2013 Summer Institute

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2013 Summer Institute
Transforming Urban Education:
Engaged Communities Matter

Join an assembly of diverse educational professionals

June 19, 2013
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Continental breakfast and lunch provided
Quaker Square Inn, 123 S. Broadway, Akron, OH

Cost of the institute:  $100.00*

Dr. Patricia EdwardsKeynote Speaker: 
Dr. Patricia Edwards

About the Keynote Speaker

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*If you are a non-profit or social/community service organization, please contact the Center for special pricing.

Center for Urban and Higher Education
2013 Summer Institute

Agenda

8:00-8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions - Dr. Bridgie A. Ford, center director
9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote:  "We the People: Ensuring Literacy Achievement for Other People's Children" - Dr. Patricia Edwards - Q&A
10:15-11:15 a.m. Breakout Session #1
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Breakout Session #2
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Book Signing
1:45-2:30 p.m. Breakout Session #3
2:45-4:15 p.m. Two Concurrent Forums
   1.  Alternative Models
        Addressing Discipline:
        Holistic Approaches
   2.  Early Childhood Education:
        Effective Transitional
        Frameworks
4:15-4:30 p.m. Closure, Evaluation and Networking (pick up Certificate of Participation)