> *********************************************
> Satellite Town Meeting #67
> "Powerful Middle Schools: Teaching and Learning for Young Adolescents"
> Tuesday, February 15, 2000 - 8:00 to 9:00 pm (ET)
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>
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>
> February's Satellite Town Meeting participants are:
>
> Co-hosts:
> U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
> Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Johnson, Office of Elementary and
> Secondary Education
>
> Panelists:
> *Ms. Michelle Pedigo, Principal, Barren County Middle School, Glasgow,
> Kentucky
>
> *Mr. Kevin Kuppler, Science Teacher & Curriculum Specialist, Jefferson
> Middle School, Champaign,Illinois
>
> *Ms. Ruth McLaurin, Parent Outreach Organizer, Take the Time Project,
> Whitaker Middle School, Portland, Oregon
>
> *Mr. Hayes Mizell, Program Officer, Middle Schools Project, Edna McConnell
> Clark Foundation, New York, NY
>
> In the Audience:
>
> * Dr. Gaye Ivey, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of
> Maryland-College Park
> * Dr. Betty Sturtevant, International Reading Association, George Mason
> University, Graduate School
> * Dr. Vinetta C. Jones, Dean, School of Education, Howard University
>
> For more information on this topic, visit these websites:
> National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform - www.edc.org/FSC/MGF
> Think College Early - www.ed.gov/thinkcollege
> Gear Up - www.ed.gov/gearup
> Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - www.figurethis.org
> International Reading Association - www.reading.org
>
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