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    CTAUN 2018 Conference

    Empowering Educators: Taking Action Locally and Globally

    The Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) focuses on today's most important assignment - teaching our children about a world made increasingly interdependent by globalization. 

    CTAUN exists to provide opportunities for educators to learn, understand and appreciate the work of the U.N., and to incorporate global awareness into curricula and school activities at all levels. This year's conference focuses on the role and impact of classroom teachers on students in the local and global community.

    • Date: Saturday, February 24 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
    • Conference Fee: $35 or $20 for students (includes continental breakfast and lunch)
      Price effective through Spring 2018 and subject to change without prior notice.
    • Location: University of North Georgia, Dahlonega (82 College Circle)
    • Educators will receive one professional learning unit for attending

    Keynote Speaker

    Maher Nasser, United Nations’ Director of the Outreach Division in the Department of Public Information. Mr. Maher Nasser has over 30 years of work experience in the United Nations System during which he has worked in various capacities in Gaza, Jerusalem, Amman, Cairo, Vienna, and New York.

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    • Schedule at a Glance
      Time Sessions/Presentations Locations
      8-9 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Hoag Great Room
      9-9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
      Official Welcome: Provost and CTAUN Committee
      Hoag Auditorium
      9:15-10 a.m. Opening Plenary
      Maher Nasser, United Nations' Director of the Outreach Division in the Department of Public Information
      Hoag Auditorium
      10-10:10 a.m. Break Move to Young Hall
      Concurrent Sessions Presentations Locations
      Session A
      10-10:40 a.m.
      Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      Tyler Crafton-Karnes

      The CARE Package: Then and Now
      Daneilia Dwyer and Ruhi Rahman
      Young Hall 214


      Young Hall 216
      Session B
      10:50-11:20 a.m.
      Bridging Knowledge Gaps: A Transatlantic Book Club between Black Africans and African-Americans
      Thais Council and Brilliant Nyambi

      Globa(lives): Partnerships with a Global Impact
      Jasmine Mathis and Erica Bass-Flimmons
      Young Hall 202


      Young Hall 203
      Session C
      11:30-12:00
      Trafficking and OOD Overview
      Roger Hill and Abigail Christmas-Hill

      UNICEF & Global Citizenship
      LaDarrien Gillette
      Young Hall 214

      Young Hall 216
      Time Sessions/Presentations Locations
      12-1 p.m. Meet and Greet Lunch
      Entertainment provided by Pick and Bow, with Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis from UNG.
      Dining Hall Banquet Room
      1-1:55 p.m. Panel Presentations: How We Enact Change
      Changing a Community Through Language and Culture
      Carrie McGarity Woodcock

      Empowering Educators to support SLIFE
      Elena Hernandez - Vo

      How the International Community School empowers the learning and lives of all students through teaching, community, and leadership
      Claudia Rule
      Young Hall 202
      Concurrent Sessions Presentations Locations
      Session D
      2-2:30 p.m.
      How Dual Language Immersion transforms K-12 Education in Georgia
      Michaela Claus-Nix

      Seven Strategies to Support Student Retention
      Francesina R. Jackson

      The (De)construction of Public Schools / Reconfiguring Public Education
      Gwen Benson
      Young Hall 214


      Young Hall 216

      Young Hall 203
      Session E
      2:40-3:10 p.m.
      Teaching About the Holocaust: Building Statewide Communities of Practice
      Sally N. Levine

      Educational Reform and International Educational Partnerships and Opportunities  in Tanzania, East Africa
      Thomas Smith
      Young Hall 214


      Young Hall 216
      Time Sessions/Presentations Locations
      3:20-3:50 p.m. Learning for Action and Impact
      Kevin Glass
      Young Hall 203
      3:50-4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks Young Hall 203

      2018 CTAUN Conference Full Schedule (PDF)

    • Registration Information

      Please register with a debit or credit card and select "Tickets".

      Register now

    • Contact Information

      For more information about the conference, contact;

      • Dr. James Badger, College of Education 
      • Dr. Adam Jordan, College of Education
      • Dr. April Nelms, College of Education
      • Dr. Linda Reece, College of Education 
    • Presentation Submission
      Apply to be a presenter at the 2018 CTAUN Conference.
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