I'm Away At A Conference Today

I am away at a local conference all day today. Last year I only attended the afternoon session because of a previous engagement but this year I'm attending the whole conference.  

18th Annual
New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME)
Welte Auditorium
Central Connecticut State University,
New Britain, CT,
Wed. Oct. 16, 2013
8:30-3:30 pm
Admission is free. Watch for details at www.necme.org
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Students, teachers, parents, high education faculty, social workers, counselors, community activists, administrators, legislators and others interested in educational equity and social justice are welcome to attend.

The New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME) is sponsored to date by
Connecticut State Department of Education
Central Connecticut State University
New England Equity Assistance Center at Brown University
Goodwin College
University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Fairfield University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Quinnipiac University

The three keynote speakers are:

Sonia Nieto: Professor Emerita, Language, Literacy & Culture University of Massachusetts,
Amherst School of Education
“Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds: Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Practices in U.S. Classrooms”

Anselme Anselme: Director of Program Staff Development at Facing History & Ourselves

"Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching Identity And Civic Participation”

James Loewen: Sociologist, historian, and author. Visiting Professor of African American
Studies, University of Illinois
“Lies My Teacher Told Me: History Textbook Got Wrong”

The flier for the conference is here.