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#371 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 ESOL practitioner learning community (ESOL share) March 17th, at 2:15 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Our focus – integrating numeracy into ESOL learning and teaching. Sherry Lehane will spend an hour with us, doing math; we’ll then reflect on how our own understandings and experience of doing math can translate into effective classroom practice. This worked really well in February – let's do more. Please join us, even if you missed the first session. http://adultnumeracy.terc.edu/pdfs/TIAN_TeacherStories.pdf Rhode Island's ninth annual adult education conference is being held on May 25th. A program schedule will appear a bit later this month. Managing Stress to Improve Program Learning – Lenore Balliro et al have embarked on this compelling project. learn about the work in this beautifully written and designed resource, online at: http://nelrc.org/expertise/program%20notes%20Feb1%20.pdf Hungry for Answers: A Conference Addressing Barriers to Better Nutrition in the US and Around the World Sunday, March 6; 1-6 p.m. Salomon Center for Teaching, Brown University, Providence This interdisciplinary meeting will bring together experts from different fields – doctors, researchers, nutritionists, government leaders, representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other practitioners – who are leading the fight against domestic and global malnutrition. Their experiences, perspectives and knowledge will set the stage for lively and enriching discussion and exchanges. Conference Objectives: 1) Identify successful approaches and remaining barriers to improved domestic and global nutrition; 2) Address challenges facing organizations and institutions and gaps in the existingnutrition infrastructure; 3) Explore opportunities for collaboration between domestic and international fields; and 4) Develop action items to shape future advocacy. Intended Audience: Students and faculty from academic institutions in New England, anti-hunger advocates, members of the international development community, providers of domestic and international food assistance and other interested members of the general public. for a flyer/more information, please contact alan_flam@brown.edu OVAE Connection archived online at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaeconnection/index.html – weekly bulletin from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education; to subscribe directly, please contact ovaenewsletter@ed.gov or online at http://www.edgov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html Tool for adult education referrals in Rhode Island - An interactive referral website for adult education services in RI: http://groups.google.com/group/rhodeislandreferrals. Find profiles of adult education agencies, post class openings or request help with a student referral. Please update your agency's profile information, and if your agency is not listed, contact Karisa Tashjian at ktashjian@yahoo.com to have your agency added to the list. This site is open to all agencies who provide services (educational, social service, etc.) for adult education students in the state. You only need a Google account to access and post information. If you need help setting up an account, please contact KarisaTashjian or Bernice Morris at BerniceM@pha-providence.com. learning opportunity: RIRAL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE – Monthly Information Sessions 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 start at 10:00 am. Please allow 2 -3 hours. Do not bring children. March 5 April 2 May 7 June 4 (or by appointment) 175 Main Street Pawtucket (2nd floor/ Pawtucket Visitor’s Center/DLT) Contact: MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org Telephone: 722-9800 or 487-9566. TTC is a comprehensive college preparation program to prepare you for college. It includes a 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 and tutorials; academic advising, support services, and registration for college; college application and financial aid preparation. volunteer opportunity: WOODLAWN COMMUNITY CENTER 210 West Avenue, Pawtucket Would you like to use your skills and knowledge to make changes in people’s lives and have an impact in a community? The Woodlawn Community Center is looking for volunteers to tutor its adult and high school population in different subjects · Adult Literacy in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. · High School Tutoring in Science, Math, English, and Foreign Languages. If you are interested in assisting our community, please contact the adult program coordinator at: (401) 475-4632 – patricia@woodlawncdc.org. list of GED centers: The following is a listing of GED Testing and Preparation Centers in Rhode Island with the names of their directors and phone numbers. Most centers have GED preparation classes and administer the GED Examination, unless indicated differently. Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center 435 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840 Director: Stanley Brown Phone: 401 847-7171 http://www.aialc.com Mount Hope High School Bristol, Rhode Island Administered by RIRAL Contact: Cidalia DaSilva Phone: 401 762-3841 http://www.riral.org Community College of Rhode Island-Lincoln Flanagan Campus. Lincoln, RI 02865 Director: Jamie Nash Phone: 401 333-7070 http://www.ccri.edu Community College of Rhode Island-Providence Providence Campus One Hilton Street Providence, RI 02907 Director: Sharon Miles Phone: 401 455-6019 http://www.ccri.edu Cranston Alternate Education Programs 4 Sharpe Drive Cranston, RI 02920 Director: Gayle Dzekevich Phone: 401 270-8166 http://aep.cpsed.net Education Exchange Lily Pads, Building C 33 North Road Peace Dale, RI 02879 Director: Peggy Benz Phone: 401 783-0293 http://www.EdExRI.org Providence - RI Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401 222-8949 http://www.ride.ri.gov Woonsocket GED Testing Center RIRAL 191 Social Street Suite 11, 3rd Floor Woonsocket, RI 02895 Contact: Cidalia DaSilva Phone: 401 762-3841 http://www.riral.org