Summer training being offered by The Diversity Training and Development Team:
Improving Latino Student Achievement
Learn to capitalize on the cultural capital of Latino students to improve achievement. Discuss strategies for communicating effectively with Latino parents.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:30 – 3:30
University of Maryland, Shady Grove Campus
Consultants/Presenters: Dr. Paul Ruiz and Mr. Hector Sanchez, Education Trust
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
This training is based on the work of Dr. Ruby Payne. In Day One, participants will learn about the registers of language, family structure, hidden rules, discipline interventions, and relationship building.
In Day Two, participants will learn about mental models, vocabulary, math, and reading strategies, lesson design, and question making as a means to develop cognition.
Two-day Session: Thursday, June 22 and Friday, June 23, 8:30 – 3:30
University of Maryland, Shady Grove Campus
Consultant/Presenter: Dr. Rita Pierson, aha! Process, Inc.
Equity, Race, and Achievement
Engage in discussion and reflection that will support courageous conversations about race as you explore individual and institutional racism and their effects on student achievement.
Tuesday, June 27
OR
Wednesday, June 28
OR
Thursday, June 29
8:30 – 3:30
(NOTE: This is a one-day training offered three times)
Johns Hopkins University, Room 121, Building 3
Consultant/Presenter: Mr. Jamie Almanzan, Pacific Educational Group
Please call 301-601-2900 for registration information.
