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Colleagues, Calls for participation, employment, funding, and conference and workshop opportunities, online and other resources. To post information, and/or to receive the bulletin via email, please contact the AEPDC or leave a message at (401-863-2839). 
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(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner Tool for adult education referrals in Rhode Island - An interactive referral website for adult education services in RI: http://groups.google.com/group/rhodeislandreferrals. Find profiles of adult education agencies, post class openings or request help with a student referral. Please update your agency's profile information, and if your agency is not listed, contact Karisa Tashjian at ktashjian@yahoo.com to have your agency added to the list. This site is open to all agencies who provide services (educational, social service, etc.) for adult education students in the state. You only need a Google account to access and post information. If you need help setting up an account, please contact KarisaTashjian or Bernice Morris at BerniceM@pha-providence.com. The Community College of Rhode Island is holding a Grand Information Session for potential adult students. 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 CCRI's Liston Campus 1 Hilton St. Providence If you are not sure how to get started, this information session is where you need to be. We will have: • Advisors to help with questions about your educational plan and career path • Financial aid staff to help you figure out how to pay for college • Faculty to discuss the more than 90 programs offered • Students and alumni to share their CCRI experiences with you Call 401-455-6011 or send an e-mail to gis@ccri.edu to make your reservation for one of the 66 available seats. Case Managers PLC Meeting (3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.) next meeting: Oct 20 Job Developers PLC Meeting (3rd Thursday of each month from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.) next meeting: Oct 21 Unless communicated otherwise during a particular month, the PLC meetings will be held at the Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick. Questions? please contact Robin Adams at radams@ric.edu ESOL practitioner learning community (ESOL share) will be held on October 27th at 2 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Focus on intergenerational learning. New Practitioner Orientation, Thursday October 21 – 10 am to 4 pm; please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu no later than noon on Monday, October 18th to RSVP – 4 slots remain. The session will be held at Smith-Buonanno Hall on the Brown campus. directions: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Scheduling_Office/space_directory/smithbuonanno.html RIRAL/Transition to College information and assessment sessions: Information Session Dates: September 18; October 16; November 13 on Saturdays @ 10:00 am (or by appointment) Weekend session starts in October – next evening session starts in January. Call today to save a spot. Allow 2 -3 hours for assessment. Please do not bring children. 175 Main Street Pawtucket (2nf floor/ Pawtucket Visitor’s Center/DLT offices) Contact person: MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org 722-9800. TTC is a comprehensive college preparation program including a Free College Reading class (ENGL 0850) at CCRI in Providence; student success, career exploration, and mentoring workshops; academic writing, basic math, and pre-algebra; computer lab & tutorials; academic advising, support services, & registration for college; college application and financial aid preparation. RIRAL TTC is a partner in the RI Statewide Transition to College (RI TTC) initiative and a natural segue for GED, EDP, and Advanced ESL students prior to post-secondary education. learning opportunities information about these and other courses is online here: http://207.10.202.20/home/ Registration Open for Online Professional Development Courses on College Transitions Registration is now open for three online courses for adult educators on transitions to postsecondary education: College Readiness for Adults: Beyond Academic Preparation, Foundations of Teaching Adult Numeracy, Teaching Reasoning and Problem Solving Skills, Research-based Strategies and Models for Adult Transitions to Postsecondary Education, and Introduction to College Transition Math. The courses are available at ProfessionalStudiesAE.org. The courses will be also be offered in spring 2011. Teaching Reasoning and Problem Solving Skills (course description) Course dates: November 1–December 17, 2010 Questions? Please call 888-528-2224 ext. 221 or e-mail prodev@proliteracy.org. other questions? E-mail literacy@worlded.org. ProfessionalStudiesAE.org is a partnership of World Education, Inc., and ProLiteracy/New Readers Press. Visit www.professionalstudiesae.org for a complete listing of available courses. Kaye Beall, Project Director World Education kaye_beall@worlded.org Captured Wisdom™ on Adult Literacy - (return of a) site accompanying video/CD footage of 6 adult education contexts in which use of technology is incorporated