tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40820967009583882122024-02-18T20:23:50.933-08:00ECCLA BlogAbout ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-37961169251349308812011-06-27T13:44:00.000-07:002011-06-27T13:44:36.670-07:00Dinosaur Hall Teacher Preview Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVznImlUWvV2m4iq1GYzxBiUE30wixgaK7zUnY7PiruHXPOb1CXB4-D4fmdptdQQDZ1pURYuSqXcKrbWUjSv0HRjZNtVg5WmKlAp5LMFa3pAephvSiv5F91OVUtpBs1OGi9Zk_qKjAC8/s1600/dino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVznImlUWvV2m4iq1GYzxBiUE30wixgaK7zUnY7PiruHXPOb1CXB4-D4fmdptdQQDZ1pURYuSqXcKrbWUjSv0HRjZNtVg5WmKlAp5LMFa3pAephvSiv5F91OVUtpBs1OGi9Zk_qKjAC8/s320/dino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Be among one of the first to see the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Hall on July 12 & 13, 2011! Receive free admission for yourself with your teacher ID and 1 guest. Bring up to 4 guests at regular admission and check out the new Dino lessons and activities. <br />
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Click <a href="http://www.nhm.org/site/for-teachers">here</a> to learn more!About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-9688492770816527032011-06-26T21:28:00.000-07:002011-06-26T21:28:14.241-07:00An Educator's Walk in the Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3lK9SfMLaRTbgthQUJXzQA3rxxfSM7zg9Gb7IYMfGKXtPxjP0zP7O6_FwBlnb3xZjyoSLIF09mb0bjmTYtLflN-WQy8ZeBI0e2CxYn7Y2pvAuGbi7SzMEcFaZvQ_9Z1Ai2kssW8yYvY/s1600/expopark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3lK9SfMLaRTbgthQUJXzQA3rxxfSM7zg9Gb7IYMfGKXtPxjP0zP7O6_FwBlnb3xZjyoSLIF09mb0bjmTYtLflN-WQy8ZeBI0e2CxYn7Y2pvAuGbi7SzMEcFaZvQ_9Z1Ai2kssW8yYvY/s320/expopark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The California Africa American Museum, The California Science Center, and The Natural History Museum will be holding <b>"An Educator's Walk in the Park"</b> at Exposition Park on Saturday, August 20, 2011. This Educators' open House will begin at the California African Museum at 8:30am with light refreshments followed by tours at each museum, raffles, giveaways for teachers, and activities for specific exhibits. It will end at 12:00pm at the Natural History Museum. The cost is free by RSVP is required. <br />
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Please do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity! RSVP with the California African American Museum at (213) 744-2024.About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-27422577705086805092011-04-25T09:56:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:03:50.796-07:00LA Times Festival of Books at USC!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QlrG5bt4pF4" title="YouTube video player" width="500"></iframe><br />
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Join us as USC hosts the LA Times Festival of Books for the first time!<br />
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<b>Dates & Location</b><br />
The annual <a href="http://festivalofbooks.usc.edu/">Los Angeles Times Festival of Books</a> will be held:<br />
Saturday April 30, 2011 from 10am – 6pm<br />
Sunday, May 1, 2011 from 10am – 5pm at:<br />
<a href="http://festivalofbooks.usc.edu/">University of Southern California</a><br />
Click <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=University+of+Southern+California,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90089&sll=36.137875,-93.603516&sspn=26.882633,39.418945&ie=UTF8&hq=university+of+southern+california&hnear=University+of+Southern+California+-+Park+Campus,+3800+S+Figueroa+St,+Los+Angeles,+California+90037&ll=34.027944,-118.289366&spn=0.016681,0.032315&z=15">here </a>for map.<br />
To locate USC on Yahoo! Maps or similar mapping software, you may use the intersection of Exposition Blvd and S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90089. <br />
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<b>Tickets & Admission</b><br />
General attendance is free!<br />
For information on attending, see our <a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/general-information/attendee-faq/">Attendee FAQ</a>.<br />
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<b>Parking</b><br />
Parking at the USC campus will be $10.<br />
Please go to the<a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/general-information/directions/"> Getting There</a> page for a detailed map.About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-50880570668616075852011-04-21T16:18:00.000-07:002011-04-21T16:19:37.762-07:00LA Math Initiative Recognition Awards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhUWUaNp74COwz8_iNjP7jcVIAdPUD9T1GQitxnM9tRunD8EnPa97TSaB1UswpRYyJqVuwBhfScETMwV6_aKxQj5P539M4RU5dphPzGS3HUV_enruHlMnbqdhy8qu8oBz5Wm_IN2XZpk/s1600/recognition_award_logo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhUWUaNp74COwz8_iNjP7jcVIAdPUD9T1GQitxnM9tRunD8EnPa97TSaB1UswpRYyJqVuwBhfScETMwV6_aKxQj5P539M4RU5dphPzGS3HUV_enruHlMnbqdhy8qu8oBz5Wm_IN2XZpk/s1600/recognition_award_logo3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Last year, the MIND Research Institute, a non-profit organization based in Orange County developed visual approaches to illustrating math concepts and building problem-solving skills as the basis for spatial-temporal approach to math education for elementary and secondary schools. <br />
