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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman (585) 275-4128 or David Hursh (585) 275-3947
March 14, 2000
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, room 1-101 of Dewey Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights.
Marilyn Cochran-Smith, professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Boston College's School of Education, will discuss ways to prepare and support the next generation of teachers at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, on the River Campus of the University of Rochester.
For more than 20 years, Cochran-Smith has worked with student teachers, experienced teachers, and other educators to understand and improve teaching, particularly in urban areas. She has written extensively on children's language and learning; race, diversity, and social justice in teaching; and on professional development for teachers.
Now the incoming vice president of the American Education Research Association, Cochran-Smith is looking closely at the national effort to raise standards in schools and what consequences that has on classroom teachers.
Cochran-Smith's talk, sponsored by the University's Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, will be held in room 1-101 of Dewey Hall. It is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by calling 275-7428.
This is the final talk in the Warner School's 1999-2000 Scandling Lecture Series on the theme of new directions for the future of teaching and teacher education.
For details, call (585) 275-3947.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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