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Position Announcement-- CLASE Research Scientist
CLASE is accepting applications for an Assistant or Associate Research
Scientist to work with the Center or grant-writing, pursuing research,
and other scholarly activities related to CLASE's mission. See attached
position announcement for full details. Applications received by January
30, 2008 are assured consideration.
Call for Teams for 2008-09
CLASE is now accepting applications for teams of middle and high school educators to take part in our year-long professional development, focused on improving content-area instruction (math, science, social studies & English/language arts) for English learners. With partial funding from the Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education grants program, as well as from The Goizueta Foundation and from participating schools, participants will take part in CLASE's sixth annual Summer Institute, June 3, 4 & 5 at Unicoi State Park, and will work throughout the year with their team, with CLASE, and with other participants by content area, to learn about, implement and assess the impact of sheltered instructional strategies, including through video-based lesson study. Click to download the application packet and additional information on research.
Applications are due to CLASE by April 15, 2008.
Accepted teams will also need to submit the following-- click on each to download: Participant Information Sheet; PLU Pre-Approval; Research Consent Form; Teacher Class Schedule Sheet ; and Summer Institute Housing sheet.
2008 Professional Development Opportunity
CLASE also invites individual teachers to attend our Summer Professional Development Sessions held in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Institute. In addition to this year's CLASE teams, which are participating in a year-long initiative focusing on improving content-area instruction for English-learning students, other interested educators are invited to attend one, two, or three days of our professional development sessions. These will be June 3, 4 and 5, 8:30 to 5:00 p.m., at Unicoi State Park Lodge. Participants pay $90/day for the each session, materials, lunch, breakouts, and PLUs if applicable, and must register by May 15. Please see the attached for more details about the content of the sessions and the registration form.
CLASE 2008 Summer Professional Development Registration Info
CLASE Nominated by UGA for Magrath Award
This award "recognizes the outreach and engagement partnerships of four-year public universities" and "seeks to identify colleges and universities that have redesigned their teaching, research, extension and service functions to become even more sympathetically and productively involved with their communities." CLASE is honored to have our work recognized with this nomination.
CLASE Spring 2008 Newsletter
CLASE announces the release of our second issue of "CLASE NOTES," our newsletter with information about recent initiatives, people, and projects at CLASE. Download and read Vol. 1 Issue 2 here! See CLASE Research & Publications for archived issues.
CLASE Assistant Director named 2007-08 Service-Learning Senior Scholar
Dr. Paul Matthews, CLASE's Assistant Director and Outreach Coordinator, was named the 2007-08 Service-Learning Senior Scholar for Faculty Development by UGA's Office of Service-Learning. In this role, Dr. Matthews will help implement and assess the Service-Learning Fellows program and the Service-Learning Seminar Series, and will lead the creation and dissemination of information about service-learning for UGA faculty. For more on service-learning, see http://www.servicelearning.uga.edu/.
"Building Liaison with Latino Communities" Video Briefings Released
CLASE and the Southern Center for Communication, Health and Poverty at
UGA have released a 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. These 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 and mentor Athens-area Latino K-12 students. Since Fall 2004, hundreds of university students have provided tutoring and social and academic support at venues such as the Pinewood Library branch, Garnet Ridge Boys & Girls Club, and Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela, as well as at local schools. University participants are able to receive academic credit for their service learning via a class by CLASE Co-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 www.coe.uga.edu/clase/tutoring/
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