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| Date of Posting | Description of Posting |
| 5/12/05 |
PoCC Call for Proposals -- Extended
Deadline This is just a quick announcement letting everyone know that we have extended the PoCC 2005 Call for Proposal deadline to Monday, May 16, 2005. I want to thank all of you who have called or e-mailed with your wonderful ideas for presentations. Hopefully, this will give you some extra time to speak with key people, organize your thoughts and fill out the on-line call for proposal that can be found at www.nais.org/pocc. There will be no additional extensions after this as proposals will have to be prepared for our local committee to review at the end of May. Thank you all for your patience and hard work on behalf of PoCC. Remember the following dates:
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| 5/12/05 |
FUSION -- A summer program for mixed heritage youth --
REGISTER NOW! IDENTITY! ART! MOVEMENT! COOKING! POETRY! COMMUNITY!
The two 2-week summer day camps are open to all youth ages 8-13 with a particular focus on children who come from more than one cultural and/or racial community experience. FUSION offers a fun and supportive environment where youth can share, explore, and celebrate the richness and complexity of a mixed heritage.
The FUSION team is comprised of an
experienced and enthusiastic staff, as well as fabulous guest teachers,
such as professional musician PC Muñoz, and children’s book author, Tony
Robles. FUSION is also collaborating with local
organizations such as
Dates Location REGISTER
ONLINE! Scholarships available! Questions? info@fusionprogram.org
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| 5/3/05 |
POCIS MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCE "Identity Crisis" Who: 6th, 7th, and 8th graders; parents and educators When: Saturday, May 7th Time: 9am - 1:30 pm Location: The San Francisco School 300 Gaven Street San Francisco, CA 94134 www.sfschool.org
Lunch provided
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| 5/3/05 |
California Alliance of African
American Educators and the Stanford University School Re-design Network announce "Pedagogies and Practices for Successfully Reaching African American Students" June 20 - 21, 2005 AUDIENCE: Teachers, administrators, professional developers, support providers, undergraduate and graduate students who work with African American students. PRESENTERS: Dr. Pedro Noguera, professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, will examine actions that can be taken to develop school cultures that promote academic excellence. Many efforts to reform schools overlook the most essential aspects of schooling: expectations, attitudes, relationships, and values. These dimensions of school, often referred to as culture or climate, are what typically distinguish high performing learning environments where students are encouraged to reach their potential from other educational settings. http://www.nyu.edu/education/steinhardt/db/faculty/1340/Dept_design/0 Dr. Noma LeMoine, Director of Los Angeles Unified School District's noted Academic English Mastery Program (AEMP), will focus on shifting paradigms and building new schemas for maximizing learning in African American standard English learners: an overlooked and underserved language minority. The presentation will address language and literacy acquisition in culturally and linguistically diverse African American Standard English Learners. The presenter will review the linguistic research on the origin and historical development of African American language including a look at its characteristic linguistic features, and the impact of students' use of this variant language form on academic performance. http://www.cultureandlanguage.org/scholars_a.html Dale Allender, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Associate Executive Director for the Secondary Level and Director of NCTE West, will examine how student diversity continues to grow and become more complex, including within African American communities, and how ethnic and culture-specific hierarchies persist in high school English language arts curriculum. This presentation will focus on education media production and studies, literary theory, ethnic studies, English language arts professional development literature, and classroom teaching experience to highlight the limitations of this hierarchical ideology and instructional practice, and to suggest alternative curriculum and instruction models. http://www.ncte.org/about/over/west/aed/110216.htm COST: $150 (1 person - CAAAE financially current member rate); $200 (1 person - non-CAAAE member rate, incl. a 1-year CAAAE membership). This fee covers continental breakfast and lunch for both days, all sessions, presentations and resource materials. Fill out a separate registration form for each participant and mail it with payment to reach the CAAAE by May 31, 2005. No e-mail or fax registrations, or purchase orders can be accepted. LOCATION & TIMES: Stanford University School of Education - Cubberley Auditorium, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. The visitor parking fee is $12 per day. REGISTRATION: If there is no registration form with this flyer, please e-mail williejmackey@yahoo.com and request one. To optimize the institute experience, it is limited to the first 150 people who register and pay. More detailed information with a confirmation letter will be mailed on June 6. Questions? Call 408.977.4188 or e-mail countitalljoy@earthlink.net. CAAAE, P.O. Box 3134, San Jose, CA 95156-3134 Federal Tax ID Number: 94-3413477
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| 4/26/05 |
KQED Professional Development Workshop on
Asia and Asian America Saturday, May 21 10:00 am–2:00 pm (including tour) Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco FREE Space limited, pre-registration required: schools@asianart.org or (415) 581-3697 To celebrate Asian American Heritage Month, KQED’s Education Network (Ed Net) in partnership with the Asian Art Museum will be conducting a professional development workshop. This workshop, which uses PBS and KQED films, has been designed for educators to expand their array of teaching tools on the subject of Asia and Asian America, and for Bay Area community members to learn more about the subject. A free museum tour for all participants is included. Free materials—copies of selected films and other supplemental educator resources—will be given to each participant. Free food and drink will also be provided.
