College of Education
Georgia State University
30 Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia
MAY 20-22, 2005
FRIDAY, MAY 20
9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements
Suzanne Miller and Dana L. Fox
Welcome from Georgia State University
Ron Colarusso, Dean, College of Education
The Role of CEE within NCTE
Kent Williamson, Executive Director of NCTE
10:15-11:00 a.m.
Reflections on the History of CEE
Invited CEE History Panel: Leila Christenbury, Janet Emig, Edmund Farrell, Ben Nelms, Gordon Pradl, and Janet Swenson, Convener
11:00-11:15 a.m.
A Predictive Vision of Our Future:
Results and Highlights from the English Education Change Inventory
Stephen Koziol
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Reframing Critical Issues for CEE
Patricia Lambert Stock, Past President of NCTE
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Lunch as a Group
1:30-4:00 p.m.
Thematic Strand Groups Convened
Meet for introductions and discussion of the briefing notebooks and draft belief statements to explore consensus and controversy. Revise as you go to continue "framing" the knowledge/belief statement drafts in ways that will be accessible beyond the English education community. One or more group members take careful notes throughout the Summit.
Group 1: What is English education?
Co-Conveners: Robert Yagelski and Janet Alsup
Group 2: What do we know and believe about the roles of methods courses and field experiences in English education?
Co-Conveners: Peg Graham and Ruth Vinz
Group 3: What do we know and believe about supporting linguistically and culturally diverse learners in English education?
Co-Conveners: Bob Fecho and Fenice Boyd
Group 4: What do we know and believe about multi-modal literacies and digital technologies in English education?
Co-Conveners: Janet Swenson and Ewa McGrail
Group 5: How might we more meaningfully assess the effectiveness of English education programs?
Co-Conveners: B. Joyce Stallworth and Steve Koziol
Group 6: How can CEE help its constituencies, the broader public, and policymakers understand the relationship between research and teaching?
Co-Conveners: Don Zancanella and John Mayher
Group 7: How might we nurture and grow the membership of CEE?
Co-Conveners: Dawn Abt-Perkins and Jill VanAntwerp
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Break: Fresh Air, Walking, Resting . . .
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Whole Summit Meeting
Each thematic strand group brings something for discussion--a question, a controversy, a short text for comment. Copies of each strand group's in-process knowledge/belief statement drafts will be made available to everyone for written feedback and/or oral response.
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Dinner as a Group
Lombardi's Ristoranti Italiani
94 Upper Pryor Street, Suite 238, Atlanta, GA 30303
SATURDAY, MAY 21
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Whole Summit Meeting
Announcements
A short reading from the CEE History Panel to energize our vision
8:45-10:45 a.m.
Thematic Strand Groups Continue Their Inquiry
Continue discussion and drafting based on whole group discussion and response from yesterday. Move on to next stage of inquiry.
Group 1: What is English education?
Co-Conveners: Robert Yagelski and Janet Alsup
Group 2: What do we know and believe about the roles of methods courses and field experiences in English education?
Co-Conveners: Peg Graham and Ruth Vinz
Group 3: What do we know and believe about supporting linguistically and culturally diverse learners in English education?
Co-Conveners: Bob Fecho and Fenice Boyd
Group 4: What do we know and believe about multi-modal literacies and digital technologies in English education?
Co-Conveners: Janet Swenson and Ewa McGrail
Group 5: How might we more meaningfully assess the effectiveness of English education programs?
Co-Conveners: Joyce Stallworth and Steve Koziol
Group 6: How can CEE help its constituencies, the broader public, and policymakers understand the relationship between research and teaching?
Co-Conveners: Don Zancanella and John Mayher
Group 7: How might we nurture and grow the membership of CEE?
Co-Conveners: Dawn Abt-Perkins and Jill VanAntwerp
10:45-11:00 a.m.
All Groups Break for Refreshments
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Thematic Strand Groups Continue Their Inquiry
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Lunch as a Group
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thematic Strand Groups Continue Their Inquiry
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Break: Fresh Air, Walking, Resting . . .
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Whole Summit Meeting
Each thematic strand group brings something new for discussion?a question, a controversy, a short text for comment. Copies of each strand group?s updated knowledge/belief statement drafts will be made available to everyone for written feedback and/or oral response.
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Dinner as a Group and Sock-Hop Dance with DJ Ken Kantor
Georgia State University's Indian Creek Lodge and Recreation Area,
900 South Indian Creek Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwrec/facilities/icra.html
Directions to Indian Creek Lodge and Recreation Area: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwrec/facilities/dir-ICRA.html
(Note: We ask that those with a car or other transportation in Atlanta volunteer to drive several participants to Indian Creek Lodge. Most participants are encouraged to take MARTA's East Line from Five Points Station to Indian Creek Station. Indian Creek Lodge is only about 1/3 mile from the Indian Creek MARTA Station. See the MARTA rail map at: http://www.itsmarta.com/getthere/schedules/index-rail.htm.)
SUNDAY, MAY 22
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Whole Summit Meeting
Final Announcements
NCTE Mentoring Membership Plan
Kent Williamson, Executive Director of NCTE
9:00-11:45 a.m.
Thematic Strand Groups Final Meeting
Complete face-to-face discussion and drafting based on whole group discussion and response from Friday and Saturday. Finalize the knowledge/belief statement document. Move on to the next stage of inquiry, including recommended actions and writing plan for the White Paper.
Group 1: What is English education?
Co-Conveners: Robert Yagelski and Janet Alsup
Group 2: What do we know and believe about the roles of methods courses and field experiences in English education?
Co-Conveners: Peg Graham and Ruth Vinz
Group 3: What do we know and believe about supporting linguistically and culturally diverse learners in English education?
Co-Conveners: Bob Fecho and Fenice Boyd
Group 4: What do we know and believe about multi-modal literacies and digital technologies in English education?
Co-Conveners: Janet Swenson and Ewa McGrail
Group 5: How might we more meaningfully assess the effectiveness of English education programs?
Co-Conveners: Joyce Stallworth and Steve Koziol
Group 6: How can CEE help its constituencies, the broader public, and policymakers understand the relationship between research and teaching?
Co-Conveners: Don Zancanella and John Mayher
Group 7: How might we nurture and grow the membership of CEE?
Co-Conveners: Dawn Abt-Perkins and Jill VanAntwerp
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Whole Summit Meeting and Working Lunch
Thematic Strand Group Co-Conveners Panel:
What are the key issues and recommended actions in each strand?
Copies of each strand group's updated knowledge/belief statement drafts will be made available to everyone for written feedback and/or oral response.
Before leaving the CEE Leadership and Policy Summit, Thematic Strand Groups submit to Suzanne Miller and Dana Fox the following: (1) your group's knowledge/belief statement document (hard copy and disk copy); (2) complete reference list from your briefing notebook (hard copy and disk copy); (3) a plan with timeline for a White Paper to be completed after the Summit; and (4) plans for any other genres your group may have developed.