2006-2007 Academic Year Seminar Calendar

Seminars and Events

The Bureau frequently video tapes seminars and events held within Room 242, Education Building. If you are interested in viewing an earlier seminar and event, please contact our office.

 

 



 

Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 12-1:30p, Room 242 Education

Title: New Media, New Pedagogies: A Discussion of Research Agendas

Speakers:

Dean Mary Kalantzis, Ph.d., Deand and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, UIUC

Bill Cope, Ph.D., Research Professor , Department of Educational  Policy Studies, College of Education, UIUC

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Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 12-1:30p, Room 242 Education

Title: Education, Teacher Training and Research in Spain

Speaker:

Dr. Gabriel Rusinek, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Education, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain

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Monday, November 13, 2006 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education

Title: Towards the Semantic Web: A Survey of Contemporary Text Transformations

Speakers:

Dean Mary Kalantzis & Dr. Bill Cope, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Gus Gollings & Dr. Liam Magee, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education

Title: Are They Prepared, and How Can We Help Them Work Toward Success?

Speaker:

Dr. Paul Kelter, Professor and University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chair of the International Center for First-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Education

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Saturday, February 10, 2007, 8a-3:30p, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, IL

College of Education - PHI DELTA KAPPA Forum: Poverty and its Effect on Children and the Community

Keynote Address: Dr. Nancy K. Cauthen, Deputy Director, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University - Read Bio

Speakers:

Maneesha Date, Policy Analyst, Voices for Illinois Children

Dr. Jane Quinlan, Asst. Regional Superintendent of Schools

Seminar Featuring:
Ruby Payne's - Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities

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Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education


Title: Struggling with Literacy and Literacy Instruction

Speaker: Dr. Karla J. Moller, Assistant Professor and 2006-2007 Faculty Fellow, Department of Curriuculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 12-1:00p, Room 242 Education

Title: Life in High School Alegebra II Class

Speaker: Dr. Michele D. Crockett, Assistant Professor and 2006-2007 Faculty Fellow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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