a former UTP student, now a second-year teacher at Bruce Randoph Middle School.
Geoffrey Canada presents...
"Whatever It Takes - Building Community in Support of Urban Student Achievement" at the 2nd Annual National Summit
Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO for the Harlem Children's Zone, 
Inc., was the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Great Teachers for Our City School's National Summit. During the two hour presentation, he addressed the importance of building community support and the effects that has for increasing levels of student achievement. Canada is nationally recognized for his pioneering work in helping children and families in Harlem and an advocate for education reform.
Click here to view the presentation.
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Amber Shearer
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(Former UTP Student)
