Welcome!
Welcome to our Conference on African-American Children and Families. We hope that you will join in our efforts to help make the lives of children and families brighter through education and advocacy.
Dr. Dwight Watson
Dean of the College of Education
Pre-Conference Institute of African-American Children and Families
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, 5 to 9 p.m. Center for Multicultural Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Conference on African-American Children and Families
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Designed for educators, administrators, childcare providers, law enforcement, policy makers, social workers, health professionals, business leaders and anyone committed to improving the lives of children!
This conference will promote a better understanding of culture, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status and the needs of African-American children and families. Spend the day networking, sharing and meeting new colleagues to help improve the quality of lives of children and families.
The Banneker Franklin Foundation contributed clocks for this first annual conference on African American Children and Families with hopes of bettering the lives of children and families.
The Banneker Franklin Foundation's mission is to bring awareness to the nation's alarming high school drop-out rate and offer support via partnerships with celebrities and corporations. Every celebrity is challenged to adopt his own alma mater high school by gifting graduation Banneker Franklin class jewelry; providing scholarships; and offering support vehicles to teens that are the most at risk. The "celebrity" in turn challenges a peer and thus a snowball effect of support, incentive and encouragement is bestowed upon the nation's youth.
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Special Offer: Registration includes diversity kits for registrants only containing a variety of diversity materials to share and use after the conference!Accommodations
Dr. Gloria Gibson
Executive Vice President and Provost
Cedar Falls Clarion Inn
5826 University Avenue
319-277-2230
Price: $84.00 single or double
Map to Clarion Inn
Country Inn & Suites
2910 South Main Street
319-268-1800
Price: $85.00 single or double
Use code: 1202AACFFS to get the special rate.
Wingate Hotel
1614 Technology Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-277-2400
Price $99.00 double
To reserve your room at a reduced conference rate, call by February 1st and use conference code: AAC
Schedule
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 | |
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| Center for Mulicultural Education, University of Northern Iowa | |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | Registration |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | Welcome, Dr. Michael Blackwell, Director of the Center for Multicultural Education, UNI Jan Spivey Gilchrist, author and illustrator, "A Journey with an Author and Illustrator" |
| 6:00-7:00 pm | Supper with Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka Research assistant professor in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Hearing the Voices of Children: What Are They Saying?" |
| 7:00-7:15 pm | Break |
| 7:15-8:00 pm | Dr. Chrishirella Warthen School administration consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Special Education, "The Educational Factors that Contribute to and Prevent the Incarceration of Females of African Descent" |
| 8:00-8:40 pm | Nothando Zulu Cultural master storyteller, "A Journey of Using Stories to Increase Vocabulary, Language Development and Family Culture and History" |
| 8:40-9:00 pm | Closing |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 | |
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| Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa | |
| 8:00-8:50 am | Registration, Exhibits and Refreshments |
| 9:00-9:10 am | Welcome, Dr. Gloria Gibson Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Northern Iowa Song, "Why Our Children Are Dying," Jeany Toingar |
| 9:10-9:25 am | Overview: Why the Need to Collaborate and Support African-American Children and Families: A Positive Critical Thinking Viewpoint, Gevonee Ford, Founder and Executive Director, Network of Children of African Descent |
| 9:25-10:00 am | "Family Literacy, A Time to Share", Jan Spivey Gilchrist |
| 10:00-10:20 am | Exhibits and Refreshments |
| 10:20-11:30 am | Sectional/Breakout (1) |
| 11:40am-12:50 pm | Sectional/Breakout (2) |
| Lunch Available | |
| 12:50-1:00 pm | Exhibits |
| 1:00-2:10 pm | Attend one of these specialty sessions: Dr. Chrishirella Warthen (SEC 246) Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka (SEC 244/245) or Gevonee Ford (SEC 252) |
| 2:20-3:20 pm | Sectional/Breakout (3) |
| 3:20-3:35 pm | Exhibits |
| Book signing - Author-Illustrator, Jan Spivey Gilchrist | |
| 3:35-3:50 pm | "Where Do We Go From Here?", Dr. Dwight Watson, Dean, College of Education, and Dr. Gloria Kirkland Holmes, AAC Coordinator |
| 3:50-4:00 pm | Closing Remarks, CEUs and Course Credits |