Extras!

Draft of Conference Schedule:

A draft of the conference schedule is now available.  Each evening of the conference, we will screen films submitted by conference participants.  The screenings begin the evening of Thursday, April 8th.  Academic paper sessions are organized on Friday, April 9th.  The keynote address will follow the sessions.  A screening will conclude the day.  Saturday, we will host a series of workshops for K12 teachers and professors of undergraduate/graduate students along with academic paper presentations.  The day will end with another screening.

 

Thursday, April 8th, 2010:
6:30-7:30      On-site registration and check-in
7:30-9:00      Screenings of Ragazzi's documentaries and Deutchman's Blackboard Bubble

 

Friday, April 9th, 2010:
8:45-10:00    Registration and Continental Breakfast Provided by Conference
 
10:15-11:30  Session 1a: Teaching Social Justice: Being Critical Towards Media and Using Media to Be Critical
                     Session 1b: Race and Representation of the Modern Classroom
 
11:45-1:00    Session 2a: The Effects of Pop Culture on Today's Youth
                     Session 2b: Media as a Pedagogical Tool
 
1:15-2:30     Lunch Provided by Conference
 
2:45-3:15     Session 3a: Youth Multimodal Media Production: Strategies for Language and Literacy Learning
                    Session 3b: Hollywood's (Mis)Representation of Schools
 
3:30-4:45     Session 4a: Race and Representation of the Modern Classroom: Examining the Urban School
                    Session 4b: Media as a Pedagogical Tool: Extending the Classroom
                    Workshop: Children's Media Project
 
5:00-6:00     Dinner Break
 
6:15-7:30     Keynote Address by Professor Glynda Hull
 
7:30-8:45     Keynote Reception
 
9:00             Late Night Screening
 
 
Saturday, April 10th, 2010:
8:45-9:30       Registration and Continental Breakfast Provided by Conference
 
9:30-11:30     Workshop 1a: Deconstructing Images of Black and Brown Youth in Children's Books
                      Workshop 1b: Using Documentary Filmmaking to Teach the African Diaspora
 
11:30-12:45   Lunch Provided by Conference with Speaker
 
1:00-3:00       Workshop 2a: Hip Hop Theater
                      Workshop 2b: Using Film to Teach Social Theory
 
3:15-4:45       Workshop 3a: Using Film Reflection to Teach Freedom

                      Workshop 3b: Examining Teachers' Critical Media Literacy

5:00-7:30       Dinner Screening: Revolution '67

Information about hotels during conference:

For Conference Organizers:

Alumni House
161 College Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Tel: 845-437-7100

"Ladies wing rooms" with shared bath are $83/night -- there are 6 rooms available for women only
Room that can be shared by two people with a private bath is $163 (also roughly $83/person)

For Conference Attendees:

Hampton Inn
2361 South Road
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 12601
Tel: 845-463-7500
Fax: 845-462-1474
$109/night includes breakfast
30 rooms have been reserved

Please contact either hotel directly to make reservations by March 7th, 2010.
Please mention that you are reserving under Vassar College, TTM3 Conference.  The code to reserve at this special conference rate is CHXTTM.  Shuttles will be available on a limited schedule to and from the Hampton Inn.

Transportation

We recommend flying into SWF (Newburgh) if possible.  It is closest airport, but very few airlines fly there.  We will offer rides from SWF to Vassar and limited rides from LaGuardia and JFK from 11am-5pm on Thursday and rides back to the airport on Sunday.  Please contact us if you need a ride.