The Institute of Urban
Education Announces the 7th Annual National Urban Education Conference
January 20, 2010 with keynote speaker Dr. Na'im Akbar,
invited special guest Dr. Bobby Jones, with a special two hour workshop
presented by Dr. Noma LeMoine
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Dr. Akbar
is a noted scholar, lecturer and author. He has established a highly
respected reputation for his research in African American Psychology.
His scholarship in this area has led to numerous honors including the
Distinguished Psychologist Award from the National Association of Black
Psychologists.
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Dr. Bobby Jones has been with BET since the
company started in 1980. He dominates Sunday programming as the host
and executive producer of Bobby Jones Gospel, and producer of Video
Gospel. Bobby Jones Gospel, for which he is best known, has been seen
on BET since November 1980 and is one of the network's most popular
shows. Every Sunday, Jones along with the New Life Singing Aggregation
performs contemporary gospel music and welcomes an array of gospel
artists such as Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, Yolanda Adams, The Canton
Spirituals, Hezekiah Walker and
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Dr. Noma LeMoine is a nationally recognized
expert on issues of language variation and learning in African American
and other students for whom Standard English is not native. She has
written and spoken extensively on the topic and is a highly
sought-after consultant to colleges, universities, and school districts
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2010 Urban
Education Conference
Presenters
and Topics
Dr.E. Tim Moore
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African Centered
Education in the Future
Dr.Kevin
Washington - Transformational Education for Human
Elevation: An Urban Education Imperative
Dr.Venita Kelley - Cultural
Competency in Your Multicultural
Classroom
Dr. Tammy Schwartz -
Culturally Relevant Literacy Instruction: Some
Considerations
Dr.Diane
Suiter -The Importance of Voice in Urban Schools:
Leadership in Troubling Times
Dr. Rajeev Swami -
Effective Teaching in a
Diverse Science Classroom
Dr. James Stone
- Using Picture Books to
teach African American History
Dr. Annette E.Jefferson -
It's About the Drama
Dr. H.E. Holliday
- Gender Education
Mr. Eric Troy - How to Motivate
Students of Color to Value Education
Ms. Barbara Turbin - Cradle to
Prison Pipeline
Dr. Susan
Ignelzi - Cradle to Prison Pipline
Ms. Demetrice Davis -
C.A.R.E. Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps
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