CREATE News

  • April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month,
    a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals and communities to support children and families. Learn more about the history of the month, see examples of Presidential and State proclamations, and find strategies for engaging communities and supporting families.
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  • CREATE Conference Update - April 27-28, 2010
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CREATE Resources

  • Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to End the Dropout Epidemic "Raising Their Voices"
    Research conducted by Civic Enterprises and Hart Research on behalf of the AT&T Foundation - brought together parents, teachers, and students to discuss their different and often conflicting views of the causes and cures of dropping out of school. View this archived webinar or download the PowerPoint Presentation.
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  • The Teaching Diverse Students Initiative is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)The goal of TDSi is to help educators enhance the learning opportunities, especially the quality of teaching, experienced by students of color. The SPLC Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSi) is unique in its focus on how educators can improve their professional skills, understandings, and dispositions that are especially relevant to the race and ethnicity of their students.
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  • Racial Equity Resource Directory
    The Minnesota Compass and the Saint Paul Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of a racial equity resource directory that can assist organizations and individuals to take action to end racism. This directory is a listing of racial equity programs and training providers serving faith communities, civic organizations, educational institutions, and anyone working to combat racism and increase cultural competence.
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Quote of the Month

     "The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
      
     ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Resources continued

  • Videos of the 2010 Leadership for Excellence and Equity Forum
    If you were unable to attend, view the resources, the conference overview, and PowerPoint presentations.
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  • Take Your Class on a Virtual Tour
    View the powerful collection of Civil Rights-era photographs that are on display at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
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  • DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests. You can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that inspires you. You'll get photos of your project taking place, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a cost report showing how each dollar was spent.
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For more information

Contact Ronald C. Dunlap
CREATE WI Coordinator
920-236-0539
rdunlap@cesa6.k12.wi.us
http://www.createwisconsin.net

The WI Department of Public Instruction does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability.

Professional Development                      

  • Webinar - How Can We Successfully Educate Our Diverse Students? The Equity Framework: Classroom Practice
    Thursday, April 22, 2010
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MDT
    Can diverse 21st Century students learn with 20th Century teaching methods? The teaching norm has long been focused on serving homogeneous students growing up in cultures where similarity was the norm. Our current student-body, however, embodies difference as the new 21st Century norm. In what ways does this alter classroom practice?
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  • The 14th Annual American Indian Studies Summer Institute
    June 21-25, 2010
    Oneida Nation Elementary School, Oneida, WI
    An active, highly participatory, week-long workshop designed to increase participants' understanding of issues related to the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized tribes and bands in Wisconsin.
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  • 2010 National PBIS Leadership Forum
    October 14th-15th 2010
    Hyatt Regency O'Hare
    Rosemont, IL
    This two-day forum for state, district and regional Leadership Teams has been designed to help increase the effectiveness of School-wide PBIS Implementation.
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  • Help us choose the theme for next year's Leadership for Equity and Excellence Forum!
    Save the date for the week of February 28th, 2011 and plan to come to Phoenix to network, learn, engage, and advocate for equity.
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To submit information to the CREATE Newsletter contact Mary McKee mmckee@cesa4.k12.wi.us
on or before May 5, 2010.