MADISON— The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is pleased to co-sponsor Rurally Responsive Education Conference at UW – Platteville on Wednesday, April 12th. Registration and Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:15 p.m. in Velzy Commons, Ullsvik Hall.
Sky Mariette is an Appalachian author, early childhood advocate, and businesswoman. Rural communities have been a through line of her work, including a dissertation that examined the difference between early literacy development in urban and rural underdeveloped communities. She
has co-written three books, including “Rural Education in America,” “Teaching Advanced Literacy Skills,” and “Making Assessment Matter.”
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. This is a hybrid event.
This event is co-sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and UW – Platteville School of Education.