There is no fee to attend this workshop. This workshop will provide educators with the resources to prepare industry professionals to effectively and accurately address issues of race and ethnicity. Workshop participants will see newspaper and television journalists present award-winning stories that deal with race and ethnicity. Participants will also take part in developing a self-assessment of how their institution can better implement the knowledge gained from this experience. There is no fee to attend this workshop.
Original data can be a perfect impetus for getting students to think.
Make your students read theory. Assign an original research project and make students accountable to the public for the implementation and outcome. Plan active learning exercises with focus and precision. These were some of the lessons last year's participants in the Promising Professors workshop took away from the session. Invited distinguished educator Dianne Lynch, St. Michael's, will add concluding comments.