He is the Past-President of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), based in Washington, DC. In 2006 he was awarded the G. Pritchy Smith Multicultural Educator of the Year Award at the Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

He is on the boards of several organizations, including the editorial board of Multicultural Perspectives, the official journal of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME); the Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC), Advisory Board for Native Village, University of Connecticut Asian American Studies Institute, Advisory Board for the University of Connecticut Office of Multicultural & International Affairs (OMIA) Diversity Committee, Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS), the Hartford Public Library Center for the Book, and the Education Advisory Committee for the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.

He has been an educator for almost 30 years in the US and Canada and has made five trips to China and one to South Africa to study multicultural education. In 2007   he made his first trip to Israel to study the Holocaust at Yad Vashem. He has given over 300 workshops, lectures and keynotes on diversity, multicultural education and organizational development. He is a regular presenter at state and national conferences, has appeared on both radio and television on diversity issues. Over the past fourteen years he has trained over 14,000 educators in multicultural education.

He is co-authoring a textbook on multicultural education, a book of inspirational stories about teachers, and was a co-author of the Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity through Education, 2nd Edition.

Dr. Howe holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from McMaster University, a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Western Ontario, a Master's Degree in Management from Lesley University School of Management, and a Master's Degree and a Doctorate in Adult Education from Teachers College/Columbia University.
 

CURRENT RESEARCH & TRAINING INTERESTS

Multicultural Education – pre-service and in-service for teachers in developing curricula that is multicultural, design of multicultural research centers in schools, research in systemic change models for K-12 schools

Cultural Competence – skills needed for a culturally competent workforce, and organizational culture change

Education Equity – education law and civil rights laws as they apply to schools

Diversity Training - training in awareness, sensitivity, tolerance in all areas of diversity

Gender Equity- training in issues of gender equity and sexual harassment, gay & lesbian issues, Title IX


SELECTED KEYNOTES:

Perspectives of Multicultural Educators to China”. U.S. China Joint Education Conference in Beijing, China at Beijing Norma University.

“Beyond NCLB – The Multicultural Skills We Need.” Twenty-Third Annual Multicultural Institute. University of Central, OK. Edmond, OK

“Anti-Bias Education: How it Works, Why It’s Effective.” Keynote Address at 2005 National Commission Meeting, Anti-Defamation League, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC.

Creating Conditions to Raise Student Achievement” Keynote address at the 27^th Annual Assistant Principal’s Conference, Sheraton Hotel, East Hartford, CT

Title IX/Gender Equity to the Annual State Conference of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Radisson Hotel, New London, CT

Reengineering Cultural Studies in Higher Education”, 37^th Annual Breakfast of CONNTAC, INC. Marriott, Rocky Hill, CT.

 “Immigrant Experiences in Education” Vernon Regional Adult Basic Education Staff Dinner Meeting. Bolton, CT

The Future Role of Teachers. Keynote Address. Correctional Education Association – Region One Conference, Mystic Marriott, Mystic, CT

Diversity and the Other Skills Employers Want. Keynote  Address. 2005 International Festival, Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT

Culture: Its Increasing Importance in Teaching and Learning. President's Welcome Back to Faculty. Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury,

AWARDS & HONORS

G. Pritchy Smith Award for Multicultural Educator of the Year 2006 given by the National Association for Multicultural Education, Phoenix, Arizona

"National Association for Multicultural Education" for Leadership, 2005

Citation from Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell for the Ten Year Anniversary of the Annual CT Conference on Multicultural Education. Oct. 17, 2005

William Howe Scholarship for Gender Equity in Education. Established annually by the CT Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education for the Annual CT Conference on Multicultural Education. Oct. 17, 2005

"National Association for Multicultural Education" for Achievement, 2000

"International Who's Who of Professionals" 1998

"Who's Who in American Education, 1996-1997

"Who's Who Among Young American Professionals" 1992 1993
 

CURRENT AND PAST PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

• American Association of University Women (AAUW)

• Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE)

• National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

• National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

• American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
• Council on Exceptional Children (CEC)
• The Association for the Severely Handicapped (TASH)

Past Workshop Participants have come from:

Alternative Services, Inc... Amity High School.... Area Cooperative Education Services... Associated Spring Barnes Group. Inc.. Barnes Nature Center... Berlin Library... Bethany... Boy Scouts of America... Brian House, Inc... Bridgeport Jobs... Bristol Visiting Nurses Association... Burnside Furniture... Catholic Family Service... Charis Group... Child & Family Agency... Community Mental Health Affiliates... Community Renewal Team... Community Associates of CT... Community Systems, Inc... Connecticut Renaissance, Inc... Connecticut Mutual Life... Connecticut Association of Boards of Education... Connecticut Association to End Homelessness... Connecticut Aids Residence Program... Connecticut Department of Public Safety... Connecticut Legal Services... Connecticut Department of Corrections... Connecticut Society of Architects... Connecticut Dept. of Health Services... Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation... Connecticut Office of the State Treasurer... Connecticut Public Television and Radio... Connecticut Association of Residential Facilities...

