The Children, Youth and Family Consortium,
University of Minnesota, is proud to present the 2004 Capitol Conversations:
A
dialogue
about research and public policy held in a dynamic forum for faculty
and legislators. Capitol
Conversations 2004 will be focused on three topics that are pertinent
to the needs of the 2004 Minnesota Legislature. These topics
have a solid research base that will be synthesized by faculty
researchers.President
Bruininks will kick off this year's Capitol Conversations series
and welcome faculty and legislators at the February 10th conversation.
Goals
-
Create a sustained forum for two-way conversations between legislators
and University faculty.
- Build mutual trust between legislators and University
faculty.
- Support University faculty and legislators in ongoing
efforts to develop and use policy-relevant research.
Dates
and Time
The conversations will be held from 7:30-9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 18
Wednesday, February 25
Location
Room 230 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
St Paul, MN 55155
Intended
Audience
The Capitol Conversations 2004 are intended for University of
Minnesota faculty and researchers and Minnesota State Legislators
and their
staff.
Parking Information
Centennial Ramp is the closest parking ramp and is located directly
across from the Minnesota Judicial Center entrance on
Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. There are also various
lots and street metered parking available nearby.
Topics February
10, 2004
Supporting Minnesota's Teachers
Welcome:
President Robert H. Bruininks
University of Minnesota
Facilitator:
Jean
King
Associate
Professor in the College of Educational Policy and Administration
Panelists:
Scott
McLeod
Assistant
Professor in the College of Educational Policy and Administration
Karen
R. Seashore
Professor
in the College of Educational Policy and Administration
Jennifer
York-Barr
Associate
Professor in the College of Educational Policy and Administration
Highlights
from February 10, 2004:"Supporting
Minnesota Teachers"
- Data-based
decision making from the state level to the school district and
even to the individual classroom provides support and accountability.
This supports teachers by guiding their decision making with
relevant information about their current students.
- Preparing,
mentoring & supporting new teachers in the classroom
is critically important.
- Being deliberate
about school and classroom size reduced problems for students
and stress for teachers.
Minutes
from February, 10, 2004
Selected
web resources on
ways to support teachers
February
18, 2004
Violence Prevention
Facilitator:
Judith Kahn, M.S.W.
Executive Director, Konopka Institute
for Best Practices in Adolescent Health
Panelists:
Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work, University
of Minnesota Director, Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse
Senator
Leo T. Foley
Chair, Crime Prevention & Public Safety
Senator Sheila M. Kiscaden
Special Legislative Concerns: Health Care,
Human Services
Oliver J. Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Social
Work, University of Minnesota, Executive Director,
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
In the past decade, public concern about
the effects of children's exposure to violence has fueled growing
debate on how best to intervene at the individual, family, and community
levels. More recently, the dialogue on the effects of exposure to
violence is being extended to include information on programs and
policies offering promise in improving the health and well-being
of youth. Please join us as University of Minnesota researchers and
State lawmakers come to the table to discuss policy-relevant research
and initiatives in the area of violence prevention among youth and
families.
Minutes
from February, 18, 2004
Selected
web resources on violence prevention
February
25, 2004
Learning and Development in Out of School Hours
Welcome:
Randy Demmer
MN House of Representatives
Dale Blyth
University of MN, Center for 4-H Youth Development
Facilitator:
Joyce
Walker, Ph.D.
Extension Educator and Professor in the Extension 4H Center for Youth
Development
Panelists:
Corliss Outley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Kinesiology
Jodie Dworkin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Family Social Science
Mary Marczak, Ph.D.
Extension/Assistant Professor, Youth Development Evaluation
Educator and Researcher for 4-H
Minutes
from February, 25, 2004
Selected
web resources on out of school hours
