Teacher Education Conference

TEACHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Dear Teacher Educator/Coordinator/Administrator/Graduate Student:

The faculty of the Character Development Center and the Department of Learning and Teaching in the School of Leadership & Education Sciences at the University of San Diego invite you to join us for a two-day conference about infusing character education and peace education into teacher preparation programs.

Dates: The conference will be held at the University of San Diego on Monday and Tuesday, June 29, and June 30, 2009 (9am-3pm) in The School of Leadership and Education Sciences.

Proposals: Only proposals relating to character education and/or peace education in teacher preparation programs are being solicited for this conference.

Proposals should be submitted as a Word document in new Times Roman, 12 point font, via email and include:

Names, affiliations, street addresses, work and home telephone numbers, and email addresses for each person listed as a potential presenter.

The proposal should be as a file attachment-- no more than 3- pages, single –spaced, and should include: • Title of the presentation • 75-100 word abstract

• Connections to the conference theme • Implications for teacher educators and pre-service students • Outline of the 30-minute presentation. • Proposals due by Friday, May 1.

We plan to publish a conference proceedings booklet.

Major Speakers:
MONDAY, JUNE 29

9:15 – 10:15
Panel- "What is the relationship between Peace Education and Character Education?” --- Ami Carpenter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego; Steve Gelb, Ph.D. Associate Dean, School of Leadership and Education Studies, University of San Diego; and Sarina Chugani Molina, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching, University of San Diego.

1:30- 2:30
Kathleen Mikitka-Gomez, Ph.D.---Professor, Education Foundations, School of Teacher Education, San Diego State University

“Cultivating Foundations for Character and Peace Education in Teacher Education”

This presentation connects character and peace education with standards and expectations of the teaching profession, teacher education curriculum and field experiences. It features teaching episodes and portfolio themes developed by teacher credential students.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

9:15-10:30
Hal Urban, character educator, award winning high school teacher, international speaker, author of best selling books—“Life’s Greatest Lessons” & “Positive Words- Powerful Results”--Talk/Discussion: “Lessons from the Classroom: 20 Things Good Teachers Do”

1:30-2:30
Jack Benninga, Director of the Bonner Center for Character Education and Citizenship at California State University- Fresno

"Resolving Problems at School: The Role of Professional Ethics”

FEES: The conference fee for attendees is $200. The presenters’ fee is $100. The student attendance fee is $60 and graduate student-presenter fee is $30.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE FEATURE: Teacher educators who register and attend the two-day conference and are able to meet the conditions described on the first day of the conference may be eligible to participate in a drawing which will award ten (10) teacher educators a $300 grant to integrate character-peace education in one or more of their courses during the next academic year. Presenters are ineligible for this special feature.

NEED MORE INFORMATION: email: character@sandiego.edu, 619-260-2250