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CSI Educational Forum 2007
CSI Manhattanville: Second Annual Educational Forum
One hundred twenty teachers, administrators, students, and community leaders attended the Manhattanville School of Education Changing Suburbs Institute’s Second Annual Educational Forum on Friday, June 8, 2007. The Changing Suburbs Institute (CSI) is a collaborative initiative among public schools, community organizations and Manhattanville’s School of Education to improve educational opportunities for Hispanic students in changing suburbs. CSI provides program and professional development to schools, teachers, administrators, and teacher education programs to address the growing Hispanic student population in the suburbs.
Manhattanville College President Richard Berman welcomed the attendees, and Westchester County Executive Andy Spano spoke about the importance of CSI’s programs for Westchester’s students and the community. Senator Suzi Oppenheimer addressed the audience as the Forum’s luncheon speaker.
CSI was honored to have Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education from Stanford University as the morning Keynote Speaker. Her presentation highlighted the challenges that face schools with diverse student populations and ideas for addressing such challenges, especially at the high school level.
Workshops were given by teachers and administrators from Westchester schools, and Manhattanville faculty. Topics included Cultural Sensitivity; Balanced Literacy; Differentiated Instruction; Science, Literacy and the Arts; Developmental Stress Disorders; and Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol.
The afternoon keynote speaker was Dr. Robert MacNaughton, Superintendent, Ramapo Central School District. Dr. MacNaughton spoke about the vision for education for the next decade.
Banner Photo Left to Right: Laura Bigaouette, Assistant Dean, Outreach; Westchester County Executive Andy Spano; Shelley Wepner, Professor and Dean of Education; George Castellanos, Associate Professor Spanish and Latin American Studies; Manhattanville President Richard Berman.
Inset Photo: Linda Darling-Hammond