2010 Program Schedule

Official LEAD Program

 

Youth Group Resource Guide

 

Summit Schedule*

• Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m.
• Opening Remarks at 8:30 a.m.
• Inaugural Address: “My Legacy: Mendez v. Westminster (1946)” with Sylvia Mendez  at 9:00 a.m.
• Morning Sessions: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
• Feature Presentation: White House Initiative with Dr. Juan Sepúlveda at 1:00 p.m.
• Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
• Capstone Event: "Viva La Causa" Documentary Screening with Dolores Huerta at 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Check out a trailer clip of "Viva La Causa" on YouTube
• Teaching Resources & Information Expo: All Day

 * Summit Schedule to change. Check back for updates.

Components

       (1) Community Engagement,

       (2) Professional Development,

       (3) Parental Involvement, and

       (4) Youth Leadership.

 

 

Strands

• Schooling Conditions and Outcomes / Educational Pipeline
• Culture, Identity and Diversity
• Immigration, Globalization and Transnationalism
• Language Policies and Politics
• Early Childhood
• Latino Perspectives on School Reform
• Culturally-Responsive Pedagogies and Effective Practices
• High Stakes Testing and Accountability
• Community Activism and Advocacy
• Higher Education Eligibility, Enrollment and Attainment

 

Santos Manuel Student Union

 

7:30 AM:      Check-In

                      

• Continental Breakfast
• Distribution of Packets
• Optional Credit Registration
• Mariachi Nuevo Amanacer

 

 

 

8:30 AM:      Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

9:00 AM:        Inaugural Address: “My Legacy: Mendez v. Westminster (1946)”

 

Introductions:	Sussan Ortega, Dual Immersion Teacher, Washington Elementary, Corona-Norco Unified School District, and Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership Program, CSUSB
Speaker:	Sylvia Mendez, Civil Rights Activist and Plaintiff in historic precursor to Brown v. Board
Moderator:	Monica Garcia, Board President, Los Angeles Unified School District

  

9:30 AM:         Forum: “History, Schooling and Outcomes”

 

Introductions:	Miguel H. López, Guidance Counselor, Coachella Valley High School ESL Instructor, College of the Desert, and Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership Program, CSUSB
Participants:	Dr. Sofia A. Villenas, Director, Latino Studies Program and Associate Professor, Education, Cornell University- Ithaca, Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education and Co-Editor, Handbook of Latinos and Education Dr. Eugene E. García, Office of the VP for Education Partnerships, Arizona State University-Tempe, and Chair of the National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics Dr. Teresa Marquez-Lopez, Associate Dean, Educational Leadership and Change, Fielding Graduate University, Former Director of the Two-Way Immersion Biliteracy Specialist Institute, University of California, Riverside Dr. Daniel Solorzano, Professor, Social Sciences and Comparative Education, Education Dept., University of California-Los Angeles
Moderator:	Dr. René Antrop-González, Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction/Second Language Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education

10:30 AM:       Break / “Un Cafecito”

 

10:45 AM:       Forum: “Theory and Research into Action”

                

Introductions:	Nori Sogomonian-Mejia, Modern Languages and Spanish Professor, San Bernardino Valley College Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership Program, CSUSB )
Participants	Dr. Pedro Pedraza, Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter College, City University of New York, National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project   Dr. Pedro R. Portes, The Goizueta Foundation Distinguished Chair of Latino Teacher Education, and Executive Director of the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, University of Georgia   Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Professor, Director of the Texas Center for Education Policy, and Associate Vice President for School Partnerships, University of Texas at Austin, Director - National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project
Moderator:	Dr. Juan S. Muñoz, Vice-President of Institutional Diversity Equity and Community Engagement, Texas Tech University-Lubbock, Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education and Co-Editor, Handbook of Latinos and Education

 

12:00 PM:      Lunch / Live Music featuring Martin Espino "Sounds of Ancient Mexico"

1:00 PM:       Feature Presentation - "White House Initiative" (WHI)

Introductions:	Dr. Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Coordinator, Latino Education Projects, and Associate Professor of Education - Language, Literacy & Culture, CSUSB
Speaker:	Dr. Juan Sepúlveda, Director, White House Initiative on the Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Moderator:	Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas, Assistant Professor at University of Texas-San Antonio, Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education and Co-Editor, Handbook of Latinos and Education, National Co-Coordinator, National Latino Education Network

 

2:00 PM          Forum: “The Policies and Politics of Educational Access and Opportunity”

                          

Introductions:	Ramiro Porras, Jr., USDA-HSI Regional Director (Southern California)
Participants:	Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities   Diana Fuentes-Michel, Executive Director, California Student Aid Commission (LEAD Presentation)     Melinda Guzman, Member, Board of Trustees (2004-12) The California State University, General Counsel - United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Commissioner - California Post Secondary Education Commission, and Director, Federal Home Loan Bank Dennis López, Co-Founder, Chicano/Latino Coalition for Educational Equity & English Learners of the Inland Empire, Moreno Valley AB 540 Organizing Committee Leticia A. Network for Immigrant Access to California Higher Education (AB 540 Resources and Other Information)
Moderator:	Dr. Ruth Trinidad Galván, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education and Co-Editor, Handbook of Latinos and Education

 

3:15 PM:         Break / “Otro Cafecito”

 

3:30 PM          Forum: “Youth Development and Future LEADers” - Youth Resource Guide

Introductions:	Henry Yzaguirre, Administrative Hearing Panel, Department of Youth Services, San Bernardino City Unified School District, and Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership Program, CSUSB
Participants:	Andrea Galicia, student, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA Luis Galicia, student, Colton High School, Colton, CA       Maria García, BCLAD Multiple Subject Credential Student, CSUSB     Dr. Louie F. Rodríguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Curriculum, CSUSB
Moderator:	Dr. Corinne Martínez, California State University-Long Beach, Associate Editor, Journal of Latinos and Education and Co-Editor, Handbook of Latinos and Education

 

 

4:30 PM          Networking Reception / Live Music Featuring "Nash"

                                                           

                      Appetizers and Refreshments

                           

 

 

5:30 PM         Capstone Event and Documentary Screening

Introductions:	Cesar Caballero, Dean of Pfau Library and University Librarian, CSUSB
Speaker:	Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation, and Co-founder of the United Farm Workers
Documentary:	"Viva La Causa" (dvd 39 mins.)”
Moderator:	Bobbi Houtchens, Teacher and English Language Facilitator, Arroyo Valley High School, SBUSD, and Teaching Ambassador Fellow, U.S. Department of Education

 

7:00 PM         Closing Remarks and Acknowledgments

 

Dr. Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Coordinator, Latino Education Projects, and Associate Professor of Education - Language, Literacy & Culture, CSUSB