MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT:
The Institute for the Study of the African American Child will host a weekend of events that bring the community together in an effort to close the academic achievement gap affecting African American children. ISAAC is a civil rights organization with one goal -- educational equity for African American children. The Round Table on African American Education "The Situation, The Solution, The Strategy," is a bold initiative aimed at reversing the patterns of failure among African American children and youths.
The keynote speaker is Geneva Gay, professor of education at the University of Washington, Seattle. She will focus on best practices for teaching African American children. The afternoon Round Table will focus on the role of co- and extra-curricular activities in stimulating academic achievement for African American children.
WHEN:
- Round Table Event: Saturday, July 17, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ($100 fee prior to July 3 early registration; $125 fee after July 3)
- Scholarships are available upon request
- Round Table Registration: Saturday, July 17, 7-8:30 a.m.
*Registration fee includes an executive continental breakfast and box lunch.
- Soul Food Jazz Buffet featuring The Brandon Parker Trio: Saturday, July 17, 5 - 7:30 p.m. ($35 additional fee)
WHERE:
- Wayne State University's Student Center Building, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit, Mich. (Round Table)
- Wayne State University's McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 494 Ferry Mall, Detroit, Mich. (Soul Food Jazz Buffet)
MORE INFO:
Round Table Speakers:
Keynote: Dr. Geneva Gay, professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Washington, Seattle, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research and Practice, Culturally Responsive Teaching of African American Children
Moderator: Dr. James C. Young, professor of early childhood education, Clark Atlanta University
- Dr. Jeanne Middleton-Hairston, national director of Freedom Schools, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., Freedom Schools
- Marvis Cofield, founder and CEO, Alkebu-lan Village, African Centered Supplementary Education
- Hal Smith, education director, National Urban League, New York, N.Y., Supplementary Education
- Dr. Janice E. Hale, professor of early childhood education, Wayne State University, Cultural Enrichment Component of Culturally Appropriate Pedagogy
For more information visit: http://www.coe.wayne.edu:16080/isaac/isaacsite/roundtable2010.html
or, contact Saundra Sumner at ac6642@wayne.edu or (313) 577-0991.
Wayne State University is a premier urban research university offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.