| SALSA: Summer Academy for Language, Science, and Aspirations has a new blog. Stay informed with what is happening with our SALSA students remember some of the good times we had in the Summer Academy http://summeracademysalsa.blogspot.com/” |
 |
Now Find us on Facebook!
(Link to our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/CLASEUGA)
| 2010 Summer Academy for Language, Science, & Aspirations (SALSA)CLASE research scientist Dr. Paula Mellom, CLASE graduate assistants, and teachers from Clarke and Forsyth Counties are gearing up for two outstanding iterations of CLASE’s Summer Academy for Language, Science, & Aspirations (SALSA), a program for rising 9th and 10th grade students from English-learning backgrounds. A three-week day-camp iteration for up to 40 Clarke County students takes place June 1-18, and a week-long residential program (June 20-26) for up to 16 students from Forsyth Central High School, will be held at UGA. This program provides hands-on, theme-based language and science enrichment designed to support students’ academic English and science content while exposing them to requirements and strategies for attending college. |
 |
| SALSA 2009 Marine Science Coastal VisitParticipants in CLASE’s 2009 Summer Academy for Language, Science, & Aspirations (SALSA) program head to the Georgia coast at the end of May 2010 to learn more about marine science and extension. These Clarke County students, completing their 9th and 10th grade years, will take part in hands-on marine science laboratories, learn about coastal and marsh ecology, participate in oyster reef restoration, and relate these activities to their growing science vocabulary and academics. The program takes place at UGA’s marine education center and aquarium at Skidaway Island near Savannah. |
 |
| CLASE Presents at AERACLASE faculty and graduate assistants presented research papers at the 2010 American Educational Research Association annual meeting in May in Denver, Colorado. Presentations included research on CLASE’s tutoring programs, CLASE professional development outcomes, the Steps to College/SALSA program outcomes, cultural-historical activity theory, school achievement of immigrant youth, and more. For some of the presentation papers, see CLASE’s working papers. |
 |
| The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Assistantships Awarded for 2010-11CLASE is pleased to announce that Laura Morena, a doctoral student in UGA’s school psychology program, will work with CLASE as one of The Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars for 2010-2011. Laura joins continuing Graduate Scholars Cori Jakubiak (Language & Literacy Education), Albert Jimenez (Research, Evaluation, Measurement & Statistics), and Will Mira (Applied Cognition & Development), selected from a talented pool of some 30 applicants. If additional funding from the endowment or other sources becomes available, CLASE hopes to fund additional graduate students next year as well. |
 |
| Online Course Available on Working with ELLsA 1–PLU fully online course developed by CLASE is now available for enrollment. “Supporting English language learners in schools and classrooms: What every educator should know” provides an introduction to the knowledge base that teachers, counselors and principals need to work effectively with K–12 students who are English learners. This course is hosted by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, and is available for registration at participants’ own scheduling beginning July 2009. $129; one PLU/CEU. To register, or for more information, Please click here. |
 |
| First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigrant Integration a Success! |
| CLASE hosted the first triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigrant Integration at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education October 26-28, 2009. This national research and policy conference, co-sponsored by the National Latino Educational Research Agenda Project, focused on issues of best practices, policy, and research related to the Latino educational achievement gap, immigration and education, and related topics. Over 330 participants attended from across the country; featured presenters included Latina educational activist Sylvia Mendez as well as noted educational researchers Luis Moll (University of Arizona), Alejandro Portes (Princeton), and Angela Valenzuela (UT-Austin). Keynote videos are being prepared, and additional information and archived presentations will be available on the conference website.To watch Alejandro Portes’s keynote (“Dreams Fulfilled and Shattered: Determinants of Segmented Assimilation in the Second Generation”) on the streaming server, click here.To watch Sylvia Mendez’s keynote (“My Legacy: Mendez vs. Westminster”), click here.To watch Angela Valenzuela’s keynote (“Teacher Quality and Latino/a Youth: Building a National Advocacy Imperative for Educational Reform”), click here.To watch Luis Moll’s keynote (“Education as Cultural Processes: Mobilizing Knowledge, Language, and Educational Practices”), click here. |
 |
| GATESOL Recognizes CLASE FacultyTwo CLASE faculty were honored at the September 2009 Southeast Regional TESOL meetings, hosted by Georgia TESOL. CLASE Assistant Director Dr. Paul Matthews was presented the 2009 Professional Service Award for “outstanding service to the profession of teaching English to speakers of other languages.” Additionally, Dr. Paula Mellom, CLASE’s research scientist, was elected by the membership as a new member of the GATESOL executive board. |
| Health Communication Video Briefings ReleasedCLASE and the Southern Center for Communication, Health and Poverty at UGA have released a second DVD and series of video briefings targeting public health information officers and risk communicators, to help prepare them to communicate health and emergency information with Latino/Hispanic populations. The newest release, “Developing Web-Based Communication for Latino Audiences,” includes seven video clips featuring Silvia Salazar of the National Cancer Institute, with topics including best practices, cultural relevance in website design, and language/translation issues.These videos join the prior resources on “Building Liaisons with Latino Communities” whose fifteen video clips, filmed on campus with an expert panel and studio audience, include background information on Latino cultural groups, cultural competency, and strategies for effective communication. |
 |
| Tutoring and MentoringCLASE coordinates opportunities for UGA students to tutor Athens–area Latino K–12 students. Since Fall 2004, hundreds of university students each semester provide tutoring and social and academic support at community and school venues. University participants are able to receive academic credit for their service learning via a class by CLASE Assistant Director Dr. Paul Matthews, but more importantly, they gain direct, hands–on experience with Latino students and families, helping dispel stereotypes and prepare them for serving a diverse Georgia upon graduation. To learn more about these programs, visit archive.coe.uga.edu/clase/tutoring/ |
 |
|
