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Culturally Competent Professional Development Training (CCPDT)
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Pedro Noguera, PhD, renowned scholar and author,
will keynote on September 24th. Noguera is a professor in the
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human
Development at New York University. He is also the Executive
Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and
co-directs the Institute for the study of Globalization and
Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS). An urban
sociologist, Noguera’s focus is on schools influenced by social
and economic conditions in urban environments. His latest
book is entitled "The Trouble with Black Boys."
Eleanor Rodriguez, PhD has served in positions
ranging from substitute teacher to superintendent at all levels of
public school education. Currently a consultant for Rodriguez and
Associates, she provides professional development opportunities
for educators and education administrators abroad and throughout
the United States. Rodriguez’ experience includes general
administrative operations with specific responsibilities in staff
development, special education, adult education, and alternative
programs for districts, and also providing effective instructional
leadership in the total operation of the school including planning,
managing, operating, and evaluating the educational needs of
students. Her seminal book is, “What Is It About Me You Can’t
Teach?”
A. Wade Boykin, PhD will keynote on the 25th. He is a
professor and Director of the Graduate Program of Psychology at
Howard University. Boykin has served as Co-director of the
National Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed
At Risk (CRESPAR). CRESPAR’s mission is to formulate,
implement, research, evaluate and disseminate comprehensive
school reform and school improvement initiatives according to a
Talent Development model of schooling. A prolific author and
researcher, Boykin is currently completing a co-authored book on
Closing the Achievement Gap.
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