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| 4/15/05 |
Calling all middle and high school
teachers! Project Spera, an educational non-profit who works to educate and empower Bay Area youth through international affairs curriculum in the classroom, is expanding it's Professional Development Program for teachers and needs your help! We are seeking current or former teachers in all disciplines to participate in a two-hour focus group to help us gather feedback, suggestions, and advice as we devleop our program. A $30 stipend and dinner will be provided for participants. Two focus groups will be held, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland. You can attend either meeting. OAKLAND FOCUS GROUP: Tuesday, April 26th at 5:30pm at the Oakland Public Libray's Cesar E. Chavez Branch (3301 East 12th Street). For those of you taking public transportation, the Fruitvale Bart Station is just down the street. SAN FRANCISCO FOCUS GROUP: Tuesday May 3rd at 5pm at our office (999 Sutter Street @ Hyde). The Civic Center Bart Station is nearby and there is plenty of street parking as well. If you're able to attend and help us build a better program for teachers in the Bay Area, please RSVP by Friday, April 15th by emailing Madiha Murshed at murshed@projectspera.org or Nick Hernandez: hernandez@projectspera.org or calling (415) 292-7421. Learn more about Project Spera and our programs at www.projectspera.org. |
| 4/9/05 |
TSUNAMI RELIEF CONCERT University High School Theatre Featuring Performances by:
WE WILL “PASS THE HAT” FOR DIRECT AID TO:
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| 3/28/05 |
AsEA 2005...is FAST
APPROACHING! If you have not already done so, please fax the registration form to Cathedral School for Boys, c/o Grace Lam @ 415.771.2547. We encourage you to register before April 20, 2005. Please find all official conference forms online at: www.asea-conference.com ASIAN EDUCATORS ALLIANCE CONFERENCE Who All Asian Pacific Islander (API) educators in the Bay Area and beyond What Inaugural AsEA Conference When Friday and Saturday, April 29–30, 2005 Where Cathedral School for Boys, San Francisco, California AsEA 2005 is a chance for API teachers and school staff to meet, network, and identify the challenges that they face as API educators in independent schools, discuss strategies to address these challenges, build mentoring structures, and share ways to support API families at our schools. Plans for the conference include a keynote speaker, workshops, and affinity groups. This conference is by and for API educators. Please come and help make it a success! * Note: While we appreciate and honor the support of our non-Asian Pacific Islander allies, we ask that they respect our intentions for this space. As an alternative method of support, we encourage our allies to help in publicizing this event to their API colleagues. We strongly encourage all API educators to participate in this unique opportunity. Please spread the word! www.AsEA-Conference.org (The conference website will be updated frequently. Please check back periodically for more information and a detailed conference schedule.)
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| 3/21/05 |
Facing History and Ourselves
Facing History and Ourselves is happy to
inform you about an event you might find interesting and enlightening.
Our freinds at Sacred Heart Preparatory invite you to attend. RSVP
directly to
jeveritt@shschools.org not Facing History.
