Lab to Classroom

Become a School District Leader! For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and become a school district leader, the Executive Leadership Program through UConn’s Neag School of Education offers a one-year program designed to prepare experienced educational leaders to serve as superintendents and/or in other district-level leadership positions. For interested educational leaders, there is now a pathway from the ELP to the Ed.D. program. The pathway will be described in the information session. Graduates of this program earn an endorsement for the Connecticut (093) Superintendent Certification and acquire the knowledge necessary for successfully meeting the challenges of district leadership in the 21st century. For more info, visit http://s.uconn.edu/ELPInfoSessions.

Become a School District Leader! For Connecticut educators aspiring to advance their careers and become a school district leader, the Executive Leadership Program through UConn’s Neag School of Education offers a one-year program designed to prepare experienced educational leaders to serve as superintendents and/or in other district-level leadership positions. For interested educational leaders, there is now a pathway from the ELP to the Ed.D. program. The pathway will be described in the information session. Graduates of this program earn an endorsement for the Connecticut (093) Superintendent Certification and acquire the knowledge necessary for successfully meeting the challenges of district leadership in the 21st century. For more info, visit http://s.uconn.edu/ELPInfoSessions.

A panel of student leaders from the current Sueños Scholars cohort and La Comunidad Intelectual will begin the afternoon, followed by an inspirational talk with Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, professor of English education at Columbia University’s Teachers College (TC).

At TC, Dr. Sealey-Ruiz is founder and faculty sponsor of Racial Literacy Roundtables Series and the Racial Literacy Project. Her research interests and expertise are Black and Latino male students, critical English education, culturally relevant pedagogy, and racial literacy in teacher education.

Free pizza will be served!

To support dialogue about Connecticut’s Equity in Mathematics Education position statement, join a coalition of Connecticut education leadership groups for a special screening of “Counted Out,” an eye-opening documentary shining a light on the imminent need to understand mathematics in order to tackle the significant challenges we face – racial and income inequality, climate change, and political polarization. Addressing the issues of the future, the film offers an empowering new perspective on math as the foundation of democracy and economic opportunity!

Keynote speaker Dr. Jo Boaler will also join us to share insights, facilitate dialogue, and extend the film’s message.

There will also be an optional pre-screening reception held from 5 to 6 p.m. There is a $20 fee to attend the pre-screening reception.