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WE LEARN 7th Annual Conference on Women & Literacy

February 15, 2010 by  
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Cranston, RI – February 11, 2010

Empowering women to action is at the heart of the WE LEARN 7th Annual (Net)Working Gathering & Conference on Women and Literacy, “Community, Leadership, Activism.” On Friday and Saturday, March 5th and 6th, 2010, an anticipated 200 students, teachers, community organizers, literacy workers, and professors will gather at the University of Rhode Island – Feinstein Providence Campus (80 Washington St.) to share resources, insights, and research.

Overview

The topics of panel presentations and workshops cover a significant range of social, political, technological, and economic issues seen from the vantage points of the stakeholders connected to adult literacy programs. These views from the field of literacy education address special needs of adults as disparate as international good practices in education in Mexico and Belize, to exploring leadership role models and specific civic participation strategies, to writing from various contexts for all types of purposes, and the role education plays in improving the quality of women’s lives. Teaching strategies for English as Second Language students and leadership and empowerment development strategies as well as ways to address the social dimensions of personal and community health are examined through the lens of the education process.

Co-Sponsors

Co-sponsors of the conference and pre-conference include University of Rhode Island College of Human Science and Services, Rhode Island Department of Adult Education, Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center, Citizens Bank, the BankRI and Transformation Education LLC.

Community, Leadership, Activism:

Economic Justice, Cultural Alliances, Good Health responds to current events and moves our attention towards using literacy for action in our communities. In addition to coming to deeper understanding of leadership development through education and the qualities one needs to be a leader, participants will explore how women learners can use their literacy and educational accomplishments to create better communities through active participation.
Committed to empowerment for women in all aspects of their lives, this WE LEARN event promotes civic participation as those who come together share their knowledge and experiences to draw connections between literacy, leadership, empowerment, and liberation.

Featured Speakers and Participants

Featured speakers include Margaret Doughty, Founder and Director of Literacy Powerline based in Texas, Jeniffer Herrera-Andújar, Student Leader for FUTURE NOW at Bronx Community College in New York, Klare Allen, Community Organizer for Massachusetts Senior Action in Boston, and Kira Neel, a bilingual theater practitioner from New York City. Additional presenters will be coming from Belize, Mexico, Canada, and several regions from across the United States. Speakers and facilitators will explore themes related to moving beyond survival to develop economic justice; strengthening relationships and alliances among people from different cultures, backgrounds, and diversities; and supporting good health and wellness (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual)…..


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FETC 2010-Web Based Tools to Empower Students

January 7, 2010 by  
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Education Professor Dr. King TO SHOW How

Web-Based Tools Engage & Empower Students

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Digital Resources BEING DEMONSTRATED

NEW YORK (January 7, 2010) – If you’re attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference

(FETC) in Orlando, Florida and want to know how web-based technology can be used in the classroom to engage today’s digital natives, cultivate high level critical thinking and drive student achievement, then Dr. Kathleen King’s Jan. 14 session is for you.

Dr. King is a professor of education at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education in New York City and president of Transformation Education LLC. Her session, “Leveraging Web 2.0 Tools: Literacy Skills, Oral History and Voice!” provides examples of ways social media such as podcasts and blogs can support project-based learning and help existing curricula to engage students more effectively.

“Perhaps the greatest benefit of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom is how they empower students to be creators, not just spectators,” Dr. King said. “A phrase I often use is ‘out of the stands and onto the field.’ By incorporating more digital resources into the classroom, teachers can help students become active learners.”

Dr. King demonstrates how digital resources from McGraw-Hill Education can support 21st Century learning, including: cinch

  • CINCH Project – a collection of Web 2.0 tools for collaborative learning projects, features a community-based Web site where teachers and students create digital profiles and participate in group inquiry opportunities all in a safe and ………………………

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