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| 3/12/05 |
Asian Art Museum Educator Event Conversation with the Curator: The Kingdom of Siam Saturday, April 9, 10:00 AM–12:15 PM $5 fee; advance registration required What does it take to put together an exhibit? Join us for this peek behind the scenes of the special exhibit The Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350–1800. Dr. Forrest McGill, Chief Curator and Wattis Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, who organized of the exhibit, will discuss how he selected art works from Siam, and share video clips of his trips to examine art from lending museums in Thailand. The event includes a tour of the special exhibit and light refreshments. The Kingdom of Siam is the first exhibition ever to explore one of Thailand's golden eras. Beginning in the mid-14th century, kings based in Ayutthaya (now a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Thailand) ruled over a cosmopolitan, prosperous, and powerful kingdom for more than 400 years. An invasion by neighboring Burma in the late 18th century devastated the city; which eventually led to the rise of a new Siamese dynasty with its capital at Bangkok. The exhibit features 89 of the finest surviving works from the Ayutthaya period. Highlights include gold royal jewelry and ceremonial objects discovered in a temple crypt, enormous stone and bronze Buddha images, sculptures of Hindu deities, wood carvings, temple furnishings, colorful miniature paintings, and textiles. Organized by the Asian Art Museum. Please send a completed registration form (see attached) with a check or money order (payable to the Asian Art Museum Foundation) to: Education Department, Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. For more information, please call (415) 581-3697 or email schools@asianart.org. Stephanie Kao School Programs Coordinator Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Chong Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 email: skao@asianart.org tel: (415) 581-3662 fax: (415) 581-4706 http://www.asianart.org
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| 3/12/05 |
2005 Teacher Workshop Empire and Russia, Past and Present Saturday April 9, 2005 The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at Stanford University and the Bay Area Global Education Program present: 2005 Teacher Workshop -- Empire and Russia, Past and Present. CREEES and BAGEP present a workshop for K-14 teachers devoted to exploring the theme of empire, both past and present. At a moment when the American public (and much of the world) has likened American foreign policies to those of past empires, the conference will examine how scholars conceptualize and analyze the phenomenon of empire, focusing on Russia as a case study. How do we define empire in modern history? How are empires formed, and how are they sustained? What do they mean, both practically and symbolically, for rulers and the ruled? How and why do they collapse? Through an examination of Russia's history and contemporary politics, Stanford lecturers will discuss these questions with concrete examples from imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Eurasia. A session on curricular resources for teachers is included. This workshop directly addresses Sections 10.4, 10.7, 10.9, 10.10, 11.9, and 12.9 of the History and Social Science Content Standards for the State of California. Bldg 200, Room 034 Main Quad Stanford University 9:00 - 10:30 Robert Crews, Assistant Professor of History, Stanford University "Empire and Pre-Revolutionary Russia" Professor Crews will outline concepts of empire in historical analysis, providing examples from Imperial Russia before 1917. 10:45-12:15 Stuart Finkel, Post-Doctoral Humanities Fellow, Stanford University "Empire in the Soviet Era" Dr. Finkel will discuss empire under Soviet rule, including ethnic territorial divisions, language and cultural policies, and extensions of empire in World War II and the Cold War. 1:00 to 2:30 Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Associate Director and Senior Researcher, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, Stanford Institute for International Studies "Russia and Empire after the Soviet Collapse" Dr. Stoner-Weiss discusses the implications of the collapse of the Soviet Union for post-Cold War politics, and for the remaining quarters of what was the Russian empire. 2:45-4:00 Jack Kollmann, Lecturer and Academic Coordinator, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, Stanford University Images of Empire, Past and Present Dr. Kollmann will present slide images of empire and its manifestations from Russian and Soviet times. 4:15-5:30 Terry Haugen, Teacher Trainer "Classroom Resources on Russia and Empire" Ms. Haugen presents web and curricular resources for classroom use related to today's presentations. Pre-Registration is Required! To register, please contact Sue Purdy Pelosi at CREEES - 650-725-2563 or suepp@stanford.edu There is no registration fee and the workshop is free of charge. Classroom teachers receive priority. Stipend Available The first 15 active classroom teachers to register will be eligible for a stipend of $100 for attending the full day of sessions.
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| 3/12/05 |
Youth Institute for
Leadership & Global Awareness Do you work with youth 15-19 years old with a background or interest in international affairs, multi-cultural activities, and peace or relief work? If you do, then you can nominate your students to the Youth Institute for Leadership and Global Awareness. Students here will explore the factors contributing to genocide and the current state of events in Rwanda and Sudan. Students will:
This is an opportunity to live
on-campus at American University in Washington, D.C. with others from
around the world! Sessions are held from July 6 -August 8, students can
enroll for one or two weeks. To enroll, simply have your school or
nonprofit organization in which you are involved contact us for
nomination information Enrollment is limited to 80 students per term.
Students from underserved schools are welcome to enroll in order to gain
exposure to an array of opportunities.
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| 3/4/05 |
A meeting for Diversity Practitioners of San
Francisco Schools
A dinner meeting for diversity practitioners from San Francisco schools to get together and share ideas, experiences, programs and goals.
When
Wednesday, April 6th
Where
Town School for Boys
2750 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA
Time
5:30-8:00 Town School will provide a light dinner and refreshments
R.S.V.P.
gonzalez-crane@townschool.com by April 4th
Come and meet your colleagues ,have a bite to eat and
be inspired!
