Lecture: teacher education and diversity in the classroom

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

8:00 am - 8:00 am

John Carroll University's Faculty of Color Organization presents Sally Baas, Ph.D., Professor of Teacher Education and Director of the SEAT Program at Concordia University, Saint Paul Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Dolan Center for Science and Technology | Reading Room Luncheon: Noon* | Lecture: 1 p.m. *Registration for complimentary lunch is required by March 28. Email Dr. Theron Ford at tford@jcu.edu. (This event is open to JCU faculty, staff, and students.) Dr. Sally Baas, director of Concordia’s Southeast Asian Teacher Licensure Program, is committed to building a community of lifelong intercultural learners. She joined the Concordia staff in 2002 as an adjunct faculty member in the Southeast Asian Teacher Licensure and Special Education Teacher Education Programs. Baas has devoted her teaching to preparing future educators for diversity in the classroom and developing teaching methods to best serve students of various ethnic backgrounds. For more than 40 years, Baas has been training students at all levels. She brings her expertise to general students and students with special needs and has served as a behavioral assessor, consultant, dean, principal, and also as a school psychologist. She has worked in the collegiate ranks for more than 15 years, passing on her passion and knowledge to future educators. Baas also serves as the Minnesota Teacher Performance Assessment Coordinator. She has numerous publications related to school psychology, reducing assessment bias and preparing children to learn.