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After School Matters® Now Accepting Applications from Chicago Teenagers for Spring 2012 After-School Programs
WHAT
After school, between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m., learn how to design fashion-forward hats, coach football and basketball, write music and lyrics using a professional recording studio and more. There are thousands of opportunities to get involved with After School Matters this spring. There is no cost to participate. Sign up today!
WHERE
At 45 Chicago Public School high schools and more than 50 community organizations across the city, as well as downtown at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts
WHO
Chicago teen residents who are at least 14 years of age and currently enrolled in a Chicago Public Schools high school
WHY
After School Matters provides program opportunities in a safe and structured environment that allow Chicago teens to explore and develop their talents while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond… and, it’s fun!
APPLY FOR SPRING PROGRAMS TODAY!
Applications are being accepted through mid-February
Apply at www.afterschoolmatters.org
Price:
Free
Event Type:
Student Activity
Event Start Time:
January 24, 2012 - 12:00pm - February 10, 2012 - 12:00pm
Registration Deadline:
February 10, 2012
Location:
Chicago Public Schools
http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Jodie Cantrell
Phone:
312.742.6317 Chicago Foundation for Education's 2012 Study Group Coach Grant
The CFE Study Group Program provides grants of up to $1,100 and 28 CPDUs to PreK-8th Grade CPS (includes: neighborhood, charter, contract, magnet) teachers. This year, more than thirty awards will be granted to educators who demonstrate the creativity, leadership potential, and professionalism necessary to organize and facilitate Study Groups of 6-8 teachers. Each group will focus on a particular Teaching Method that the Coach has successfully implemented with a targeted student population. Study Group Coaches will be supported with two after-school training sessions prior to meeting with their teams. Please note that explicit professional and/or curricular leadership experience is welcome, but NOT required.
All Coaches will lead a total of 12 hours of professional development sessions with their Study Group Team Members (CPS educators who will apply for and be admitted into the program in May) between June and December 2012.
Price:
N/A
Event Type:
Contest or Grant Application
Event Start Time:
February 1, 2012 - 9:00am - February 27, 2012 - 11:00pm
Registration Deadline:
February 27, 2012
Location:
Remote -- Grant Application Submission Completed via Mail
http://www.cfegrants.org/wp-content/gallery/files/2012/01/FY12-Coach-Grant-Application.doc
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Sarah Hoppe
Title:
Program Director
Phone:
312.670.2033
Contact Email:
SHoppe@CFEgrants.org
Organization:
Chicago Foundation for Education The Great Books Foundation 100-Level Course: Getting Started
This course prepares you to begin using the Great Books Foundation's Shared Inquiry™ method of learning through reading and discussion with students at all levels. Learn questioning strategies that keep discussions lively and focused and improve students' reading, critical-thinking, writing, and oral communication skills. Practice writing interpretive questions and using follow-up questions to involve children of all ages and proficiency levels.
Price:
$250.00
Event Type:
Training and Professional Development
Event Start Time:
February 8, 2012 - 9:00am - February 9, 2012 - 3:00pm
Registration Deadline:
January 25, 2012
Location:
The Great Books Foundation Suite 400
35 East Wacker Dr. Suite 400
Chicago
Il
60601
www.greatbooks.org
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Chris Sakelaris
Title:
Midwest Sales Consultant
Phone:
312-646-7127
Contact Email:
chris.sakelaris@greatbooks.org
Organization:
The Great Books Foundation Chapin Hall: Child Welfare, Race and Disparity: New Findings, New Opportunities
Efforts to understand and describe the Black/White placement gap have given rise to a new set of questions. Does the magnitude of the gap differ in different localities? Do places that have high disparity rates share other characteristics? Are factors such as family structure, unemployment, and parental education levels related in any way to disparity rates? If so, how should what we learn about where disparity is greatest influence public investments designed to promote greater equity for children and families?
Join us at Chapin Hall's Child and Family Policy Forum to explore these questions. Panelists will explore the sometimes complex relationships between social context--family structure, unemployment rates, and adult education levels--and the degree of racial disparity. Panelists will provide their thoughts on where to go with investments intended to promote equity.
Event Type:
Forum, Hearing, Conference
Event Start Time:
February 9, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:30am
Location:
Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago
Teacher Workshop - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Scheduled on Saturday mornings, our FREE teacher workshops combine the latest in scholarship with practical--and fun!--pedagogy. Whether you're teaching one of the featured plays, or simply wanting to learn more about Shakespeare pedagogy, you'll find our teacher workshops stimulating and full of variety. Workshops offer CPDUs.
To register, call 312.595.5678, by no later than the Monday prior to each workshop date.
Price:
FREE
Event Type:
Training and Professional Development
Event Start Time:
February 11, 2012 - 8:30am - 1:00pm
Registration Deadline:
February 6, 2012
Location:
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier
800 E. Grand Avenue
Chicago
IL
60611
http://www.chicagoshakes.com/
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Kate Meyer
Title:
Learning Programs Manager
Phone:
312.595.5678
Contact Email:
kmeyer@chicagoshakes.com
Organization:
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 