of rooms has been secured at the Maritime Conference Center at a rate of $125 a night (single/double occupancy) and includes a hot breakfast. https://book.b4checkin.com/chameleon/mccbwi/rlp/CCBC_CultResp
CONFERENCE CONTACTS: Conference Chair Jadi Omowale, jomowale@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-3886; Conference Assistant Penny Sorrick, psorrick@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-2123
Visit www.CRT-cc.org for conference updates, to submit proposals, and to register for the conference.
Please read the information about the conference below. Note that one of the Keynote speakers for this conference is Dr. Kimberly Moffitt.
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In our 4th Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching conference we will bring together educators, students, community organizations and others from across the nation to share information, scholarship and best practices in culturally responsive teaching.
Our conference theme: CRT-L: The Intersection of Inclusion and Equity
This year our conference spans two days: Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 with a pre-conference CRT Institute on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Our day one keynote is Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt, associate professor of American Studies and affiliate assistant professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. program at UMBC. Dr. Moffitt’s research focuses on mediated representations of marginalized groups as well as the politicized nature of Black hair and the body. Day one will also include an Education Town Hall.
On Friday, the conference day begins at 8 AM, with a keynote address by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and researcher at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. She is currently Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. Ladson-Billings is known for her groundbreaking work in the fields of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Critical Race Theory. Ladson-Billings work The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African-American Children is a significant text in the field of education. The day will also include panels, workshops, and student presentations.
Plan on joining us now! For more conference details and schedule, visit our website at www.CRT-cc.org. Schedule is subject to change. Final schedule will be posted as conference date nears.
NOTE: Ticket price includes continental breakfast, all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, afternoon coffee/tea service and free parking.
GROUP REGISTRATIONS: If you are registering a group of people with one transaction, please be sure to provide the name of each person attending so that the appropriate name tags will be available the day of the conference.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: A block of rooms has been secured at the Maritime Conference Center at a rate of $125 a night (single/double occupancy) and includes a hot breakfast. https://book.b4checkin.com/chameleon/mccbwi/rlp/CCBC_CultResp
CONFERENCE CONTACTS: Conference Chair Jadi Omowale, jomowale@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-3886; Conference Assistant Penny Sorrick, psorrick@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-2123
Visit www.CRT-cc.org for conference updates, to submit proposals, and to register for the conference.
Posted: February 8, 2018, 8:15 PM