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Here at ECCLA, we wanted to find a way where we could honor schools which were performing well in order to really push students to succeed and help bridge the gap in math achievement in central Los Angeles. Our hope was to be able to not only recognize these schools for their exceptional work, but also for their collaborative efforts with MIND and ECCLA and root for future success. The solution? A monthly recognition award for the schools that out perform the more than 40 ECCLA schools currently implementing the ST Math computer programs!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stay tuned for the announcement of the first MIND/ECCLA Recognition Award Winners!</b></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-51567739694626705442011-04-04T14:24:00.000-07:002011-04-04T14:24:42.701-07:00Safety Alert: Train Testing to Begin on the Expo LineStarting today, the Expo Line will be testing trains intermittently along the light rail alignment for several months. Because the trains will be operating on an unpredictable schedule, please advise your teachers, faculty, students, families, and neighbors to stay off the railroad tracks! Additionally, please consider the following safety tips: <br />
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<b>Safety Tips</b><br />
<ul><li>Please obey all warning signs and traffic signals when crossing the tracks.</li>
<li>Always look both ways before crossing any street.</li>
<li>Never walk on railroad tracks.</li>
<li>Watch for trains from both directions.</li>
<li>Use the crosswalks. Do not jaywalk across the the tracks.</li>
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For more information, please visit BuildExpo.org or call 213.922.EXPO (3976).<br />
Find ExpoLine on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ExpoLine or follow them on Twitter @ExpoLineAbout ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-35123397284204063892011-03-29T11:02:00.000-07:002011-03-29T11:08:17.010-07:00ECCLA Launches New School Liaison Program<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jay Adams, Executive Director of 24th St. Theater, leads teachers<br />
and administrators through a work place tableau.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">ECCLA welcomed the first inaugural school liaison class on Thursday, March 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2011 at the Kick-off event which took place at <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">24<sup>th</sup> Street</st1:address></st1:street> Theatre from 4-6pm. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The kick-off event was the perfect way to welcome our 22 participating schools into the program. There were over 50 people in attendance including Liaisons, Principals, Local Resource Providers and ECCLA Board Members and Staff. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The newly designated school liaisons and their principals had the opportunity to network amongst each other as well as take part in the mini resource fair with some of the local providers in attendance including <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Science</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype>, Mouth Saint Mary’s College, Natural History Museum, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Southern California</st1:placename></st1:place> and our venue host, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">24<sup>th</sup> Street</st1:address></st1:street> Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacqueline Hamilton, ECCLA Executive Director, and museum<br />
representatives brief attendants on current programs and resources.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Interactive icebreakers, and small breakout sessions to discuss the challenges each school faces and what types of resources the school is lacking were a great way to create consensus on how to make this program most successful and beneficial for all those involved. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teachers and administrators act out workplace <br />
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</span></b></div><div class="NoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">About School Liaison Program:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The goal of the program is to enriched classroom experiences for students and teachers by providing effective and timely communication:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">between central <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">L.A.</st1:place></st1:city> educators and museums, colleges and community organizations in the nearby region;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">about ECCLA’s programs and partnerships; and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">regarding classroom, field trip, fundraising, and other programs to enhance instruction. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><br />
