Winter 2004

The Holmes Partnership Eighth Annual Conference
Public Engagement, Public Support: Expanding the Work of the Holmes Partnership

The Holmes Partnership is a national network that supports partnerships between universities, colleges, and schools.The organization holds an annual conference that highlights a particular theme within the vision of Holmes. This year the national conference was held in San Diego, California. The Teachers College PDS was represented by two presentations in the "Promising Practice" sessions and six "Table Top" sessions. These sessions highlighted a range of work being done at our various PDS sites and involved TC faculty, PDS school teachers and parents of students in our PDS sites.

Promising Practice Sessions

"Parents as Partners: School-Community Partnerships within a PDS"
Presenters: Jeanne Kerwin, Mark Diller, Stephanie Lukas, and Robyn Ulzheimer

"Reflection and Instruction: Creating Study Groups in Schools for Authentic Professional Development"
Presenters: Victoria Hunt, Alcira Jaar, Stephanie Lukas, Rebeca Madrigal, Ivonne Torres, and Maria Torres-Guzman, Ph.D.

Table Top Sessions

"Creating an Effective and Practical Conferring System for Dual Language Teachers to Assess Their Students' Writing, Reading and Language."
Presenters: Rebeca Madrigal, Laura Torres

"Mature Professional Development Schools: What Have We Learned?"
Presenter: Tom Andrews

"Professional Development School Partnerships: From "Bridge" to "Community"
Presenters: Michele Genor, Ph.D. and Elaine Howes, Ph.D.

"Teacher Leaders: Envisioning a Continuum that Promotes Professional Growth and Renewal"
Presenter: Ivonne Torres

"Teaching Science for Social Justice -- Professional Development Moves an Urban Middle School Toward the Third Space."
Presenter: Verneda Johnson

"Technology as a Tool: Student Projects using Imovie"
Presenters: Edwin Mayorga, Robyn Ulzheimer

Spring 2003

The Get REAL Conference

The Get REAL conference sought to support and expand dialogue around racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity in urban schools. Further, the conference aimed to bring teachers, students, parents, community members, and teacher educators together as they unpack the complexities of urban education. By creating this two-day space for dialogue the conference hoped to encourage all participants to raise questions, expand their awareness, articulate next steps, and learn about effective practices.

For more information go to the Conference Website