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| 2/28/05 |
TEACHER JOB FAIR Saturday, March 19, 2005 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY Student Life Center 1055 Ellis Street (between Franklin and Gough) San Francisco, California Parking is available at St. Mary’s Cathedral Host High Schools Include: Archbishop Riordan High School (San Francisco) Convent of the Sacred Heart High School (San Francisco) Immaculate Conception Academy (San Francisco) Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo) Marin Catholic High School (Kentfield) Mercy High School (Burlingame) Mercy High School (San Francisco) Notre Dame High School (Belmont) Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco) Sacred Heart Preparatory (Atherton) Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco) San Domenico Upper School (San Anselmo) Stuart Hall High School (San Francisco) Woodside Priory School (Portola Valley) Register at www.sfcatholicschools.org and bring your resume to the Job Faire.
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| 2/25/05 |
PAID PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRY INITIATIVE FOR SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION
This program
places Bay Area K-14 teachers of all subjects into high-performance work
sites for the summer. Teachers complete a project for their sponsors and
are paid $7,000 for their work. Teachers also spend time focusing on
ways to transfer their Summer Fellowship experience back to their
students and colleagues.
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| 2/25/05 |
NEW CURRICULAR RESOURCE
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| 2/15/05 |
POCIS LOWER SCHOOL
CONFERENCE:
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| 2/1/05 |
POCIS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPSPOCIS
is pleased to offer three High School Senior Scholarships for the
2004-05 academic year to seniors from POCIS member schools and
affiliates. Each scholarship will be in the amount of $2000
(two-thousand dollars.)
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| 2/1/05 |
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN AMERICA Intensive Summer Course for Independent School Teachers and Educators June 23rd to June 30th, 2005 Presented by THE INTERFAITH CENTER OF NEW YORK and THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Religious Diversity in America is a weeklong intensive course set within the context of New York City - the perfect classroom for religious diversity with a population that is now 40% immigrant. The course offers a combination of theoretical and experiential training in the beliefs and practices of America’s new religious landscape, with a particular emphasis on the great diversity within each tradition. The program’s unique approach provides training with both academic experts and representatives of New York’s religious communities. Each day in the course examines one or more major religious traditions, through lectures, panels, site visits, and group discussions. Morning sessions feature theoretical introductions to beliefs and practices. Afternoon sessions offer an immersion in New York’s religious communities, with field trips to a variety of local places of worship, conversations with men and women from specific religious communities, and experience of religious rituals. This is the third year we are offering the course. Past intensives were attended by teachers and administrators from sixteen states, and included such schools as Allen-Stevenson, Brooklyn Heights Montessori, Chapin, Charlotte Country Day, Hewitt, Horace Mann, Islamic Leadership School, Marin County Day, Marymount, Menlo, Milton Academy, Nightingale-Bamford, Rudolf Steiner, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Wilmington Friends, and Woodward Academy. Various sections of the course have been taught by Religious Studies scholars from Barnard, Columbia, Fordham, Rutgers, St. Francis College, Stony Brook University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, and Wesleyan University. Continuing Education Units are provided by The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education The course will take place at Union Theological Seminary (morning sessions) and at religious site locations (afternoon sessions). Course fee - $950 (including breakfast and lunch). Limited scholarships available. Enrollment limited – early registration is encouraged. For more information, please contact Timur Yuskaev at 212-685-4242 ext. 12 |
| 1/13/05 |
POCIS ADULT CONFERENCE Beyond Diversity: From Multiculturalism to Equity and Justice When: Friday, February 4, 2005 Where: The San Francisco LGBT Center Registration: 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Conference: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Breakfast Provided RSVP: Ray Wilson at ray.wilson@athenian.org by Friday, January 28th. Space is limited and is open on a first come, first served basis. This conference is FREE to all POCIS Member Schools. Keynote Speaker: Hodari B. Davis, Director, Making Waves at the Branson School (CA) Many independent schools committed to the idea of diversity consider multicultural education to be the ultimate goal of diversity work. This workshop will address specific questions aimed at supporting schools in their efforts to institutionalize multicultural practices that will lead to a defined school culture demonstrating equity and justice. Directions: 1800 Market Street at Octavia. Street & public parking is limited. Public transportation strongly advise. The MUNI METRO LINES J,K,L,M,N, the F STREETCAR, or MUNI BUS LINES 6,7,9, 10, 14, 21, 26, 47, 49, 66 and 71 all run within 5 blocks of the Center, many run within 1 block. Also, take BART to SF Civic Center, then transfer to Muni Metro or F lines.
