The Spring 2004 CCTE Conference will feature the theme "Furthering Social Justice through Teacher Education Policy and Practice." This Spring Conference theme serves to continue CCTE exploration of policy and practice from previous semi-annual conferences, and to bring full circle the discusison from last spring when CCTE delegates and members conducted a self-examination of teacher education in California and identified key themes for CCTE long-range planning. A special committee and the CCTE Board of Directors have worked with those themes since, and specific long-range plans will be brought back to the delegates and members at the Spring 2004 Conference.

The keynote speakers for the Spring 2004 Conference will be Gloria Ladson-Billings on Thursday and Joyce Carol Thomas on Friday. Both speakers will address the Conference theme, with special attention to the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Ladson-Billings has written extensively in the field of multicultural education, while Thomas is an author whose writing has recently focused on Linda Brown of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Other sessions will involve Kevin Kumashiro, Eric Rofes, Christine Sleeter, and Suzanne SooHoo as well as CCTE Legislative and Educational Policy Analyst Elizabeth Jimenez. The Conference will include meetings of the Special Interest Groups, policy sessions, research and best practice sessions, a Thursday banquet, and the Friday awards luncheon.

The co-chairs of the Spring 2004 Conference Planning Committee are Tom Nelson and Vicki LaBoskey, and other members of the Planning Committee are Paul Ammon, Harriet Arnold, Karen Benson, Sally Botzler, Jim Cantor, Magaly Lavadenz, Sue Marston, Andrea Maxie, Della Peretti, Eric Rofes, Ron Solorzano, and CCTE Executive Secretary Alan Jones. Suggestions for or questions about the Spring Conference may be addressed by e-mail to Tom (tnelson@pacific.edu), Vicki (vickikl@mills.edu), or Alan (caddogap@aol.com).

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Teacher educators, including subject matter faculty, at colleges and universities (two-year, four-year, and graduate), BTSA directors and staff and other K-12-based teacher educators, supervisors of student teachers, classroom teachers, school district and county office staff development personnel, students in credential programs, state education leaders, professional associations, research centers — everyone interested in and involved in teacher education across California.

Download and complete the registration form (pre-registration deadline is March 12) and return it to:

Alan H. Jones
CCTE Executive Secretary
3145 Geary Boulevard, PMB 275
San Francisco, CA 94118

You must make your own hotel reservations for the Conference. Call the Hyatt Sainte Claire Hotel at 800/233-1234 or 888/975-1234 and tell them you are attending the CCTE Spring 2004 Conference. The Conference rate is $130 (single or double) and the reservation deadline for our block of rooms is March 9, although some rooms may still be available after that date.