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#354 Dear
Colleagues, Calls for participation, employment, funding, and conference and workshop opportunities, online and other resources. To post information, and/or to receive the bulletin via email, please contact the AEPDC or leave a message at (401-863-2839). 
Janet Isserlis
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(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner RI Adult Educators: As we are at the beginning of a new five year funding cycle, and in the midst of a series of reforms impacting statewide adult education policy in Rhode Island, this is an opportune time to re-shape, reconstitute and renew commitment to the RI Adult Education Advisory Council. We invite you or someone from your agency – a teacher, student leader or other support staff - to nominate yourself or someone from your agency for one of the slots (see Terms of Service.) For the revised description of the Council’s role and responsibilities and the nomination form, please contact Louise Moulton at Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI 02903 lmoulton@provlib.org; Phone: 401-455-8134. Deadline for nominations is August 15, 2010. RIRAL/TRANSITION TO COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS: A comprehensive college preparation program including free College Reading class (ENGL 0850) at CCRI in Providence; student success, career exploration, and mentoring workshops; academic writing, basic math, and pre-algebra; computer lab & tutorials; academic advising, support services, & registration for college; college application and Financial Aid preparation. RIRAL TTC is a partner in the RI Statewide Transition to College (RI TTC) initiative and a natural segue for GED, EDP, and Advanced ESL students prior to post-secondary education. Information Sessions: August 14; September 18; October 16 on Saturdays @ 10:00 am (or by appointment) Allow 2 -3 hours for assessment. Please do not bring children. 175 Main Street Pawtucket (above the Visitor’s Center) Contact person: MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org 722-9800. learning opportunities Save the Date Live Webcast: September 1 Getting Reading Results in the Classroom: What Research Tells Us Join Brett Miller, Ph.D. (moderator); Daphne Greenberg, Ph.D.; Charles (Skip) MacArthur, Ph.D.; and Daryl Mellard, Ph.D. from 1:30-3:00 p.m. as they share research findings and discuss implications for effective classroom instruction during the live webcast: Getting Reading Results in the Classroom: What Research Tells Us. For more information on the purpose of the webcast and the participating researchers visit http://www.nifl.gov/webcasts/readingresults/10read. Foundations for Teaching Adult Numeracy Online Course September 20 - October 29 What is numeracy? Is numeracy just another word for math? How should you approach numeracy with adult students? In this foundational course you'll learn how to keep students at the center of numeracy instruction. You'll explore the context, content, and cognitive and affective components of numeracy; how to address the needs of students with learning gaps; how students' styles of learning math and levels of math knowledge affect their math skills; and ways to build students' success in learning math. You'll plan classroom activities, test them with your students, and share your experiences with fellow teachers. Course Fee: $179. http://www.ProfessionalStudiesAE.org The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, in partnership with the National Center for Family Literacy, offers an online post- baccalaureate level Family Literacy Certificate Program through The Pennsylvania State University's World Campus. This four-course Family Literacy Certificate is geared toward working professionals whose careers involve working with young children, birth and school age, their parents, or both. The courses are designed with a foundation in current research, and address the various aspects of family literacy, including parent involvement and education, parent-child interactive literacy activities, early childhood education, emergent literacy skills and reading readiness, adult literacy, case management, and interagency collaboration. ADTED 457, Adult Literacy, will be offered fall semester, beginning on September 8, 2010 – registration is now open. This three-credit course examines the language, literacy, and knowledge needs of adults in relation to their roles as parents, workers, and citizens, with a focus on how to involve parents in their children's literacy development and education, including strategies to engage parents in interactive literacy activities at home. For more information about the Family Literacy Certificate Program and how to register for courses, visit: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/FamilyLiteracyCertificate.shtml. For additional information, contact Dr. Sheila Sherow at sms20@psu.edu. The New American Horizons Foundation is creating a series of short, accessible teacher training videos addressing aspects of adult ESOL instruction. Each video is about 30 minutes in length and uses classroom footage and instructor interview footage to illustrate topics in adult ESOL practice such as approaches to teaching each of the four skills, planning lessons, working with emergent literacy learners, and grammar and vocabulary development in context. All the videos will be available free of charge online, or DVDs can be purchased for a minimal cost-recovery