2008-2009 Seminars
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 12:00 - 1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Critical Family History, Identity & Historical Memory | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Christine Sleeter
Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies, California State University, Monterey Bay _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
The Changing Atlas of World Science: Towards an Open Science Economy | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Michael A. Peters
2008-2009 College of Education Distinguished Senior Scholar
Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 2:30-3:30pm, Room 242 Education
Leveraging African American Cultural Resources in Service of Educational Excellence | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Carol D. Lee
Professor School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
President-elect, American Education Research Association (AERA)
2008 LAS Alumni Achievement Award Honoree ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 12:00-2:00p, Room 242 Education
Breaking Silence: A Study Into The Pervasiveness Of Oppression | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Antonia Darder
2008-2009 College of Education Distinguished Senior Scholar
Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Whites' Emotional Responses to Racism: Is Privilege Worth the Cost? | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Lisa Spanierman
2008-2009 College Distinguished Scholar
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 12:00-1:30pm, Room 22 Education
From Research to Practice: Redesigning AP Science Courses to Promote Advanced Learning and
Conceptual Understanding | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. James W. Pellegrino
Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Distinguished Professor of Education
Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Learning Science Research Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ubiquitous Learning & STEM Education Series co-sponsored by the Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professorship
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Friday, December 12, 2008 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 22 Education
Reworking the Transition Script: People with Intellectual Mental Disabilities into the First 10 Years of
Adult Life | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Patrick Devlieger
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Visiting Research Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 12:00-1:30pm, Room 242 Education
Guiding Complex Thinkers in a Knowledge Society: What do Children Need to Learn Today for Tomorrow? | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Butler Songer
Chair of Educational Studies
Professor of Science Education and Learning Technologies,
University of Michigan
Ubiquitous Learning & STEM Education Series co-sponsored by the Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professorship
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Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Targeting Differentiation Through Collaborative Inquiry
| Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Hertzog
2008-2009 Hardie Strategic Initiative Faculty Fellow, Center for Education in Small Urban Communities
Associate Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Director, University Primary School
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Thursday, March 5, 2009, 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Rethinking Black Racial Identity Theory: A Quest for Humanity
| Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Helen Neville
2008-2009 College of Education Distinguished Senior Scholar
Professor, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Commentary
on Recommendations for Improving Teacher Education, 1920-2008
Speaker: Dr. James Raths
Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware
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Thursday, March 19, 2009, 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
School Choice and Competitive Incentives: Mapping the Distribution of Educational Opportunities Across Local Education Markets
| Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lubienski
2008-2009 Hardie Strategic Initiative Faculty Fellow, Forum on the Future of Public Education
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Making Sense of Science: An Online Environment to help Elementary Teachers Better Understand the Science Ideas They Teach | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. David Brown
2008-2009
Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009 12pm-1:30pm, Room 242 Education
Promoting Science among English Language Learners in Urban Schools:
Conceptual, Methodological, and Policy Issues | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Okhee Lee
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami
Ubiquitous Learning & STEM Education Series co-sponsored by the Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professorship
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Transformative Professional Learning: Impact on Elementary Student Achievement
| Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Brad Kose
2008-2009 Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor Educational Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:00 - 2:00pm, Room 242 Education
Emergence, Early Intervention and Prevention of Self-Injury & Other Challenging Behaviors Exhibited by Young Children with Disabilities | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. David Richman
2008-2009 Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Tuesday, May 13, 2009 11:00 - 12:30pm, Room 22 Education
Techonology as a Vehicle for Transforming Science,
Engineering, & Math Education | Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Roxana Moreno
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of New Mexico
Ubiquitous Learning & STEM Education Series co-sponsored by the Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professorship

