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Conference aGENDA:

Saturday : August 13 2022

Schedule:


Free Parking in the Stadium Deck HERE

Check-in

LOCATION
Autherine Lucy Hall Atrium

CHECK-IN TIME
8:00 am - 9:00 am

​KeyNote Speaker:


MR. REGGIE WHITE
 Alabama Teacher of the Year 2022 
Presenting: Dare To Be Different


TIME
9:20  am - 10:00 am

Breakout Session 1:


DISPELLING OF MYTHS REGARDING EDUCATION
Dr. David Scott 
​Director C & I, Tuscaloosa County Schools
&
Dr. Monte Linebarger
​Director of Elementary Instruction, Huntsville City Schools
&
Dr. Brad Toland
​Vestavia Hills and University of Alabama

PRACTICAL BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES FOR EVERY EDUCATOR
Dr. Greg Benner
​O'Sullivan Professor of Special Education

​
 OVERCOMING EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS
Jordan Watkins, Brianna Blair, Tanner Ryan

TIME
10:15 am - 11:05 am
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Dr. David Scott
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Dr. Monte Linebarger
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Dr. Brad Toland
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Dr. Greg Benner

Breakout Session 2:


PEER ADVOCACY
Dr. Emmet Lodree Jr.
Director of Strategic Partnerships

​
CAMPUS RESOURCE PARTNERS
Career Services Office
Financial Aid  Office
Admissions & Scholarships Office
SELF-CARE & BURN OUT PREVENTION
Dr. Nahree Doh
Associate Director of Clinical and Outreach Services, UA Counseling Center

TIME
 11:15 am - 12:05 pm
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Dr. Nahree Doh
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Dr. Emmet Lodree Jr.

Lunch


​TIME
12:10 pm - 1:15 pm
​

 Panelist Discussion:


DR. NIRMALA EREVELLES
Disciplining Difference: Race, Disability, and the School- to-Prison Pipeline

DR. KAGENDO MUTUA
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Special Education

MR. DEMETRIUS PASCHEL
Pipeline Forecasting, Mitigating, and Building Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Underserved Populations

TIME
 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Dr. Nirmala Erevelles
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Dr. Kagendo Mutua
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Mr. Demetrius Paschel

Closing:

Comments, Questions, and Next Steps

​TIME
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Paid Research Opportunity:

​RECRUITING AND RETAINING ALABAMA’S FUTURE EDUCATORS
Optional one hour focus group discussion for high school students and college students
Participants will receive a $20 gift card
Please email Diana Quito at dquito@crimson.ua.edu to register your interest


​Optional one hour focus group discussion for educators
Participants will receive a $20 gift card
Please email Honorine Ntoh Yuh at nhonorine@crimson.ua.edu to register your interest

Places for these opportunities are limited on a first-come, first-served basis so contact us quickly to secure your place!
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