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Free symposium for teachers to address Texas' changing demographics
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- "Population changes in Texas are reflected in every classroom in the state in some way," said Dr. Denise Johnson, director of research and assessment in UNT's Division of Equity and Diversity. "Teachers of today are challenged to become culturally responsible in teaching children from different ethnic groups and backgrounds. Since the Texas economy will depend on today's students as the future workforce, the success of educators in teaching various populations is important." To address this teaching challenge, the University of North Texas College of Education and the UNT Division of Equity and Diversity will coordinate a research symposium and community forum titled "What If We Leave All the Children Behind? The Challenge of Teaching in the New Millennium." Aimed at graduate students and faculty, the symposia will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 10 (Thursday) in the Lyceum of the University Union. The union is located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets. Attendees may park in the garage across the street from the Union. The community forum, aimed at students, teachers, parents, school administrators and community members, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10 (Thursday) in the Ballroom of the UNT Gateway Center. The center is located on North Texas Boulevard between Eagle Drive and Highland Street. The symposium and forum are free. Symposium attendees may park for a fee at the University Union garage located directly across the street from the Union. Community forum attendees may park for free across the street from the Gateway Center in UNT's Fout's Field parking lot. Johnson said that the purpose of the program is to provide educators and students as well as parents and members of the community with information about how to prepare teachers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. "Successful schools depend on the support of teacher education institutions, parents and the community," she said. Daniel Emenheiser, UNT's diversity education director, added that being culturally competent when supporting all students directly impacts the student's ability to achieve. Nationally-recognized education scholar Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings will be featured during both programs. Ladson-Billings is a professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a senior fellow in the Department of Urban Education of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Her research focuses on multicultural education, social studies, critical race theory and culturally relevant education. "In our quest to leave no child untested we are losing sight of the larger purposes of education in a free society," Ladson-Billings said. "We must return to the democratic purposes of schooling if we are to insure a future for our children and ourselves." For more information about the program, view an event flyer at posted at www.unt.edu/edo/ladson-billings.pdf (requires Acrobat Reader) or contact Johnson or Emenheiser at (940) 565-2456. Also e-mail Emenheiser at emenheiser@unt.edu.
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