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font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Bishop Conaty / Our Lady of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Loretto</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Douglass-Marshall</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; 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font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Carver</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Gertz-Ressler</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Ready</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; 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font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">James</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Foshay</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Learning</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">John</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Adams</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Martin</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Luther</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">King Jr.</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Elementary School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">New <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Designs</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Normandie Avenue</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> Elementary</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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font-size: 12pt;">Richard</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Merkin</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">St. Thomas the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Apostle</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Parish</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; 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text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Thomas</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Jefferson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Tom Bradley Environmental Science and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Humanities</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Elementary School</st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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font-size: 12pt;">William</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">J.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Clinton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="NoSpacing"><br />
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</div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-62937721204909901942011-03-15T15:27:00.000-07:002011-03-15T15:30:49.852-07:00School Budget Cuts Could Be Detrimental<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX3Fj-1zz3WNTEXhmHj4nyzMcr3oBRzIoflXY5XzX8b9UZUG2TJy_y812EPqybVzqu24-mYYDgba4VGNvm18R4uI8-4eAf-gbABuPgmmuEz2hgdgg-v-ZF-cFu-CCKolVKilaLyB2K2E/s1600/jerry-brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX3Fj-1zz3WNTEXhmHj4nyzMcr3oBRzIoflXY5XzX8b9UZUG2TJy_y812EPqybVzqu24-mYYDgba4VGNvm18R4uI8-4eAf-gbABuPgmmuEz2hgdgg-v-ZF-cFu-CCKolVKilaLyB2K2E/s320/jerry-brown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
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<div>The big if is lingering in the shadows for public schools if the June tax extension does not pass. If the tax extension does not pass funding for K-12 schools will mean millions of dollars of statewide cuts amongst local schools. This could mean detrimental cuts to teacher's salaries, loss of employees, and shorter school years/days depending on the district. Surprisingly, K-12 education is the largest expenditure of the state's annual budget, but California has also not provided "funding for public education since 1981 above the national average," said Linda Luna, superintendent of the Millbrae Elementary School District. During the great recession California spent thousands below to the national average, and it is simply getting worse. "Teachers and students are doing incredible work with less," said Luna. </div><div><br />
</div><div>To read the full article this blog post was derived from click <a href="http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=151186&title=Schools%20facing%20the%20big%20budget%20if">HERE</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>What are you thought regarding the tax extension? (Also, don't forget to educate yourself about the effects of how powerful your vote can truly be when casting it in June!) </div></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-86852198976073226712011-03-14T22:42:00.000-07:002011-03-14T22:42:22.028-07:00Apply Now to the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's Teaching with Testimony Summer Workshop with ALL Expenses Paid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf2JG7c0ymUaq0KXKv_FGP1cr8-d7H7o9D4v6JpD-dOEQu93XU8k9f8nJ6l2cPSZaDEgkzIcWhlGRQjdPJrBsaHAtrmqyzIGBTa-Pen4ORVoN3b-zjnQIl75qrLft1UF1ENXirwhULUo/s1600/ECCLA.+Shoah+Foundation+Institute+blog+posting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf2JG7c0ymUaq0KXKv_FGP1cr8-d7H7o9D4v6JpD-dOEQu93XU8k9f8nJ6l2cPSZaDEgkzIcWhlGRQjdPJrBsaHAtrmqyzIGBTa-Pen4ORVoN3b-zjnQIl75qrLft1UF1ENXirwhULUo/s320/ECCLA.+Shoah+Foundation+Institute+blog+posting.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg the USC Shoah Foundation Institute is currently accepting applications for its 2011 Master Teacher Workshop, Teaching With Testimony, which will take place July 18 to July 22, 2011. This five day workshop is an all expense paid experience geared toward secondary school educators. Successful candidates will receive a stipend, Certificate in Teaching with Testimony, and twelve graduate-level continuing education units (CEUs) at USC's Rossier School of Education.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During this workshop participants will actively engage in the power of visual testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses and explore the methodologies and practices for bringing these moving stories into the classrooms to help today's students think deeply about the implications of prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry in their everyday lives. Through these powerful testimonies participants will then be asked to develop a testimony-based project and present it in their schools, communities or through their professional organizations. </div><br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Do not </i>miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity! <b>Deadline is May 2, 2011...</b>feel free to pass this along to educators you think may be interested!<br />
