EdTALK: Superintendent's Speaker Series :: San Diego Unified School District

Accelerating Success for English Learners
	Kenji Hakuta Professor, Stanford University
	Aida Walqui Director of Teacher Professional Development at WestEd
	Magaly Lavadenz Professor, Language & Culture Department and Director of Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Loyola Marymount University
Watch the Presentation (Runtime: 53 min) - March 27, 2009 Additional Resources: Wordsift, a vocabulary visualization tool for teachers "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners" Working Group on ELL Policy, 2009

Students Discuss Climate Change with Nobel Laureate
	Dr. Mario Molina Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Professor, UCSD, and member of President Barack Obama’s Council on Science and Technology.
Watch the Presentation (Runtime: 55 min) - March 27, 2009

The Economic Impact of Dropouts in San Diego
	Dr. Russell Rumberger Director, California Dropout Research Project, University of California, Santa Barbara
Watch the Presentation (Runtime: 35 min) - March 20, 2009 Additional Resources: See Also News: The Economic Impact of Dropouts on San Diego

Multiple Pathways for High School Success
	Gary Hoachlander President, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
Watch the Presentation (Runtime: 53 min) - November 20, 2008 Additional Resources: ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career