Educators Learn More Skills on Reaching Diverse Students
Over 85 educators from across the state braved the icy roads and falling snow to attend a workshop aimed at helping them work with at-risk diverse learners.
The workshop, led by Dr. Catherine Collier, called “So What Do I Do Now? Effective Strategies for Prevention, Intervention & Monitoring,” was organized by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence and held Thursday, November 30, 2006.
“I was very impressed with the number of the educators that braved the elements to attend the conference,” said Toni Bowling, the conference’s coordinator. “We had participants from as far away as Ulysses, Kansas. The turnout on Thursday is a good indication of the dedication of teachers, administrators and resource specialist to educate our at-risk students.”
Collier has over 35 years experience in cross-cultural, bilingual, and special education. She completed her Ph.D. with research into the referral of Hispanic students to special education programs and served as diagnostician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Arizona and Alaska. Dr. Collier created the Bilingual Special Education Curriculum/Training project (BISECT) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and works extensively with school districts on professional and program development for at-risk diverse learners. Her most recent books include Separating Difference and Disability: Assessing Diverse Learners and Cognitive Learning Strategies for Diverse Learners.
For more information about this workshop, contact Toni Bowling at 620-341-5372 or 1-877-378-5433, mbowling@emporia.edu.
Educators in attendance at the workshop included:
Emporia State University
JoAnne Vieweg
Flint Hills Spec. Ed. Coop, Emporia –
Jennifer Esslinger
Emily Joplin
Elizabeth McCoy
Laramee Peitz
High Plains Educational Cooperative #611 –
Hope Pierson
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center –
Elaine Fox
Irene Perez
USD 209, Moscow –
Louise Quintana
USD 214, Ulysses –
Michelle Fillpot
Alan Kautz
Carol King
Kristi Kunselman
Juan Perez
Elizabeth Perez
Lusema Torres
USD 259, Wichita –
Judy Ebersole
Karen Kuhn
USD 260, Derby –
Vincent Gibbons
USD 373, Newton –
Cheryl Nottingham
Stephanie Thompson
USD 382 Pratt –
Gina Bates
USD 418, McPherson –
Laura Miller
Susan Newton
USD 457 Garden City –
Alberto Carrillo
USD 501, Topeka –
Laura Austin
Tanyea Bingham
Amy Blanchat
Ana Escobar
Gena Klise
Paolo Politi
Bonnie Robles
Cheryl Rowh
Angie Shelton
Vicki Wessman
USD 253, Emporia –
Allison Anderson
Amanda Arevalo
James Baker
Judy Ball
Joni Black
Sheri Bonnet
Amy Chapman
Mindy Clark
Julie Davis
Suzanne Donnelly
Derek Eccles
Barb Fabert
Carla Fessler
Jared Giffin
Nancy Gilpin
Rodney Gutsch
Joy Haegert
Jeana Hayes
Robbie Hill
Karen Horton
Tracy James
Bonnie Jasso
Diana Jones
Brian Jordan
Erin Kauffman
Amber Keeling
Vickie Kennitt
John Lexow
Shelly Lutes
Teresa Maley
Melanie Martin
Amy McAnarney
Wendy Moore
Gretchen Oldham
Kelly Olson
Robin Pekarak
Dinanath Ramcharan
Stephanie Ramirez
Jeri Scheve
Lisa Scheve
Amber Schroetlin
Roberta Shafer
Michelle Sheldon
Patricia Smiley
Heather Stauffer
Stephanie Sullivan
Pam Swafford
Valerie Symmonds
James Warner
Kathy Williams
Shelley Wise
John Wyrick
Last Updated July 2, 2007>