2012 Race & Pedagogy Conference

Race, Education, and Criminal Justice Conference

October 6, 2012

Conference web page

The 2012 Race & Pedagogy Conference on Race, Education, and Criminal Justice will engage diverse participants in a rigorous examiniation of the systemic, entrenched, and historically-grounded dynamics connecting racial disparities in education and incarceration.

Action-oriented dialogue will focus on building collaborations, dismantling the brutal pipeline that leads children frm schools to prisons, and transforming systems that produce stigma and disenfranchisement into ones that release human potential and promote lifelong learning, civic revitalization, compassion, and care.

Please join us Saturday, October 6, at the University of Puget Sound. It will be a day of learning and teaching, of connecting and caring, and of questioning and partnering for action.

What is the conference about? Why is the conference important?

How would participating in the conference related to my work, family, school, and community?

Who are the keynote and plenary speakers?

What are some of the facts & figures about race, education, and criminal justice?

2012 Faculty and Staff of Color Conference

17th Annual Washington State Faculty and Staff of Color Conference

The 17th Annual WA-Faculty and Staff of Color Conference will be held in Bellingham, WA at the Best Western Lakeway Inn & Conference Center, October 31 – November 2. Conference highlights include: * Dynamic keynotes from: - Dr. Daryl Brice, Ph.D. - Barry Moses - Dr. Larry Estrada, Ph.D. * Variety of engaging workshops * Networking with Faculty and Staff from across the State Please visit the FSOCC website for a detailed overview of the 2012 conference agenda and to register today! http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1076711 2012 WA-FSOCC Fees & Deadlines $225.00 - Early Bird Registration October 1, 2012 $250.00 - Registration October 15, 2012 $275.00 - Late Registration October 30, 2012 $300.00 - On-site Registration October 31, 2012 Cancellation/Refund Policy: Prepaid registrants who find they are unable to attend may send a delegate in their place without penalty. Refunds (less $25.00 per registrant), will be refunded if you cancel prior to October 15, 2012. Requests for cancellations/refunds must be submitted on the WA-FSOCC website registration page. Telephone cancellations are not accepted. Cancellations on or after the October 15th deadline are subject to the full registration fee. There are no partial refunds for functions not attended. PLEASE NOTE non-payment does not constitute cancellation. No-Shows: If you are registered and do not attend the conference, you will be assessed the full conference fee for which you have registered. CONFERENCE LOCATION The conference hotel is the Best Western Lakeway Inn & Conference Center. Conference rates will be available until September 28, 2012 or block has filled. To reserve your room, please contact the hotel directly at 360.671.1011. We look forward to seeing you in Bellingham!   WA Faculty and Staff of Color Conference Planning Committee

 

 

Textbook Costs

Great graphic on cost of textbooks. Thanks to Phil Venditti of Clover Park Techical College for sharing it.


http://dailyinfographic.com/college-textbook-prices-infographic?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DailyInfographic+%28Daily+Infographic%29

TED-ed Lessons Worth Sharing (Videos)

Looking for videos to use in your classroom?
check out TED-ed's lessons worth sharing:
http://ed.ted.com/

New Faculty Institute and Learning Community

Today is day two of the face-to-face Washington State Community and Technical Colleges' New Faculty Institute. More than 100 faculty are participating in this event. They have been enthusiastically engaged in discussions and activities, offering a wide range of perspectives on the session topics.

This two day institute will be followed by a year-long New Faculty Learning Community experience, including six monthly online modules in Canvas, two monthly online conferencing opportunities using Bb Collaborate, individual reflections on teaching using Blogger, and lots of opportunities to learn from and with other faculty from across the state.
For more information on the New Faculty Learning Community, contact Noreen Light at
nlight AT sbctc.edu

Flexbooks

 From Emily Wood, Pierce College:

Here's a detailed article about a flexbook, breaking down student use and perceptions: http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/kansas-state-university-human-nutrition-hn-400-flexbook

ACT 2012 Report on College Readiness

ACT has released their annual report The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2012, focusing on the scores earned by graduating seniors of the class of 2012 who took the ACT college and career readiness exam in high school. Among the results -- 28 percent did not meet any of the four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in English, mathematics, reading and science, suggesting they are likely to struggle in first-year college courses in those subject areas. Only 25 percent met all four ACT benchmarks. College readiness levels remain particularly low among African American and Hispanic students.

The full national report and each state ACT report are available athttp://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2012/index.html. View the Washington State report.