into ongoing learning http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/adultlit.htm (via David Rosen) Saving workers' lives through literacy Health and safety practices are as effective as employees' reading-skill levels http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Saving+workers+lives+through+literacy/3318109/story.html and - the announcement of this year's UNESCO prize-winning adult literacy programs: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35452&Cr=&Cr1= THE CHANGE AGENT Adult Education for Social Justice: News, Issues, and Ideas CALL FOR ARTICLES Theme: Your Neigborhood; Your Health When people think of the environment, they often imagine natural landscapes—forests, oceans, and mountains. But your home and yard and nearby parks, schools, and businesses, your workplace, the bus stop on the corner—these are the “environments” that you function in every day. The health of these environments affects your health. Are there toxins in the air, soil, and water in your neighbor hood? What chemicals are in the paint or vinyl on your home, the exhaust from buses and planes, and the waste from nearby factories? How do these things affect your health or your children’s health? What is anyone doing about it? The next issue of The Change Agent (in collaboration with TERC’s Statis tics for Action) will explore the local environment and will tell your stories of environmental clean-ups and community efforts to identify and deal with pollution sources. Sample Questions to Consider: Have you or your neighbors ever suspected an environmental problem in your neighborhood? What made you suspect? Did you organize, push for testing, move away? Were there local businesses many years ago that left something toxic in the soil? How did you find out you were at risk? If you found out there were toxic chemicals in your community, did you try to alert your neigh bors to the problem? How? What happened? Do you have health concerns related to your home or work environment? If so, what have you (or others) done about them? Is there a time when you’ve been concerned about an environmental health issue, but the math or science involved made it hard to understand? Did you give up? Work to understand it? Seek help from an expert? What skills did you need? How did it feel? As a parent, how do you limit your child’s exposure to toxins in the environment? What arguments have businesses, cities, residents used to oppose shutting down a polluter, or to deny a site is dangerous? How did you respond? What happens to the garbage from your house and community? How are you affected by near by landfills and incinerators? What the government do to minimize toxic problems from trash? Instead of long and general essays, we would like to see stories that are specific and detailed. Suggested length is 200-1200 words. All articles must be received by November 8, 2010. Please include in all articles and emails the contact information for the student and/or the teacher. Final decisions are made by The Change Agent editorial board. A $50 stipend will be paid to each student whose work is accepted for publication. Please submit illustrations, cartoons, and graphics on this theme too! Send material (preferably by email) to: cpeters@worlded.org; Cynthia Peters, World Education, 44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210 617-482-9485 The mission of The Change Agent is to provide news, issues, ideas, and other teach ing resources that inspire and enable adult educators and learners to make civic par ticipation and social justice concerns part of their teaching and learning. It is published by the New England Literacy Resource Center. http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent Also, please see this PDF file announcing the new Change Agent issue on Fashion. (if you need a word version of the document, please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu) Hello all RIDE-funded adult ed. programs -- You should have recently received a box of the most recent Change Agent. This one's on fashion. It's an especially fun, thought-provoking, and visually interesting issue, so I hope you've all had a chance to get it out of the box by now and circulate it among teachers and students. Please look on our website for some excellent extras that accompany this issue. Go to http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent and click on in the classroom. While you're on our top page, notice the special 12-page mini-magazine we created to teach about government in the context of the current midterm elections . It's available to download for free, and I'm hoping a lot of teachers will take advantage of it! One more thing: We have a new Call for Articles. The deadline is coming up in early November, so please go to our site and download the Call now. From our top page, click on "write for us." Bring the Call into the classroom. It acts as a great writing prompt. Thank you and please contact me if you have any questions. - Cynthia Peters, Change Agent Editor World Education 44 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 02210 tel: 617-482-9485 ext. 3649 email: cpeters@worlded.org Announcing a special 2010 election supplement to the "Democracy in Action" issue of