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Family Sports Festival
Join Olympians, Paralympians, and your favorite Chicago professional sports teams for a FREE day of fun and fitness! Try more than 25 different sports and get information about the programs and places where you can get active in Chicago. With entertainment, music and more, the Family Sports Festival is a celebration of sports and health! World Sport Chicago is proud to partner with Catholic Charities this year on the kick-off of their Summer Food Program - providing all youth 18 and younger a FREE, nutritious lunch.
Price:
Free
Event Start Time:
June 15, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Location:
Seward Park
Located at the Corner of Division and Orleans
Chicago
IL
60610
http://www.worldsportchicago.org/programs/family-sports-festival/
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Connor Walsh
Phone:
3128614940
Contact Email:
cwalsh@worldsportchicago.org
Organization:
World Sport Chicago The Great Books Foundation; Preparing for and Leading Shared Inquiry Discussion
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 students of all ages and proficiency levels. See how interpretive activities support student learning and meet state and district standards. Those who complete the full course are eligible for a discounted classroom set of Starting Off Strong, which features mini-lessons to introduce the elements of Shared Inquiry to your students. Continuing education credit is available.
Price:
$250.00 early $295.00 late
Event Type:
Training and Professional Development
Event Start Time:
June 18, 2013 - 8:30am - 3:00pm
Registration Deadline:
May 31, 2013
Location:
The Great Books Foundation
35 East Wacker Dr. Suite 400
Chicago
Il
60601
www.greatbooks.org
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Chris J. Sakelaris
Title:
Midwest Client Development
Phone:
312-646-7127
Contact Email:
chris.sakelaris@greatbooks.org
Organization:
The Great Books Foundation A Drummer's Story
The Southeast Training Center in Association with T.W.T. Inc. is presenting "A Drummer's Story." This dual expression of live music mixed with theatrical performances tells the story of an exceptional young drummer from one of Chicago's toughest Englewood neighborhoods attesting to the fact that more than just violence and negativity is produced in our communities.
Performances by Kenari Allison and a parade of accomplished artists and young stars: Diane Ellis, Rick Allison, Mr. Lee, Maggie Brown, Tony Smith, Morris Ellis. Dixon School Marching Band and Choir, Zaji Nixon, Kei, Sparkle, Yung Star, Greg Steward, Jr., Troy, Isaiah & Emmanuel Blakey.
Advance Tickets: $20 (adults) $15 (children under 13)
Door Tickets: $25 (adults) $20(children under 13)
Some proceeds will assist The Southeast Training Center whose mission is “to commit to the advocacy and the empowerment of both our youths and our communities and also to the redevelopment of deteriorated buildings in the communities in addition to creating trade skills and administrative positions helping to strengthen our communities.”
Event Type:
Other
Event Start Time:
June 30, 2013 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Ken
Phone:
773-971-5318
Contact Email:
kenyarenee100@gmail.com Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Educator Seminar
Join Facing History and Ourselves for a five-day seminar on the Holocaust and Human Behavior. Together we will explore the range of choices leading up to World War II and examine how hatred, indifference, and denial – as well as caring, compassion, and responsibility – shape communities past and present. Educators will explore the complexities of human behavior, as well as how communities and families can reckon with mass violence and trauma, and strive to build more just, stable communities. Participants will receive a free copy of Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior. Lane Credit is available through CPS University and graduate credit through Aurora University. Scholarships are available for Chicago Public Schools teachers.
Price:
$50 registration fee
Event Start Time:
July 15, 2013 - 9:00am - July 19, 2013 - 4:00pm
Location:
National Teachers Academy
55 W. Cermak Road
Chicago
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Allison Springer
Contact Email:
Allison_Springer@facing.org Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Seminar
Join Facing History and Ourselves for a five-day seminar on the Holocaust and Human Behavior. Together we will explore the range of choices leading up to World War II and examine how hatred, indifference, and denial – as well as caring, compassion, and responsibility – shape communities past and present. Participants will come away with teaching strategies and resources that can be implemented in the classroom immediately, primary source documents, and activities that meet the Common Core State Standards. Educators will explore the complexities of human behavior, as well as how communities and families can reckon with mass violence and trauma and strive to build more just, stable communities. Past participants say Facing History’s professional development allows them to help students make connections to their own lives, understanding through their study of history that our past is not inevitable but the result of the choices, large and small, leaders and everyday citizens have made over time.
All seminar participants receive complete, free access to Facing History’s educator resources, including downloadable unit plans, lessons, and online tools. In addition, participants are invited to borrow videos, DVDs, and books from Facing History’s lending library. Each participant is assigned a Facing History program associate, who is available to provide ongoing support services.
Scholarships are available for Chicago Public Schools teachers. There is a $50 registration fee.
Price:
$500
Event Type:
Training and Professional Development
Event Start Time:
July 15, 2013 - 9:00am - July 19, 2013 - 4:00pm
Registration Deadline:
July 8, 2013
Location:
TBD
Chicago
IL
http://www2.facinghistory.org/campus/events.nsf/HTMLProfessionalDevelopment/83FADF10374532CC85257AD3005A0A34?Opendocument
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Allison Springer
Title:
Administrative and Program Coordinator
Phone:
312-345-3244
Contact Email:
allison_springer@facing.org
Organization:
Facing History and Ourselves