Look In and Look Out at Look Park (W) - CANCELED

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Overview

A day of reflection and rejuvenation activities for ABE Practitioners with practical applications for the ABE classroom

Details

This full-day event is designed to give ABE and ESOL practitioners an opportunity to reflect on their professional lives, including what they value in their work, what motivates them to continue, and ways to stay resilient. The day will begin with a reflective writing workshop followed by a choice of several indoor and outdoor activities. These will serve to rejuvenate the practitioner through continued reflection and contemplation, stress-reduction, physical activity, and/or creative exploration. The final activity will focus on integrating reflective practices into ABE/ESOL programs, and connecting teacher resilience to student persistence.

Lunch will be provided.

Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes and to be prepared for any kind of weather, as the event will happen rain or shine.

When

July 29, 2009 from 09:30 am to 03:30 pm

Where

• Off campus (see below)
• For Directions and Parking go to www.lookpark.org click on “Directions & Park Map.”
• Look Park is located at 300 North Main Street Florence, MA 01062.
• When you arrive at the Parking Lot Booth, tell the attendant you are there for a SABES Event.

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Registration Deadline

Jul 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Topics

ABE, ESOL, GED, Counseling, Other Curriculum & Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Trainings for Directors

Maximum attendance

60

Multi-session attendance required

no

Contact info

Michele Sedor
msedor@hcc.mass.edu
(413) 552-2442

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

Through participating in this event, practitioners will have the opportunity to:

·        Reflect on, write about and discuss what they value in their work in adult basic education

·        Experience various activities to relieve stress and rejuvenate

·        Explore ways to adapt and apply the day’s activities for use with adult learners

·        Explain the links between teacher resilience and student persistence

Presenters

Tzivia Gover, Phil Lawrence, and SABES staff

Presenters Bio

Tzivia Gover, author of Mindful Moments for Stressful Days, leads workshops in creative writing, poetry and mindfulness. She specializes in workshops for students and staff in ABE/GED and ESOL settings. She developed a literature program for young mothers studying for their GED at The Care Center in Holyoke, Mass. She is a certified instructor of Proprioceptive Writng, a meditative writing practice, and has her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Phil Lawrence is a working artist and adjunct art professor at Holyoke Community College. His subject areas are basic design, drawing, sculpture and introduction to art. He holds a MEd and is a doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy and Culture at the School of Education, UMass. His areas of research are the intersection of art and language, pedagogy, and educational philosophy. He has worked in community education, ABE and has taught writing at UMass/UWW.

Host RSC

West Massachusetts Region

PDPs

no