Past Events

CLASE Collaborates with DOE and KSU

CLASE is collaborating with Kennesaw State University, Metro RESA and the Georgia Department of Education on KSU's 7th Annual ESOL Conference, February 26 (middle & high school teacher focus), 27 (elementary school teacher focus), and 28 (administrator focus) in Kennesaw. Dr. Margo Gottlieb will provide keynote presentations each day, plus other experts from schools, universities and the department of education will be on the program. For more information or to register, go to www.kennesaw.edu/education/soap.

CLASE Spring 2008 Sheltered Instruction Follow-Up Workshop

CLASE's 2008 spring renewal conference was held March 5 at the Georgia Center, and featured as speakers Dr. Kimberly Anderson (REL-SE) and Dr. Kris Gutierrez (UCLA), as well as presentations from Dr. Art Recesso and from participating teams on their progress in implementing sheltering strategies at their schools.

On Feb. 22, 2008, UGA's Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE), College of Education Dean's Council on Diversity, and the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services sponsored its fourth annual conference for K-12 school counselors, with some 187 attendees. This year's theme was "Diversity Issues in School Counseling: Supporting ALL Georgia's Students," and included a strong Latino themed strand, with presentations including Latino family engagement, helping Latino students succeed, information on scholarships and higher education opportunities, and updates on state legislation impacting Latino students. The day culminated with a panel of UGA and local high school students, who shared their own experiences and recommendations to the counselors.

CLASE Fall Renewal Conference
On October 19, the 2006 Fall Renewal conference was held at the Latin American Association. This year’s teams gathered to hear from story-teller Carmen Agra Deedy, to share updates on their implementation of Action Plans, and to hear about the Gwinnett Steps to College Program.

Portes Lecture
As part of the LACSI/UGA Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Speaker Series, October 10, Dr. Pedro Portes presented "The Latinos Are Coming! How Closing The Achievement Gap Is Linked to National Survival and Excellence in Education."

The Spring Renewal Conference was held March 23rd at the Latin American Association. Attendees heard from Rep. Sam Zamarripa and from Cheryl Wienges, and shared their teams' successes and accomplishments for the year. Download the schedule here.

School Counselors as Educational Leaders for Georgia Latino/a K-12 Students Conference, held at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Friday, February 17, 2006. This conference, sponsored by the University of Georgia Department of Counseling and Human Development Services and CLASE, brought together over 175 counselors and others from across the state and included

• information on the creation of a new “research collaborative” to support counselors as they move forward on implementing ideas
• effective program models for newcomers and English learners
• fostering Latino parent engagement
• college admissions and scholarship support
• effective strategies for counseling Latino students and families
• how to develop, implement and assess effective programs
• and MUCH MORE!

Download the SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE.

Bilingual School-Parent Liaison Conference, at the Clayton State University Conference Center in Morrow, GA, January 19-20, 2006.
Partial funding for this conference was provided by Georgia PTA. This second annual conference focused on professional development and networking for the critically important bilingual school staff members who link families and schools. The conference provided strategies for enhancing effectiveness as a family-school liaison; it focused on supporting student academic achievement and parent involvement, and highlighted best practice programs. The conference helped foster and nurture a professional community of Latino family support staff, allowing over 200 of them to share with and learn from each other and outside experts.

Download the Liaison conference Schedule at a Glance here.

2005

2005 Dean's Council on Diversity Fall Speaker Series

Presentation: Sara Tolbert, Teaching Science for Social Justice, November 30, 2005.

Presentation: Elida Perez-Knapp, Engaging Latino Families (PowerPoint), November 2005.

Presentation: Paul Matthews & Bernadette Musetti, Latino Education: What's Working in Georgia (PowerPoint presentation), Oct. 2005.

Presentations: Regina Suriel, Tools for Success in the Multicultural Classroom, Sept. 2005

2005 Summer Institute
The 2005 Summer Institute took place at Unicoi State Park, June 12-16. Click here to download an Excel file for the schedule at-a-glance. Teams worked to create Action Plans, and heard from a wide range of great speakers including Adam Chavarria, Shawn McCollough, Dennis Parker, and many more!

2005 International Experience for Second-Year CLASE Educators
With grant funding from the Title II Improving Teacher Quality program, CLASE took Georgia teachers and administrators to either Mexico or Costa Rica in June 2005. The Costa Rica program focused on science education, and the Mexico program focused on social science education.

2005 Spring Renewal Conference
The 2005 Spring Renewal Conference took place at the Latin American Association, March 11. Click here to download the schedule.

2004

2004 Bilingual Liaison Conference
CLASE and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College hosted the first-ever Latino Family-School Liaison Conference in Tifton, Georgia in October 2004, with funding support from the Board of Regents Hispanic Pilot Project. Below are presentations from this conference in black and white to minimize disk space.

• Introduction to Immigration - Catholic Social Services
• How Acculturation Impacts Health and Education - Leslie Rodriguez-Zeigler, Health Promotion, UGA
• Parent Involvement & Immigrant Families - Isabel Sance-Valverde, MALDEF
• No Child Left Behind: What Parent Liaisons Need to Know - Tiny Davis, Georgia Department of Education
• No Parent Left Behind - Norma Malone, ESOL teacher, Forsyth County
• Program Models for English Language Learners - Paul Matthews, Co-Director, CLASE
• Domestic Violence & Immigration - Susan Colussy, immigration attorney
• When Immigration Stops You: The Rights of Immigrants in the U.S. - Susan Colussy, immigration attorney
• List of Health Programs & Organizations that offer Bilingual Materials - Leslie Rodriguez-Zeigler, Health Promotion, UGA

2004 Summer Institute
The 2004 Summer Institute took place at Amicalola Falls State Park, June 1-5. Click here to download an Excel file for the schedule at-a-glance.

2004 Spring Renewal Conference
The 2004 Spring Renewal Conference took place at the Latin American Association, March 26. Click here to download the schedule.

2004 Effective Counseling for Latino Students Conference
This conference, co-sponsored by UGA's Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, took place at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education February 17-18.

2003

2003 Fall Renewal Conference
The 2003 Fall Renewal Conference took place at the Latin American Association, October 25. Click here to download the schedule.

2003 Summer Institute
The 2003 Summer Institute took place at Amicalola Falls State Park, June 22-27. Click here to download an Excel file for the schedule at-a-glance.