SCALE’s Read. Write. Act. Conference

Posted by on July 22, 2005

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SCALE’s Read. Write. Act. Conference
October 28-29, 2005
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This is the only national conference devoted to the interests and concerns of campus-based literacy programs. Campus literacy leaders and representatives from across the nation gather each fall for an intensive weekend of workshops, round tables, and networking events. Campus programs, tutors, coordinators, adult learners, administrators, and community partners come to share information, learn new skills, challenge assumptions, and develop ideas to create more participatory literacy programs.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
WARREN BUFORD, CHILDREN?S DEFENSE FUND

?Linking Literacy, Liberation and Leaving No Child Behind?

Warren Buford currently serves as the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools? Deputy Director for Operations and New Initiatives, where he overseas day-to-day operations of the national program and new initiatives, which include the Freedom Schools Higher Education Partnership Initiative.

SAMPLE WORKSHOPS:
* Literacy and ESOL Tutoring Techniques.
* Race, Class, and Literacy
* Student Leadership Makes a Difference
* Kitchens, Classrooms, and Swimming Pools: Equalizing Access to Resources in an Academic Community
* Contemporary Multicultural Poetry as a Literacy Tool
* Writing About Family Matters
* And More!

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS:
* Service Learning and Reflection
* Literacy Policy and Advocacy
* Community Partnerships
* Adult Learner Leadership
* College Student Leadership

SPECIAL EVENT: ?REHEARSALS FOR ACTION? Augusto Boal?s ?Theater of the Oppressed? as a tool for Transformative Dialogue

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