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| 1/13/05 |
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS - CAAAE CAAAE SOUTH AFRICA TOUR August 1-15, 2005 PAYMENT TERMS: - A personal check or credit card deposit in the amount of $1,000 per traveler is due by January 15, 2005 to book your reservation. - A second payment of $1,000 is due March 15, 2005. - A third payment of $1,000 is due April 30, 2005. - The remaining balance is due June 15, 2005. - Air Tax: TBA CONTACT: Patrick W. Coady Travel Consultant World Travel Vignettes 800.567.5047 215.657.7205 patrick@wtvinc.com Text from the CAAAE Fall 2004 Newsletter: CAAAE IS HOSTING A TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA! When the CAAAE president was in South Africa four years ago, she visited several schools and an orphanage. The CAAAE has helped sponsor two fundraising tours of the United States since then for the director of the orphanage, but only limited follow-up has been done with the schools. One reason for this trip is to re-visit the schools and establish an on-going relationship with them. Read below about highlights of the trip and how you can join this historic voyage! Billed as "The Best of South Africa-Celebrating Ten Years of Democracy," the CAAAE is hosting a trip to South Africa from August 1-15, 2005. Day One of our adventure begins when we arrive at Atlanta's international airport terminal and board South African Airway's direct flight to Capt Town, South Africa. Bring lots to read; the flight takes about fourteen hours! The time does go quickly because South African Airways pampers the traveler with food, movies and more food. Sleeping in comfortable, reclining chair-beds also helps pass the time. Day Two begins in beautiful Cape Town where our World Travel Vignettes's representative will meet us at the airport and help us clear customs. Our Cape Town guide will help us check into the luxurious Capetonian Hotel with its breath-taking views of the sea and marvelous mountains. In the afternoon we will go to the Victoria and Albert Waterfront and shop. Our gala welcome dinner is in Café Africa where a meal of thirteen African delicacies is served. On the morning of Day Three, our driver will take us to the waterfront to board a catamaran for a cruise across Table Bay to famous Robben Island. This historic landmark was formerly the infamous political prison that held Nelson Mandela for so many years. In the afternoon we will tour beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens. DAYS 4 to 7: After breakfast on Day Four, our guide will take us on a trip to famous Table Mountain where we will ride a cable car to the top. Driving back towards Cape Town we will stop in District Six and visit its museum. Under apartheid, this area was declared for whites only. Thousands of people were forcefully removed from their homes and not allowed to return until February 13, 2004. Before returning to our hotel, we will visit the church where Bishop Tutu usually preaches and which played an important role in the fight against apartheid. On Day Five, we will tour the wine country and visit a school in Langa - the oldest township in South Africa. After breakfast on Day Six, we will check out of our hotel, be driven to the airport and board a flight to the port city of Durban. Our local guide will take us on a "Roots of Resistance Tour" where we will visit places involved in resisting the racist policies of apartheid. Also on the schedule are Inanda Seminary, a school for Zulu girls that has been training many of South Africa's most influential women since 1869, and a kindergarten. On Day 7, we will visit spectacular Blue Lagoon and the Muhle Museum-it is where the institutions of apartheid were invented. Upon leaving the museum, we will take a short walk to the shopper's paradise called Victoria Street Market. THE TOUR CONTINUES: After lunch we will go to the BAT Center-an innovative center featuring wonderful works of art by local artists. Days 8 and 9 might be the highlight of the trip for many people. We will drive through the majestic scenery of KwaZulu Natal to the biggest Zulu Cultural Center in South Africa and enjoy a day safari at the Hluhluwe Game Reserve. On Day 10, we will board a plane for Johannesburg. After settling into the well-appointed Indaba Hotel, we will relax and enjoy dinner. After breakfast on Day 11, our bus will take us to Soweto. This community led the war to justice and freedom during the 1970's. We will visit the Winnie Mandela and Hector Peterson museums, have lunch at the famous Wandi's restaurant and return for a late afternoon visit to beautiful Sandton Mall. On Day 12, we will visit Pretoria, South Africa's capital, and shop at Bruma flea market. On our final day, we will tour the Apartheid Museum before boarding a plane back to Atlanta. For information contact Debra Watkins, CAAAE President at countitalljoy@earthlink.net .
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| 11/19/04 |
CAL
/ WEST EDUCATORS PLACEMENT
EVENING RECEPTION
During the upcoming PoCC Conference in Miami, CAL/WEST EDUCATORS will be hosting an evening reception for those of you from California, and for educators who would like to move to California. It will be held Thursday, December 2, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in Orchid Rooms A & B at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Miami. We invite you to join us, and we hope you can attend. A "formal" invitation is attached; please feel free to share it with any colleagues who may be attending the PoCC, or to forward this e-mail. The following day we will be moderating workshop #C13, “Strengthening the Link - Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color,” at 2:00 p.m. Again, we hope you will join us. Our Upcoming Job Fairs and special events:
• FEBRUARY 23 - 26, 2005
• MARCH 12, 2005
• MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2005 Please note that
advance registration is required for the Los Angeles and San
Francisco events. |
| 10/22/04 |
CREDENTIALING PROGRAM
UC BERKELEY
Have you considered getting a teaching
credential? Or perhaps pursuing an MA or PhD in Education?
