Pathways to Diversity classroom teacher leaders and university faculty have been active this year making presentations at state and national conferences. Presentations feature the many grant-supported inquiry projects and professional development activities conducted in the twelve project schools. The presentations are connected to Goal 4 of the project, to disseminate data and share model projects that improve teaching and learning in high needs schools. Since Fall of 2007, the Pathways Project has had 18 presentations made by 27 different presenters.

Fall 2007 Presentations:

October 30, 2007
University of South Carolina Teacher Cadet Conference, Columbia, SC

Engaging the Brain: How to Actively Engage and Motivate your Students by Using Brain-Based Instructional Strategies
Quantina Haggwood (USC)

Incorporating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences into Everyday Teaching
Jane Zenger (USC)

November 2007
National Council Teachers of English Conference

Traveling New Roads: Building Writers and Writing Communities
Tasha Tropp Laman (USC faculty)

November 30, 2007
National Reading Conference

It Can't Just Be All About You: Joining and Forming Writing Communities
Tasha Tropp Laman (USC faculty)

Spring 2008 Presentations:

January 2008
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

Experiencing, Implementing, and Leading Mathematics Inquiry and Integration
Megan Burton

February 8
Georgia State University CLUES Conference

Learning to Listen: Joining and Forming Writing Communities
Tasha Tropp Laman (USC faculty)

February 15-17
FEA National Conference, Chattanooga, TN

FEA Transitions from Two-Year to Four Year Colleges
Steve Thompson (USC Faculty)
Kevin Eakes (College of Charleston Faculty)
Lisa Brice, Laurie Gentry Goodale, Chasity Brazell (USC FEA Officers)

February 21-23
South Carolina Technical Education Association, Myrtle Beach, SC

Magic in the Weave: A Case Study for Building a Seamless Transfer Program
Jane Zenger (USC), Warren Yarbrough and Ken Gilliam (Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College)

March 1, 2008
South Carolina Middle School Association, Myrtle Beach, SC

Math is a Language, Too! Using the Read-Aloud in the Mathematics Classroom
Quantina Haggwood (USC)

March 24-28
AERA National Meeting, New York, NY

Building on Diversity in Teacher Education
Supporting Transfer Students in Education: Evaluation of a Program for Recruiting and Retaining Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds
Tammiee Dickenson, Joanna Gilmore, Steve Thompson, Jane Zenger

April 2008
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics

Sustaining Instructional Change through Teacher Leaders Using Inquiry and Integration
Megan Burton

April 5, 2008
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Nashville, TN

Instructional Leadership in Rural Schools
Quantina Haggwood (USC)

April 10-13
Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando, FL

Starting An Elementary Science Lab
Christina Russell, Guinyard Elementary

Inquiry Explosion
Mary Brown, Emily Carpenter, Tonia Griffin, and Cindy Yoos, A.C. Moore Elementary

Preparing the Ground and Planting the Seed: Preparing a School Site for Pre-Service Teachers
Saudah Collins, USC
Barbara Dire, Sally Utley, and Lusungu Sibande, Forest Heights Elementary

Electronic Communication - Ways to Improve Instruction Using Technology
Brian McCants and Jeff Burden, Hand Middle

Making the "Rounds": A Reflective Model Expanding Opportunities for Classroom Observations for New Teachers
Jane F. Zenger and Paul Chaplin, USC

A Proficiency Team Powering PepperHill to Excellence - Diverse Pathways Teacher Quality Project Team
Eve Elizabeth Conroy and Mary Pomroy, Pepperhill Elementary

COMING UP:

June 22-26, 2008
South Carolina Education and Business Summit, Greenville, SC

"Be A Hero In Your Hometown": A Case Study for Building a Seamless Transfer Teacher Education Program for South Carolina
Donna Elmore, Stephen Thompson, and Jane Zenger