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Conference Program

Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National

Conference

October 10, 2014UNC Charlotte Center City

320 E. 9th StreetCharlotte, NC 28202

Greetings Conference Attendees,

We would like to welcome each of you to the 2014 Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference hosted by The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte. We are thrilled that you have decided to join us, and we look forward to the many opportunities to share the best research and practices that promote learning in public education.

The conference theme, Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education encourages us to relentlessly pursue extraordinary outcomes for ALL students, and to remove every excuse that impedes our students from reaching high levels of achievement. Please take advantage of the breakout sessions, keynote address, networking opportunities, and other activities that have been designed to nurture professional connections, promote the exchange of information, ignite solution driven dialogue, and inspire us to action. The conference highlights the work and expertise of a diverse group of individuals including classroom teachers, school administrators, professors, parents, students, and community members. We gather together with a shared vision and mission to positively impact the landscape of public education in this nation.

In closing, we would like to thank each of you for attending the conference and bringing your expertise to this gathering. As joint members of the educational community, you have the vision, the knowledge, the wherewithal and the experience to ensure that all of our students reach extraordinary levels of achievement. Our personal respect and gratitude is extended to all of you.

Sincerely,

Chance W. Lewis, Ph.D. Ayana Allen, Ph.D. Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education PEOPE Conference Director Director, The Urban Education Collaborative Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Urban Education Collaborative College of Education College of Education UNC Charlotte UNC Charlotte

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Katie BrownPEOPE Conference Program Co-ChairGraduate Assistant, MDSK DepartmentCollege of EducationUNC Charlotte

Azure CovingtonPEOPE Conference Program Co-ChairDoctoral Fellow, The Urban Education CollaborativeCollege of Educa-onUNC Charlotte

Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education

National ConferenceTABLE OF

CONTENTS

Conference Program

Greetings .................................................................................... p. 2

Keynote Speaker ........................................................................ p. 4

Schedule of Events .................................................................... p. 5

Detailed Schedule .......................................................................p. 6

Breakout Session Descriptions ...................................................p. 9

About the Presenters ................................................................ p. 12

About the Urban Education Collaborative ............................... p. 14

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Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference

Keynote Speaker

James E. Ford

2012-2013 Garinger High School Teacher of the Year

2012-2013 Central Secondary Zone Teacher of the Year

2012-2013 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Teacher of the Year

2013-2014 Southwest Region Teacher of the Year

2014-2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Teacher of the Year

2014-Charlotte Post Foundation Teacher of the Year

Philosophy

I was often told by my elders while growing up, “if you find what you love to do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” As cliché as this advice seemed at the time, it is now abundantly clear to me just what they meant. Figuring out a career path can prove to be an arduous and complicated process. My personal journey was both long and unorthodox, but in the end, I realize that it was my passion that ultimately led me to my purpose – education.

The honest truth is that I did not decide to be a teacher as much as I discovered that I was one. I never really excelled academically throughout my high school career, and was often disengaged and extremely apathetic towards the whole idea of school. Like so many of my students today, I felt like it did not relate to my life nor pique my personal interests. I received average grades during my tenure, but never felt for a moment that they were any reflection of my level of intelligence. Simply put, I just wasn’t that into it. I’ve worked in several other positions but as fate would have it, I now sit in the seat of instruction. I am given the extreme privilege of delivering lessons that engage and stimulate the minds of my students.

After five years in this profession, I have often wondered what took me so long. I was frequently told how little teachers were paid, but rarely ever told how gratified I would feel. I was told how seldom teachers were shown respect, but not how often we would make an impact. I was always told how difficult the students were to teach, but never told just how much they would teach me. Everyone talks about what is wrong with society and how misguided are the youth. But while everyone else is talking, for one 90-minute block at a time, I get the honor of making an actual difference. Mohandas K. Gandhi is quoted as saying “you must be the change you wish to see in the world”. It is for this reason I am absolutely persuaded I belong to the world’s noblest profession.

