INSTITUTE KEYNOTERS
Tyrone Howard
Diversity and Motivation: Implications for Teachers in Multicultural Schools
Tyrone C. Howard is an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. Prior to arriving at UCLA, he was on the faculty in the College of Education at The Ohio State University for three years. Before entering the professorate, Dr. Howard was an elementary school teacher in Compton , California , where he was born and raised. In addition, to his teaching experience in Los Angeles , Dr. Howard has two years of high school teaching experience in Seattle , Washington . Dr. Howard received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1998.
Dr. Howard's research is primarily concerned with academic achievement of youth in urban schools. His work has centered on the achievement gap facing African American and other culturally diverse students, and the importance of providing teachers the skills to assist them in reversing persistent underachievement. Dr. Howard has also done research and writing on the influence of culture on learning, critical race theory, the social studies, and multicultural education. Professor Howard has worked extensively with educators at all levels over the past fifteen years. These efforts have been concerned with helping current and future teachers develop the necessary skills, knowledge, and beliefs necessary to become effective teachers at the elementary and secondary levels, particularly in diverse school settings.
Professor Howard has conducted workshops and professional development presentations with K-12 teachers and administrators both locally and nationally, which have addressed important curriculum, instructional, and assessment strategies best suited for diverse learners. He has earned high praise from a number of school districts and community agencies for his insightful approaches to helping practicing educators provide optimum learning environments for all students. Dr. Howard has been featured on Black Issues in Higher in Education, National Public Radio, and he was recently recognized by the American Educational Research Association for an Early Career Award.
Marcia Tate
Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain
Marcia L. Tate, Ed. D. is the former Executive Director of Professional Development for the DeKalb County School System, Decatur, Georgia. During her 30-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development director. She received the 2001 Distinguished Staff Developer Award for the State of Georgia and her department was chosen to receive the Exemplary Program Award for the state.
Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 150,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is a member of the Corwin Press Speaker's Bureau and the author of the following four best-sellers: (1) Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain, (2) Sit & Get Won't Grow Dendrites: 20 Professional Learning Strategies that Engage the Adult Brain, (3) Reading and Language Arts Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Literacy Strategies that Engage the Brain. and (4) Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: 20 Techniques for Managing a Brain-compatible Classroom. Participants in her workshops refer to them as the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the 20 strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences.
Marcia received her bachelor's degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta Georgia. She earned her Master's degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University. Spelman College awarded her the Apple Award for excellence in the field of education.
Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher. She can be contacted by calling her company, Developing Minds Inc. at (770) 918-5039 or by e-mail at marciata@bellsouth.net.
Visit her website at www.developingmindsinc.com.
Andy Mogle
Iowa Teacher of the Year 2008
Breakfast Keynote, Friday, June 20
Andy Mogle (Iowa’s 2008 Teacher of the Year) is a family and consumer science teacher at Norwalk High School in Norwalk, Iowa. He has been teaching grades nine through 12 at Norwalk since 1999. Andy has a Bachelor of Science degree in liberal studies and a master of education in family and consumer science education studies from Iowa State University. Currently Andy is pursuing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction through the University of Phoenix.
Prior to becoming a teacher, Andy was a chef and restaurant manager for more than 15 years. This past experience plays a pivotal role in his work as an educator. He has created the Warrior Café, a fully functioning restaurant in his classroom where students receive hands-on experience in the culinary arts. “The students in my classroom accept and thrive under the high expectations I have for them,” remarks Andy. “I have watched as students of all academic levels take control of their educational opportunities. I believe this sense of empowerment will serve the students long after they leave the safety of the classroom.”