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A new year of learning
Professional development and enrichment opportunities from CEHD
Make a New Year’s
resolution for learning!
Explore a new avenue
of interest or get a fresh
look at a familiar topic in
2013. Many opportunities
in CEHD can be taken for
CEU or college credit. Plan
now—and bring a friend!
take a class in CEhd
if you’re a former student
not currently enrolled in an
academic program at the U,
learn more at
onestop.umn.edu/special_for/
former_students.html.
if you’ve never been a U student,
go to onestop.umn.edu/
non-degree.
more professional
development
resources
Don’t miss these U resources:
Lifelong Learning
lifelong.umn.edu
Digital Campus
digitalcampus.umn.edu/
programs/professionaldevelopment.html
22 CoNNECt WiNtEr 2013
racism, Educational
(mis)leadership, and
School reform
January 10
the Urban Leadership Academy presents
a workshop by Jeffrey S. Brooks, associate
professor and program coordinator of
educational administration at iowa State
University and author of The Dark Side
of School Reform: Teaching in the Space
Between Reality and Utopia and Black School,
White School: Racism and Educational (Mis)
leadership.
info: http://z.umn.edu/ula
minnesota Evaluation
Studies institute (mESi)
Spring training
March 6–8
Pre-session workshops March 4–5
the 18 th annual spring training (formerly
known as the MESi conference) provides
a unique opportunity to learn and reflect
on contemporary issues in evaluation with
national experts and practitioners in a small
setting. Professional evaluators, program
directors and staff, community agency staff,
students, and others interested in conducting
or using evaluations are welcome.
info: evaluation.umn.edu/home/training
Preschoolers in movement:
Exploring their World
March 4–May 6
this nine-week online course will explore
physical activity for the preschool child’s
development, physically as well as socially,
emotionally, and intellectually. Presented
by the Center for Early Education and
Development (CEED).
info: www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/
onlinecourses
urban School
Leadership Seminar
April (date to be announced)
Principal Baruti Kafele, M.A. Milken
National Educator, internationallyrenowned
speaker, and best-selling author,
is on a mission to motivate, educate, and
empower educators, parents, and children
toward elimination of the attitude gap the
world over.
info: http://z.umn.edu/ula
improving teachers’
Assessment Practices
through Professional
development
May 17
Stanford University professor of education
Linda Darling-Hammond will present the
case of National Board certification and
preparing teachers for a changing world—
what teachers should learn and be able
to do.
info: http://z.umn.edu/ula
Save the date
2013 StEm Education Colloquium
August 5–6
Summer Literacy Workshop, minnesota
Center for Reading Research
August 7
Watch for more opportunities at www.cehd.umn.edu/professional-development
or contact the CEHD research, innovation, and outreach office at rio@umn.edu.