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UCEA Convention 2008 Hosted by Florida Atlantic University Preparing Democratic Leaders For Quality Teaching And Student Success: A Time For Action October 30-November 2, 2008 Buena Vista Palace Hotel Orlando, Florida University Council for Educational Administration The University of Texas at Austin College of Education, Dept. of Educational Administration University Station-D5400 Austin, Texas 7872 Phone: 52-475-8592 Fax: 52-47-5975 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ucea.org TABLE OF CONTENTS UCEA Presidential Welcome ........................................................................................... 3 Message from UCEA Executive Director ........................................................................... 4 Convention Host and Sponsor Welcome ..........................................................................5-7 Events at a Glance ......................................................................................................... 8 2007-2008 Executive Committee List ............................................................................. 9 Convention Committee and UCEA Staff List .................................................................... 9 2008-2009 Plenum Session Representatives .................................................................. 10 Convention Theme ........................................................................................................ 11 Convention Session Highlights ........................................................................................ 12 About the Convention 2008 ......................................................................................13-14 Proposal Reviewers .............................................................. ...................................15-16 Exhibitor and Sponsor List ............................................................................................ 17 Convention Program ..............................................................................................18-107 Former UCEA Presidents .............................................................................................. 20 Introduction to UCEA ................................................................................................108 UCEA Member Institutions ........................................................................................108 Previous UCEA Conventions .......................................................................................108 Award Recipients ........................................................................................................109 Program Index ...........................................................................................................111 Hotel Map ........................................................................................................ 120-121 Program Designed by Christopher A. Ruggeri, UCEA Events Manager Buena Vista Palace Hotel Orlando, Florida 2 UCEA PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME It is my pleasure to welcome you to Orlando, Florida for the twenty-second Annual UCEA Convention. This year’s conference theme, Preparing Democratic Educational Leaders To Foster Quality Teaching And Student Success: A Time For Action, is a call to faculty and practitioners to revisit one of UCEA’s fundamental objectives, i.e., improving the preparation of school leaders, particularly as it relates to improvements in the academic and affective performance of students. To this end, the 2008 convention features paper sessions, symposia, conversations/dialogues, poster sessions, point-counterpoint sessions, innovative sessions and international community-building sessions that will explore how research and theory can better inform the preparation of school leaders, as well as to analyze the role of university-based leadership programs in influencing educational decision-making at the federal, state, and local levels. President-elect James W. Koschoreck (University of Cincinnati) and his program co-chairs, Floyd D. Beachum (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee) and Jeffrey S. Brooks (Auburn University), are to be applauded for putting together this exciting conference and challenging us to take a more active role in policy making about leadership and public education, rather than let such decisions continue to be made by others without our input. Highlighted presenters at this year’s conference, and the institutional support that allows us to offer such an incredible roster of speakers, include: the UCEA featured keynoter Jill Blackmore (Deakin University, sponsored by the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill); the Pennsylvania State University Mitstifer Lecture given by Susan Moore Johnson (Harvard University); the Texas A&M Social Justice Lecture featuring Kevin Jennings (Founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network); and a presentation by Lisa Delpit (Florida International University, Center for Urban Education & Innovation), sponsored by Florida State University. I also wish to acknowledge several other institutions whose generosity and support make this year’s conference possible: Florida Atlantic University (Convention Host), University of Florida (Lanyards), Florida State University (Convention Totebags), Auburn University and Information Age Publishing (Award Sponsorship), University of Cincinnati (Sunday Breakfast), the University of Utah and the University at Buffalo/State University of New York and Clemson University (Jackson Scholar Events), the University of South Florida (Plenum Luncheon), and Sam Houston State University (Banquet Supplies). Finally, a conference as ambitious as this year’s would not be possible without the stellar planning and organizational coordination of UCEA Executive Director, Michelle Young, her convention coordinator, Christopher Ruggeri, and the fantastic team of graduate students they have working with them at the University of Texas – Austin: Pei-Ling Lee, Katherine Mansfield and Bradley Carpenter. To those new to UCEA, or coming to the conference for the first time, I welcome you to this incredible community of scholars. I encourage you to introduce yourself and become actively involved. To those of you who are returning, I welcome you back and encourage you to continue your active engagement in this wonderful, on-going conversation. Thanks again for coming to this year’s convention. I know that you will have a thought-provoking and fulfilling time at out conference, here in Orlando. Stephen L. Jacobson, 2007-2008 UCEA President The University at Buffalo/SUNY UCEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WELCOME Welcome to Orlando and the University Council for Educational Administration’s 22nd Annual Convention. Much of the discourse in our field this year has focused on the purpose of lead- ership preparation—preparing leaders for what kinds of leadership positions and responsibilities?—and how leadership preparation should be constructed and delivered to support quality leadership. With these questions in mind, UCEA’s President Elect, James Koschoreck (University of Cincinnati) and his Convention Planning Committee, consisting of Floyd Beachum (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee), Jeffrey Brooks (Auburn University), and Meredith Mountford (Florida Atlantic University), have planned a meeting that focuses on Preparing Democratic Educational Leaders To Foster Quality Teaching And Student Success: A Time For Action. The UCEA convention theme impels us to engage in serious thought regarding the purposes of schooling and leadership and the implications of such purposes for the preparation and career development of educational leaders. The concept of democratic, purpose-driven leadership will be taken up in a number of regular sessions and town hall meetings. I’m sure you will find these sessions stimulating. The convention program this year is a strong indication of the important research, conversations and practices taking place within higher education leadership programs and partner organizations. A substantial number of sessions are focused around issues of leadership preparation, including several working sessions and conversations focused on program evaluation, curriculum design, pedagogy, the newly revised ISLLC standards, and ELCC program reviews. I encourage all of you to make use of this opportunity to share re- search, experiences, and perspectives on the important preparation and development work you do with current and future leaders. In addition to general sessions, governance meets, pre-and post-convention workshops and more than 0 concurrent sessions, the planning committee has set aside time for convention participants to network and share best practices. This meeting promises to be a good opportunity to meet with colleagues, to make new connections, and to share a common commitment to preparing effective school and school system leaders. Many thanks to all of those institutions and individuals who have contributed to the success of our 2008 Annual Convention. In particular, my thanks go out to the 2008 Convention Committee for a job well done and to our Convention Host, Florida Atlantic University, which contributed to this meeting in countless ways. My thanks to our other sponsors, including the University of Florida, Florida State University, Auburn University, Information Age Publishing, University of Cincinnati, the University of Utah, the University of Buffalo/State University of New York, Clemson University, the University of South Florida, and Sam Houston