January 17, 2000 Accolades Ellen Moir Ellen Moir, director of UCSC's New Teacher Center, will be a keynote presenter during a virtual conference on beginning teachers and their needs that is being hosted by the National Education Association. The New Teacher Center's work will be highlighted during the conference, which takes place January 17-February 7. Moir was also an invited guest of Secretary of Education Richard Riley at the recent U.S. Department of Education's National Conference on Teacher Quality. Moir and local educators reported on school-university partnerships and the center's work on teacher support. The conference took place January 9-10.