As Mev mentioned, the Change Agent (www.nelrc.org/changeagent) is
sponsoring a Social Justice Strand at COABE, including the following
workshops:

1. LGBTI and the Language of Sexual Diversities:  From Awareness to
Action
2. Hey . . . That’s not Fair! Problem Solving for Social Justice in
the ABE Math Class    
3. Connecting ESOL Learners with the Community: Building Civic Action
Skills
4. Digital Storytelling for Civic Engagement and Action
5. Teaching Writing in a Social Justice Context
6. Let's Get Out the Adult Education Vote in 2008!
7. Math: Gateway to Change
8. Language and Access to Education: A Social Justice Issue
9. Teaching Basic Skills through Socially Relevant Content

Please attend this wide variety of sessions that talk about why and how
to bring social issues into the classroom in very practical ways! And
please stop by the Literacy for Liberation table for a flyer that
provides times and locations for the entire strand.  

We look forward to meeting you there,
Andy Nash, Silja Kallenbach, Cynthia Peters, and Leah Peterson


>>> "mev at litwomen.org" <mev at litwomen.org> 4/21/2008 10:49 AM >>>

WE LEARN is presenting as part of the Social Justice Strand at COABE. 

I expect Andy or Silja will post the details about the strand here.

The purpose of the WE LEARN workshop (LGBTI and the Language of  
Sexual Diversities) will be to consider how lesbian and gay  
identities (and gender/sexuality issues in general) impact both  
students and educators in ABE/ESOL.

Also, I just wanted everyone to  know that WE LEARN & The Change  
Agent will have a shared table in the exhibit area called Literacy  
for  LIberation. Because we we late in registering for it, the  
exhibit will not be in the program book.  So, we wanted to make  
everyone aware so that you can come by and visit us!

Thanks

Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director
welearn at litwomen.org 

WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html 

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Cranston, RI 02910
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