May 17-18, 2001
Conference OrganizersMichelle Fine, City University of New York
Will Jordan, Johns Hopkins University
Joseph McDonald, New York University
Studying the Urban High School
Harvard Club of New York City
New York, New York
Thursday, May 17
4:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
(Mahogany Room)
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, President, The Spencer Foundation
4:15 p.m. Session: Viewing the Urban High School Experience from the Perspective
of Teachers and Students
Panelists: Gregory Michie, Juan Palacios, Nancy Serrano
Panel: Greg Michie, author of Holler If You Can Hear Me, and New York City high school teachers and students
6:00 p.m. Reception & Dinner (East Room, Mahogany Room)
Friday, May 18
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast available (North Room)
8:30 a.m. Session 1 (North Room)
Teacher Preparation, Quality Teaching, and Student Achievement
Provocateurs: Amy Wilkins, The Education Trust
Adam Urbanski, Rochester Teachers Association
Discussion
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Session 2 (Mahogany Room)
Measuring and Evaluating School Change and Reform
Panelists: Thomas Corcoran, University of Pennsylvania
Walt Haney, Boston College
12:15 p.m. Lunch (Mahogany Room)
1:30 p.m. Session 3 (North Room)
Curriculum & Design/Instruction
Panelists: Cornelia Brunner, Center for Children and Technology
Deborah McGriff, Edison Schools
Pedro Noguera, Harvard University
Jeannie Oakes, University of California, Los Angeles
Ricardo Stanton-Salazar, University of Southern California
Discussion
3:30 p.m. Closing Session (North Room)
4:00 p.m. Adjournment Wine & Cheese Reception (Slocum Room)