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Fall 2009
"Immigrant and Minority Children: Policies Impacting Student Success and Teacher Education": Will study the combined impact and challenge both minority and immigrant children present to existing schools and teachers and to teacher education preparation programs.
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Spring 2009
"Improving Teacher Performance/Student Achievement Through Incentive Plans": Will focus on pay-for-performance incentive plans and their potential for impacting student achievement.
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Fall 2008
"Research Informing Practice and Practice Informing Research in Urban Schools": Will examine the interplay between research and practice. Each session will be led by a practicioner and researcher.
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Spring 2007
"Educating Maryland's African American Males—Issues and Promising Practices": Response to the Task Force on the Education of Maryland's African-American Males
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Fall 2006
"Embracing Urban Education: Transforming the Future": Examined how theory gets translated into practice as we hear from teachers, instructional supervisors, principals, CEOs, superintendents, and national leaders.
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Spring 2006
"Embracing Urban Education: Transforming the Future": Featured national speakers who proposed agendas for changing urban schools
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Fall 2005
"Closing the Achievement Gap in Maryland Schools: Progress and Possibilities": Focused on the Maryland school districts' progress in issues related to minority achievement
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Spring 2005
"Latino Student Success (K-20)": Featured university researchers and critical community and political leaders discussing issues related to Latino student access and success in education K-20
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Fall 2004
"School Violence and its Impact on Student Achievement": Focused on the dimensions of school violence, including the impact of school violence on student achievement
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Spring 2004
"Improving Minority Achievement in Academic Subjects: Reading, Writing, and Social Studies": Featured outstanding curriculum and instruction researchers discussing their recent research projects and programs
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Fall 2003
"Special Education and Minority Achievement: Using Research to Inform our Teaching and Testing Practices": Featured presentations focusing on drawing implications between current research and the diagnosis of children with special needs and the most effective methods of teaching to ensure high achievement
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Spring 2003
"Superintendent's Forum: Superintendents Making It Happen": Featured superintendents from the Maryland-District of Columbia area discussing initiatives with their school systems that they believe will help close the minority academic achievement gap
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Fall 2002
"Stimulating High Achievement Among Minority Learners": Featured presentations focused on helping students achieve at the highest levels possible through the English language, school reform, science, and technology
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Spring 2002
"Perspectives on Minority Achievement": Featured presentations focusing on urban schools, the roles of parents and teachers, and directions in research on the minority achievement gap
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Fall 2001
"Achievement: A Shared Imperative": Featured presentations on focusing on the definitions, differences, and directions in research on the minority achievement gap
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