The Change Agent Midterm Elections What are they? What’s at stake? by Kristen McKenna Midterm elections get decidedly less attention than the presidential elections, but they still determine many important factors about our government. This 10-page Change Agent “extra” explains everything you need to know about midterm elections; showcases historical data about voter turnout; charts the ways that the House, Senate and executive branch have split power between the two major parties; provides interesting graphics, slogans, vocabulary, and activities – all of which will help you engage students in content that is personally (and politically) relevant! Find excellent lesson plans, student essays, and engaging election-related activities in our 2008 special issue, Democracy in Action. If you are thinking about how to invite students into a conversation about civic participation that includes voting but goes beyond it as well, this issue of The Change Agent is for you. You’ll find lessons that evoke deep thinking about the meaning of democracy and the multiple ways adults participate in public life. In addition, for the adult education community, Art Ellison, Policy Committee Chair of the National Council of State Directors of Adult Education, writes about what is at stake for the adult education in the upcoming election -- beyond getting out the vote. The “Midterm Elections” supplement is available for free online at http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent. The 2008 special issue of The Change Agent, Democracy in Action, is also available for free online or for a small cost in hard copy. (A single copy costs $5. Buy 25 or more and pay just $1.50 per copy. Includes shipping.) The Change Agent comes out twice a year (in September and March). Please subscribe. A one- or two-year subscription costs $10 and $18 respectively. A bulk subscription (which includes 25 copies of each issue), costs only $60 per year. Subscribe by visiting our web site (www.nelrc.org/changeagent) or calling 617-482-9485. ORDER IN BULK so that all your students can have their own copy of this inspiring issue. SUPPORT THE ONGOING WORK of The Change Agent to make social justice part of the adult education classroom. Thank you. - Cynthia Peters cpeters@worlded.org 617-482-9485 funding opportunities - large and less large - grants posted on the National Institute for Literacy website: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results - grants from the Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp - The federal government's new one stop
grant
site: http://www.grants.gov/ The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) announces another round of education reform grants in areas of social science research. PRACC is particularly interested in issues such as high classroom turnover/mobility and its disproportionate impact on low-income, minority, and farm worker students. However, other issues will be considered as well. To apply, send PRRAC a proposal outlining the planned research and methodology, the advocacy work it is designed to support, a budget, timeline, and qualifications of the researchers. Maximum grant: $10,000. No application deadline. http://www.prrac.org/grants.php Funding Solutions for Small Nonprofit Organizations A collection of resources to help small nonprofit organizations fundraise including ways to motivate your board, sample fundraising letters, phonathon advice, and tips to improve your direct mail solicitation. http://www.nonprofit-innovations.com/ employment opportunities employment opportunities are generally sent as they arrive via email; if you would like to receive this bulletin, and those updates by email please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu.  Jobs for Change "seeks to spark a nationwide movement toward careers in the nonprofit, government, and social enterprise sectors" – online at http://jobs.change.org/ Substitute teaching: The Genesis Center is interested in adding to its substitute list. If you are an ESOL instructor who is interested in occasional work as a substitute, either day, evening or Saturday hours, please call Nancy Fritz or Pat Clarkin at 781-6110. Jobs in Literacy – nation wide postings on the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS site: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/jobs/jobs.cgi Substitute list: if you would like your name added to the general list, please see contact LR/RI. The list needs to be updated so that it can function more usefully for teachers and programs hoping to work with them. (http://www.brown.edu/lrri/sub.html) Rhode Island Community Jobs (RICOMJOB) is a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to raise the profile of meaningful work in Rhode Island by helping non-profit and public interest employers publicize openings effectively. Anyone seeking a job that makes a difference in Rhode Island can join the list. Any non-profit, government or private sector employer advertising a paid position related to the public interest or community concerns can post a free job listing. Positions must be paid but may be part-time, full-time or temporary. To join the list as a job seeker or to post a job as an employer go to: http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs is supported by
