Saturday, February 9, 2008
Alumni convened at Pershing Middle School in Houston to reflect with other leaders on what more we must do to reach our vision of educational excellence and equity.
Featured Speakers
David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, State of Texas
Uri Treisman, Professor of Mathematics, the University of Texas, Executive Director, of the Charles A. Dana Center
| Friday, February 8 | |
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| 7:30 9:30 p.m. |
Evening Networking Reception Alumni kicked off the summit by reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones at an informal reception at the Crown Plaza Hotel in downtown Houston. |
| Saturday, February 9 | |
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| 9:00 9:45 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast |
| 10:00 10:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
| 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Panels and Workshops Session I Sessions, in the morning and afternoon, focused on both advancing our collective thinking and translating these provocative sessions into concrete action. Alumni engaged important, diverse perspectives - from each other and from our partners in this work – and built skills, developed ideas, and explored resources that left them better equipped to work toward educational equity. View a sampling of sessions to be offered throughout the day » |
| 12:00 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:45 3:00 p.m. |
Panels and Workshops Session II View a sampling of sessions to be offered throughout the day » |
| 12:00 5:00 p.m. |
Opportunities Fair The opportunities fair provided resources and information about summer, career, educational and civic opportunities in Texas and beyond. |
| 3:15 4:15 p.m. |
Small-Group Discussions and Networking Opportunities |
| 4:30 5:30 p.m. |
Closing Program |
| 7:00 9:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception Alumni joined us downtown for a networking reception at Treebeards - Market Square. |
Contact
For more information, please contact our Texas directors of alumni affairs:
Colleen Dippel: colleen.dippel@teachforamerica.org
Kathleen Reynolds: kathleen.reynolds@teachforamerica.org
Deanna Sheaffer: deanna.sheaffer@teachforamerica.org
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