New Roots is excited to sponsor this important conference with the United Way, The Rhode Island Foundation, and the Harvard Business School. If you are part of a nonprofit that is interested in learning about new and innovative ways to collaborate, we encourage you to join us! 2011 Nonprofit Collaboration & Shared Services Forum and RFP Release Friday March 18, 8:30 am -3:00 pm, Providence Marriott One Orms St, Providence, The United Way of Rhode Island Merger & Consolidation Fund Forum has historically marked the beginning of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Fund. This year, with the addition of new co-sponsors The Rhode Island Foundation, New Roots Providence and The Harvard Business School Association of Southeastern New England, we're pleased to announce that the focus of this year's forum is to discuss a range of nonprofit collaborations and shared services, especially the formation of management service organizations (MSO) that provide shared back-office services. We encourage organizations from all RI nonprofits to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen, learn, network, and meet with local and national experts. The day will feature keynote speaker, China Brotsky, a nationally recognized expert on MSO formation and implementation. We will also have panel discussions with local nonprofit leaders who are engaged in successful collaborations. At the conference, the United Way of RI will release their annual RFP for funding from their Merger & Consolidation Fund. The RFP will solicit proposals from human service organizations for MSO business plan development and implementations, in addition to a merger and consolidation proposal. Additionally, the Rhode Island Foundation will also consider funding worthy MSO Business Plan and Implementation proposals. The registration fee for this conference is $15.00 per person and space is limited. Register online now to reserve your spot. Please note: conference attendance is not mandatory to be eligible for funding. learning opportunities Registration is open for online courses for adult educators on math/numeracy, transitions to postsecondary education, reading, and differentiated instruction at http://www.ProfessionalStudiesAE.org. (also see the complete list of courses) Differentiated Instruction Adult educators almost always face many different levels of learners in their classrooms, with all the attendant difficulties in teaching. In this facilitated, interactive course, you will learn how differentiated instruction can help produce effective teaching in your classes. You will learn to make the strong learning objectives required to keep multilevel instruction on target. Both research and specific strategies will be addressed. By the course end, you will produce your own lesson plan with effective learning objectives and differentiation suited to your own environment. March 15–May 9, 2011 instructor: Wendy Quiñones Course fee: $249.00 (requires textbook) Course description: http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/index.html#di Data: Interpreting Statistical Representations Data, or numerical information, can be described, represented, analyzed, and interpreted in various ways for various purposes. This course looks at some common uses (and misuses) of data. Learn about the measures of central tendency statistics, graphs, and probability. Through course readings, activities, and discussions, you'll review basic concepts and explore strategies for introducing and teaching these concepts to your adult students. March 14–April 22, instructor: Pam Meader Course description: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6514 Course fee: $179 Algebra: Introducing Algebraic Reasoning Research suggests that math topics, including algebra, should be taught at all levels, not just when a student is ready for GED preparation. In this course, you'll learn how to introduce algebraic reasoning to your students, and you'll experiment with strategies for teaching numeric patterns, relationships, and functions based on real-life situations. You'll also explore strategies to help students model quantitative relationships using graphs, tables, words, and equations. Course dates: April 4–May 13, 2011 instructor: Barbara Goodridge Course description: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6515 Course fee: $179 Questions? E-mail literacy@worlded.org. ProfessionalStudiesAE.org is a partnership of World Education, Inc., and ProLiteracy/New Readers Press. Changing the way we teach math to adults – Kate Nonesuch's manual for teaching basic math to adults, at http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/mathman/mathman.pdf; if you’re so inclined, follow Kate on twitter at http://twitter.com/KateNonesuch online learning opportunities: Register by February 25th for March EFF Online Reading Mini-courses http://www.cls.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp These online mini-courses offer immediately applicable strategies on topics targeted to the needs of adult learners. Each course provides participants one-on -one attention from a content-expert facilitator, and is designed to be completed on your own schedule in 8-10 hours over just 2 weeks. Course completion certificate and CEU credit available. The following reading course is being offered in March 2011: Using Text Structure & Graphic Organizers: Strategies to Enhance Reading Comprehension For more information on this course visit: http://eff.cls.utk.edu/products_services/online_courses-mini.htm#omc-reading Dates for all courses: March 7th - 21st (with 15 minute computer Tech Check during the week of March 1st) Course length/style: 8-10 hours of independent and self-paced work, with on- on-one expert facilitator feedback & support. Cost: $189/person for each course check/money order/purchase order only Please review our Course Policies and Technical Requirements before registering! http://tiny.cc/1gls9 Register online at: http://www.cls.