The McGraw Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat (2008)

The McGraw Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat (2008) July 18-20, 2008 New York City Teachers College, Columbia University Application Deadline: June 13, 2008 Just landed on the education beat? This is the perfect professional development opportunity. Held on the campus of Teachers College, Columbia University, our annual seminar for reporters new to the education beat will expose you to the hottest and most current K-12 topics. You will hear relevant research on high school reform, teacher quality, math and science issues and pre-kindergarten and get context and perspective on critical education issues. Many editors send their new education reporters to this seminar every year, knowing they will leave with notebooks full of story ideas and a roster of top national experts to help explain them to your local audience. Harold W. McGraw Jr. Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat July 18-20 2008 Teachers College, Columbia University New York City Seminar Agenda Friday, July 18 1:30 pm Optional Multi Media Training at CUNY 219 W. 40th Street | New York, NY 10018 Sandeep Junnarkar, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism 3:30 pm offee and Welcome 4:00 Algebra: Stumbling Block for U.S. Students? Deborah Ball, University of Michigan Jeremy Kilpatrick, University of Georgia 5:15 Comparing Contracts: How Does My District Stack Up? Emily Cohen, National Council on Teacher Quality 5:45 Hospitality and Dinner 6:30 Power, Politics, and Teachers Unions in a Post-Bush Era Randi Weingarten,American Federation of Teachers 8:15 Adjourn for the Evening Saturday, July 19 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 9:00 Pre-Kindergarten: Overview, Obstacles & Story Ideas Sara Mead, New America Foundation Albert Wat, Pre-K Now 10:15 Research and Journalism: What Reporters Should Know Douglas Ready, Teachers College 11:15 Break 11:30 What Constitutes Academic Rigor? Three Perspectives Robin Aufses, Bellmore Kennedy High School Becky Smerdon,Academy for Education Development Jerry Weast, Montgomery County Schools 12:45 pm Lunch 1:45 Beyond Basics: Finding, Pitching and Writing Inspirational Education Stories Richard Martin, St. Petersburg Times John Mooney, Newark Star Ledger Linda Shaw, Seattle Times 2:45 Reporter Roundtables: Group Mentoring/Discussions 4:00 Adjourn Dinner and evening on your own Sunday, July 20 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast 9:00 Teacher Quality and Distribution: Is Equity Possible? Heather Peske, Education Trust Wesley Williams, Ohio Department of Education 10:15 Break 10:30 High School Science: Is the U.S. Left Behind? Michael Padilla, Clemson University Kathy Roth, LessonLab Research Institute 11:45 Using Education Data to Localize Stories: Tools and Tips Mary Ann Fox, American Institutes for Research Larry McQuillan, American Institutes for Research David Miller, American Institutes for Research 12:45 Lunch 1:15 Seminar Evaluation 1:30 Seminar Concludes  This Seminar is made possible by an endowment from Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Additional support comes from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,Texas Instruments Education Technology Division, The Spencer Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, the Kauffman Foundation, the Joyce Foundation and the American Institutes for Research

SEMINAR EXPERTS   Sara Mead The New America Foundation Douglas David Ready Teachers College, Columbia University Kathy Roth LessonLab Research Institute Jerry D. Weast Montgomery County Public Schools Wesley Williams Educator Equity, Ohio Department of Education