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For more information and to download the application click <a href="http://college.usc.edu/vhi/pr_story/?nid=1965">HERE</a>! Or email Melissa Jones at mcnear@usc.edu.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bzaNteoYr6nlz9vCY35AAbvILtNm2G86W_tRvc2z7iuCWCoHR7162bImdhxROtzXGYBLUdMBg09GVheY5Ank7AUPxvG5yB16tS_IyMMueIUXFYSgiUHDiemv8h8qP0gwXTg9dPvVIEo/s1600/shoah2_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bzaNteoYr6nlz9vCY35AAbvILtNm2G86W_tRvc2z7iuCWCoHR7162bImdhxROtzXGYBLUdMBg09GVheY5Ank7AUPxvG5yB16tS_IyMMueIUXFYSgiUHDiemv8h8qP0gwXTg9dPvVIEo/s1600/shoah2_logo.gif" /></a></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-27849517615710959892011-03-11T14:14:00.000-08:002011-03-11T15:04:49.096-08:00Keep Your Classroom Up-to-date About Egypt!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/egyptchange021011/e12_08967379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/egyptchange021011/e12_08967379.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an increasingly fast paced world, where new discoveries are made constantly and changes take place abruptly, it’s important to adapt your curriculum to current events. Recently, the Middle East was engulfed by rioting. Egypt has been an epicenter of this revolution and keeping students informed is of great importance. There are helpful lesson plans available online to facilitate these discussions. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A beneficial resource is The Choices Program which you can find </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn_egypt.php">here</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. They have comprehensive lesson plans and curriculum guides explained in great detail.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The New York Times also has a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/ways-to-teach-the-unrest-in-egypt/"> <b>great resource</b></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> if you are having difficulty integrating Egypt into your lesson plans. It includes interactive examples, fun projects, and handouts to encourage sharing of thoughts and discussion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lggp1kA6bx1qbydn8o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lggp1kA6bx1qbydn8o1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PBS has also done its part to encourage awareness of the Middle East revolutions. They have created and complied a great amount <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/2011/02/egyptian-revolution-is-a-teachable-moment.html#more">of videos and other resources</a></b> that are helpful in analyzing Egypt and the democratic government that is being established.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to the videos, you can obtain more visual media, mostly maps and charts, from Thinkfinity. They have a great deal of information regarding Egypt as well that is readily available<a href="http://thinkfinity.org/egyptian-uprising"> <b>here</b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://youthjournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jessica-Elsayed-Alexandria-Egypt3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://youthjournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jessica-Elsayed-Alexandria-Egypt3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jessica Elsayed, 17-year-old Egyptian journalist.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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3375 South Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90007</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>E-mail:</b> <a href="mailto:fmoa@usc.edu">fmoa@usc.edu</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Web Site</b>: <a href="http://fisher.usc.edu/">http://fisher.usc.edu</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Free!</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Student artists from the USC Family of Schools portray machines that positively impact people or the environment.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Each academic year, the USC Fisher Museum of Art plans, curates and professionally installs four temporary student art exhibitions at the University Village Shopping Center food court for the Art in the Village program.<br />
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For this show, elementary school kids belonging to the USC Family of Schools (32nd Street/USC Magnet, Foshay Learning Center, John Mack, Norwood, Vermont and Weemes) and two parish schools (St. Agnes and St. Vincent) were asked to think about a machine that does something to impact their lives or the environment in a positive way and submit art matching the theme “A Beautiful Machine.”<br />