For me, teaching is so much more than simply a job. It is a calling, connected to a much greater life purpose. There is nothing like the satisfaction of knowing exactly what you were put on earth to do. Whatever gifts or talents I may possess are merely tools that accompany my passion to change lives. If my students have learned nothing else from me, my hope is that they now understand the value they all carry and the life-changing potential of a quality education. Unlike my former self, I now comprehend the true relevance of academics and just how much it does relate to “real life”. My task is attempting to impart this revelation to each and every one of my students, one lesson at a time.

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Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education

National ConferenceSCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

7:00AM-3:00PMRegistration

7:00AM-8:00AMBreakfast

8:00AM-8:30AMWelcome/Opening Remarks

8:45AM-9:35AMBreakout Sessions #1



11:45AM-12:15PMKeynote Address

12:15PM-1:30PMNetworking Lunch

1:40PM-2:30 PMBreakout Sessions #4

2:40PM-3:30 PMBreakout Sessions #5

3:40PM-4:30PMBreakout Sessions #6

4:30PM-5:00PMNetworking


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014

7:00AM-3:00PM Registration Lobby

7:00AM-8:00AM Breakfast Atrium

8:00AM-8:30AM Welcome Dr. Chance Lewis and Dr. Ayana Allen Opening Session Dr. Stephen Hancock Associate Professor, College of Education, UNC Charlotte Assistant Director, The Urban Education Collaborative

8:45AM-9:35AM Breakout Sessions #1


Strand Title Presenter(s) Room

EC/P12L Literacy Learning and Student Engagement: Aligning Standards with Fun

Brian Williams & Kyle Kester, UNC Charlotte 901

TA/L/ST Making Invisible Children Visible: Fostering Academic Success in Homeless Youth Tiffany Hollis, UNC Charlotte 904

CCR #Hashtag-Social Media: Tools & Barriers for College and Career Readiness Charles Gause, UNC Greensboro 1102

CRT Teaching in Living Color: Effective Use of Critical Media Pedagogy

Derrick Robinson, Tempestt Adams, Chris Glover, UNC Charlotte

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EC/P12L Enriching, Extending, Accelerating: Meeting the Literacy Needs of Gifted Students

Betsy Ziskind & Kyle Kester, UNC Charlotte 901

STEAM Standards for Mathematical Practice Abby Stout, Sugar Creek Charter School 906

CRT Understanding the “Minority Effect,” Teaching, and Student Learning

Charles Hutchinson, UNC Charlotte 1102

HCEP Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Secondary Schools and Local Universities Dymilah Hewitt, UNC Charlotte 1104

Auditorium


TA/L/ST This Is How We Do It!: PBIS and Character Education in an Urban Charter School

Jerrod Bridges & Crystal Barnes, Sugar Creek Charter 902

CRTHow School Counselors Can Support Classroom Teachers to Create a Culturally Responsive Environment

Jacob Olsen, UNC Charlotte 906

EC/L Barred from the Yard: The School-to-Prison Pipeline Linwood Webster, UNC Chapel Hill 1102

CRT, EC/L Seven Steps to Engaging Urban Students with Text Jelani Jabari, Pedagogical Solutions, LLC 1104


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11:45AM-12:15PM Keynote Address Auditorium Mr. James E. Ford 2014-2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year

12:15PM-1:30 PM Networking Lunch Atrium

1:40PM-2:30PM Breakout Sessions #4


TA/L/ST Maximizing Student Success: Support Structures in a Diverse, High-Performing Urban Middle School

Michael Williams & Karen Hollar, Cabarrus County Schools 901

CCR From 9th Grade Orientation through College Graduation to Professional Workstation

Linwood Webster, UNC Chapel Hill & Alfonza Marshall, APDS Real Estate Group

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CRT Racial Discipline in Predominantly White Schools Nick Triplett, UNC Charlotte 1102

EC/P12LImproving Learning Through the Effective Use of Anchor Charts

Jamie Sumter & Celeste Sundo, Sugar Creek Charter 1104


HCEP Sifting Through Data to Better Understand Your School and Classroom Context

Amy Hawn Nelson & Diane Gavarkavich, UNC Charlotte 902

CRT Cultural Inclusion into the Curriculum and Classroom Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez, Ogaldez Intercultural Consulting 906

TA/L/ST 60 Years Post-Brown v Board of Education and The Hidden Curriculum.