fee. People can access and utilize the videos to suit their training needs: as self-access resources, incorporated in workshops or volunteer trainings, as part of online training or teacher education courses, etc. The first two videos are now ready for viewing at http://www.newamericanhorizons.org. Building Literacy with Adult Emergent Readers focuses on a whole-part-whole approach to working with emergent literacy learners and Lesson Planning for Life Skills provides an overview of general lesson planning principles. On the web site, you’ll also find information about the series overall as well as the New American Horizons Foundation. Additional videos are in process and will be posted as they are completed. - MaryAnn Florez, Washington, DC funding opportunities - large and less large - grants posted on the National Institute for Literacy website: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results - grants from the Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp - The federal government's new one stop
grant
site: http://www.grants.gov/ The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) announces another round of education reform grants in areas of social science research. PRACC is particularly interested in issues such as high classroom turnover/mobility and its disproportionate impact on low-income, minority, and farm worker students. However, other issues will be considered as well. To apply, send PRRAC a proposal outlining the planned research and methodology, the advocacy work it is designed to support, a budget, timeline, and qualifications of the researchers. Maximum grant: $10,000. No application deadline. http://www.prrac.org/grants.php Funding Solutions for Small Nonprofit Organizations A collection of resources to help small nonprofit organizations fundraise including ways to motivate your board, sample fundraising letters, phonathon advice, and tips to improve your direct mail solicitation. http://www.nonprofit-innovations.com/ employment opportunities employment opportunities are generally sent as they arrive via email; if you would like to receive this bulletin, and those updates by email please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu.  Jobs for Change "seeks to spark a nationwide movement toward careers in the nonprofit, government, and social enterprise sectors" – online at http://jobs.change.org/ Substitute teaching: The Genesis Center is interested in adding to its substitute list. If you are an ESOL instructor who is interested in occasional work as a substitute, either day, evening or Saturday hours, please call Nancy Fritz or Pat Clarkin at 781-6110. Jobs in Literacy – nation wide postings on the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS site: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/jobs/jobs.cgi Substitute list: if you would like your name added to the general list, please see contact LR/RI. The list needs to be updated so that it can function more usefully for teachers and programs hoping to work with them. (http://www.brown.edu/lrri/sub.html) Rhode Island Community Jobs (RICOMJOB) is a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to raise the profile of meaningful work in Rhode Island by helping non-profit and public interest employers publicize openings effectively. Anyone seeking a job that makes a difference in Rhode Island can join the list. Any non-profit, government or private sector employer advertising a paid position related to the public interest or community concerns can post a free job listing. Positions must be paid but may be part-time, full-time or temporary. To join the list as a job seeker or to post a job as an employer go to: http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs is supported by
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Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact. RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature draws job postings from ALL local jobs boards (except Monster.com). To access this resource visit RI RED http://www.dlt.ri.gov/rired/ -- under quick menu click job search; choose location search criteria, provide job title or other criteria. Source codes are listed at the bottom of the page
Unemployment
lifeline – from the AFL-CIO,
with locally-searchable links to resources http://www.unemploymentlifeline.com/
online / resources available from Miriam Burt mburt@cal.org : new resource available online from the CAELA Network project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, OVAE: Promoting Learner Engagement When Working With Adult English Language Learners http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/resources/learnerengagement.html Susan Finn Miller Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Pennsylvania The vast majority of adult learners are voluntary participants in their learning – and this is especially true of adults learning English. Still, practitioners working with adults learning English may find that they compete with many demands on learners’ attention. Concerns about family, jobs, money, and transportation; fatigue; and negative or limited past experiences with education are some of the factors that might inhibit an adult learner's full engagement in class. What does learner engagement look like with adults learning English? Why does it matter? What can the instructor do to promote this engagement? What can programs do ? A new brief from the CAELA Network,Promoting Learner Engagement When Working With Adult English Language