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Each exhibition kicks off with an opening reception at which the student artists are the stars. The children have the opportunity to speak with family, friends and community members about their artwork. They are congratulated on their achievements during an awards ceremony, at which they receive a certificate recognizing their participation.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i> Funded in part by a USC Neighborhood Outreach Grant, Art in the Village represents a partnership between the USC Fisher Museum of Art, the University Village Shopping Center and the USC Family of Schools. <a href="http://fisher.usc.edu/">Visit Site</a></i></span></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-60658334161928786632011-02-21T14:37:00.000-08:002011-02-23T14:13:03.096-08:00Calling All Teachers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06I0QmIFs7HevcBfmzc78PjNgqBjSaVXVDhtK6tYLuFmyG9BJvpJdpOqJUi73IkwU-iSC0tJdQ16ge17yDfQHVyi7S14MBXQdX4gds1quyymmXPZgaEYGrIo-hA0u8QfwNtldZBpTevg/s1600/dino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06I0QmIFs7HevcBfmzc78PjNgqBjSaVXVDhtK6tYLuFmyG9BJvpJdpOqJUi73IkwU-iSC0tJdQ16ge17yDfQHVyi7S14MBXQdX4gds1quyymmXPZgaEYGrIo-hA0u8QfwNtldZBpTevg/s320/dino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Natural History Museum is looking for teachers to help create their activities and lesson plans for their brand new Dinosaur Hall. If you are interested in helping with the creation of this new exhibit to develop lesson plans and field trips - follow this <a href="http://www.nhm.org/site/for-teachers"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">link</span></a> and download the application under <i>Calling All Teachers! </i>A stipend will be provided to all those who work on the project, as the museum recognizes that teachers are busy people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Opportunities are also available at the Page Museum. Don't worry if you don't know too much about the museum, all teachers will be debriefed about the exhibits as well as other behind-the-scenes tours and discussions with scientists. </div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-55676727952116842582011-02-21T14:14:00.000-08:002011-02-21T14:14:23.096-08:00California Science Center's - Ecosystems<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/zO0O0M1hhvY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The renovation that has been 10 years in the making at the most visited museum in Southern California finally arrived last spring at the California Science Center. This new exhibit highlights the many thriving ecosystems of the world including but not limited to swell sharks, kelp forests, maggots and even live larvae. This exhibit even allows for you to be put into the path (but out of harms way) of a flash floods and desert storms. <br />
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The $165 million Ecosystem Experience is completely <i style="font-weight: bold;">free, </i>but would not be possible without the donations of generous patrons (so don't forget to give anything you can). <br />
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Hope to see you there! About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-12019960607056273112011-02-18T23:04:00.000-08:002011-02-18T23:06:43.580-08:002011 Teacher Recognition Award Nominations!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CxGBl-HQeyIonhzZ4NH9_H6ZEb8tdY8I2b912u7uYS0rB1GXiJ2gmgwoysy0ZDiHRATzp_fZg4Z8b0eZ0SWIZ5rBOpGt3FJZL6wtf7q02QFYGGE4BQ9-Gj2GKvR8qVK6wpMHrQC3krs/s1600/education.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CxGBl-HQeyIonhzZ4NH9_H6ZEb8tdY8I2b912u7uYS0rB1GXiJ2gmgwoysy0ZDiHRATzp_fZg4Z8b0eZ0SWIZ5rBOpGt3FJZL6wtf7q02QFYGGE4BQ9-Gj2GKvR8qVK6wpMHrQC3krs/s320/education.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every year ECCLA and USC-CCR partner to recognize teachers that make a difference! Full-time teachers working in one of the designated ECCLA service area schools bounded by Olympic Blvd, Alameda Avenue, Slauson Blvd, and Crenshaw Blvds are eligible to win. There can only be one nomination from each school per year. All nominees will be honored at an awards ceremony at Natural History Museum on May 19, 2011. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To nominate your favorite teacher download the <i>Rules and Nomination form </i><a href="http://eccla.org/teacher_recognition.asp?page=Teacher%20Recognition">here</a><i>.</i> The deadline is for nominations is Friday, April 1, 2011. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Every Spring ECCLA and the California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA) award three graduating seniors - in the ECCLA service area - with Higher Education Scholarships of $1,000.00 each. The selected winners will receive their cash scholarship in the fall of 2011 once proof of enrollment in a U.S. accredited college, university or trade school is received. <br />
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Students must submit a completed application, two original letters of recommendation, an original essay, and a copy of the applicant's senior high school transcript. <br />
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We look forward to reviewing your submissions!<br />
