​November 9, 2013

Classroom

Town Square

     GYMNASIUM

Third Floor

9-9:30

Welcome, Purpose and Guidelines

9:30-

10:00

Main session ends at 9:45. Get coffee/water/tea and find your first Workshop.

10-10:45

ECAT TED Coffee Talks

Open

Space

History of High-Stakes Testing

Barriers Holding Us Back

True Alternatives in

Special Ed

Community-Driven Texts

PlayWorks: Importance of Play

Importance of the Arts

10:45-11:00

Reflect and refuel. Find your Learn &  Share

11-12:15

Purpose of Education in

the 21st Century

Open Space

 Bi-Cultural students in Urban school settings

Effects of High-Stakes Testing

Fighting the -ISMs in Urban Schools

Would YOU Eat a School Lunch?Food Justice in Urban Schools

PlayWorks: Hallway Play

Art Projects

12:15- 1pm

Visit Food Truck or open your brown bag lunch (snacks available for purchase). Jo

Sagata Ted      Talk: Self-directed Learning

Creating  Learning

Enviroments

Early Childhood and Testing

TFA vs Schools of Education

Creating Safe Places for Urban Youth

What does a Democracy require of schools?

PlayWorks: Recess Play

Art & Recess

1:10-2:45

Parent Across America cofounder Julie Woestehoff

Privatization: Follow the Money

School-to-Prison Pipeline

 Safe School Environments for LGBTQ Youth

Race, Class, Gender and Power in Education

2:45-3

Take a break. Reflect and refuel. Choose your Workshop or Learn and Share.

3-4:00

ECAT TED Coffee Talks

Mission Hill

Discussion

Policy and Education

Amplify Voices and

Artivism

Creating Math and Science Programs in Urban Communities 

Teaching Human Sexuality & Healty Relationships in Urban Settings

4-4:10

Conference "ends." Take a break before post-conference reflections.

4:10-5

Post-conference  reflection with 2 Open Mics. (Open Space for Networking in Town Sqaure) Closing.

5-6:00  Food Trucks Outside

Parent & Community Organizing

Teaching for Social Justice

6-9:00

Open Mic                                Dance Party

Conversation and Organizing