Learners, answers these questions while exploring the topic of engaging adults learning English. The brief gives an overview of theory and research on learner engagement in language-learning settings, describes specific instructional strategies and program structures to promote the engagement of adults learning English, and makes recommendations for further research on learner engagement in this population. Thursday notes is now OVAE Connection archived online at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaeconnection/index.html recent headlines include: Duncan cites benefits, proposes doubling ESEA funding for parent engagement, ED Releases Guidance on Using AEFLA Funds for IET Programs and Workforce strategy center report on green jobs OVAE Connection – July 15 OVAE has announced the selection of 12 states to participate in the Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Initiative to improve the quality of teaching in adult education. Chosen via a competitive process were: California, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. TEAL aims to improve instruction by helping adult educators implement quality practices such as diagnostic assessment, formative assessment, differentiated instruction, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Response to Intervention (RTI). The project will field-test professional development materials and provide intensive training as well as ongoing technical assistance to teachers. TEAL runs through September 2012 and is supported with national leadership activity funds under the *Adult Education and Family Literacy Act *(*AEFLA)*. http://teachingexcellence.airws.org/ National Governors' Association (NGA) chair Gov. Joe Manchin III (W VA) announced NGA's Complete to Compete initiative to increase the number of students who complete college degrees and certificates. Complete to Compete will create a set of common higher education completion and productivity measures that states can use to monitor their progress and compare performance to other states and among institutions. The NGA initiative will identify best practices and list policy options governors can take to increase college completion. Complete to Compete also will offer grants to states to design policies and programs that increase college completion and improve higher education productivity. The initiative plans to hold a learning institute for governors' senior advisors in education, workforce and economic development on successful state strategies that result in graduating more students and meeting workforce demands. http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/1007COMMONCOLLEGEMETRICS.PDF The Ohio Board of Regents is creating a data base of stand-alone English literacy/civics (EL/C) lessons ready to download and use in the classroom. Programs that receive Ohio’s EL/C grants funded under the *Adult Education and Family Literacy Act *(*AEFLA*) are required to contribute 10 of their most successful EL/C lessons to the state’s library of plans. Nearly 40 lessons currently are organized online around a predetermined list of EL/C objectives. They are based on a standard lesson plan template that includes the Ohio's English language learning standards and benchmarks. Plans are vetted by the Northeast Adult Basic and Literacy Education (NEABLE) Resource Center before they are posted in the EL/C data base on the NEABLE Center's website. Lessons in the database are organized by categories: rights and responsibilities of citizenship, civics participation, and U.S. history and government and citizenship preparation. http://www.neable.org/esol/el-civics/el-civics-lesson-plans/ Talk about it: ongoing conversation: The National Coalition for Literacy is hosting a three week guest blog discussion of *Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: What is a priority for you?** * The discussion started on Monday, July 19, and goes through August 6 with a featured blog article a day. Last week: On Monday, Art Ellison discussed the need for adult literacy advocacy and the single challenge we face in advocating for funding: “As President Jed Bartlett said “those who show up make the decisions.” We need many more people showing up in order to get us to a $1 billion federal appropriation.” See what he and others say and contribute to the conversation: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/07/1billion/ . On Tuesday, John Segota discussed the significance of 11+ million adult English learners being left out of the funding formula that determines federal funding for states. These learners have a HS diploma or equivalent, but are not included in the calculations. See what he and others say and contribute to the conversation: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org/2010/07/amend-state-grant-forumula/ . Wednesday July 21, *Heidi Silver-Pacuilla discussed the critical need to improve the use of technology for teaching and learning. Join her in the conversation: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org. On Thursday, Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield on issues with respect to aligning Title I and II for adult learners. http://blog.ncladvocacy.org. On Friday, Jeff Carter on why we need to strengthen the direct and equitable provisions of the law. Mark your calendars and join him in the conversation: http://blog.ncladvocacy.org. During Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (Sept. 13 – 17, 2010), NCL will share comments posted from the complete discussion (see below) with staffs working on WIA reauthorization. Be sure to participate, and share this with those who you think have something to contribute to the conversations. Follow NCL on Twitter @NCLAdvocacy. We are tweeting adult literacy facts during this discussion so your retweets will help to elevate adult literacy issues with your followers (and with their followers, should they pass it on). And if you’re not on Twitter, Heidi;s article may make you wonder whether you should be! ;) Thanks, and looking forward to hearing from you, - Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Committee Co-Chair NCL/DG Technology Coordinator Jackie@jataylor.net To participate: Visit the NCL Advocacy Blog daily. Post comments and questions; tell us why this priority is important to you or discuss the issues with guest bloggers. Subscribe to the discussion thread if you wish to receive replies to comments via email. Guest blog posts from previous days will be archived in the category on the right, titled *Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act *and will remain available for comment. Participate in the WIA Poll located in the right hand navigation. Vote for the top three items that are priorities for you! During National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week <http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=e34dcc5c11&e=42e9bc226c>, NCL will share your feedback with legislative staffs over WIA reauthorization. Guest Bloggers: Jeff Carter, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, ProLiteracy Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield*<http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=78efa4aa36&e=42e9bc226c> Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy Art Ellison ,<http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=57876a73f6&e=42e9bc226c>Public Policy Chair, National Council of State Directors of Adult Education Peggy McGuire <http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=0652889987&e=42e9bc226c>, Senior Research Associate and Training Specialist, UT Center for Literacy Studies Andy Nash <http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=909cd31833&e=42e9bc226c>, Staff Development Specialist, New England Literacy Resource Center / World Education John Segota <http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=ab769658d5&e=42e9bc226c>, Director of Advocacy and Professional Relations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Heidi Silver-Pacuilla <http://national-coalition-literacy.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=c8c0fe4a67&e=42e9bc226c>, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research current schedule: July 26: Increase State Leadership from 12.5% to a Minimum of 15% July 27: Fund a Review of, and Update, the National Reporting System July 28: Authorize and Codify EL/Civics July 29: Eliminate the Current Incentive Grant Program/Allow Funds to be Added to Formula Grants for States July 30: Establish Independent National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills August 2: Fund Research and Development Projects August 3: Fund programs of sufficient intensity and duration for participants to achieve substantial learning gains, recognizing that programs providing individual instruction may provide fewer hours than programs employing group instruction. August 4 Create a Separate Funding Stream in Title I for Operating One-Stops August 5: Use Consistent Definitions of Adult Ed and Allowable Activities in Title I/II August 6: What are YOUR Priorities? Discussion Resources NCL Priorities for WIA Reauthorization: http://www.ncladvocacy.org/WIAPriorities_FINAL.pdf Related Resources National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills Policy Principles: http://www.ncladvocacy.org/NationalCenterPolicyPrinciples_FINAL.pdf National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workforce Skills Recommendations: http://www.ncladvocacy.org/Center_FINAL.pdf Professional Quality Policy Principles: http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/ProfessionalQualityPrinciples_FINAL.pdf Response to the National Education Technology Plan, an Adult Education Perspective: http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/AdultEdResponsetoNETP_FINAL.pdf NRS Reform Recommendations Coming Soon! The National Coalition for Literacy (www.national-coalition-literacy.org) is a coalition of 24 national organizations that impacts legislation and public policy on adult education, family literacy, and English language acquisition for adults. Through consensus, Coalition members unite to form NCL positions on legislative issues, creating a national, unified voice in advocating for adult education and literacy. The National Center for Family Literacy has teamed up with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and ProLiteracy to create a new national literacy directory to help people find local adult literacy programs and GED® testing centers in their areas. The web-based directory, available at http://www.nationalliteracydirectory.org, contains more than 8,000 listings. Visit the directory now to search for program listings, or click the "Feedback" link on the homepage to add a program listing. Information from the directory also can be accessed through a toll-free number that people can call 24 hours per day, seven days a week, to get a local program referral in English and Spanish. http//www.askri.org has new databases and a new web design. Of particular interest