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1.

Debate: How to Start Debate Teams, Coaching, Ins and Outs of Participating in Competition
Brent Farrand, Director, Jersey Urban Debate League

2.

A Partnership Between the Rainforest Alliance and Newark Schools
Newark Board of Education

3.

Teaching by Taste: Checking for Understanding/Questioning Techniques
James Verrilli, Co-Founder, North Star Academy

4.

Packing More Math into Your Middle School Math Block
Jesse Rector, Co-Director, North Star Academy

5.

Grammar from the Ground Up
Lorraine Elias, Lecturer in English, Rutgers Newark; English Teacher, St. Benedict’s Prep

6.

TEAM’s Culture of Success
Ryan Hill, Principal, TEAM Academy & Drew Martin, Principal, RISE Academy

7.

The Incan Culture and How It Contributed to Our Culture Today
Fawnda Genovese-Garcia, Ann Street School

8.

What, Exactly, Is a Benedictine Education, and How Can It Inform the Field of Urban Education?
Fr. Albert Holtz, OSB ’60, St. Benedict’s Prep

9.

The Criminalization of Black Masculinity in Education
Jermaine Monk ’00, Rutgers-Newark Ph.D. Student

10.

Creating Children’s Books: Using Art to Promote Literacy
Pam Wye-Hunsinger, Art Department Chair, St. Benedict’s Prep

11.

Reading Strategies Through “READ 180”
Newark Board of Education

12.

The Use of Support Groups in Dealing With at Risk Youth
Ivan Lamourt ’82, Director of Counseling, St. Benedict’s Prep

13.

Training and Supporting New Teachers
Heather Calverase, Executive Direcor, Teach for America - Newark

14.

Teaming with Literary Institutions to Create Experiential Learning Situations for High School Writers
Dr. David Wolf, English Department Chair, St. Benedict’s Prep

15.

Implementing Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Newark Board of Education

16.

A Model High School Partnership Program: American History High School
Newark Board of Education

17.

Developing Student Leaders
Glenn Cassidy, Director of Student Services, St. Benedict’s Prep

18.

Curriculum Mapping with NJDOE Clarification Project
Newark Board of Education

19.

Technology: Demonstration of Classroom Performance Systems
Newark Board of Education

21.

PARSE Practical Applications of Research in Science Education
Dr. Jose Lopez ’96, Assistant Professor of Physics, St. Peter’s College
22.
College Guidance: Finding the Best Fit
Tony Carnahan, Director of College Placement, St. Benedict’s Prep
23.
Learning Contracts and Station Teaching – Techniques for Differentiated Instruction
Christie Van Dyke, Special Education Coordinator, North Star Academy Charter School of Newark
24.
Literature of Transformation: Understanding Malcolm X
Kevon Chisolm ’87, M.A. African-American Studies; Trademark Attorney, Washington, DC
25.
Creating the Ensemble: Using the Arts to Encourage Collaboration in the Classroom
Patricia Flynn, Theatre Teacher, St. Benedict’s Prep