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Conference on April 7-8, 2006 at Keene State College:

Shining a Light on Poverty: The Effects of Poverty on Teaching and Learning and What Can Be Done to Reverse this National Tragedy

A Call for Proposals

List of Roundtables

List of Workshops

Additional conference information

"Shining a Light on Poverty" will be filmed pro bono by documentary filmmakers Ann Tweedy and Robbie Leppzer. Paul Richmond, a noted artist from Wendell, Mass. will be directing the filming. Paul is the managing director of the LOFT Foundation and is currently leading a collaborative effort to expand KSC's streaming video capacity for the purpose of enhancing educational opportunities beyond KSC's immediate geographical region. The conference was planned by a volunteer staff of three KSC students, two KSC instructors, and Paul Richmond.

Friday, April 7
3:30 - 6:30 p.m.	Registration
6:30 p.m.	Welcome and introductions
6:45 p.m.	Opening Demonstration
7:15 p.m.	Keynote address by Rob Fried, author of The Passionate Teacher, and The Game of School: Why we all play it, how it hurts, and what it will take to change it
8 - 9:30 p.m.	Facilitated Roundtable Discussions with Diane Fukuda
Saturday, April 8
8 a.m.	Coffee, tea, bagels, and yogurt (sponsored by BagelWorks and Stonyfield Farm)
8:30 a.m.	Keynote address by Michelle Kennedy, author of Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America: My Story
9:30 a.m.	Roundtables, workshops, and seminars (roundtables are small, informal, and 45 mins long; workshops are 1¼ hours; and seminars roughly two hours.)
Noon	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	Keynote address by David Sutherland, PBS Filmmaker who created the recent PBS Series Country Boys.
2 - 4:30 p.m.	Roundtables, workshops, and seminars

Registration Form - Walk-in registrations are also encouraged!

Application to Present

For more information on this conference, please contact Tom McGuire at tmcguire@keene.edu or 603-358-2304.


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