The Graduate School of Education at UC
Berkeley would like to invite you to find out about our MA and
credential programs in secondary English (with a focus on
multicultural urban teaching), secondary math and science, and
elementary education.
You are invited to a credential/MA
information program on
Tuesday, Nov. 9
6:30 to 8:30
2515 Tolman Hall (down the hall from the
Education Psychology library)
UC Berkeley
Please RSVP to
gserecruiters@berkeley.edu
so we can make sure there is enough food!
OR - if you are considering an MA or PhD
in Education, we have programs in Language, Literacy and Culture,
Human Development in Education, Education in Math Science and
Technology, School Psychology, and Policy, Measurement and Evaluation.
You can find out more about these
programs on
Monday Nov. 8
6:30 to 8:30 pm
2515 Tolman Hall
UC Berkeley
Again, please RSVP to
gserecruiters@berkeley.edu.
We're looking forward to meeting you! If
you cannot attend either of these events, but would like more
information, please contact us at
gserecruiters@berkeley.edu.
Best,
Heather MacLeod
Office of Recruitment and Retention
Graduate School of Education
UC Berkeley
(510)642-6335
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| 10/8/04 |
The CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS - CAAAE cordially invites you
to our
Members, Supporters, Non-members, Guests, Friends Educators, Parents, Community Activists - ALL ARE INVITED
CAAAE Federal Tax
ID Number: 94-3413477
http://go.vicinity.com/sixcont/bidMap.d?BID=SFOOB&brandname=_holidayinn
About Mr. Vaughn:
Issac Vaughn is a partner at at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who works with technology, education, internet and life sciences companies through all stages of their growth, and venture capitalists and investment bankers. In May 2001, California Law Business named Mr. Vaughn as one of the top 20 lawyers under the age of 40. In November 2003 Issac Vaughn was named by Black Enterprise magazine as one of "America's Top Black Lawyers." Mr. Vaughn is a member of the Board of Regents of Santa Clara University and the Board of Directors of NewSchools Venture Fund.
Mr. Vaughn will discuss Brown v. Board and how
to prepare students of color for roles in Silicon Valley's board
rooms.
The first 50 paid registrants at each regional membership breakfast will receive a FREE CD-Rom, courtesy of California Newsreel:
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords An interactive CD for the film by Stanley Nelson http://www.newsreel.org/films/blackpre.htm
Please share the following with education, business and community associates. Additional information about the CAAAE is available on request. Thanks!
REGISTRATION FORM Mailing Address:
Dr. Clifford Thompson The mission of the California Alliance of African American Educators [CAAAE] is to promote excellence in education by providing professional development, conducting research and facilitating the education of all students, with a specific emphasis on students of African descent. The CAAAE is a professional organization for those whose purpose is to make a positive difference in the lives of African American children everywhere.
Membership and participation in the CAAAE is open to public and private school educators, administrators, board trustees, college and university students and staff, program developers, support providers, corporate representatives, civic leaders, parents and community stakeholders.
Take care and thanks to
all for your support!