for our field is Mango Languages with ESL Language courses in 15 languages and 22 foreign language courses, the Adult Education and Career Center in http://tutor.com/ (they critique resumes), and Learning Express Library with learning centers for GED prep, job search and workplace skills, jobs and careers, skill building for adults, US citizenship and lots of practice tests and tutorials. downloadable resources from The Popular Education News http://www.popednews.org/resources.html Rhode Island Employment Disability E-News, newsletter from the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, available at: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/onlinepublications.html the Math Bulletin, developed by SABES http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/math-bulletin-june2009.pdf Good geography refresher...and good mouse skill practice as well. http://jimspages.com/States.htm from Kate Northcott, Director, Student Literacy Corps Webster University Math - What's the Problem? examines the state of math education in the U.S. and the roles of culture, technology, and research on improving math learning and proficiency. Learn about the "miles per gallon illusion" and the train problem. Discover resources on fractals, matrices, human face recognition, biomimetic research, computational conformal mapping, and the "kissing number" of a sphere. (National Science Foundation) http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2131 Minnesota Literacy Council's online training site – for out of state users: The courses for adult learners and educators on the Minnesota Literacy Council (MLC) online training site are developed and maintained by MLC staff through supplemental service grants from the Minnesota Department of Education. They are provided free of charge to Minnesota’s adult learners, teachers, volunteers, and other Adult Basic Education practitioners. Out-of-state visitors are welcome to explore the site to access learning resources as well, but we cannot offer CEUs or course completion certificates to out-of-state users. If you are a not a Minnesota resident, you are welcome to browse the self-access online learning materials, but please do not submit course assignments as we will not be able to respond to your submissions. http://online.themlc.org/ The DREAM Act*: Creating Opportunities for Immigrant Students and Supporting the U.S. Economy The Immigration Policy Center has released a Fact Check on the DREAM Act. Each year, approximately 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school, many at the top of their classes, but cannot go to college, join the military, work, or otherwise pursue their dreams. They belong to the 1.5 generation - any (first generation) children brought to the US at a young age by their parents who were largely raised in this country and therefore share much in common with American born-children. These students are culturally American, growing up here and often having little attachment to their country of birth. They tend to be bicultural and fluent in English. Many don't even know that they are undocumented immigrants until they apply for a driver's license or college, and then learn they lack Social Security numbers and other necessary legal documents. The plight of the DREAM Act students encapsulates many facets of today's immigration crisis. Caught in a system where there is little, if any, means for legalizing their status, smart, hard-working kids face an uncertain future because of their inability to continue their education, work, or join the military. The loss of potential, productivity, and hope for these individuals is also a loss for this country. The US is missing out on talented workers and entrepreneurs, and is losing vital tax revenues and other economic contributions. While fixing this particular problem will hardly resolve the need for comprehensive immigration reform, it will unlock the door to the American dream for thousands of young people each year. To view the fact sheet it its entirety see: The DREAM Act: Creating Opportunities for Immigrant Students and Supporting the U.S. Economy (IPC Fact Check, July 13, 2010) http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/dream-act For more information contact Seth Hoy at 202-507-7509 or shoy@immcouncil.org online: LessonWriter.com is a free website where teachers can copy, paste and submit any text (an article, essay, story, etc.) and create comprehensive, standards -based lesson plans and student materials in minutes. LessonWriter is a simple, fast and free way to use authentic, high-interest content to motivate students while delivering the explicit language instruction that ELL's need in both English and content-area classes. There are advanced features that can differentiate instruction for multilevel classes and class tracking features that will automatically scaffold lessons. http://www.lessonwriter.com Lots to do at the library Providence Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, dedicated to conducting research and development projects to improve literacy, numeracy, language and related skills and knowledge. On this site you will find information on all our activities, including: Research and development projects http://www.nrdc.org.uk/projects.asp Creative routes to specialist teacher qualifications http://www.nrdc.org.uk/creativeroutes The Voices on the Page storybank is now live! Read all of the 640 stories here http://www.nrdc.org.uk/voicesonthepage.asp Research reports and reviews