Autumn Quarter, Week 4, September 30 - October 4
New Student Orientations:
Monday, November 25th
Thursday, March 20th
Details to follow.
2013 Midwest Community Schools Forum
On behalf of P-20 Council
member Melissa Mitchell, please see the attached information regarding the 2013
Midwest Community Schools Forum titled Together We Go Farther: Transforming
the Relationship among Communities, Schools, & Families. The
event is scheduled for November 14-15 in Chicago featuring keynote speaker Dr.
James Garbarino, nationally recognized researcher on child development and impact
of trauma.
Feel free to share with you networks. For more
information please visit www.ilcommunityschools.org
or contact havilahd@ilcommunityschools.org.
DePaul College Of Education Fall
2013 Forum
Latino Students: Challenges and Opportunities
Save the date for the College of
Education's Fall Forum, to be held on Tuesday, October 15th from 5:30 to 7:30
at the DePaul Student Center, Room 314
As the student population changes, it is important for
current and future teachers to be well prepared to educate culturally and
linguistically diverse students. Latino children represent the largest ethnic
group, making up 44% in CPS and 25% in Illinois schools. Many Latino students
continue to struggle with achievement and face numerous challenges to acquiring
a quality education. The forum will help
current and future teachers and counselors develop a better understanding of
the issues surrounding the growing Latino student population in schools. The
panel will address the impact of the immigrant experience on families and
students, examine the education outcomes and opportunities for Latino children,
explore language policies for English Language Learners, and discuss ways that
teachers can reach out to parents, bridging the world of home and school.
Our speakers will include:
Sonia Soltero, Bilingual and Bicultural Education,
DePaul College of Education
Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, Research and Policy Analyst,
Latino Forum
Francisco Gaytan, Assistant Professor, School of Social
Work, Northeastern Illinois University
Laura Crotte, Abriendo Puertas, a parent outreach and
engagement program
Teachers will receive 2 CPDUs. If you plan on
bringing your Tuesday night class, please R.S.V.P. We have seating for
180. Please announce this event to your students. The flyer is attached.
For more information and to R.S.V.P., contact Diane
Horwitz at dhorwit1@depaul.edu
Resources for your students:
Latino
Policy Forum: www.latinopolicyforum.org
Abriendo
Puertas (Opening Doors - Families in Schools)
Two articles by Dr. Sonia Soltero:
Latinos in Chicago: Reflections of
an American Landscape http://latinostudies.nd.edu/assets/95299/original/latinos_in_chicago.pdf
Latino Educational Equity:A Web-Based Index and a
Compendium of Best Practices in Latino Education in the United States