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| 10/1/04 |
POCIS HIGH SCHOOL
CONFERENCE DIASPORAS: WHERE I AM COMING FROM What: The 2004 Annual High School Conference When: Saturday, October 30, 2004 Time:8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Where: Castilleja School 1310 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 RSVP by October 15th to: Michael_ansa@castilleja.org Schools MUST RSVP with a list of all students intending to attend, names and grade levels before the October 15 deadline. **Important conference information/details will be sent following RSVP. In addition, there must be at least one chaperone with each group. The conference will explore the theme of identity in community. Who am I as a person and who am I in my school community? Who/what defines me? What transitions must I traverse to be here? How do I exist in America? The day will begin with a Capoeira performance (Brazilian dance/martial art form)! Students will then view the film “The Chinese In Cuba”, the story of a Chinese-American film-maker, Felicia Lowe, whose parents flee China to Cuba, and finally to the US where she grows up. As an adult, she returns to Cuba in search of her past. The film explores the idea of living in multiple worlds, and the very specific struggle in "choosing" identity. The film will be followed by a talk in which Lowe will address her story and relate to the particular terrain of students of color within the independent school context. With the rubric of students-leading-students, the conference will re-convene with small breakout groups in which student leaders will facilitate discussions on identity, based on the film experience. |
| 10/1/04 |
$100,000 COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP
To support the contest,
Scholastic Marketing Partners, a division of Scholastic, is developing
multi-faceted educational materials including in-school and online
curriculum for teachers, student magazines and magazine advertorials
for students, which will reach more than 11 million teens in 60,000
high school classrooms in September. The program provides supplemental
teaching materials that enhance students' creative writing and
communication skills in the classroom and at home. Teachers will be
able to access the free materials at
www.campbellsdreams.com
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| 10/1/04 |
Don't
miss the FIRST ANNUAL I-PRIDE CONFERENCE AND EXPO -
'Honoring Our Past, Looking Toward Our Future' - Featuring a Gala
Celebration of I-Pride's 25th Anniversary October 15 - 16, 2004,
Emeryville, CA I-PRIDE, a nonprofit organization focused on the well-being and development of children and adults who are of more than one racial or ethnic heritage, will host its First Annual Conference, Expo & Gala Celebration, 'Honoring Our Past, Looking Toward Our Future' at the Courtyard Marriott in Emeryville, California on October 15-16, 2004. Four in-depth conference tracks will focus on: * Education * Families & Parenting * Public Policy * Societal Issues ..as they relate to multi-ethnic populations. And, a master class, CEU and professional development credits are also available to attendees. The conference will feature renowned keynote presentations by Ramona Douglass and a panel of founding I-Pride members exploring the past, present and future of the multi-racial movement. An exhibition with a wide variety of vendors and nonprofit organizations will also be featured at the event. (A variety of sponsorships are still available. Visit http://www.i-pride.org/events.htm#events for more information about these opportunities.) A Gala Anniversary Celebration will follow the conference on the evening of Saturday, October 16th. Please join I-Pride for this important, exciting and fun event! For more information visit http://www.i-pride.org/events.htm#events. To register online, visit http://www.i-pride.org/2004_conference_reg_form.html. Space is limited. Don't miss out - register today! |
| 9/17/04 |
HAMLIN
SCHOOL invites you to join S.E.E.D. (Seeking Equity and
Diversity), a monthly seminar/reading group that will focus on
ways to make our school climate, curricula, and teaching methods more
inclusive with regard to race, class, and culture. SEED members become
a close knit group who bond through the sharing of rich personal and
professional experiences. The S.E.E.D. Project is based out of
Wellesley College Center for Research on Women and their program
provides a general model for our meetings at Hamlin. In two hour
sessions with other Bay Area Educators, we will discuss issues of
educational equity and diversity as well as work toward creating
inclusive communities, schools, classrooms, and curriculum. By reading
fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, essays, and watching videos, we strive to
look cricially at what we teach and how we teach it. Our goal is not
only to teach in nore inclusive ways, but also to enliven ourselves with
provocative discussion with our peers. Part of our work will also be to
consider our own roles in communities and look for new ways of seeing
differences. How can we make our communities more inclusive and
equitable? How and where can we work for positive change and
understanding? The key ideas behind SEED Project and Curriculum can be
found at
http://www.wcwonline.org/seed/index.html THE FIRST SEED MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 AT HAMLIN SCHOOL, 2120 BROADWAY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 4:30 IN THE EAST DINING ROOM. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING, PLEASE R.S.V.P. FOR DINNER. BRING ANY BOOK TITLES OR SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR DISCUSSION GROUPS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT, DEBRA CARDONE, SEED FACILITATOR, 415-674-5414. Debra Cardone SEED Facilitator Hamlin School 2120 Broadway Street San Francisco, CA 94115 415-674-5414 |
| 9/10/04 |
The California Alliance of African American Educators - CAAAE
cordially invites you to our
SECOND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST Regional Breakfast Dates: Sat., Oct. 2, 2004 - FRESNO Region Sat., Oct. 9, 2004 - BAY AREA Sat., Oct. 16, 2004 - SAN DIEGO Region Sat., Oct. 23, 2004 - SACRAMENTO Region Sat., Oct. 30, 2004 - LOS ANGELES Region
Members, Supporters,
Non-members, Guests, Friends
Educators, Parents, Community
Activists - ALL ARE INVITED
Information for all breakfasts:
[note - a
slightly different schedule for San Diego]
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Breakfast and Program
8:00 -
11:00 a.m. San Diego Region Breakfast Meeting
Cost: $35 per person This includes a 1-year membership in the CAAAE and a CAAAE t-shirt. Registration deadline for ALL breakfasts: September 25, 2004 SEATING IS LIMITED, and registration is first come, first served. Please, no e-mail, fax, voicemail or purchase order reservations will be accepted. Only PAYMENT, along with a registration form, will reserve space for you and your associates. Make check or money order payable to: CAAAE
CAAAE Federal
Tax ID Number: 94-3413477
Mail payment, a business card (if available) and registration form to the appropriate regional address NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 25, 2004. Questions? Please contact your regional membership coordinator or: Debra Watkins, CAAAE President (408) 977-4188 [voicemail] countitalljoy@earthlink.net __________________________________________________________________ BREAKFAST DATES and LOCATIONS: Saturday, October 2 FRESNO REGION TorNino's Restaurant 5080 N. Blackstone Avenue Fresno, CA 93710 559.222.2453
The Voices of Our Youth"
_______________________________________________________________ Saturday, October 9 BAY AREA Holiday Inn - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1800 Powell Street Emeryville, CA 94608 510.658.9300
http://go.vicinity.com/sixcont/bidMap.d?BID=SFOOB&brandname=_holidayinn
Keynote Speaker: Issac J. Vaughn, Attorney and Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
About Mr. Vaughn:
Issac Vaughn is a partner at at
the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who works with
technology, education, internet and life sciences companies through
all stages of their growth, and venture capitalists and investment
bankers. In May 2001,
California Law Business named
Mr. Vaughn as one of the top 20 lawyers under the age of 40. In
November 2003 Issac Vaughn was
named by Black Enterprise magazine as
one of "America's Top Black Lawyers." Mr.
