Spring Conference

Monday, May 19, 2008

Community College of Baltimore County
Essex Campus

Developmental educators have devoted their careers to teaching the skills needed for college success. Yet our jobs involve so much more than skill-building. According to the National Center of Developmental Education, "The field of developmental education supports the academic and personal growth of under-prepared college students through instruction, counseling, advising, and tutoring." To that end, in order to develop as professionals in our field, we need to continually learn more ways to broaden and improve our ability to reach more students and teach them effectively.

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Martha Casazza
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
National Louis University

Dr. Martha E. Casazza is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at National-Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. She has served as President of the National College Learning Center Association President of the National Association for Developmental Education, Co-Editor of the Learning Assistance Review, and Co-Editor for the National Association for Developmental Education Newsletter. She is currently on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Developmental Education as well as the Advisory Board for the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy.

She is also is a regular contributor to professional journals in the field and was one of the first to call for a theoretical foundation for the field of developmental education in her Journal of Developmental Education article, "Strengthening Practice with Theory." Furthermore, Dr. Casazza has co-authored two books with Dr. Sharon Silverman: Learning Assistance and Developmental Education: A Guide for Effective Practice (1996) and Learning and Development (2000).

Dr. Casazza is currently working on an oral history project to document the history of a Latino community in the city of Chicago, and serves as the Illinois co-coordinator for the Office of Women in Higher Education, an ACE affiliate. Her most recent publication is entitled, Access, Opportunity and Success: Keeping the Promise of Higher Education and was published in 2006. This work addresses the important question, "Can colleges provide both access and standards of excellence?" Her interactive and upbeat keynote speech will motivate you and enliven your teaching practice!

Conference Program:

9:00 – 9:30       Registration/Exhibits &
                        Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30     Welcome and Keynote Speaker
10:45 – 11:45   Session I Presentations
11:45 – 1:00     Luncheon/DEAM Business Meeting
1:10 – 2:00       Session II Presentations
2:10 – 3:00       Session III Presentations
3:00                  Adjourn

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