The College of Human Resources & Education’s Diversity Task Force at WVU in collaboration with Monongalia County Schools feature a one day conference:

Culturally Responsive Teaching:
Responding to the Educational Needs of All Children

Dr. James M Patton, professor of leadership and special education at the College of William and Mary, will be the keynote speaker. His research interests include the educational and psychosocial development of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, the social, political and economic correlates of mild disabilities, curriculum and pedagogical issues around multi-cultural education, cultural competency development, and analysis of policies that affect people of color and those from low socioeconomic circumstances.

Conference Registration:

• Student Registration Form
• Teacher, Administrator, WVU Faculty and Community Registration Form

Conference Schedule:

Time	Description
8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.	Welcome: Dr. Elizabeth A. Dooley, Chair of the Diversity Task Force and Chair and Professor of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction~ Literacy Studies, West Virginia University Opening Remarks: Dr. Anne Nardi, Dean of the College of Human Resources & Education, West Virginia University Opening Remarks: Mr. Frank Devono, Superintendent, Monongalia County Schools
9:15 a.m.	Keynote Address Dr. James M. Patton, College of William and Mary, Virginia Culturally Competent Responses to the Disproportionality and Achievement and Behavior Gap Challenges
10:50 a.m.	Question & Answer Session
11:00 a.m.	Perspectives from the WV Department of Education Mr. Richard Lawrence, Executive Director School Improvement Closing the Achievement Gap: Professional Development Demonstration Schools
11:40 a.m.	Lunch Buffet
12:40 p.m.	Block A 1. Understanding Diversity in Public Schools: ESL Education. Anita Nedeff, Amy Hernandez-Bailey, Emily Bragg, and Susan Seitz. ESL teachers, Monongalia County Schools, Dent Room 2. Multicultural Book Projects: Using Diverse Young Adult Literature in the Content Classroom. Dr. Charline J. Barnes, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction/ Literacy Studies, West Virginia University, Amy Toler, Jeremy Kelly, and Oscar Ramirez, preservice teachers, Durret Hall 3. Special Interest Discussion: College Dr. Elizabeth A. Dooley & Dr. Jane Cardi, Department of Curriculum & Instruction~ Literacy Studies, West Virginia University, Mountain Conference Room
1:20 p.m.	Block B 1. The Pendulum Effect. Marjorie M. Fuller, Director of WVU’s Center for Black Culture, Dent Room 2. From “us and them” to “we”: the Place of Theater and Imagination in the Classroom. Dr. Denise Hughes-Tafen, Instructor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction~ Literacy Studies, West Virginia University, Durret Hall
2:00 p.m.	Block C 1. Special Interest Discussion: Public Schools – Administrators and Counselors, Dr. James Patton, Professor, College of William & Mary, Dent Room 2. Round Table Discussions - Durret Hall • Culturally Sensitive Strategies for Teaching about Native Americans. Dr. Carol A. Markstrom, Technology, Learning, and Culture, and Dr. Bonnie M. Brown, Coordinator, Native American Studies Program, WVU • The Learning Cycle: A Lesson and Unit Format that Provides for Diversity of Learners. Dr. Mary E. Haas, Professor, and Misty Rodeheaver, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Curriculum & Instruction~ Literacy Studies, West Virginia University • Teaching Through My Swagger: A Child Left Behind. Bernard C. Jones and Deirdre A. Curtis, HR&E Graduate Students • Friends of Rachel Club. Tonja Brennen, School Counselor, University High School • Effective Teaching Strategies in a Gender Bias Society as It Pertains to Physical Education. Barbara L. McIntire, HR&E Graduate Student • One School, Two Experiences. Christopher H. Binotto, HR&E Graduate Student • Problems with Literacy for Non-Native English Speakers. Hannah L. Scott, HR&E Graduate Student • Beyond Curriculum: Integration of Multicultural Literature in Social Studies. Kimberly R. Bailey, HR&E Graduate Student • Teacher Dispositions when Working with Children from Underrepresented Groups. Dr. Ardeth Deay, Faculty Emerita, Department of Curriculum & Instruction~ Literacy Studies
2:40 p.m.	Closing Remarks & Where Do We Go From Here? Dr. Elizabeth Dooley, Chair of the Diversity Task Force, College of Human Resources & Education, West Virginia University Mrs. Patty Benedum, Director, Special Services Monongalia County Schools

We would like to give a special thanks to all that made this conference possible:
Guest Presenters
College of Human Recourses & Education, WVU
Monongalia County Schools
HR & E and Monongalia County Diversity Task Force Members

Printable Conference Schedule

Suggested Reading:

• Hoover, J., Klingner, J., Baca, L., & Patton, J. (2007). Methods for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners. Pearson.
• Meyer, G. & Patton, J. (2001) On the Nexus of Race, Disability, and Overrepresentation: Critical Issues in Urban Education. Boston, National Institute for Urban School Improvement, 1-19.
• Edgar, E., Patton, J., & Day-Vines, N. (Eds.) (2002). Democratic Dispositions and Cultural Competency: Ingredients for School Renewal. Special Issue, Remedial and Special Education. 23(4), 231-241.
• Gay, G. (2000). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice. Teachers College Press.

For more information or early registration contact: sandra.schoder@mail.wvu.edu

Sponsored by the College of Human Resources & Education West Virginia University