Category: Professional Notes

Dr. Tamie Pratt-Fartro, College of Education Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is hosting the 2nd annual Literacy Coaching Symposium titled Literacy Leadership for 21st Century Learning on October 26 in University Hall at the Stafford campus.  This event is of special interest to all practicing literacy/reading coaches, reading specialists, administrators, instructional coordinators, and anyone who works directly with teachers on literacy issues.

For more information, visit http://education.umw.edu/blog/2011/09/literacy-coaching-symposium.

Jane Huffman, College of Education chair of the Department of Foundation, Leadership and Special Populations, has been named as president-elect of The Association of Teacher Educators in Virginia.  She also is the co-chair of the organization’s fall conference which is being held at Sweetbriar College October 20 to 21.

The Association of Teacher Educators in Virginia is an affiliate of the national organization, Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). ATE is an organization for individuals who have a professional interest in the preparation and continuing education of teachers and other professionals in the field of education. Members represent public and private schools, colleges and universities, professional associations and learned societies and government agencies.

Leigh Raiford, associate professor of African American studies at the University of California, Berkeley, will present the lecture “Sights of Struggle: Race, Art, Pedagogy” tonight. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411 and is free and open to the public.

Raiford is the author of “Imprisoned in a Luminous Glare: Photography and the African American Freedom Struggle” (University of North Carolina Press, 2011) and co-editor with Renee Romano of “The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory” (University of Georgia Press, 2006).

The lecture is part of the “James Farmer and the Struggle for Civil Rights” freshman seminar course and is sponsored by the James Farmer Lecturer and Postdoctoral Committee.

For more information, contact Jess Rigelhaupt at (540) 654-1480.

The American Institute of Architects Virginia Society will recognize Meta Braymer, vice president for economic development and regional engagement, with honorary membership. The AIA will present the honor at the Visions for Architecture gala on November 4 in Richmond.

According to the AIA website, “honorary membership may be bestowed upon individuals not eligible for membership in the Society, but who have rendered distinguished and exemplary service, over a sustained period of time, to architecture and the built environment in Virginia.”

For more information, visit http://www.aiava.org/featured/honorary-membership-conferred-on-braymer-ohlinger/.

Emile Lester, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, will present at a forum on Tuesday, November 1 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The forum, “God in the Classroom: Exploring the Place of Religion in Public Schools,” is presented by the Religious Freedom Project at the Newseum and Wesley Theological Seminary and begins at 6 p.m.

During the presentation, Lester will discuss his book, “Teaching about Religions: A Democratic Approach for Public Schools.” The evening also will include the Washington D.C. premiere of the documentary film “In God We Teach.”

For more information about the forum, visit http://www.freedomforum.org/e-vite/godinclassroom/e-vite.html or email elester@umw.edu.