All seminars are free of charge. The Somali Student, presented by Osman Sahardeed. This seminar will explore positive interaction with Somali students and their families by taking into consideration cultural traditions, values, customs, and language differences. Participants will be provided an overview of the history of Somali people, the Somali Civil War and the assimilation process here in the U.S., and how to integrate that knowledge into supporting student achievement. The Language of Poverty, presented by Rosilyn Carroll.
Poverty is present in all cultures and communities.
This seminar will increase participants' understanding of the hidden rules of economic class and the language of generational poverty. This seminar will outline the effects of war, violence, relocation and the experience of torture on refugee and immigrant children and youth. The presentation will include discussion of physical, psychological and social signs present in traumatized children and their families. This seminar will provide an increased understanding of the issues hard to work with students bring to the classroom and strategies and tools that will assist teachers in developing rapport with, and teaching these students. What Really Happens in the First Year of Teaching.