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Session 10: Sunday, February 9, 2003 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.**Extended sessions, marked with an asterisk, continue through both Session 10 and Lunch (from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ) Please note: This is a draft schedule as of January 5, 2003 and is subject to change before the event is held. We post this to give you a good idea what workshops will be at the event. Please consult the final schedule once you receive your program book at the summit itself. Most rooms will not be announced until summit participants receive their program book at the summit itself. Content
Literacy in the Core Four
Content Literacy in the Core Four Math, Science, English, and Social Science are all represented in this session in which secondary credential candidates will discuss findings and implications of their Inquiry Projects related to literacy in the content areas. Heather Brown , Amy Crispin, Steve Nystram, and Robin Pickering are Secondary Education Credential Candidates at Humboldt State University. Critical Resistance From the Belly of the Beast: Using Critical Literature With Incarcerated and Gang-Affiliated Students to Examine the Social, Political, and Economic Forces That Perpetuate Gang Culture and Violence When the workshop leader first began working with incarcerated and gang-affiliated students in alternative schools he was told two things: The first was, "Don't do anything to rile them up!" The second was that if any student ever brings any part of their gang involvement into the classroom, in any form, the punishment is to be sure and swift. School, they said, is not a place to deal with this issue in any capacity. This presentation will focus on the presenter's work with, and the dialogues generated while using critical literature to validate the normally invalidated lives and cultures of incarcerated and/or gang affiliated students. By explicitly acknowledging and drawing from the experiences of incarcerated youth, we not only work towards rehumanizing this traditionally dehumanized population, but we can also begin examining and working towards changing the social, political, and economic conditions which perpetuate gangs and the incarceration of children. The presentation will revolve around four foci: (1) The presenter's observations in these schools and what led him to pursue this focus in curriculum (2) the critical literature he chose to use (3) the dialogues and work of students around these issues (4) and a conversation among workshop participants about their experiences in, or concerns about implementing a curriculum using critical literature. Eric Wright is a Language Arts teacher at Santa Rosa Clean and Sober Community School and at Hood Mountain School (Sierra Youth Center). Developing Successful Strategies, Tactics, and Strategic Campaigns Solid strategies are the foundation for a successful grassroots campaign around any issue. This session will focus on a framework for effective strategizing for change. Using a strategy model provided by the Midwest Academy, a long-time community organizing center in Chicago, participants in this session will simulate a strategy session in which the model is utilized. This session will provide insight into the ways in which good strategies can improve our organizations' outcomes. Dawn Arledge is an Evaluation Coordinator for the Center for Applied Social Analysis & Education (CASAE) at Humboldt State University. She received her MA in Sociology from HSU and has assisted in teaching the course Education for Action for two semesters. Is Literacy Important in Math and Science? Let Us Count the Ways! In this session, several secondary science/math credential candidates will discuss their findings regarding the role of literacy for learning in their content areas. Participants will also engage in a focused discussion of implications for their own middle school or high school students. Sean Armstrong, Brian Hopper, Steve Rasmussen are Secondary Education Credential Candidates at Humboldt State University. This workshop explores the how and why of making political theater. We will look at the forms, process, and reasons for creating issue-focused theater. Learn what choices to consider in the path to a finished performance. You will experience the dance between audience and artist as they join to create change. Zach Rouse just returned to Humboldt from Berkeley, where he worked as a professional actor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. He decided that city life is for the birds and came home. He is happy to be raising his family in the right place. Robert Fleming holds a BA degree in Art from Humboldt State University. While attending HSU he acted in numerous student productions and became involved in grassroots community projects such as Food-not-Bombs and the Sustainable Local Economies Working Group. He pitches in his effort and enthusiasm wherever he can, always hoping to make a positive contribution. Mike Jensen is the current Street Theater Director for The RAVEN Project, a local non-profit agency that serves the area's homeless and runaway youth. He is a graduate of Knox College, with degrees in economics and political science. Ryan McCutchan is an activist and political thespian. Besides organizing street theater at demonstrations he has worked and performed with a number of different companies including The Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont and Neenassam School of Drama in Karnataka, India. Locally he has been an ongoing trainee in the art of Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed. Carole Wolfe has a BA degree in Media Studies from Humboldt State University. She is active in community and children's theater as a designer, producer and workshop coordinator/facilitator. She believes in the healing and transformational power of theater. PAD: Free Math and English Tutors for Local Classrooms Pre-collegiate Academic Development (PAD) is probably among the greatest unknown resources for teachers grade 5-12 in Humboldt County. PAD places professional trained tutors, free of charge, into classrooms to help facilitate students' understanding of subject areas in Mathematics and English. Sponsored by the Chancellor's office of the CSU system, PAD's official goal is to reduce the need for college remedial math and English classes by helping pre-college students perform