This year at the NCUST Excellence in Urban Education Symposium we are featuring several special sessions focused on specific topics in urban education with two highlighted sessions on STEM education.

• Common Core Standards and English Learners
  http://coe.sdsu.edu/plc/research/index.php
  Explore methods of increasing achievement for English Learners using Common Core Standards.
• MIND Research Math - The Neural Foundation for Learning Math http://www.mindresearch.net/
  Learn how neuroscience research is helping produce the most effective ways for students to learn mathematics.
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• STEM Achievement and Career Interest of African American Students http://people.ehe.osu.edu/jmoore/professional-info/biography/
  Find out how to enhance African American students’ STEM educational experiences.
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• Parental Involvement for Academic Achievement 
  http://parent.sdsu.edu/
  Build the capacity of parents to partner with schools to improve academic outcomes for students.
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• WestEd Equity Center
  http://www.wested.org/cs/eac/print/docs/eac/home.htm
  Access research-based strategies to expand education equity and reduce achievement gaps.
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• Diploma Matters: All Students Ready for College and Careers 
  http://www.edtrust.org/west
  Learn the strategies districts and schools use to ensure all students have the choice to attend college. Book sale  and signing with author of Diploma Matters: A Field Guide to College and Career Readiness immediately following session.
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• Leading Instruction in America’s Best Urban Schools
  http://www.ncust.org
  Understand what NCUST has learned from its 62 Award-winning schools about how to achieve excellent instruction in every classroom. Pre-sale available of new book by Joseph Johnson, Lynne Perez, and Cynthia Uline Leading Instruction in America’s Best Urban Schools.

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