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FREE Virtual Teacher Professional Development Workshop 2022

  • Jul - 11 - 2022

FDR Memorial Legacy Committee and The University of the District of Columbia 

FREE Virtual Teacher Professional Development Workshop 

July 11-12, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET

 
Are you a K-12 teacher? Do you want to make extra money AND get free continuing education credits for certification?

The FDR Memorial Legacy Committee (FDR Committee) and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) are partnering to conduct this virtual Summer Professional Development.

We are looking for teachers interested in expanding their knowledge of the disability rights movement, FDR and his disability, new perspectives in teaching about FDR and his era, and the intersection of civil rights and disability rights. We are looking for teachers who work in public schools, charters or private schools. 

All sessions will be held via Zoom. Registration is limited, so reserve your spot today!

Attendees will receive a stipend of $200 and 10 hours of free CEUs/PLUs. 
 
For more information and to register now, click here
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*Non-K-12 educators will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Agenda Here  

 

Featured Speakers:  

Lead Presenters and Facilitators: 

Headshot of Arlene King Berry wearing a black shirt with a string of pearls

Arlene King-Berry is a Professor of Special Education at the University of the District of Columbia where she is Chair of the Faculty Senate. She has a J.D. in Disability Law from Antioch School of Law; an M.Ed. in Special Education from Howard University; a B.S. in Special Education from Cheyney University; an A.A. in Mortuary Science from the University of the District of Columbia; and has done post-graduate study at Harvard University, the George Washington University, Trinity University, and Washington School of Psychiatry. Dr. King-Berry is a member of the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee Advisory Board.

Headshot of Mary Dolan wearing a black collared shirt with white dots 

Mary Dolan is the Executive Director of the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee, which she helped establish in 2019. Mary holds an M.A. in Special Education from George Washington University School of Education and Human Development, an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Denver Korbel School of International Service, and a B.A. from the American University School of International Service. Dolan was a member of the senior leadership team at the National Organization on Disability from 1995-2011. She worked as an educator of students with disabilities in D.C. schools from 2012-2019.

 

Rosalie Boone has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree in Special Education.  Until her retirement in June 2013, she held the rank of full Professor in the Howard University School of Education. Dr. Boone has taught K-12 special education students from a variety of ethnic and language backgrounds.  Additionally, she has provided teacher training to education personnel in Arkansas, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and DC.  Dr. Boone is an experienced grant writer and has authored, coordinated, and/or directed numerous grant-funded programs that supported the preparation of leadership personnel, the improvement of teaching, and the implementation of educational research. All of her professional efforts reflect her commitment to addressing the needs of exceptional students/families and teaching personnel from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

 Selfie of Jen Epstein in her NPS uniform while wearing a hat

Jen Epstein is an Education Specialist at the National Park Service and National Mall and Memorial Parks. In 2016, Jen received the Freeman Tilden Award, which is the highest award given in the National Park Service for excellence in interpretation. Under Jen’s leadership and guidance, a group of underserved middle school students from D.C.’s School Without Walls at Francis Stevens and Truesdell Education Campus, embarked on a week-long expedition to a dozen national parks connected with the civil rights movement.

 Headshot of David Woolner, Ph.D in a brown jacket and black turtle neck

David B. Woolner is Senior Fellow and Resident Historian of the Roosevelt Institute, Professor of History at Marist College, and Senior Fellow of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. He is the author of “The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace” (Basic Books, 2017), and is editor/co- editor of five books, including “Progressivism in America: Past Present and Future” (Oxford University Press 2016), “FDR’s World: War, Peace and Legacies” (Palgrave, 2008), and “FDR the Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in America” (Palgrave, 2003). His media appearances include interviews with CNN, the BBC, Al Jazeera, the History Channel, NPR, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He is a member of the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee Advisory Board.

 Photo of Jeff Urbin sitting at his desk in a shirt and tie with FDR memorabilia in background

Jeffrey Urbin is the Education Specialist and Director of the Pare Lorentz Film Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, where he is responsible for developing all of the Library's education programs, offerings and materials for students ranging from second grade to college and for adult learning and public programs.  He has won numerous awards and accolades for his work in pioneering distance learning programs for the National Archives, curriculum development for the National Archives National Civic Education Initiative, and the development of disability and accessibility programs and curriculum. He taught history and government for public and private colleges for more than ten years before joining the National Archives and Records Administration at the Roosevelt Presidential Library in 2001.