What's Really Behind "The Race To The Top"
Teach-in on the Privatization of Public
Education and a consciousness raising
bake sale for public education!
●Who's directing national
education policy?
●Should states have to
compete for limited federal
funding in order to save their
public schools?
●How do standardized testing
and school choice affect our
public education?
●When did accountability
mean punishment of
teachers?
Date: Saturday, March 27, 11am-2pm
Location: Intersection of 8th and Market St, downtown
Sponsored by: Literacy for Social Justice Teacher
Research Group and public school
teachers
bake sale for public education!
Find out what you can do to join the struggle to
defend public education!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Education and the Media: Inquiry to Action
Education and the Media: Inquiry to Action
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Panel Discussion with Members of the Media
10 – 12 AM
Plus 3 more follow-up sessions
April 24th, May 8th, and May 22nd
Julia Davis Branch
St. Louis Public Libraries
St. Louis MO 63106
All ages and people welcome – young people, students, teachers, community members, artists, grandparents!
About the Session:
The media creates certain narratives about education, and those narratives influence the everyday understandings of educational concepts such as: school choice, the achievement gap, equity, and funding. In this ItAG we will examine the complex and multilayered ways in which education is represented and shaped by the media and, in turn, how people experience and understand education. We will kick off with a panel discussion by members of the St. Louis media – representing the Internet, TV, radio, and print – as we examine the ways that education is presented.
About the Facilitator:
Marilyn Ayres-Salamon has had a rich range of experiences as a public school teacher in both a suburban and urban district; in an alternative school for students with emotional and behavior disabilities, and an instructor at the university level. She has national certification through the Journalism Educators Association. She is presently on the Educational Studies faculty at Saint Louis University.
This four-session Inquiry to Action Group is offered FREE by the Literacy for Social Justice Group with the support of the Doerr Center for Social Justice at SLU. It is part of a larger project called
“Public Education, Public Voices.”
To register, contact Kathryn Pole at 314 977-7107 or email kpole@slu.edu by April 8th.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Panel Discussion with Members of the Media
10 – 12 AM
Plus 3 more follow-up sessions
April 24th, May 8th, and May 22nd
Julia Davis Branch
St. Louis Public Libraries
St. Louis MO 63106
All ages and people welcome – young people, students, teachers, community members, artists, grandparents!
About the Session:
The media creates certain narratives about education, and those narratives influence the everyday understandings of educational concepts such as: school choice, the achievement gap, equity, and funding. In this ItAG we will examine the complex and multilayered ways in which education is represented and shaped by the media and, in turn, how people experience and understand education. We will kick off with a panel discussion by members of the St. Louis media – representing the Internet, TV, radio, and print – as we examine the ways that education is presented.
About the Facilitator:
Marilyn Ayres-Salamon has had a rich range of experiences as a public school teacher in both a suburban and urban district; in an alternative school for students with emotional and behavior disabilities, and an instructor at the university level. She has national certification through the Journalism Educators Association. She is presently on the Educational Studies faculty at Saint Louis University.
This four-session Inquiry to Action Group is offered FREE by the Literacy for Social Justice Group with the support of the Doerr Center for Social Justice at SLU. It is part of a larger project called
“Public Education, Public Voices.”
To register, contact Kathryn Pole at 314 977-7107 or email kpole@slu.edu by April 8th.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Blogging from the WE LEARN Conference
A group of attendees is blogging about the workshops as the WE LEARN conference this weekend. I think some of you might find the discussions interesting. Some of the topics include: Choosing Books that Change Our Lives, Student Leadership, and Women's Literacy and Social Justice. Learn more by visiting the blog here.
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