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp Register by February 25th - each class is limited to 20 participants Registrants will be invoiced at time of e-mail confirmation, payment must be received before course start. about persistence - online, from Ronna Magy, ronnawrite@sbcglobal.net: Dear Colleagues, I'm attaching a link to a paper I wrote recently on learner goal setting and learner persistence which will I hope will contribute to our discussion. In the paper you'll find several suggestions for classroom strategies for learner persistence and learner goal setting which can be used at the beginning of the term and throughout the school year. http://futureenglishforresults.com/materials/Author%20Articles/RMagy_Monograph.pdf (via David Rosen) Saving workers' lives through literacy Health and safety practices are as effective as employees' reading-skill levels http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Saving+workers+lives+through+literacy/3318109/story.html and - the announcement of this year's UNESCO prize-winning adult literacy programs: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35452&Cr=&Cr1= New 2010 RI Standard of Need Released Every two years, The Poverty Institute publishes The Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) to provide an accurate picture of how much it costs to live in Rhode Island, and to show how government assistance programs help families meet basic needs. This year's RISN shows that it costs a single parent family nearly $50,000, and a two-parent family almost $54,000, to raise two young children. It costs an individual over $20,600 to meet basic needs. To meet these costs, families and individuals need significant earnings, anywhere from two- to three-times the federal poverty level. The study demonstrates how tax credits and government assistance programs, such as SNAP food assistance, subsidized child care and RIte Care health insurance, help close the gap between earnings and expenses for families with low to moderate wages. To read the full report, executive summary, press materials and press coverage, visit our 2010 Rhode Island Standard of Need Report Page. http://povertyinstitute.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_127_A_PageName_E_RISN2008 STEM – check it out – this, and other videos, on integrating technology, engineering, science, math great potential for discussion, language learning, considerations of what learning can look like, what purposes it can serve. http://www.youtube.com/changetheequation#p/c/89DD3B60747CDBC3/0/RPv0Yf6lv0c - from the PEN Weekly newsblast, December 10, 2010: Change the Equation: STEM is Cool! Change the Equation (CTEq), a nonprofit dedicated to improving science and math education, has launched a groundbreaking contest among some of the world's most innovative companies to prove how cool jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can be. The STEM is Cool! contest challenged these companies to produce brief videos featuring an employee or group of employees who use STEM in exciting or unexpected ways. Many of CTEq's 112 member companies work in advanced science and technology, so they believe both in the promise of innovation and the perils the nation will face if its children fall behind in math and science. Those companies aim to connect and align their work to transform STEM learning in the United States. One way of doing this is to get students fired up about the STEM they'll need to thrive in their lives and jobs. The 18 video submissions present jobs that require STEM as fun jobs, fascinating jobs, jobs that will change the world. Voting on the videos will end on December 19. Anyone can vote for their favorite videos by visiting http://www.youtube.com/changetheequation. [http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_current.asp - to get your own direct subscription to the newsblast] other ways that you’ve used You Tube or other videos? let us know.. janet_isserlis@brown.edu 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/ 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 janet_isserlis@brown.edu 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
the Swearer
Center
for Public
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 a compilation of the discussion held from Dec. 6th-10th with Cynthia Peters and Leah Peterson on the topic of Fashion: A Source of Diversity, Controversy, and FUN in the Adult Basic Education Classroom. http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/diversity/10fashion_full did you know? a listing of research and evaluation projects, and other initiatives funded through OVAE: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/englit.html From February 16 - 19, developmental education faculty from across the country will converge online to discuss specific pedagogic issues relating to developmental education as part of Global Skills for College Completion (GSCC). The intention of the Jam is to engage hundreds of faculty in learning about, experiencing, and contributing to a new approach to developmental education pedagogy. There is no cost to register. A jam is an online exchange, and like jamming in music, it is about riffing on themes. A group of people 'speak' together using written posts about a subject of importance to them, and the discussion is actively facilitated to deepen the exchange. One of the advantages of the Jam is that it is asynchronous, so that participants can come and go as their schedules permit--reading and commenting when they can. The Jam Agenda: The Jam will take place from February 16, 3:00 pm EST to February 19, 3:00 pm EST, and each day there will be several discussion threads. Each thread will be launched by a GSCC faculty member and will focus on an element of the emerging GSCC developmental education pedagogy. The conversation becomes interesting as participants 'riff' on the topic, adding their own comments, questions and experiences. For additional information and updates about the Jam, visit http://globalskillscc.org The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL)’s newsletter #13 is now available here. The proceedings for the 2009 LESLLA (Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition) Symposium in Banff, Alberta, Canada are available at http://www.leslla.org/files/resources/Conference_Proceedings_FINAL_Aug12.pdf. Thanks