Call for Presenters for Read. Write. Act. Conference

Posted by on March 18, 2005

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education requests workshop proposals for SCALE’s Read. Write. Act. Conference October 27-29, 2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Please join us for the *only* national conference created specifically for campus-based literacy programs, college student tutors, program coordinators, adult learners and community partners. We welcome you to submit a proposal that addresses one of our conference themes:

Tutoring Strategies and Techniques
Social Justice & Activism in Education
Civic Engagement & Reflection; Service Learning
Assessment & Evaluation
Policy Issues
Program Practice & Program Management (e.g. volunteer recruitment, tutor training, sustaining your program)
Diversity
Community Partnerships

SCALE’s annual Read. Write. Act. Conference is a unique national networking opportunity and learning event. It offers the chance for campus programs, tutors, coordinators, new readers, administrators and community partners to share information, develop new skills, reflect on experiences and generate ideas to build more effective campus-based literacy programs.

Conference Participants will include:
Representatives from adult, youth and ESL campus-based literacy programs; undergraduate and graduate student leaders, tutors, mentors and volunteers; service-learning faculty; community service staff and America Reads administrators; adult learners; community partners; AmeriCorps / VISTA volunteers.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PRESENTING A WORKSHOP, PLEASE VISIT http://www.readwriteact.org/conference.html TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL.

Deadline for submitting a proposal is June 30, 2005.

Kathy Sikes, Executive Director
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
ph: 919.962.1542 fax: 919.962.6020