the Swearer
Center
for Public
Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact. RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature draws job postings from ALL local jobs boards (except Monster.com). To access this resource visit RI RED http://www.dlt.ri.gov/rired/ -- under quick menu click job search; choose location search criteria, provide job title or other criteria. Source codes are listed at the bottom of the page
Unemployment
lifeline – from the AFL-CIO,
with locally-searchable links to resources http://www.unemploymentlifeline.com/
online / resources available from Donna Brian, moderator of the NIFL workplace literacy list; (subscribe to or follow the list here: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/workplace) From the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) (Australia) (Note from Donna: You must register to access these reports. Registration is free) http://www.adultliteracyresource.edu.au Learning Numeracy on the Job: A Case Study of Chemical Handling and Spraying Ensuring that people have the appropriate level of numeracy skills is particularly important in jobs which involve a risk to public safety and the environment. This research investigates the job-related numeracy requirements in the chemical spraying and handling operations of the horticulture, local government, outdoor recreation and warehousing industries. Findings from this study indicate that the worksite influences both the type of numeracy skills needed as well as how they are deployed. Numeracy in the workplace differs from formal, rule-based abstract mathematics taught in school and requires training that is relevant to the specific applications of the skill. Implications for the future practice of teaching numeracy on the job are offered and highlight the need to consciously develop critical thinking, learning-to-learn, planning and problem-solving skills in workers. http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1609.html State-by-State View of the Economic and Political Power of Immigrants, Latinos and Asians All States Demographic Information Now Available* The Immigration Policy Center releases its complete series of 50 state fact sheets which highlight the political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in every state of the union. Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians account for large and growing shares of the U.S. economy and electorate. These easy to understand, state-by-state demographic snapshots are a compilation of current government and academic data on citizenship, economic contributions, and voting habits. Find out how much immigrants, Latinos and Asians contribute to your state's economy: http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/economic-and-political-power-immigrants-latinos-and-asians-all-50-states for more information contact Seth Hoy at shoy@immcouncil.org or 202-507-7509. Reflect 13 - special report on employability; teaching composition and using poetry; classroom-based research as Continuous Professional Development; a phonics debate; how statistics can confuse rather than clarify; how television is being used to reach adult learners in Ireland; teaching in secure hospitals; prisons – creativity space and books for new readers; the Reflect approach and ESOL; and the role of care support workers in developing the literacy, language and numeracy skills of clients with learning difficulties and disabilities. http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=179# Thursday notes is now OVAE Connection archived online at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaeconnection/index.html – weekly bulletin from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education; to subscribe directly, please contact ovaenewsletter@ed.gov or online at http://www.edgov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html downloadable resources from The Popular Education News http://www.popednews.org/resources.html Rhode Island Employment Disability E-News, newsletter from the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, available at: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/onlinepublications.html the Math Bulletin, developed by SABES http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/math-bulletin-june2009.pdf Good geography refresher...and good mouse skill practice as well. http://jimspages.com/States.htm from Kate Northcott, Director, Student Literacy Corps Webster University Math - What's the Problem? examines the state of math education in the U.S. and the roles of culture, technology, and research on improving math learning and proficiency. Learn about the "miles per gallon illusion" and the train problem. Discover resources on fractals, matrices, human face recognition, biomimetic research, computational conformal mapping, and the "kissing number" of a sphere. (National Science Foundation) http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2131 Minnesota Literacy Council's online training site – for out of state users: The courses for adult learners and educators on the Minnesota Literacy Council (MLC) online training site are developed and maintained by MLC staff through