Cast your ballot with Saturday Scholars

Sept. 27, 2008
Coffman Memorial Union
Minneapolis Campus
 

The College of Education and Human Development Alumni Society wants you to join the party at the Saturday Scholars program. Exercise your right to learn by:

Debating the issues. You’ll discuss a range of topics in intimate small-group settings, including child trauma intervention, autism, online learning, and the impact of study abroad programs. Best of all, you can feel completely free to speak your mind: There are no quizzes, tests, or grades in our classes.

Electing public officials. Well, not quite, but you will be able to vote in our informal straw poll for President and for Minnesota U.S. Senator! Results will be announced during lunch.

Voting with your feet. Participants can take a walking tour of the “Hindsight is Always 20/20” exhibit at the Weisman Art Museum. In this solo exhibition, R. Luke DuBois’s prints explore presidential rhetoric by sorting State of the Union addresses from each U.S. president according to word frequency.

Teachers and administrators who attend all three classes can earn 4.5 CEUs. Call 612-625-1310 for information on CEUs for other professions.

CLASS SCHEDULE

8–8:45 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast, and welcome by CEHD Alumni Society president Tex Ostvig

9–9:50 a.m. Class I

10:05–10:55 a.m. Class II

11:10 a.m.–Noon Class III

Noon Luncheon, College update, and straw poll results

1:15–2:15 p.m. Optional tour of the Weisman Art Museum

Saturday Scholars is a casual event, so wear your University or other campus-comfortable attire. Parking is available in the East River Road Garage. Directions, maps, and additional information will be  mailed with your registration confirmation. Let us know if you need any special dietary or disability accommodations.

TOPICS AND PRESENTERS

(presenters confirmed as of August 1)
Classes will run concurrently with three options for each session.

• Adolescents and physical (in)activity: Too much TV or not enough moving?
  —Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, kinesiology
• The U.S. Supreme Court and voluntary school integration: Implications of the court’s ruling for K–12 and higher education
  —Karen Miksch, postsecondary teaching and learning
• Will you be my friend? My Space, Facebook, and other social networking for dummies
  —Kristeen Bullwinkle, college relations
• GeoThentic: Designing online curriculum for engagement and learning in the K–12 classroom
  —Aaron Doering, Charles Miller, and Cassie Scharber, curriculum and instruction
• SAGE advice on Study Abroad for Global Engagement
  —Gerry Fry and Michael Paige, educational policy and administration
• Community/University partnerships: Navigating research and practice in children’s mental health
  —Abigail Gewirtz and Dawn Reckinger, family social science
• Autism: Science or snake oil?
  —John Hoch, educational psychology
• Mental health court: Does it really work?
  —Pam Stenhjem, Institute on Community Integration

Registration form [.pdf]