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To apply please click <a href="http://eccla.org/scholarships.asp?page=Scholarships">here</a> and download the first <i>Rules and Application form</i> from the top of the page.<i> </i>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-85332068534487450772011-02-15T12:02:00.000-08:002011-02-18T14:55:43.176-08:00ECCLA Spring Essay Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoOzunRcN12SwZ6sxgiCO4whGHBQo5EPv4J6FXXndVJkqpXYQa0ALkealiFrjCTZR98OEngjx_a78yxR-FSsPe0w4LE0Etcyak32y3IZcWOifY3H9Cq0tkyrcyPn2IyY5gHuWml_YOwU/s1600/John_Lennon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoOzunRcN12SwZ6sxgiCO4whGHBQo5EPv4J6FXXndVJkqpXYQa0ALkealiFrjCTZR98OEngjx_a78yxR-FSsPe0w4LE0Etcyak32y3IZcWOifY3H9Cq0tkyrcyPn2IyY5gHuWml_YOwU/s320/John_Lennon.jpg" width="223" /></a>ECCLA invites you to submit entries for our Spring "Person from the Past" Essay Contest. Both Middle and High School students can enter to win cash prizes of up to $100. The contest is open to 6th - 12th grade students enrolled in an ECCLA target school, located in the area bounded by Olympic, Slauson, Crenshaw, and Alameda Blvds. <br />
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Winning essays are those which are personal narratives depicting what this person means to the student, using examples and other descriptive attributes.<br />
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For more information regarding the essay and to download the application form - click <a href="http://eccla.org/essay_winners.asp?page=Essay%20Contests">here</a>. Follow the link and then click on the second <i>contest rules</i> link from the top.<br />
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About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-17050586708049437962011-02-10T14:18:00.000-08:002011-02-15T11:14:01.584-08:00Event Recap: A (First Friday) Night at the Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYQAp9HtY0hx0JwxOMPFaHfvPRxhEL6ThciLUpqJWPZrDRrygmW7hzkKbyyE4sdDnD08rhZ2QiSWKj9sXImpT7AzqpzxUP0oyOhaa2wwP-wDCb9H-K7F_ce0g_rilje3CTPYHf7ODgOk/s1600/DSCF4501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYQAp9HtY0hx0JwxOMPFaHfvPRxhEL6ThciLUpqJWPZrDRrygmW7hzkKbyyE4sdDnD08rhZ2QiSWKj9sXImpT7AzqpzxUP0oyOhaa2wwP-wDCb9H-K7F_ce0g_rilje3CTPYHf7ODgOk/s320/DSCF4501.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Natural History Museum opened it's doors to the nighttime crowd yet again this past Friday, February 4, 2011 to continue their First Friday series...and I must say, it was fabulous. The mix of modern decor and intimidating stuffed animals in the animal hall, which was filled with the dance music, was a complete juxtaposition from the museum you saw as a child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past Friday the Nostradamu<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">s theme continued, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Johnathan Wiener discussed his thoughts about the future, and how human existence might one day be never ending. It seemed only fitting on a night where you live out Peter Pan-like adventures in a museum. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The museum itself was packed and better than ever, there were young hipsters, high school students, parents looking for a night out, and even a human size </span>Tyrannosaurus<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Rex puppet made his way through the main foyer. It seemed as though everyone was in search of a good time. The music </span>blared<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> through the usually, quiet and stoic halls and I could not help but think that these wonderful nights will be a celebration of the past, present and (hopefully) the never ending future. </span></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-12231719939158591182011-02-03T14:14:00.000-08:002011-02-03T14:14:54.503-08:00First Fridays at the Natural History Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgjk5NcvhRJH5QIMTnMq6yic2VjaPcRYD-GXaW7zgyjdbOV-uC_LjAKBqLynStQyxyNB0hoDtFaUS0FhywBmD1mYFTocX3o1ngh6VIxWK4_M5diHsBLnT3RPIxq0aAa_CretLOGbUAwo/s1600/firstfridays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgjk5NcvhRJH5QIMTnMq6yic2VjaPcRYD-GXaW7zgyjdbOV-uC_LjAKBqLynStQyxyNB0hoDtFaUS0FhywBmD1mYFTocX3o1ngh6VIxWK4_M5diHsBLnT3RPIxq0aAa_CretLOGbUAwo/s320/firstfridays.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Once a month, the Natural History Museum opens its doors for the nighttime crowd and the adults come out to play! This exciting event features live music, scientific panels and discussions, and behind the scenes curatorial tours. First Fridays is a way to welcome back its old audience with a new adult twist. <br />
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First Fridays 2011 is called the Nostradamus Edition. For this year the theme is the future - where are we going? What is going to happen us? Will be doomed to follow the ill fated path as the dinosaur? Join the fun to discover and discuss the pathway of the future! <br />
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Save the Dates:<br />
January 7, 2011<br />
February 4, 2011<br />
March 4, 2011<br />
April 1, 2011<br />
May 6, 2011<br />
