“No one should make the claim
of being educated until he or she
has learned to live in harmony
with people who differ from them.”
– James Baldwin

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measures.”
– Marianne Williamson

“A mind is a fire to be kindled,
not a vessel to be filled.”
– Plutarch

“A child cannot be taught by anyone whose demand, essentially, is that the child repudiate his experience and all that gives him sustenance.”
– James Baldwin, 1997

“We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.”
– Dorothy Height – “And Still I Rise”

Seminars & Workshops

Keynote Addresses, Seminars, Workshops and Teacher Training Institutes are designed to the specifications of the requesting school, district, or organization.  Listed below are topics that can be presented or modified to meet the specific needs and desired outcomes of the client.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS TITLES:

  1. Standard English Learners: The Overlooked and Underserved Language Minority
  2. Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction: Transforming Perceptions, Pedagogy and Practice
  3. Language Variation and Learning:  Why African American Students aren’t Successful in American Schools
  4. Linguistically Responsive Instruction: Powerful Pedagogy for Advancing Learning in African American and other Standard English Learner Populations

SEMINAR/WORKSHOP TITLES: *Tiles can be revised to address specific student populations:

  1. Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction: Powerful Pedagogy for Advancing Learning in Underachieving Students
  2. Advancing Language Acquisition and Learning in African American Standard English Learners (SELs)
  3. Closing the Achievement Gap: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction
  4. Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Instruction: Transforming Perceptions, Pedagogy and Practice in the Education of Underperforming Minority Students
  5. Shifting Paradigms and Building New Schemas for Educating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: Instructional Strategies that Work” Language Variation and Literacy Acquisition in African American Students: Improving Instruction and Increasing Learning
  6. Non-Biased Assessment of SELs: The Significance of Culture and Language in Differential Diagnosis (Audience: School Psychologists and Speech Pathologists)
  7. Linguistically Responsive Instruction: Strategies for Advancing Language, Literacy and Learning in African American and other underperforming students
  8. Academic English Mastery: Implementing a Program for Standard English Learners Best Practices for Improving Academic Achievement in Underperforming Students: What the Research says
  9. Language Acquisition, Literacy and Teaching Children of African Ancestry

TIME REQUIRED: 2 -6 Hours, (2 hrs. = minimum time required for Workshop)
(1½ hours = minimum time required for keynote address)

TARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers, Administrators, Coaches, Paraeducators, Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Resource Teachers, Reading Specialists, Special Education Teachers, Principals, Board Members, etc.

PRESENTATION FORMAT:  Lecture/Interactive discussion/ active engagement/ Video clips

MATERIALS: Presentation Handout / Reading references/ Reflection protocols

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:  LCD Projector & Screen, Sound Speakers & microphone (prefer hand held)

Latest Publication

Academic Language Mastery: Culture in Context

Academic Language Mastery Culture in Context - Book

ISBN-13: 978-1506337159/
ISBN-10: 15063371555
A SAGE Publishing Company
Language English
Paperback
List price $24.95
Kindle
List price $23.70

Scheduled Seminars - 2025

Thursday & Saturday
March 27-29, 2025

California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE)
Long Beach, California
Dr. LeMoine Featured Speaker
50th Anniversary Conference
Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future:
50 Years of Bilingual Advocacy & Excellence

Monday - Saturday
May 12-17, 2025

Rochester City Schools & Teacher Center
“Institute on Teaching and Learning”
Rochester, New York
Institute on Teaching & Learning Rochester, New York Dr. LeMoine Presenting: Key Note Educational Seminar
Dr. LeMoine Presenting:
Keynote Address, Educational Seminar, Panel Presentation & School Visitations

Sunday - Sunday
May 18-May 25, 2025

African American Cultural Tour
Washing D.C.
Dr. LeMoine Leading

Sunday - Tuesday
October 19-28, 2025

Educational Exchange
Singapore and Thailand
Dr. LeMoine Participant

 

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