{"id":2141,"date":"2017-10-11T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-hosts-global-perspectives-in-education-conference\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:46:00","slug":"marymount-hosts-global-perspectives-in-education-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-hosts-global-perspectives-in-education-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount Hosts Global Perspectives in Education Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
During the new academic year, Loudon County Public Schools social worker Mary Leidy has been sharing what she learned at a summer conference at Marymount University with her colleagues, particularly the importance of getting teachers to know the whole student and providing culturally responsive lesson plans.<\/p>\n
\u0093I gained a lot at the two-day event and it was refreshing to be able to immediately use it professionally,\u0094 Leidy said.<\/p>\n
The inaugural Global Perspectives in Education Conference was held June 9-10 at Marymount. Made possible through a grant from the Longview Foundation, 110 people from five continents attended, including researchers, government officials, educators and students, said Dr. Clara Hauth<\/a>, a Marymount assistant professor of education. Hauth and Dr. Lisa Turissini<\/a>, chair of MU\u0092s Education Department, organized the conference.<\/p>\n The conference featured 40 presentations and 16 posters, including a poster from Leidy that focused on China and the fact that many children with disabilities have mental health issues to consider in the classroom. Leidy offered alternative methods to engage students of all learning abilities. She enjoyed the interactive nature of the conference and the opportunity to talk with Marymount graduate students from China about her work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n She also appreciated that conference session speakers offered practical information.<\/p>\n \u0093You left each presentation knowing you would have another resource in your pocket,\u0094 she said.<\/p>\n After working in social services and for nonprofits for more than 25 years, Leidy took post-graduate classes in education at Marymount to prepare her for a current job. She said Marymount was diverse, future-oriented and inclusive in terms of openness to learning from others around the world.<\/p>\n \u0093The conference helped bring the world closer to those who may not have access to that perspective,\u0094 Hauth said. \u0093The important thing to remember is that it\u0092s not about how we do things here in the United States but that children get the education they need in their culture or society.\u0094<\/p>\n Hauth was quick to point out that while she and Turissini led the conference, their entire department worked to make it happen and that it truly exceeded their expectations.<\/p>\n Maria Virginia Parades, a Marymount senior majoring in special education, agreed.<\/p>\n \u0093Every single talk and every single subject had a global perspective, whether it was about bringing a native language back to a tribe in Nicaragua or the culture barriers that students face,\u0094 said Parades, who is from Panama. \u0093It certainly provided me with new insights.\u0094<\/p>\n She said that when it comes to special education, the wheel has already been invented.<\/p>\n \u0093But when you look around the world, everyone has a different way to use or not use the wheel,\u0094 she added.<\/p>\n