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Staff Training *
Professional Development *
In-service
* Teacher Training
Cultural Competence, Culturally
Responsive Teaching, Gender Equity, Multicultural Education,
Civil Rights in Education, Diversity in Schools and the
Workplace
Over
thirty years of experience
as an educator and trainer in both Canada and the United States has
taught me that in providing training it is imperative to
offer not only a theoretical understanding of the topic, but
give the participants practical skills that can be immediately
applied. Training or professional development does not have
to be tedious, in fact it should be enjoyable. People learn
best when motivated in a positive, non-threatening
environment.
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Here's to the Crazy Ones
Here's to
the crazy ones.
The misfits. The rebels.
The troublemakers. The round
pegs in the square holes - the
ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules and
they have no respect for
the status quo. You can praise
them, disagree with them,
quote them, disbelieve them,
glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing that you
can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
-Apple
Computer, Inc. commercial "Think Different,
1997" |
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Recent Work:
- Radio:
WNPR Connecticut Public Radio
Asian Americans in Connecticut
Aired: 04/21/2008 - 9:00am
In this episode: A panel discussion on one of
Connecticut's fastest growing minorities
Host: John Dankosky
Guest(s): Bill Howe, Jack Hasegawa, Bela Chowdhury,
Mikhael Borgonos
- Televised Panel Discussion:
The 12th Annual Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial
Conference:
April 23-24, 2008
THEME: "ANGRY YOUTH: SCHOOL & COMMUNITY TRAGEDIES"
April 23-24, 2008
Department of Correction
Maloney Center for Training & Staff Development
245 Jarvis Street, Cheshire, CT
Panel: Preventing School Violence
Presenter(s): Tom Monahan
Status: Available
Air Date: 4/24/2008
Air Time: 9:45 AM EST
Length: 1 Hour 23 Minutes 40 Seconds
- Article:
Drawing
Parallels in Search of Educational Equity: A
Multicultural Education Delegation to China Looks
Outside to See Within published in Multicultural
Perspectives.
Comments from Past
Workshop Participants:
I enjoyed Bill’s
style, approach, facilitation, very generous with sharing of
resources, and the most materials given to participants…more
than any I have received in my 25 years attending workshops,
seminars. Highly recommend this course – wish it were
longer.
I was able
to pick up a number of strategies and skills that I could
use with my student teachers in helping them develop a
multicultural approach in their teaching.
This was one of the most interesting and certainly the most
useful workshop I have attended in 25 years of teaching.
The
workshop should be mandatory for all individuals involved in
the education system (not just teachers). There should be a
component of this as a mandatory part of every education
degree program.
I believe
that this workshop should be mandated by the state or town.
As a first
year teacher, I feel this seminar will be extremely helpful
in developing my personal teaching "style".
This
multicultural curriculum workshop was one of the most
valuable professional development experiences I've had.
Selected
Presentations:
South
St. Paul, MN Public Schools
California State University at Los Angeles
Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE),
Boston, MA
NEA Joint Conference
on the Concerns of Minorities and Women,
Washington, D. C.
Coalition of Community Schools National Forum, Portland, OR
National Eligibility Workers Conference, Little Rock,
Arkansas
University of Central
Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.
U.S. China
Joint Education Conference, Beijing, China
Treffydrin/Easton
Public Schools, Berwyn, PA.
American Association
for Experiential Education 31st Annual Conference
– Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
AERA
Annual Convention and Exhibition. New York, NY & Chicago, IL
Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Board Meeting, Washington, DC
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Conference
National Education Association
(NEA) Human and Civil Rights Joint Conference on Concerns of
Women and Minorities, Philadelphia, PA & Washington, DC
White Bear Lake School District, White Bear Lake,
MN
Burlington School
District, Burlington, VT
CORA Services, Inc.,
Philadelphia, PA
North Adams Public Schools,
North Adams, MA
Mashantucket Pequot
Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Brown University, Providence, RI
Lebanon Valley College, PA
Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education,
Providence, RI; San Antonio, TX; Washington, DC;
Minneapolis, MN
Maret School Service Learning Institute, Washington, DC
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), St.
Paul, MN; Washington, DC; Phoenix, AZ; Atlanta, GA;
Baltimore, MD; Arlington, VA
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