Convening for Student Success Conference Info:

March 13 and 14, 2008
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico

The conference will focus on issues related to the changing dynamics of
educating native students in the 21st Century.
We want to explore how diverse generations can teach and learn in a
constantly evolving technical and cultural environment.
We hope to explore ways to understand today's student mindset and
context that shapes the motivations and values of learning.
Join College and High School Students, Educators and Student Support Staff
as we discover and explore ways to transform the challenges of generational
diversity into opportunity and promise.

Honored Speakers

Stephen Fadden is a Native American (Mohawk) educator, musician, storyteller, and actor. He received his Mastes in Communications from Cornell University. Stephen also worked throughout New York state as a multicultural education consultant for public schools and other public education institutions, examining ways stories can help students find meaning in their educational experiences. He is currently the National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar in Residence at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Before coming to the Institute of American Indian Arts, Stephen lectured in the Communication Department and American Indian Program at Cornell University. He teaches courses in Native American Art History, courses in Native American Culture History, Speech Communication, and Anthropology at Santa Fe Community College, and Speech Communication at the College of Santa Fe.

Iris Heavy Runner Pretty Paint, is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana. She is a noted educator, who has focused her career on issues of retention and resilience of native students. Heavy Runner-Pretty Paint's undergraduate work was completed at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas. Her graduate work was completed at the University of Minnesota/School of Social Work. She has been a Bush Fellow in Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, a Department of Education Experienced Faculty Fellow, a training fellow for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE), and selected as the 2004 Mellon Faculty Enhancement Fellow by the American Indian College Fund. Currently, Dr. Heavy Runner-Pretty Paint serves as Co-Director of ROSNA (Research Opportunities in Science
for Native Americans) at the University of Montana.

Conference Schedule
First Day: Thursday, March 13, 2008
7:30 am Registration (Ongoing)
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Opening Session
• Welcome and Introductions: Diane Reyna, Director IAIA Learning Support Center
• Invocation by Mr. Tony Reyna, Taos Pueblo, NM. Songs by Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Tewa Women’s Choir.
9:30 am Honored Speaker
• Stephen Fadden, National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar-In-
Residence Institute of American Indian Arts.
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Student Panel: Life in the Twenty First Century
Native American Student Perspectives on Education
Noon Intergenerational Lunch
1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions I
2:00 pm Presentation of Documentary: Two Million Minutes
An analytical look at how three superpowers of the 21st century -China, India and
the United States- are preparing students for the future in the approximately 2
million minutes during high school.
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Discussion of Documentary
4:00 pm Faculty Panel facilitated by Dr. Ann Filemyr
5:00 pm Conference Reception
7:00 pm Dinner on your own
8:00 pm Presentation of PBS Film Frontline: Growing Up Online
Looking at the impact of the Internet on adolescence through the eyes of teens
and their parents.
Second Day: Friday, March 14, 2008
7:30 am Registration
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Honored Speaker
• Iris Pretty Paint, Co- Director of Research Opportunities in Science for
Native Americans at the University of Montana.
10:00 am Concurrent Sessions II
11:00 am Group Panel
Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Talking Circle
3:00 pm Closing Session

Hotel Information
Conference Hotel
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa
1300 Tuyuna Trail
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, USA 87004
Tel: 505-867-1234 Fax: 505 -771-6180
Room Rates:
Single/Double Occupancy ...............169.00
Triple Occupancy.............................194.00
Quads...............................................219.00
Reservations:
Tel: 505-867-1234 / 800-233-1234
Fax: 505 771 6180

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Please submit proposals that address initiatives related to teaching and
learning to diverse generations of students.
Issues
• Addressing the "digital divide" in an educational setting
• Enhancing the veteran's educational experience
• Myths and reality of today's native student experience
• Reverse mentoring opportunities
• Computer, video, and online gaming and the high school and college student
• Youth Culture
• Media Literacy
• Generation Gap in Learning and Teaching
• Adapting technology in the classroom
• Single parents
• Generational collaborative learning
• Addressing the information gap between generations of students
• Computer literacy for the older student
• Creating generational connections through community service
• Grants opportunities to address issues of teaching and learning
across generations
• Globalization and student engagement
• Learning needs for today's native student
• Issues that impact learning in the 21st Century
• New career paths for today's student
• Counseling issues for diverse generations of students