Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 12:00 - 1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Rethinking the Origins of the Value of Literacy and School in the African American Experience 1790-1865 | Recorded Presentation

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Span
2009-2010 College of Education Distinguished Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Factor Analysis of Polytomous Item Response Data: When "I Don't Know" Means I Don't Know | Recorded Presentation

Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Anderson
2009-2010 College of Education Distinguished Senior Scholar
Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursdays - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
Research Specialization Seminar Series

Overview Panel; January 28, 2010
Evaluation; February 4, 2010
Quantitative; February 11, 2010
Qualitative; February 18, 2010
Interpretive; February 25, 2010

2009-2010 College of Education Research Specialization Series
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Sponsor: Student Academic Affairs Office

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Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 22 Education
Strategic Initiatives: Progress and Possibilities |

Speakers: Dr. Fouad Abd El Khalick; Dr. Debra Bragg; Dr. Nick Burbules; Dr. Lisa Monda-Amaya
College of Education Strategic Initiative Directors ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 2:00-3:30pm, Room 242 Education
A Conversation with the Dean about Diversity & Equity

Speaker: Mary Kalantzis, Dean of the College of Education
Sponsor: Diversity and Equity Workgroup
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
The Second Wave of Faculty Unionization, 1928-1941 | Recorded Presentation

Speaker: Dr. Timothy Cain
2009-2010 Traditional Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor, Educational Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 12:00-1:00p, Room 242 Education
The Role of Professional Development in Writing Instruction | Recorded Presentation

Speaker: Dr. Sarah McCarthey
2009-2010 Hardie Strategic Initiative Faculty Fellow
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:00-1:30pm, Room 242 Education
Creating Safe Spaces

Speakers: Dr. Antonia Darder; Dr. Georgia Garcia; Dr. Rosa Milagros Santos; Dr. Lisa Spanierman
Sponsor: Diversity and Equity Workgroup

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Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 12:00-1:00pm, Room 242 Education
When Black Girls Look at You: A Visual Analysis of School, Identity, and Community | Recorded Presentation

Speaker: Dr. Ruth Nicole Brown
2009-2010 Hardie Strategic Initiative Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign