Master of Education in Instructional Leadership Workshop EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONEDWidening the Circle: Building Cooperative and Caring Classroom CommunitiesOctober 20, 2007 | 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Certified Teachers: Earn up to 6 CPDU Credits!
Featuring Mara Sapon-Shevin, author of Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms
$130 before September 15, 2007 $145 after September 15, 2007 $100 for Cooperating Teacher and Partnership Principals To many people, the word “inclusion” is associated primarily or exclusively with the practice of including students with disabilities in regular classrooms. The truth, however, is that all children come to school with a wide range of characteristics and that every child has multiple identities, all of which affect his or her school experience and achievement. An inclusive school is one which attends thoughtfully and well to all the differences that students bring with them to school. — Mara Sapon-Shevin, Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms |
About Mara Sapon-Shevin Mara Sapon-Shevin is professor of inclusive education in the Teaching and Leadership Department for the School of Education at Syracuse University. She specializes in instructing and preparing teachers for inclusive, heterogeneous classrooms. She frequently consults with districts that are attempting to move towards an “inclusive school” model by providing workshops and support for teachers and administrators. Sapon-Shevin frequently presents on inclusive education, cooperative learning, social justice education, differentiated instruction, friendship, community building, school reform, and teaching for diversity. She was a member of the Advisory Board and the development team for the Community Wide Dialogue’s project “Ending Racism in the City of Syracuse.” She coauthored a seven-session anti-racism curriculum designed for high school and college students, Endracism/Endinjustice: Challenging Oppression, Building Allies. She coproduced a DVD for faculty in colleges and universities called, “And Nobody Said Anything: Uncomfortable Conversations about Diversity,” designed to explore critical teaching incidents on social justice. She works with other educators and community members to design workshops and learning experiences to help participants build relationships across ethnic and racial groups and collaborate for friendship and peaceful coexistence. An inclusive school is one which attends thoughtfully and well to all the differences that students bring with them to school. — Mara Sapon-Shevin, Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms |
The author of more than 150 books, book chapters, and articles, Sapon-Shevin writes extensively about the fields of full inclusion, cooperative learning, social justice education, and teaching for diversity. Her book Because We Can Change the World: A Practical Guide for Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities explores ways in which teachers can use cooperative games, children’s literature, music, and curriculum to build classroom communities that model inclusion and acceptance, and help students learn to become active participants in working for social justice inside and outside of their schools. Her newest book, Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms, explains the importance of an inclusive school model that attends to all students and their differences. To read more about Sapon-Shevin and her work with inclusive education, visit her website at www.marasapon-shevin.org/. Location Teaching at its best is an ethical calling and an intellectual
challenge—there is no substitute for a thoughtful, caring person at the center of classroom life. —William Ayers |
The conference will be held in Hinkson Hall in the Rodine Building at Trinity International University, which is located at 2065 Half Day Road in Deerfield, Illinois, just east of Interstate 94. Do You Know?About the Master of Education in Instructional Leadership program at Trinity Graduate School? |
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