March 2011 CREATE Newsletter

CREATE Updates

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News & Articles

March is Women's History Month. Learn more at the Library of Congress observance webpage>
News from Equity Alliance ASU - Equity Matters: Power in Linguistic Diversity. Read More>
John Merrow: Blame the Teacher!Huffington Post Article by John Merrow. Read More>

In the Community

Family Festival: Korea. April 16, 2011. Located at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Visit the official website for further details>
Children's Language Classes and Cultural Programming offered via St. Norbert College. View details at St. Norbert's Language Services webpages>
Culture and Language Workshops offered via St. Norbert College. View details at St. Norbert's Language Services webpages.>

March 2011

Quote of the Month

"People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities."
~Linda Ellerbee ~

CREATE Spotlight

CREATE Coordinator Andy Gokee has written an article regarding CREATE D: American Indian Student Achievement Network. Read More>

Resources

Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plans. The Smithsonian offers a wide variety of lesson plans and Idea Labs available for use. Whether it is art, history, science, or an integrated combination of subjects, there is a wealth of information here for educators. Learn More>
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century. Posted on the Harvard Achievement Gap Initiative website. Read More>
To visit the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University website click here>

Connect with us

Professional Development

4th Annual Tribal Gathering: Partnering for Success. March 24-25 in Odanah, Wi. View the brochure.

Educating & Graduating Latino High School Students Conference. April 5-7, 2011. Location: Wyndham Hotel, Milwaukee, Wi. For additional information please view the save the date announcement.
8th Annual Widening the Circle, Act 31 Teacher Education Symposium. April 7-10, 2011. LaCrosse, Wi. For additional information visit the event website>
Annual CREATE Pre-Conference and Conference will be held April 26-28, 2011 in Green Bay, Wi. Please visit the website calendar for further details, or visit the official Conference webpages. Pages will be updated regularly.
Wisconsin Indian Educational Association Annual Conference. April 28-30, 2011 in Keshena, Wi. Please visit the CREATE calendar for additional event details.

For more information

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

To submit information to the CREATE Newsletter contact Erin Bonnin at: ebonnin@cesa6.org
on or before April 5, 2011.

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