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For more information about the event you can visit the <a href="http://www.nhm.org/site/activities-programs/first-fridays">site</a>. Tickets can be purchased <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=19196">here</a>, or if you are a USC student or staff it is free!About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-77898467328289544092011-02-03T13:05:00.000-08:002011-02-03T13:06:11.281-08:00Celebrating Black History Month at CAAM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyy8IdBKGmnvjqPJFrVWflMu0uPWZNMBo_BnjZJJB45oEk4sA9yosltOalPe-3rZmfPPlk-yX4AkozHD3X7jqMKFbPBmjwKyPwJrd8OMbaiT2UenIdt0kT7ySNPI8uOzUOO_WbLKlDrY/s1600/caam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyy8IdBKGmnvjqPJFrVWflMu0uPWZNMBo_BnjZJJB45oEk4sA9yosltOalPe-3rZmfPPlk-yX4AkozHD3X7jqMKFbPBmjwKyPwJrd8OMbaiT2UenIdt0kT7ySNPI8uOzUOO_WbLKlDrY/s320/caam.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div><br />
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</div>Celebrate Black History Month with the California African American Museum! Celebrate the diverse influence and achievements of art, history and culture with a packed program full of performances and celebrity guests. This very special Target Sunday starts at 1pm this Sunday, February 6, 2011.About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-70803103212183172592011-02-02T12:04:00.000-08:002011-02-02T12:07:28.664-08:00African American Youth Leadership Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pJPxkcLLUHD0Gh0RcBrT6IKfEUipFsz3V9swi1vkW83xQNqs0j5eT81Mm_7dXPfoznfeDpvtJXcjlfDJbKTDsnETEDmTpSgyAFDxgmvhP2bo05gDBmQcXT2JwAdQEEAUqi84YRrtnf4/s1600/capitol.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pJPxkcLLUHD0Gh0RcBrT6IKfEUipFsz3V9swi1vkW83xQNqs0j5eT81Mm_7dXPfoznfeDpvtJXcjlfDJbKTDsnETEDmTpSgyAFDxgmvhP2bo05gDBmQcXT2JwAdQEEAUqi84YRrtnf4/s320/capitol.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">The African-American Youth Leadership Program (AAYLP), a division of the Research and Policy Institute of California, is seeking applicants for its African-American Youth </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Leadership Conference. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">California high school students who will enter their junior or senior year this fall are invited to apply.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">The conference will be held the last week of July at CSU Sacramento.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Understanding of the workings of state and local government<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Living a healthy and balance life</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Career development </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and attend:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Thought provoking presentations on leadership</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Participate in workshops to learn skills on leading and healthy physical and fiscal life</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Gain understanding of logistical governmental issues in mock hearings at the State Capitol</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">MOST </i>importantly: h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">ousing, meals, program materials and transportation to, from and during the conference site provided at <b>NO COST</b> to the participants!</span></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-81515153401875008222011-01-31T11:55:00.000-08:002011-01-31T11:55:05.263-08:00MIND Research Institute's LA Math Initiative!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Imagine looking at a math problem and seeing the solution as a picture. Moreover, classrooms <i>full </i>of kids who are using a digital math program with the signature MIND Research Institute character, Jiji the penguin, to compute difficult algebraic equations.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year, the MIND Research Institute, a non-profit organization based in Orange County developed visual approaches to illustrating math concepts and building problem-solving skills as the basis for spatial-temporal approach to math education for elementary and secondary schools. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div>People in Progress will hold their 1st annual youth summit in order to create a stronger community through empowering young people with robust knowledge and experience that will be obtained through a series of workshops on topics regarding gang violence, drug prevention, sex education, nutrition and many more! The event takes place on February 12, 2011 at Los Angeles City College. Call Genaro or Sylvia at (213) 413-9122 for more information.About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-64518288343978706852010-11-22T10:58:00.001-08:002010-11-22T10:58:59.903-08:00How Should We Evaluation Teachers? Post your comments to the AirTalk page.<iframe frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17016250" width="400"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/17016250">In Studio: How Should We Evaluate Teachers?