Connecticut State University System... Constructive Workshops... Cooperative Extension System... Cooperative Educational Services... Cooperative Fund of New England... Council of Churches... CRI... Data Institute... Department of Public Works, Enfield... Dixwell Recovery Services, Inc... East Hartford Public Schools... Elderly Housing Management, Enfield Public Schools... Families in Crisis... Farmington Valley, Inc... Farmington Library... Farmington Valley Association for Retarded and Handicapped... Foodshare... Gerber Scientific Instruments... Girl Scout Council of Southwestern Connecticut... Glastonbury Public Schools... Goodwill Industries... Guilford Handicrafts... Hartford Association for Retarded Citizens... Hartford Hospital... Hartford Steamboiler... Hartford Public Schools... Hartford Dept. of Social Services... Hartford Redevelopment Agency... Head Start, West Haven... Help, Inc.. Here's life, Inc...

Hitachi Foundation, Washington, DC, Hitchcock Furniture... Humanidad,Inc.. INFOLINE... Institute for the Hispanic Family... Inter-Community Mental Health Group... Jeter Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc.. Kamp for Kids... Kennedy Center... Key Service Systems, Inc... Mallory Industries... Manchester Community College... McCull Foundation... Middletown Public Schools... Mystic Community Center... National Community Development Corporation... New Britain General Hospital... North Central Area Agency on Aging... NorthEast Placement Services, Inc... Northwestern Connecticut Community College... Pratt & Whitney Aircraft... Prevent Blindness... Private Industry Council of Southern Connecticut... Puritan Industries... Quinebaug Valley Youth Services Bureau... Regional School District #13.. Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut... Residential Management Services... SARAH Tuxis Residential Services... Sickle Cell Association... Silver Hill Hospital.... Southern Connecticut State University... Southington Public Schools... Southern Connecticut State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa... St. Vincent DePaul Society of Meriden... Stanley Tools... Substance Abuse Action Council of Central Connecticut, Inc...

The Volunteer Center... The Curtis Home.. The Noah Webster House... Town of Berlin... Turbotechtronics... United Way of Connecticut...

University of Connecticut, Cooperative Extension Service... University of Hartford... University of Connecticut... Urban League of Greater Hartford... Visiting Nurses' Association... Volunteer Center... Welles Country Village... Westport Public Schools... Wilderness School... Windsor Independent Living Association... Yale School of Drama...

Valley Forge Elementary School, Teffydrin/Easton Public Schools, Berwyn, PA.; Glastonbury Public Schools; Children in Placement of New Haven; Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center; National Education Association (NEA) Human and Civil Rights Joint Conference on Concerns of Women and Minorities; CT Dept of Children & Families; Connecticut Association of Schools; the CT Dept of Mental Retardation; East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) 2007 Conference Board; CT Dept of Higher Education- Alternative Route to Certification; Assumption School, Ansonia, CT; Wilton Public Schools; Connecticut Asian American Bar Association (CAPABA); White Bear Lake School District, White Bear Lake, MN; Middlesex Hospital Behavioral Health Unit, Middletown, CT; YWCA Multicultural Bridges, the YWCA Parent Awareness Network and the Darien Library, Darien, CT; The Connecticut College Consortium Against Sexual Assault (CCASA); CorePlus Credit Union, Norwich, CT; CT Juvenile Training School; Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA; CT Dept of Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT; , U.S. China Joint Education Conference Dec. 5, 2005 in Beijing, China at Beijing Normal University; New Milford Public Schools, New Milford, CT; North Adams Public Schools (High School and Middle School), North Adams, MA; Greater Danbury Coalition for a Community United Meeting, Danbury, CT; New Britain CT City Hall ; , CT Dept of Social Services-UCONN School of Social Work Organizational Skill & Development; , American Association for Experiential Education 31^st Annual Conference – Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA; Burlington School District, Burlington, VT; . CORA Services, Inc., Philadelphia, PA; USD #1, Dept of Corrections, Cheshire, CT

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