supplemental service grants from the Minnesota Department of Education. They are provided free of charge to Minnesota’s adult learners, teachers, volunteers, and other Adult Basic Education practitioners. Out-of-state visitors are welcome to explore the site to access learning resources as well, but we cannot offer CEUs or course completion certificates to out-of-state users. If you are a not a Minnesota resident, you are welcome to browse the self-access online learning materials, but please do not submit course assignments as we will not be able to respond to your submissions. http://online.themlc.org/ online: LessonWriter.com is a free website where teachers can copy, paste and submit any text (an article, essay, story, etc.) and create comprehensive, standards -based lesson plans and student materials in minutes. LessonWriter is a simple, fast and free way to use authentic, high-interest content to motivate students while delivering the explicit language instruction that ELL's need in both English and content-area classes. There are advanced features that can differentiate instruction for multilevel classes and class tracking features that will automatically scaffold lessons. http://www.lessonwriter.com Lots to do at the library Providence Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, dedicated to conducting research and development projects to improve literacy, numeracy, language and related skills and knowledge. On this site you will find information on all our activities, including: Research and development projects http://www.nrdc.org.uk/projects.asp Creative routes to specialist teacher qualifications http://www.nrdc.org.uk/creativeroutes The Voices on the Page storybank is now live! Read all of the 640 stories here http://www.nrdc.org.uk/voicesonthepage.asp Research reports and reviews http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=329 Latest e- newsletter http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=671 News and events http://www.nrdc.org.uk/news.asp google literacy site: http://www.google.com/literacy/ The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Assisting Refugees with Disabilities Program : Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities available at http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide The guide, written for refugee case managers and those serving refugees with disabilities, includes 139 pages of information about resources for serving adults and children with disabilities, housing for refugees with disabilities, assistive technology, medical resources, citizenship and disability, benefits for refugees with disabilities and more. If you have any questions or technical assistance needs, please contact Xuan Nguyen, Director of USCRI Health and Human Services at xnguyen@uscridc.org or at 202-347-3507 ext 3056. RI Foundation online scholarship directory - searchable by city/town, intended field of study, current high school, and more. http://scholarship.rifoundation.org/ YouthBuild USA Learning Network has links to Web sites and full-text documents, and includes a section on "Authentic Materials/Engaged Learning/Constructivism/Contextual Learning/Project-based Learning." http://www.youthbuild.org/learningnetwork/professionaldev.html conferences and workshops - conferences and workshops are listed chronologically and are updated with each bulletin Rhode Island - Training/events around employment issues for people with disabilities http://www.ric.edu/uap/trainin  October 16th – RITELL conference at RI College, 8:45 – 12:15. Featured Speaker: Dr. Maria Brisk, Professor & Chair, Lynch School of Education, Boston College Uncovering the Secrets of English: Using a Systemic Functional Linguistics Pedagogy and these breakout sessions Adult: Learning to Write Starts with Having Something to Say, Andy Nash, Staff Development Specialist, New England Literacy Resource Center, World Education Center, Boston, MA Secondary: Creating Effective Writers in the ESL Secondary Classroom, Kim Lebrun-Steinberg, ESL Teacher, Bain MS, Cranston RI & Hannah J. Moore, ESL Teacher & Coordinator, Colegio Marymount, Morelos, Mexico Details at http://www.ritell.org/ COABE mini grants are now available to attend the national COABE CCAE conference in San Francisco, on April 17-21, 2011. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/COABEConference2011MiniGrantApplication Applicants will be informed of the status of their online application by November 15, 2010. Winners will receive complimentary conference registration valued at $350. For more information: http://www.CCAECOABE2011.com TEMAS FAMILIARES CONFERENCE Avanzando en Tiempos Difíciles – Overcoming Difficult Times Workhops are all in Spanish for parents, youth and child care providers Saturday, October 23 PAIS / Cooley Academy 182 Thurbers Avenue, Providence, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm - Keynote Speaker: Ramiro Serna Supervised Activities For Children Ages 3-12 , General Information, Gifts and Raffles Transportation from Central Falls, courtesy of COZ-CF Register online at http://temasfamiliares2010.eventbrite.com/ Or to register and more information please contact: Tania Quezada; Ready to Learn Providence 401-490-9960 Jackie Parra; Central