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kpcc">89.3 KPCC</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-40748104019340276482010-11-19T13:34:00.000-08:002010-11-19T13:42:56.357-08:00Free Art Classes for High School Students at Ryman Arts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lFOHahsDCxBRlBjeiyuoLoBmvHJAephwNocXV1GAg_rGzOrPY3YgqgzkZGXAB8TucpeCSQbbJjjMz_-xWcctpH_7nKhtaITOQdbv54npx61nTBTlC7u792JOq-rMnBAVeUIYFYbFXgk/s1600/ryman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lFOHahsDCxBRlBjeiyuoLoBmvHJAephwNocXV1GAg_rGzOrPY3YgqgzkZGXAB8TucpeCSQbbJjjMz_-xWcctpH_7nKhtaITOQdbv54npx61nTBTlC7u792JOq-rMnBAVeUIYFYbFXgk/s320/ryman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.rymanarts.org/futurestudents/index.stm">Ryman Arts</a> provides free, college-level studio art classes for talented High School students from across <st1:place w:st="on">Southern California</st1:place>. They teach teens essential skills for art and life - from rigorous foundation drawing and painting courses to college and career preparation, helping high school-aged artists to maximize their potential. If you know a young artist who would like to take his or her artistic skills to the next level, Ryman Arts could be a good match. Applicants must be enrolled in high school. Home school and alternative school students in high school programs are eligible. Admission is competitive, please contact Ryman Arts if you have any questions.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Classes take place on Saturdays on the USC campus. Classes are 3 ½ hours long, and are taught to small groups of students by teaching artists. They are now accepting applications for the spring semester. The deadline to apply is December 3.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Click <a href="http://www.rymanarts.org/futurestudents/index.stm">here</a> for <a href="http://www.rymanarts.org/futurestudents/index.stm">application</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Visit <a href="http://www.rymanarts.org/futurestudents/index.stm">Ryman Arts</a> website.</div><br />
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</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal"><i>"Ordinarily, documentaries about education attract little attention, and seldom, if ever, reach neighborhood movie theaters. Davis Guggenheim’s "Waiting for “Superman” is different. It arrived in late September with the biggest publicity splash I have ever seen for a documentary. Not only was it the subject of major stories in Time andNew <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">York</st1:city></st1:place>, but it was featured twice onThe Oprah Winfrey Show and was the centerpiece of several days of programming by NBC, including an interview with President Obama.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Two other films expounding the same arguments—The Lottery and The Cartel—were released in the late spring, but they received far less attention than Guggenheim’s film. His reputation as the director of the Academy Award–winningAn Inconvenient Truth, about global warming, contributed to the anticipation surrounding Waiting for “Superman,” but the media frenzy suggested something more. Guggenheim presents the popularized version of an account of American public education that is promoted by some of the nation’s most powerful figures and institutions.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>The message of these films has become alarmingly familiar: American public education is a failed enterprise. The problem is not money. Public schools already spend too much. Test scores are low because there are so many bad teachers, whose jobs are protected by powerful unions. Students drop out because the schools fail them, but they could accomplish practically anything if they were saved from bad teachers. They would get higher test scores if schools could fire more bad teachers and pay more to good ones. The only hope for the future of our society, especially for poor black and Hispanic children, is escape from public schools, especially to charter schools, which are mostly funded by the government but controlled by private organizations, many of them operating to make a profit."</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="MsoNormal">Read more in the <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/nov/11/myth-charter-schools/?page=1">New York Review of Books</a>.</div></span></span></div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082096700958388212.post-45305759648478282542010-10-21T09:46:00.000-07:002010-10-21T09:49:51.513-07:00"The Dog Who Sang at the Opera" Performing Books at the Central Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N9KTN26NL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N9KTN26NL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/">Performing Books</a> Presents "The Dog Who Sang at the Opera," written by Jim West and Marshall Izen</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2:00 PM - 3:00 PM</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Mark Taper Auditorium</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Central Library</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">630 <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. 5th Street</st1:address></st1:street></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">90071</st1:postalcode></st1:place></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(213) 228-7000</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lfla.org/support/whatwefund/literacy/performing-books.php">Performing Books</a> is funded by the <a href="http://www.lfla.org/">Library Foundation of Los Angeles</a> and encourages children's love of reading and the arts. For more <a href="http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/">Performing Books</a> performance see the <a href="http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/">LA Public Library</a>.</div>About ECCLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07122768506738672817noreply@blogger.com0