An Insider’s Perspective on Growing up in Generational, Migrant-Labor Poverty to Achieving a Doctorate: What Worked? (Wednesday)
Most of the speakers and researchers talking about poverty have never been hungry. In this inspirational keynote, Dr. Donna M. Beegle shares her moving story of being born into generations of poverty and illiteracy. Her experiences of living in rural Oregon will resonate with the experiences students and families are facing today. She shares intersections of poverty and race along with tools for examining our own attitudes, actions, and organizations through the eyes of people who have lived poverty. She will illuminate evidence-based, best practices that allowed her to gain a GED at 26 and-10 years later-a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Prepare to "See Poverty and Be the Difference."