Thursday, August 19, 2004

MSTA Convention 2004

Convention 2004

Looks like there is a terrific line up of professional development opportunities focusing on diversity at this year's MSTA 2004 Convention. The convention is scheduled for October 14-16 in Ocean City, MD. If you are planning on attending, check out some of workshops being offered:

*Celebrate the Diversity of Humanity
*Introducing Authentic Multicultural Literature to Young Readers
*Believing the HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Excellence)
*Recognizing and Using Cultural Characteristics of African American Students in Academic Settings
*Teaching from the Missing Pages: Creating Lessons in African American History for the Schools
* Lessons in African American History
*Using Action Research to Achieve Equity in the Classroom

You can get more information about the content of each session, presenter biographies, and complete schedules by visiting MSTA Online.