Program

Concurrent Sessions

The Prepárate 2012 conference will feature more than 45 sessions led by education leaders and professionals from across the country. The variety of sessions will focus on successful strategies, effective educational models, and methods for developing educational policy. Here are some of the sessions to be featured at this year's conference:

  • The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree, SO Start with the Trees!
  • Aspiration Plus Action Equals ¡Aquí Estoy! Advisory, a Secondary School Structure Designed to Insure the Academic and Social Preparation of Latino Students on Their Path Towards College Success
  • AVID ELCR: Putting ELL Middle School Students on the Path to College
  • Breakthrough Schools & Inspiration Schools: Raise Expectations and Student Academic Achievement
  • Building STEM P-20 Educational Partnerships
  • Challenges for Latino Students in Middle School: Research Findings and the HISPA Role Model Program
  • College Students and the Recruitment Process
  • Crosby Scholars Excelencia Program
  • Designing and Implementing an Advanced Placement Course for the Diverse High School Classroom
  • Developing Comprehensive Services for Latino Students Using Current Campus Structures
  • Educating Latino Parents and Students About College
  • Embajadores: Service-Learning con la Comunidad
  • Engaging Parents in College Financing Decisions
  • Equity and College Readiness - The AVID Approach
  • Gear -Up for College: Middle to College Pipeline Program
  • Helping Students Get Ready for College: Resources, Access, Equity
  • Helping Students Showcase Their Strengths to Colleges
  • Improving Latino ELLs Preparedness for College Mathematics Through Challenging and Culturally Relevant Instruction
  • Increasing Latino Student Learning Through Teacher Collaboration
  • Increasing Student Persistence and Degree Completion: Successful Strategies from a Title V Cooperative Grant Project
  • The Kaplan Leadership Program: An Approach to Preparing Community College Students for Successful Transfer and Beyond
  • Latino Stories: Cultural Relevance in the Classroom
  • Latinos in Action: Empowering Latino Youth Through Culture, Service, and Education
  • Maximizing STEM Education Outcomes for Hispanic Students Through Multi-leveled Alliances
  • Motivate & Engage Students with Arts Integration and Artful Thinking
  • National Need for Scientists: View from National Science Foundation
  • Pasos al Futuro: Empowering Latino Parents to Prepare, Find, Apply, and Pay for College
  • Preparing the Future Latino Dentist and Physician: The Role of the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
  • The Private Side of Public Education: P-20 Engagement with the Private Sector
  • Project GRADUATE: Developing Early Warning Systems, Practices and Analyses to Keep Latinos in Middle and High School
  • Reconciling Federal, State, and Institutional Policies Determining Educational Access for Immigrant and Undocumented Students: Implications for Professional Practice
  • (Re)presenting College Tours: Exploring Latina/o Youth's Multimodal Digital Projects
  • Service Learning for ESL Students
  • The SAT: Beyond Admissions
  • The Simpsons, Don Quixote, Frida Khalo, Mohandas Gandhi, Bob Marley: What Do They Have in Common? An Academic Journey towards Cultural Literacy Bridging Disciplines: Using Pop Culture, Literature and History
  • Uneven Access & Opportunity: An Examination of College-Going Practices Among Latino Running Start Students in Washington
  • Uniting for the Undocumented – A Coalition Seeking Answers to Better Serve Students
  • Whose Responsibility is it Anyway? Helping More Students Transfer from a Community College to a Four-Year Institution

 

 The above list is tentative based upon confirmations, and titles may change due to the editorial process.

 

Schedule 

The following is a tentative schedule for Preparate 2012:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Concurrent Sessions Beyond Being Latino: Dialogue about Latinos in Education, Mentorship, Career Advancement, and Impact on Secondary and Postsecondary Education Location: Hibiscus A, Terrace Level This session will serve as a forum to discuss Latino cultural identity and its impact on our professional careers, along with current trends for this population of college students. We will engage participants on the following issues: motivating and empowering Latino professionals to advance in the education profession, current state and federal legislations and their impact on the Latino community, demographic shifts in the Latino community and their impact on recruitment, and the creation of a network of Latino professionals. During the session you will meet with Latino admission professionals who have advanced in their careers while staying committed to the Latino community. This session is designed to empower and motivate a new generation of Latino professionals while allowing participants to share their personal journey other resources.
Speaker(s):
Arteaga, Eddie The College Board
Barraza Brockett, Karly California Institute of Technology
García-Lebrón, Yessenia Z. Law School Admission Council
Undocumented Students’ Pursuit of Higher Education Remains an Unresolved Struggle Location: Orchid B, Terrace Level Undocumented students’ pursuit for higher education and the struggle to legalize their residency status remains an elusive reality as the federal DREAM ACT continues to be distant and unattainable. Meanwhile, and in the absences of federal legislation, individual states have created legislation that either expands or restricts educational opportunities. Hence, while the issues for educational access and legalization are debated both at the national and state level, educational leaders continue to work within their perspective institutions to create a safe environment and to advocate for resources and services that support the needs of undocumented students. The presenters form California, Florida, Texas and Washington, will provide legislative updates for their individual states and share best practices and successful strategies for working with undocumented students.
Speaker(s):
Archuleta, Irma Evergreen Valley College
Cabrera, Tanya Illinois Institute of Technology
Contreras, Frances University of Washington
Herrera, Alfred R. University of California, Los Angeles
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Reception: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 5300, Miami, FL 33131-2339 (The networking reception is a short 0.2 mile walk from the hotel, and directions will be available at the registration desk, or a College Board representative will be available in the lobby with directions between 5–5:30 p.m.)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
7:00am - 5:00pm
Registration
8:00am - 9:00am
Welcome Plenary Session
9:10am - 11:40am
Concurrent Sessions
11:50am - 12:50am
Plenary Session and Lunch
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
3:40pm - 5:00pm
Afternoon Plenary Session
Friday, June 1, 2012
7:00am - 3:00pm
Registration
7:00am - 7:45am
Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 9:10am
Concurrent Sessions
9:20am - 10:30am
Morning Plenary Session
10:40am - 1:10pm
Concurrent Sessions
1:20pm - 3:00pm
Closing Plenary Session and Lunch