Derrick Robinson, Sheikia Talley-Matthews, Azure Covington,Katie Brown & Tempestt Adams, UNC Charlotte

1102

STEAM Improving STEM Education Through Creating a Climate of Inquiry

Katie McDilda & Brenda Wilson, West Virginia State University 1104


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STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and MathHCEP: Home & Community Engagement and Partnerships

CRT: Culturally Relevant TeachingEC/P12L: Early Childhood/Pre K-12 Literacy

CCR: College and Career ReadinessTA/L/ST: Teacher Advocacy/ Leadership/School Transformation

Strand Names and References


TA/L/ST Bridging Philosophy and Practicality: Strategies for Academic Success in Co-Taught Classrooms

Shanitria Cuthbertson, UNC Charlotte 901

STEAM Identity, Race, and Gender in Science Teacher Education

Scott Garlan, UNC Charlotte & DeNise Gerst, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

904

CCR Research to Reality: Creating a College and Career Driven Culture in Urban Environments

Ayana Allen, UNC Charlotte & Tela Thigpen, Sugar Creek Charter School

1102

EC/P12LExplicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction: Impacting Urban Primary Students’ Reading Comprehension

Paola Pilonieta, Jennifer Hathaway, & Adriana Medina, UNC Charlotte

1104

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CONFERENCE STRANDS AND BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

STEAM

Identity, Race, and Gender in Science Teacher EducationPresenter(s): Scott Garlan, Charlotte Teachers Institute & DeNise Gerst, Charlotte Mecklenburg SchoolsWhen: 3:40-4:30pm, Room 904Description: This presentation will extend Moore’s (2008) work on African American female science teachers by exploring the experiences of Charlotte Teachers Institute science teachers. CTI Executive Director will discuss using narrative methodology for understanding identity and professional development. Barringer Academic Center Science Teacher will present her life history, teaching experiences and implications for improved professional development.

Improving STEM Education Through Creating a Climate of InquiryPresenter(s): Katie McDilda & Brenda Wilson, West Virginia State UniversityWhen: 2:40-3:30pm, Room 1104Description: Presenters will share information about a grant-funded program to promote STEM in after school programs for children in grades 3-5. Through hands on activities, participants will explore ways to promote inquiry through “doing science” and talking about science.

Standards for Mathematical PracticePresenter(s): Abby Stout, Sugar Creek Charter SchoolWhen: 9:45-10:35am, Room 906Description: The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe expertise that math students should develop. This presentation takes a deep dive into how educators develop this expertise in their students. Participants will take away strategies for the classroom, including applications and performance tasks. Strategies target K-6, but can be applied on any level.

HOME & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/ PARTNERSHIPS

Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Secondary Schools and Local UniversitiesPresenter(s): Dymilah Hewitt, UNC CharlotteWhen: 9:45-10:35am, Room 1104Description: This session focuses on how to connect secondary students with college students for fun and educational activities. The presenter organized a College Preparation Conference that brought college freshman and middle school students together. Middle school students learned about college requirements and attended clinics with the tennis, basketball and cheerleading teams.

Sifting Through Data to Better Understand Your School and Classroom ContextPresenter(s): Amy Hawn Nelson & Diane Gavarkavich, UNC Charlotte Urban InstituteWhen: 2:40-3:30pm, Room 902Description: This hands-on workshop will focus on effectively using publicly available data to better understand your students, your classroom, and your school. Emphasis will be on preventing common methodological errors when analyzing data. Participants will leave the workshop with a fact sheet about their school of choice created during the session.

CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING

Cultural Inclusion into the Curriculum and ClassroomPresenter(s): Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez, Ogaldez Intercultural ConsultingWhen: 2:40-3:30pm, Room 906Description: This interactive workshop will use the experiences of an international educator to help teachers and administrators explore the psychological effects of excluding diverse cultures from the educational process. Participants will learn how to bridge the cultural gap between students and educators for more positive outcomes for all students.

How School Counselors Can Support Classroom Teachers to Create a Culturally Responsive EnvironmentPresenter(s): Jacob Olsen, UNC CharlotteWhen: 10:45-11:35am, Room 906Description: This presentation focuses on practical, research-based strategies that school counselors and classroom teachers can use collaboratively to create a culturally responsive classroom environment. Participants will learn about their own cultural competency and practice using tools they can implement in their classroom.

Racial Discipline Disproportionality in Predominantly White SchoolsPresenter(s): Nick Triplett, UNC CharlotteWhen: 1:30-2:40 pm, Room 1102Description: Virtually no research has addressed racial discipline disproportionality in predominantly White schools. This presentation analyzes existing literature and data, provides theoretical perspective, and forwards recommendations for practice, policy and research. Analysis suggests minorities attending predominantly White suburban schools may be uniquely vulnerable to overly punitive and racially motivated discipline.


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Seven Steps to Engaging Urban Students with TextPresenter(s): Jelani Jabari, Pedagogical SolutionsWhen: 10:45-11:35am, Room 1104Description: Diminishing student engagement remains a colossal challenge in classrooms. In this highly interactive session, participants will explore strategies for engaging students with text as well as a process for presenting highly engaging literacy lessons. Attendees will walk away with names, reading level, descriptions (and actual samples) of several engaging texts.

Teaching in Living Color: Effective Use of Critical Media PedagogyPresenter(s): Derrick Robinson, Tempestt Adams, & Chris Glover, UNC CharlotteWhen: 8:45-9:35 am, Room 1104Description: Literature suggests that critical media pedagogy can be used as a transformative practice. This presentation supplies actual examples of two aspects of critical media pedagogy, urban photography and urban cinematography, as teaching tools for digital native urban classrooms. The audience will uncover strategies for immediate use and future professional development.

Understanding the “Minority Effect,” Teaching, and Student LearningPresenter(s): Charles Hutchison, UNC CharlotteWhen: 9:45-10:35am, Room 1102Description: When students are the minorities-in-context, they experience certain mental states that often overtax their cognitive machinery. Consequently, their learning suffers. In this presentation, the presenter will discuss the contents of his book that addresses what he describes as the "minority effect," and its implications for teaching and learning.

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS

From 9th Grade Orientation through College Graduation to Professional WorkstationPresenter(s): Linwood Webster, UNC Chapel Hill & Alfonza Marshall, APDS Real Estate GroupWhen: 1:40-2:30pm, Room 904Description: This session features professional insight into college and career readiness, including high‐impact practices and their values. Information spans 18+ years of “hands-on” direct and indirect administrative responsibilities combining academic advising, clinical mental health counseling, and “coaching” of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students.

#Hashtag-Social Media: Tools and Barriers for College and Career ReadinessPresenter(s): Charles Gause, UNC GreensboroWhen: 8:45-9:35 am, Room 1102Description: This interactive session utilizes popular culture,social media, and key guiding questions to assist participants in developing successful college and career readiness practices. Participants will explore effective tools, strategies, and techniques for ensuring students’ academic and economic success and depart with resources for further exploration.

Research to Reality: Creating a College and Career Driven Culture in Urban EnvironmentsPresenter(s) Ayana Allen, UNC Charlotte & Tela Thigpen, Sugar Creek Charter SchoolWhen:3:40-4:30pm, Room 1102Description: This presentation highlights the way in which schools can develop, nurture, and sustain a college and career driven culture in urban communities. This session features relevant and timely research pertaining to postsecondary access and achievement for low income students of color. A discussion will follow focused on best practices, models of success, and a unique partnership between a research institution and an urban school.