Falls- COZ 401-727-6181 x 2 Rosa De Castillo; Lifespan- 401-431-5410 ext. 228, Lourdes Pichardo ; 401- 301-5028 Yeimy Bakemon-Morel; Children’s Friend 401-721-6401 Workshops all in Spanish and include: Stress Management, Caring for Children with Special Needs, Guiding Behavior, Budgeting, Ideas for Pre-School Children, Talking about Sex with Youth, Educational Activities, and more; Teachers and providers can obtain DCYF credits or certificate of participation. Creating Balance in an Unjust World Conference on Math Education and Social Justice October 22-24, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY http://creatingbalanceconference.org/ request for proposals: Proposal SUMMARY due June 30; Proposal APPLICATION due July 16 Registration fee: Sliding scale $25-250 and free for youth and presenters Conference Overview Join educators, parents, students, activists, and community members from around the country for a 3-day conference to explore the connections between math education and social justice. We will explore many questions, challenges, and opportunities to work toward social justice through math education. We invite you to share your thoughts, lesson plans, questions and to be a facilitator for a workshop, interest group, or presentation. Facilitators may choose to present on topics related to math and social justice including equity in education, literacy and social justice, and integrating social issues into the math classroom. Sessions need not be entirely polished presentations as we hope to share ideas in order to build together. 2010 Learning Differences Conference, Saturday, October 23rd at Providence College Registration Open Conference Brochure & Registration http://highlanderdunn.org/sites/default/files/2010%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf Speakers/topics include: Dr. Reid Lyon: Why Kids Can't Read -- Challenging the Status Quo in Education -Dr. Lyon will explain the research demonstrating why some children can't read, and present educational and political strategies for correcting this personal and national tragedy. Encouraging success stories for Beating the Odds and Changing the Odds will articulate specific actions for turning around a reading failure in children, schools, and the state. – and - Rethinking Special Education, Dr. Reid Lyon, Understanding the Reading Brain, Dr. Rick Solomon Monitoring Reading of Adolescents, Dr. Andrea Kotula, ADHD, Dr. Julie Wilson Struggling Readers and the Law: Jon Anderson, Esq., Building RtI Practices in Math, Kristen Matthes Advanced Word Study, Sally Grimes, Early Identification, Dr. Terry Harrison-Goldman and Project Read, Nancy Raskind  STAND'S Adult Learner Statewide Leadership Conference We are announcing our first adult learner statewide leadership conference coming this fall to Providence, and are looking for learners to come up with a name for the event. A flyer that explains the theme, and the contest rules for submissions can be found at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconf.doc in English, and in Spanish http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconfsp.doc. First Adult Learner Conference No Community Left Behind Wednesday, November 3, Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk MA, 9:00-3:00 Adult learners will have the opportunity to take part in three different strands: Transition to College and Careers; Family Support and Literacy and Leadership and Advocacy. Our goal is to provide adult learners with the opportunity Our goals is to provide adult learners with the opportunity to hear about things that matter to them, to learn professional skills and to network with industry leaders of RI. We need your help in recruiting adult learners, to coordinate transportation and to ensure this first Adult Learner Leadership Conference is a Success! We will be sending an invitation with registration and workshop information in September. For more information on the conference, and to help make this a successful conference, contact Wesley Garvin* at 401-527-4219 or email: Wes@standri.org Space is limited If your agency cannot provide transportation for your learners please contact STAND Registration for the 4th annual Effective Transitions in Adult Education Conference Nov. 15 - 16, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence is open. http://collegetransition.org/conference10/registration.html Please note that the registration fees is non-refundable. Questions? Contact Priyanka Sharma at 617-385-3788 or email us nctn@worlded.org other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
calendar of events http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/calendar/index.html
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html street yoga - Through the teaching of free yoga, meditation and wellness classes we seek to help homeless youth increase their physical, emotional and spiritual strength, stamina and flexibility so they can better meet their own core needs. We work closely with those service providers striving to help homeless youth secure safe housing, nutritious food, accessible health care, employment, clean clothing, educational choices and human dignity.
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