better on the ELM and EPT. HSU's PAD does this and so much more. Teachers in grades 5-12 are invited to find out all the wonderful things HSU PAD does at this informative session. Anne Nicksic has been the outreach coordinator for HSU PAD since 1996. A graduate of UC Davis with a BA in Child Development and Multiple-Subjects Teaching Credential and a graduate of the MA in Educational Administration Program from CSU Sacramento, Ms. Nicksic hires, places, and supervises all PAD tutors from HSU. As a former elementary and high school principal, Ms. Nicksic offers unique insights into her role of placing and supervising PAD interns. Stories for Change: Rethinking Narrative in the Classroom Stories can be guides to developing a sense of purpose and belonging especially within a school community. Stories can also serve as inspirational markers for social change and personal transformation. This workshop focuses on how the search for meaning through narratives shapes our lives as well as the lives of others. Presented as an interactive/experiential workshop, we will discuss ways to analyze the structure of stories for key metaphors and parallels with socio-historical change at the community level and how they simultaneously affect our sense of meaning. We will also demonstrate methods for drawing insights from historical narrative, literature and folklore as a means to advance the use of narrative in critical pedagogy and curriculum development. We will then look at a wide array of stories of change; stories of conflict, stories of liberation and empowerment in order to explore how these stories produce, regulate and diffuse shared meaning. We will encourage educators to rethink the uses of narrative as both a form of discourse and a mode of societal interaction. Additionally we seek to encourage participants to identify and explore their own narratives as a means to foster self-reflection and self-actualization. Mette Adams is a graduate student at Sonoma State University and is working collaboratively on a project to Rethink Narrative in Education as a tool for social justice and civic responsibility. She was a Broadcast Journalist for Project Censored and joined her mentor Mario Savio to form the California Coalition for Human Rights and Social Justice. She is currently involved in the College Assistance Migrant Program at Sonoma State University. Cathy Hatcher-England, currently completing her Master's Degree at Sonoma State University, has been a facilitator and dialogue consultant for the past 10 years. She has lead workshops throughout the West in Socratic Seminars and the Touchstones Discussion Project. Additionally, for the past five years, she has been actively involved in the promotion and linkage of learning community development at the local, state and national level. Teaching People's History: The American Revolution This workshop presents a model that demonstrates how common people, including those who do not read and write, initiate and participate in historical processes. Through classroom simulations, students learn how to perceive events --and to act--as farmers, farmwives, slaves, and Indians during the American Revolution. After studying background material, students are asked to make choices and decisions from the standpoint of particular protagonists. The message here is that not only leaders but common people act as historical agents. Ray Raphael is the author of eleven books, including People's History of the American Revolution, and The First American Revolution. He is a longtime teacher of all subjects in a public, one-room high school. Waldorf-Inspired Curriculum in Public Charter Schools Waldorf-inspired schools strive to teach the whole child; head, heart and hands. But what does that mean? The format of this workshop will be three-fold. To begin, participants will be introduced to the basics of Waldorf-inspired curriculum through dynamic and interactive learning exercises. Following this period of movement and creativity, a presentation will be made on how Waldorf-methods public schools teach to the California State Standards and beyond. Finally, time will be reserved to answer any questions participants may have. Jen Mishkin, Karin Glinden, and Lisa Bryant have all been teaching at Big Lagoon Charter School-Big Lagoon Site for two years. Lisa Bryant has also been instrumental in organizing and implementing Coastal Grove Charter School in Arcata. What Was It Like to Be a Gay High School Student in Humboldt County Before 1990? Many schools
in rural California are currently working to address school-climate
issues in order to ensure that all students, including lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender students, have full access to public
education. What was it like to grow up gay in Humboldt County in
the 1960s, 70s, or 80s? What kinds of resources were available to
assist students as their sexual orientations unfolded? A panel of
former students from Humboldt area high schools will share their
memories and experiences and then engage in dialogue with workshop
participants David Orphal (facilitator) is a teacher at Zoe Barnum High School, a Masters in Education student at Humboldt State University, and a lecturer in HSU's Department of Education. Kenneth Desmond Mosley graduated from Fortuna High School in 1979. Two days after high school graduation, Desmond left for college and subsequently supported himself as an actor, director, playwright, & educator at children's theatres all over the country. Currently Desmond resides in Fortuna and he directs and acts in local community theatre. EXTENDED SESSION: *People Like Us: Social Class in America-Video Screening and Discussion The film, People Like Us: Social Class in America, examines American life through the prism of our country's unique class structure. With a mix of humor and seriousness, People Like Us shows how class plays a role in the lives of all Americans, whether they live in Park Avenue penthouses, Appalachian trailer parks, bayou houseboats or suburban gated communities. The documentary travels across the country presenting stories that will resonate with viewers regardless of where they see themselves on the social spectrum. Christina Accomando teaches American literature and ethnic studies at Humboldt State University. She is the author of The Regulations of Robbers: Legal Fictions of Slavery and Resistance. |
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