LEADER OF NATIONAL BOARD THAT SETS TEACHER STANDARDS
TO GIVE PUBLIC TALK SEPT. 10 AT U.VA.

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 9 -- James A. Kelly, president of
the national board that establishes rigorous certification standards
for teachers, will be the first speaker during the Curry Forum on
Educational Issues this fall at the University of Virginia.
	Kelly, president of the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards, will begin his talk at 1 p.m. in Room 004C on the
ground floor of Ruffner Hall.
	The national board was established in 1987 in response to a
recommendation that the Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a
Profession suggested in "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st
Century." The board establishes high standards for teachers to meet in
order to gain national certification.
	During his talk, Kelly will explain the goals, operations and
future plans of the national board.
	Kelly's talk is the first of more than two dozen presentations
by nationally recognized scholars during the Curry School of Education
forum. Started four years ago by Curry School faculty, the
graduate-level course focuses on key issues in education, particularly
as they relate to
improving teaching.  Among the topics to be discussed this semester
are Title IX, the Core Knowledge Curriculum, teaching gifted and
talented students and the future of education in Virginia.
	All talks are open to the public.
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                                                                                   September
8, 1997

NOTICE TO THE MEDIA: A preliminary schedule of forum speakers is
enclosed. For more information, contact Jim Cooper, faculty organizer
of this year's forum, at (804) 924-0860.
1997 Curry Forum on Educational Issues 
Schedule of Speakers

All speakers and panels will begin at 1 p.m. in Room 004C on the
ground floor of Ruffner Hall.  For more information, contact Jim
Cooper in U.Va.'s Curry School of Education at (804) 924 0860.

September 10, Professional Teaching Standards
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: What Is It and
What Is It Trying to Accomplish?
James Kelly, President, National Board for Teaching Standards

September 17, Educational Architecture
Considering the Built and Natural Environments as Educational Media 
William Bradley, assistant director, Thomas Jefferson Center for
Educational Design, Curry 
           School of Education
Robert Vickery, American Institute of Architects; professor emeritus,
U.Va. School of
           Architecture
Nancy Takahashi, lecturer, U.Va. School of Architecture

September 24, Title IX
Title IX: Successes and Failures in Promoting Gender Equity 
 Linda Bunker, associate dean, Curry School of Education
Jane Miller, associate athletic director, U.Va.
Claudia Dodson, Virginia High School League

October 1, Core Knowledge Curriculum
The Core Knowledge Curriculum
E.D. Hirsch Jr., author, "The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have
Them"

October 8, Excellence in Teaching
Issues Surrounding Teaching at a Major Research University
Panel including the following U.Va. faculty: Bill McAllister, history
department; Alison Booth, English department; Lisa Reilly, department
of architectural history; Ben Ray, department of religious studies;
Steve Thornton, physics department; Gertrude Fraser, department of
anthropology

October 15, the TIMMS
What can TIMMS Tell Us about Improving Mathematics and Science
Teaching?
William Schmidt, professor of physics at Michigan State University and
national research director, Third International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMMS)

October 22, Educational Research
The Federal Government's Role in Educational Research
Sharon Robinson, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education, Office
of Educational Research and Improvement

October 29, Issues in Multicultural Education
What is multiculteral Education and Where It Is Headed?
Kenneth Simington, assistant professor of counselor education, Curry
School of Education, will lead a panel of U.Va. faculty




November 5, Issues in Higher Education
Current Issues in Higher Education
David Breneman, Dean, Curry School of Education
Sarah Turner, assistant professor of policy studies, Curry School of
Education

November 12, Teaching Gifted and Talented
Issues in Teaching Gifted and Talented Students
Carolyn Callahan, director, National Research Center for the Study of
     Gifted and Talented, Curry School of Education
Carol Tomlinson, associate professor, Curry School of Education

November 19, TBA

December 3, Future of Education in Virginia
Commission on the Future of Education in Virginia: Findings and
Recommendations
Emily Couric, Virginia state senator
Helen Role, member, Commission on the Future of Education in Virginia

December 10, Twenty Years in Retrospect
A 20-Year Retrospective on Changes and Trends in Education
Ron Wolk, chairman of the board and former editor of Education Week