Monday, February 11, 2008
Free Rural Ed Webcast
10 Million Children: Teaching and Learning in Rural Schools
Free Webcast
Thursday, March 20, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
Visit www.arcc.edvantia.org to register.
Presenters:
Doris Williams, Director of Capacity Building, The Rural School and Community Trust
Jerry Johnson, Research Director, Center for Educational Research in Appalachia/Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Erin McHenry-Sorber, Managing Editor, Journal of Research in Rural Education
Rural schools and districts face unique opportunities and challenges by virtue of their rural circumstances. Recruiting and retaining teachers and administrators in rural schools, providing high-quality professional development, accommodating increased rural diversity, and ensuring adequate resource provision to economically challenged rural schools are among the issues. This webcast will describe how state departments of education and others can help rural communities capitalize on the advantages of rural places to address their particular education challenges.
Our panel will address questions such as these:
What current policies and issues affect rural education?
What are the implications of current policies for rural schools in Appalachia and across the nation?
What can educators do to meet the changing needs of learners in our rural schools?
Our interactive webcast format lets the participants take an active role. Do you want to have your voice heard on rural issues? Submit responses to the online surveys during the webcast.
Do you have a rural education question that you would like our panelists to address? Participants can submit questions during the webcast for our panelists to answer during the Question and Answer session. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to interact with experts in the field of rural education.
Visit www.arcc.edvantia.org to register.
Caitlin Howley, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Institute for the Advancement of Research in Education (IARE) and
Associate Director, Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
Edvantia, Inc.
www.arcc.edvantia.org
( http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/ )www.edvantia.org ( http://www.edvantia.org/ )
PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348
p: 304.347.0459
f : 304.347.0467
caitlin.howley@edvantia.org
caitlin.howley@arcc.edvantia.org
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This e-mail may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any of its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact Edvantia by e-mail at info@edvantia.org or by telephone at 800.624.9120, ext. 5437.
Free Webcast
Thursday, March 20, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Sponsored by the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
Visit www.arcc.edvantia.org to register.
Presenters:
Doris Williams, Director of Capacity Building, The Rural School and Community Trust
Jerry Johnson, Research Director, Center for Educational Research in Appalachia/Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Erin McHenry-Sorber, Managing Editor, Journal of Research in Rural Education
Rural schools and districts face unique opportunities and challenges by virtue of their rural circumstances. Recruiting and retaining teachers and administrators in rural schools, providing high-quality professional development, accommodating increased rural diversity, and ensuring adequate resource provision to economically challenged rural schools are among the issues. This webcast will describe how state departments of education and others can help rural communities capitalize on the advantages of rural places to address their particular education challenges.
Our panel will address questions such as these:
What current policies and issues affect rural education?
What are the implications of current policies for rural schools in Appalachia and across the nation?
What can educators do to meet the changing needs of learners in our rural schools?
Our interactive webcast format lets the participants take an active role. Do you want to have your voice heard on rural issues? Submit responses to the online surveys during the webcast.
Do you have a rural education question that you would like our panelists to address? Participants can submit questions during the webcast for our panelists to answer during the Question and Answer session. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to interact with experts in the field of rural education.
Visit www.arcc.edvantia.org to register.
Caitlin Howley, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Institute for the Advancement of Research in Education (IARE) and
Associate Director, Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
Edvantia, Inc.
www.arcc.edvantia.org
( http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/ )www.edvantia.org ( http://www.edvantia.org/ )
PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348
p: 304.347.0459
f : 304.347.0467
caitlin.howley@edvantia.org
caitlin.howley@arcc.edvantia
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This e-mail may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any of its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact Edvantia by e-mail at info@edvantia.org or by telephone at 800.624.9120, ext. 5437.
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