Monday, March 22, 2010

UTSA Hosts Inaugural Educational Symposium, 3-25


Robert Rivard, (photo) Managing Editor for the Express-News to facilitate

Leaders from local public schools, private sector, universities and colleges discuss challenges and opportunities in Bexar County schools

The UTSA Center for Educational Leadership, Policy and Professional Development in the College of Education and Human Development will host its inaugural educational symposium from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 25th in the Durango Building Southwest Room (1.124) at the UTSA Downtown Campus.

The symposium will allow representatives from the community to explore challenges and opportunities in Bexar County schools. Discussions will center on the topic “How Can This Community Use All Its Assets to Provide The Best Education For All Children in Bexar County.”

Robert Rivard, San Antonio Express-News Editor, will facilitate the discussions. Presenters include Julian Treviño, Director of the UTSA Center for Educational Leadership Policy and Professional Development, Terry Smith, Executive Director of Region 20 Education Service Center, and Christine Drennon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Studies at Trinity University.

“This symposium is the first in a series of several to be held by the center,” said Treviño. “The goals of these symposia are to identify areas in need of research and professional development, all for the betterment of educational opportunities for Bexar County schoolchildren.”

Established in 2009, The Center for Educational Leadership Policy and Professional Development focuses on contemporary issues related to P-20 educational leadership, policy and providing professional development opportunities.

The center’s mission is to provide professional development to help educational leaders and teachers enable students to succeed; conduct and publish research on policies and effective leadership practices that lead to student success; bring together leaders from the public schools, the private sector, universities, as well as education consultants and school reform leaders to work together to address issues faced by the public schools; and, in turn, draft reform strategies.

The UTSA College of Education and Human Development is the leading provider of educators in the San Antonio area and one of the largest in Texas. Ranked third in the United States as producer of teacher-education degrees for Hispanics, the college is responsible for innovative research and grants in professional development, technology enhancement, health, school readiness, and bi-national and bicultural issues

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