The Charles A. Dana Center's National Conference on Teaching the Hard Stuff to Diverse Groups of Students  

The Charles A. Dana Center in collaboration with the STAR Center is pleased to announce the upcoming national conference on Teaching the Hard Stuff to Diverse Groups of Students.

To be held July 13-15, 2005 at the Dallas Adam’s Mark Hotel, this conference will focus on learning in the areas of mathematics, science, English language arts, and reading at both the elementary and secondary levels. Strands will focus on teaching, learning, assessment, and equity. Threaded throughout these sessions will be the research basis for best practice. Sessions will be conducted by exemplary classroom practitioners, administrators and researchers. The conference is intended to serve the needs of administrators, teachers, counselors, policy makers, and school board members.

Conference Program

Download the conference program (pdf 804kb).

Conference Registration

To register for the conference, download the registration form (pdf 168kb) and follow the form's instructions. The early registration deadline is June 1, 2005.

For information on booking reservations at the Adam's Mark Hotel, click here.

Read a press release about the conference.