Vaughn is a member of the Board
of Regents of Santa Clara University and the Board of Directors of
NewSchools Venture Fund.
Mr. Vaughn will discuss Brown v.
Board and how to prepare students of color for roles
in Silicon Valley's board rooms.
_______________________________________________________________ Saturday, October 16 SAN DIEGO REGION
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
DoubleTree Hotel San Diego/Mission Valley
Brickstones Room
7450 Hazard
Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
619.297.5466
complimentary parking for the CAAAE Breakfast http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/hotels/directions.jhtml?ctyhocn=SDGO-DT
In
partnership with the Urban League of San Diego County:
"Best Academic Practice School Model: Fulfilling the Promise of Brown
v. Board"
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Saturday, October 23 SACRAMENTO REGION DoubleTree Hotel 2001 Point West Way Sacramento, CA 95815
916.929.8855
Keynote Speaker: Julius Joseph Cherry Fire Chief, Sacramento Fire Department
Attorney at Law
About Fire Chief Julius Joseph Cherry:
African Americans continue to make
history in Sacramento. For only the second time in its 154-year
history, the Sacramento City Fire Department has an African American
at its helm. Fire Chief Cherry has 28
years experience with the department, which he entered in 1976 as a
firefighter. He rose through the ranks of captain, battalion chief,
and assistant chief, becoming deputy chief in 2003. He holds a juris
doctorate from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law and a
bachelor of science degree in public administration from CSU
Sacramento. Fire Chief Cherry is Chair of the Board of Directors of
Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada, Inc., a
board member of the Sacramento County Fair, Sacramento Black Chamber
of Commerce, and Hemispheres Arts Academy.
http://www.sacobserver.com/news/042004/julius_cherry_fire_chief.shtml
_______________________________________________________________ Saturday, October 30 LOS ANGELES REGION California Science Center 700 State Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037
$6 parking charge
$15 valet parking charge
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Toni-Mokjaetji Humber Associate Professor Ethnic and Women's Studies Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
About Dr. Humber:
Dr.
Humber has Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics from Howard University. Courses
taught include: Community & Culture; Multicultural Leadership; Liberal
Studies; Human Development, Learning, Language & Acquisition; and
Sociolinguistics & Multicultural Aspects of Language/Literacy. Dr.
Humber requires students in her classes to participate in
one off-campus cultural activity during the term. “It’s a
conscious-raising experience.” After teaching for 35 years, Dr. Humber
was honored with the Tribute to Black Women Award in March 2004 by
the San Gabriel Valley NAACP.
CSC will be celebrating the Fall 2004
opening its California Science Center School and the Center for
Science Learning. The result of a partnership between the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD) and the California Science Center, the
school will be a state-of-the-art neighborhood elementary charter
school adjacent to the Science Center serving 900 K-5th grade
students.
http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Education/AboutUs/ScienceCenterSchool/ScienceCenterSchool.php
Dr.
Humber will speak about the focus of her research-- the African
diaspora in Mexico and why it should matter to people involved in
education in CA.
Jacques Bordeaux of the California Science Center will also speak
about professional development offerings at the Center and will
conduct a brief tour of this fabulous new facility.
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| 8/20/04 |
CALIFORNIA TEACHING CREDENTIAL Please see the following from
CAIS Executive Director, Mimi Baer, for those interested in obtaining a
credential:
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