EARLY CHILDHOOD/PreK-12 LITERACY

Barred from the Yard: The School-to-Prison PipelinePresenter(s): Linwood Webster, UNC Chapel HillWhen: 10:45-11:35, Room 1102Description: There is a noticeable missing minority presencein the landscape of education today. From pre-K through colleges and universities across the country, African-American/Black males have seemingly been “Barred From The Yard”. This presentation will highlight persistent disparities and successes in the entire educational system in our country today.

Enriching, Extending, Accelerating: Meeting the Literacy Needs of Gifted StudentsPresenter(s): Betsy Ziskind & Kyle Kester, UNC CharlotteWhen: 9:45-10:35am, Room 901Description: Discover ways to enrich, extend, and accelerate the literacy curriculum to meet the diverse needs of Academically/Intellectually Gifted students. Background, tips, and strategies will be shared in a participant-friendly manner to help you differentiate your lessons to benefit all students. Appropriate for grades 4-12.


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Explicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction: Impacting Urban Primary Students’ Reading ComprehensionPresenter(s): Paola Pilonieta, Jennifer Hathaway, & Adriana Medina, UNC CharlotteWhen: 3:40-4:30pm, Room 1104Description: A comprehension strategy instruction intervention was implemented in an urban school that focused on explicit instruction, the curricularization of strategies, and sustained professional development. Preliminary results indicate students developed strategy knowledge and were more likely to apply those strategies. Strong correlations were found between students’ strategic knowledge and their comprehension.

Improving Learning Through the Effective Use of Anchor ChartsPresenter(s): Jamie Sumter & Celeste Sundo, Sugar Creek CharterWhen: 1:40-2:30pm, Room 1104Description: Anchor charts are prevalent in today’s classrooms as an instructional tool to help support the students’ thinking and learning process. Unfortunately, this valuable resource is often misused. This session will explore the research behind effective anchor charts, components of a quality anchor chart, and how to choose an effective chart.

Literacy Learning and Student Engagement: Aligning Standards with FunPresenter(s): Brian Williams & Kyle Kester, UNC CharlotteWhen: 8:45-9:35am, Room 901Description: In this session, learn exciting and fun ways to engage students in literacy learning. Topics to be covered include reading, writing, speaking, and listening. All activities are aligned with the Common Core and are appropriate for grades 6-12.

Seven Steps to Engaging Urban Students with TextPresenter(s): Jelani Jabari, Pedagogical SolutionsWhen: 10:45-11:35am, Room 1104Description: Diminishing student engagement remains a colossal challenge in classrooms. In this highly interactive session, participants will explore strategies for engaging students with text as well as a process for presenting highly engaging literacy lessons. Attendees will walk away with names, reading level, descriptions (and actual samples) of several engaging texts.

TEACHER ADVOCACY/LEADERSHIP/SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION

Bridging Philosophy and Practicality: Strategies for Academic Success in Co-Taught ClassroomsPresenter(s): Shanitria Cuthbertson, UNC CharlotteWhen: 3:40-4:30pm, Room 901Description: The debate over the exclusion or inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom has been a key topic within education reform over the past four decades. This presentation will provide concrete ideas and strategies for inclusion teachers to increase the academic success of students with disabilities.

Making Invisible Children Visible: Fostering Academic Success Among Homeless YouthPresenter(s): Tiffany Hollis, UNC CharlotteWhen: 8:45-9:35am, Room 904Description: Educators can address the underachievement andacademic failure among vulnerable populations, especially homeless and highly mobile youth by implementing interventions (i.e., caring relationships, academic supports and creating a positive school climate, and expectations of teachers); which, consequently, will foster academic success among homelessand highly mobile students.

Maximizing Student Success: Support Structures in a Diverse, High-Performing Middle SchoolPresenter(s): Michael Williams & Karen Hollar, Cabarrus County SchoolsWhen: 1:40-2:30pm, Room 901Description: Winkler Middle School, a diverse school in Cabarrus County, NC, is in the fourth year of implementation of Response to Intervention and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Winkler’s students have grown tremendously, ranking #1 in NC. This workshop will provide a timeline of the school’s implementation roadmap, including specific processes.

