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Become a confident facilitator of challenging topics in your classroom through media literacy. Become a master at: 1) Aligning controversial topics with larger learning goals; 2) Using diverse media texts to portray expansive representations and perspectives; 3) Scaffolding discussions and analyzing media to enhance critical thinking and empathy; 4) Implementing techniques to prevent and address emotional pain and unhealthy conflict
Week-long professional development opportunity with Community Works Institute exploring place as the context, service-learning as the strategy, and sustainable communities as the goal. June 24-28, 2019 (Brooklyn, NY) OR July 22-26, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) Register by December 22, 2018.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Each year, our Institute community of participants includes a highly diverse group of K-16 teachers and administrators, from schools large and small, rural and urban, independent and public, along with community based educators. CWI Summer Institutes are appropriate for both veteran practitioners and “beginners.” We emphasize strategies that create deep faculty, student, and community buy-in, with an eye toward high impact on learning and long term program success.
Just a quick reminder to look for the green strand for presentations on "Educating for Sustainable Communities" at the conference! Looking forward to connecting with attendees after!
Join the #BetterTogetherCA Twitter Chat to learn how to utilize student voice and inquiry to create the next generation of urban sustainability problem solvers! Student Voice & Inquiry: Engaging & Amplifying with EdTech October 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
The 2018 virtual VOICES (Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song) conference is TODAY! Register for $10 or tune in via YouTube @CAUSEweb. VOICES 2018 - STEM Song Contest: Write and perform a song or rap that explains a new discovery/insight and places it in the context of fundamental STEM principles/concepts. Songs may be original or parodies. Students encouraged to apply! Deadline: December 31, 2018.
