Call for Presenters: SCALE Conference

Posted by on April 4, 2003

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education requests workshop proposals for

SCALE’s Read. Write. Act. Conference
October 31 – November 1, 2003
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:
Civic Engagement & Reflection
Assessment & Evaluation
Participatory Education & Tutoring Techniques
Service Learning
Social Justice & Activism in Education
Program Practice & Program Management (e.g. volunteer recruitment, tutor training, sustaining your program)
Diversity
Community Partnerships
Policy Issues

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 guild more effective campus-based literacy programs.

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

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

We look forward to hearing from you.

David Falk
National Program Director
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(919) 962-6675 ph (919) 962-6020 fax
http://www.readwriteact.org
dfalk@email.unc.edu