60 Years Post-Brown v Board of Education and The Hidden Curriculum.Presenter(s): Derrick Robinson, Sheikia Talley-Matthews, Azure Covington, Katie Brown, & Tempestt Adams, UNC CharlotteWhen: 2:40-3:30pm, Room 1102Description: As our nation continues to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, this session will highlight the impact of school curriculum, education policy, and teacher quality and preparation on the current educational landscape.

This Is How We Do It!: PBIS and Character Education in an Urban Charter SchoolPresenter(s): Jerrod Bridges & Crystal Barnes, Sugar Creek CharterWhen: 10:45-11:35am, Room 902Description: The presenters will provide the audience with tools and strategies to build positive climate and relationships in an urban charter school.


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ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Name Position Organization/University

Tempestt Adams Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Ayana Allen Post-Doctoral Fellow UNC Charlotte, Urban Education Collaborative

Jerrod Bridges Dean of Students Sugar Creek Charter School

Katie Brown Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Crystal Barnes Character Education Instructor Sugar Creek Charter School

Azure Covington Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Shanitria Cuthbertson Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

David Dunaway Associate Professor UNC Charlotte

James E. Ford North Carolina Teacher of the Year Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Charles Gause Associate Professor UNC Greensboro

Scott Gartlan Executive Director Charlotte Teachers Institute

Diane Gavarkavich Data & Research Specialist UNC Charlotte Urban Institute

DeNise Gerst Science Teacher Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Chris Glover Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Jennifer Hathaway Assistant Professor UNC Charlotte

Dymilah Hewitt Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Karen Hollar MTSS Coordinator Cabarrus County Schools

Tiffany Hollis Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Charles Hutchison Associate Professor UNC Charlotte

Jelani Jebari President Pedagogical Solutions

Kyle Kester Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Alfonza Marshall Associate Broker APDS Real Estate Group


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ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Name Position Organization/University

Katie McDilda Assistant Professor West Virginia State University

Adriana Medina Associate Professor UNC Charlotte

Amy Hawn Nelson Director of Research UNC Charlotte Urban Institute

Jacob Olsen Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Paola Pilonieta Associate Professor UNC Charlotte

Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez President Ogaldez Intercultural Consulting

Derrick Robinson Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Jamie Sumter Curriculum Facilitator Sugar Creek Charter School

Celeste Sundo Director of Professional Development Sugar Creek Charter School

Abby Stout Teacher Sugar Creek Charter School

Sheikia Talley-Matthews Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Tela Thigpen Director of College and Career Services Sugar Creek Charter School

Nicholas Triplett Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Linwood Webster Academic Advisor UNC Chapel Hill

Brian Williams Ph.D. Student UNC Charlotte

Michael Williams Assistant Principal Cabarrus County Schools

Brenda Wilson Professor West Virginia State University

Betsey Ziskind AIG Specialist UNC Charlotte

Vision

Mission

The Urban Education Collaborative

THE URBAN EDUCATION

COLLABORATIVE

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To advance the intel lectual, social, economic and educational conditions of urban students in the state of North Carolina and the nation through knowledge dissemination, innovative programming and strategic partnerships.

The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte will be a national model of excellence for partnering with urban schools, community organizations and the business community to improve economic, educational opportunities and the quality of life for our nation’s urban students.

Chance W. Lewis, PhD. Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education

Director, The Urban Education CollaborativeCollege of Education

University of North Carolina at CharlotteEmail: [email protected] Web: http://www.thecollaborative.uncc.edu

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For More Information About Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education, Contact Dr. Ayana Allen at [email protected] or Dr. Chance W. Lewis at [email protected].

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte would like to thank all of our generous sponsors. This conference would not have been possible without the support of the UNC Charlotte College of Education, The Urban Education Collaborative staff, Sugar Creek Charter School, Urban Educators for Change, and The Office of Educational Outreach.







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