http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=329 Latest e- newsletter http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=671 News and events http://www.nrdc.org.uk/news.asp google literacy site: http://www.google.com/literacy/ The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Assisting Refugees with Disabilities Program : Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities available at http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide The guide, written for refugee case managers and those serving refugees with disabilities, includes 139 pages of information about resources for serving adults and children with disabilities, housing for refugees with disabilities, assistive technology, medical resources, citizenship and disability, benefits for refugees with disabilities and more. If you have any questions or technical assistance needs, please contact Xuan Nguyen, Director of USCRI Health and Human Services at xnguyen@uscridc.org or at 202-347-3507 ext 3056. RI Foundation online scholarship directory - searchable by city/town, intended field of study, current high school, and more. http://scholarship.rifoundation.org/ YouthBuild USA Learning Network has links to Web sites and full-text documents, and includes a section on "Authentic Materials/Engaged Learning/Constructivism/Contextual Learning/Project-based Learning." http://www.youthbuild.org/learningnetwork/professionaldev.html conferences and workshops - conferences and workshops are listed chronologically and are updated with each bulletin Rhode Island - Training/events around employment issues for people with disabilities http://www.ric.edu/uap/trainin  2010 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference - Registration Information We are pleased to announce the 2010 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Issues and Innovations to be held in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, October 7-8. We encourage you to attend this informative conference. The registration packet is posted at http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/refugee.html If you need a Word version of the registration packet, please contact losheff@cntrmail.org. - Lynn Osheff, Adult Learning Resource Center 2626 South Clearbrook Drive Arlington Heights IL 60005 Phone: 224.366.8500 Direct: 224.366.8632 Fax: 847.378.6225 Creating Balance in an Unjust World Conference on Math Education and Social Justice October 22-24, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY http://creatingbalanceconference.org/ request for proposals: Proposal SUMMARY due June 30; Proposal APPLICATION due July 16 Registration fee: Sliding scale $25-250 and free for youth and presenters Conference Overview Join educators, parents, students, activists, and community members from around the country for a 3-day conference to explore the connections between math education and social justice. We will explore many questions, challenges, and opportunities to work toward social justice through math education. We invite you to share your thoughts, lesson plans, questions and to be a facilitator for a workshop, interest group, or presentation. Facilitators may choose to present on topics related to math and social justice including equity in education, literacy and social justice, and integrating social issues into the math classroom. Sessions need not be entirely polished presentations as we hope to share ideas in order to build together.  STAND'S Adult Learner Statewide Leadership Conference Coming This Fall We are announcing our first adult learner statewide leadership conference coming this fall to Providence, and are looking for learners to come up with a name for the event. A flyer that explains the theme, and the contest rules for submissions can be found at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconf.doc in English, and in Spanish http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconfsp.doc. We understand that many of our adult learners are not all familiar with what a conference is, or what they might get out of attending one. Therefore, we were hoping that you and your staff could use this opportunity talk to about what is involved in attending a conference (or even presenting at one!). We hope this will lead to more student interest in suggestions for workshops that they would like to attend and learn from. We are asking you to please print out the flyer and use them for class discussions, or at least pass them out to as many of your learners and alumni as possible. The contest ends March 22, 2010. If you have any question or concerns please contact me at wes@standri.org - Wes Garvin Director of STAND, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. Bldg. #30 Providence, RI 02908 401 456 2838 401 527 4219 http://www.standri.org other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
calendar of events http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/calendar/index.html
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html street yoga - Through the teaching of free yoga, meditation and wellness classes we seek to help homeless youth increase their physical, emotional and spiritual strength, stamina and flexibility so they can better meet their own core needs. We work closely with those service providers striving to help homeless youth secure safe housing, nutritious food, accessible health care, employment, clean clothing, educational choices and human dignity.
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