Education Reform Leader Goodlad in So. Portland

Education reform leader John Goodlad will be the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of The National Network for Educational Renewal, scheduled for this Thursday through Saturday, September 21-23, at the Sheraton Hotel, South Portland. It is the first time that the network, a coalition that has promoted collaboration between public schools and teacher education colleges to advance education reform, will hold its meeting in the eastern U.S. The Southern Maine Partnership, a collaborative reform effort based at USM’s College of Education and Human Development, is hosting the event.

Goodlad’s schedule has changed since we first informed you of this event. He now will be speaking to superintendents, teachers and other members of the educational community from 3 to 4 p.m., Friday, September 22, and from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 23.

Other highlights include an address by David Imig, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, at 7 p.m., on Thursday, September 21; and a session on the Carnegie Leadership Teams for Renewal Project, led by Wilma Smith, senior associate at the Institute of Educational Leadership, from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday.

Goodlad has been a leader in educational reform for the past 15 years, and was a founder of the Center for Educational Renewal, located at the University of Washington. The center is based on the assumption that better schools require teachers with better educations.

For help arranging interviews, call Bob Caswell or Susan Swain at the numbers listed at the top of this advisory.