Thursday, September 10, 2009

Reading Banned Books

These photos were taken in Adult Education classrooms as part of the Reading Banned Books bookclub project (described a few posts back). Click on the photo below to view the album.

Media Lab

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

5th Annual Educating for Change Curriculum Fair “Reclaiming Education as a Civil Right”

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You are Invited to....

5th Annual Educating for Change Curriculum Fair
“Reclaiming Education as a Civil Right”

Saturday, September 26th from 9 am to 3 pm
University of Missouri-St. Louis, South Campus
Marillac Hall
8001 Natural Bridge Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121 (next to South Campus Metro Station)
Free Parking and Lunch

Flyer attached for distribution.

Join us for a day filled with...


Resource Tables
from local organizations committed to social justice.

Poster Presentations by educators including findings of teacher-research, lesson plans, books, videos, resources, curricular guides and inspirational ideas for teaching.

Hands on and interactive workshop sessions with educators and activists on themes such as: the school-to-prison pipeline, bilingual education, understanding institutionalized poverty, using art and movement to enhance learning, designing culturally diverse curriculum.

Featured Speaker:
JILL FRIEDBERG is a Seattle-based filmmaker, editor and community radio producer who founded Corrugated Films. Jill's work focuses on education, media and social change. Her films "Granito de Arena" and "Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad" document how teachers sparked a resistance movement against neoliberal education policies that aim to dismantle public education.

Cost: $10 suggested donation

Lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by:
The Literacy for Social Justice Teachers Research Group; Dean’s Committee on Social Justice in the College of Education, UMSL; Literacy Roundtable; The Justice Institute; Women's Voices Raised

For more information contact: Kathryn Pole
314-977-7107 or kpole@slu.edu