to Theresa Wall and colleagues at Bow Valley College for putting them together. from Cynthia Zafft, Senior Advisorm National College Transition Network: The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) partnered with the NCTN to produce Mapping the Financial Journey, a publication to help adults plan for their own college education. Their recent digest highlighted a number of other free resources that adult educators and students might find helpful, too. 1. My Retirement Paycheck (www.myretirementpaycheck.org), a holistic approach for middle income consumers nearing retirement (identified as annual incomes beginning at $30,000), whether they have made retirement plans or not. 2. Smart About Money (www.smartaboutmoney.org) covers financial basics, designed for consumers of all ages. 3. Financial Workshop Kits (www.financialworkshopkits.org) for planners, social service professionals, and others presenting in the community. It contains customized presentations for specific audiences (victims of domestic violence, college students, military). 4. NEFE Financial Education Evaluation Toolkit (www.nefe.org/eval), intended for individuals teaching a class, program, or seminar. 5. And, last but not least, Spendster (http://spendster.org/), a social media site with You-Tube-like confessionals for spending choices we later regret. I particularly like the little girl who's video titled, "My parents are spenders. Please help." Their newsletter, Nefe Digest, comes out quarterly and is available via email or snail mail: http://www.nefe.org The Postsecondary Success of Young Adults: State Policies and Practices study served as the foundation for the Policy Forum moderated by Cynthia Zafft at the National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education last month. This study, conducted by NCTN and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, describes and analyzes adult education college and career readiness efforts in 17 states. Panelists included Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, and state Adult Education Directors Jeff Fantine (ME), Jeff Gove (OH), and Josephine Reed-Taylor (GA). Read the Executive Summary and key aspects of the study here: http://www.collegetransition.org/conferences.national2010.policypanel.html State-by-State View of the Economic and Political Power of Immigrants, Latinos and Asians All States Demographic Information Now Available* The Immigration Policy Center releases its complete series of 50 state fact sheets which highlight the political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in every state of the union. Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians account for large and growing shares of the U.S. economy and electorate. These easy to understand, state-by-state demographic snapshots are a compilation of current government and academic data on citizenship, economic contributions, and voting habits. Find out how much immigrants, Latinos and Asians contribute to your state's economy: http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/economic-and-political-power-immigrants-latinos-and-asians-all-50-states for more information contact Seth Hoy at shoy@immcouncil.org or 202-507-7509. Reflect 13 - special report on employability; teaching composition and using poetry; classroom-based research as Continuous Professional Development; a phonics debate; how statistics can confuse rather than clarify; how television is being used to reach adult learners in Ireland; teaching in secure hospitals; prisons – creativity space and books for new readers; the Reflect approach and ESOL; and the role of care support workers in developing the literacy, language and numeracy skills of clients with learning difficulties and disabilities. http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=179# 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 line: 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/ 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 17th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) Conference July 20th through 23rd, 2011 Francis W. Parker School, Chicago, Illinois Conference Theme: We Are Each Other's Harvest learn more: http://www.ptoweb.org Hungry for Answers: A Conference Addressing Barriers to Better Nutrition in the US and Around the World Sunday, March 6; 1-6 p.m. Salomon Center for Teaching, Brown University, Providence This interdisciplinary meeting will bring together experts from different fields – doctors, researchers, nutritionists, government leaders, representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other practitioners – who are leading the fight against domestic and global malnutrition. Their experiences, perspectives and knowledge will set the stage for lively and enriching discussion and exchanges. Conference Objectives: 1) Identify successful approaches and remaining barriers to improved domestic and global nutrition; 2) Address challenges facing organizations and institutions and gaps in the existing nutrition infrastructure; 3) Explore opportunities for collaboration between domestic and international fields; and 4) Develop action items to shape future advocacy. Intended Audience: Students and faculty from academic institutions in New England, anti-hunger advocates, members of the international development community, providers of domestic and international food assistance and other interested members of the general public. for a flyer/more information, please contact alan_flam@brown.edu National Center for Family Literacy Conference NCFL is accepting proposals for concurrent sessions for the 20th annual National Conference on Family Literacy. The deadline for proposals is November 5. The 2011 National Conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, April 3 - 5. Pre-conference sessions will be held April 1 and 2. This is the most comprehensive conference serving family literacy professionals and practitioners who are working to improve literacy skills and lives of parents and children. More about NCFL at http://www.famlit.org/conference/ 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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