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Tech Savvy Award Will Provide $45,000 to Winning Education Programs

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Are you using technology to help parents and children to gain the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century? Apply for the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards!
The awards recognize and support sustainable programs that help parents bridge the widening gap between adults’ and children’s understanding of technology. These two generations must learn about technology […]

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Pre-Conference Survey

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

We launched Literacy Now at last year’s Conference as a tool to share news, information and discuss important topics in family literacy.
We want to keep that dialog open with our first ever pre-Conference survey. This quick survey will help shape the Conference and make sure that NCFL is offering material that interests you most. NCFL […]

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Toyota Teacher of the Year applications now available

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Calling all family literacy teachers! It’s that time of year again.
This year marks the 13th annual Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award. This year’s winner will receive $7,500 for his or her family literacy program as well as a free trip to the 2009 National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida.
The applications […]

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Nominate a student speaker!

Monday, April 21st, 2008

NCFL needs your ideas and suggestions on student speakers for the 2009 National Conference on Family Literacy! If you attended this year’s conference, you know how fabulous the student speakers were. We’re already busy looking for stories that are just as inspiring as the ones a few weeks ago.
Please consider submitting student speaker suggestions. We’re […]

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NCFL Conference Closes Out With A Bang

Friday, April 4th, 2008

As promised, here’s a few of our Closing Brunch highlights. Thanks to all of you for being part of this year’s event. We hope it was all that you hoped for!
(And if you are looking at your calendar, next year’s conference will be February 28- March 3 in Orlando!)

Martha Bozman from GED […]

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2008 Verizon Tech-Savvy Winner

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Congratulations to the 2008 Verizon Tech-Savvy Award winner….
The Boston Digital Bridge Foundation’s Technology Goes Home @ School Program at the Lilla G. Frederick Middle School has been selected as the national winner of the Second Annual Verizon Tech Savvy Awards.
Through the Technology Goes Home program, Boston public school teachers provide computer and technology training to […]

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NCFL Conference Day Two Highlights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The good times just keep rolling! Here are some of the conference highlights from Monday:

David Murphy of Better World Books helped open the general session with thoughts about how Better World Books is working to merge commerce and philanthropy in a way that will make the world a better place. One simple way to do […]

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National Conference on Family Literacy Underway

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Conference has officially begun! Opening session kicked off with NCFL president Sharon Darling, U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth, and literacy pioneer Rosa Pesqueira speaking. Pat Pineda then announced the 2008 Toyota Family Literacy Program Teacher of the Year …congratulations to Katy Kibbey! As part of her award package, Katy was featured on a jumbotron in Times […]

Tags: Anna Quindlen, family literacy, literacy issues, national conference on family literacy, NCFL, Toyota

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NCFL in The Courier-Journal

Friday, March 28th, 2008

This morning, Louisville’s The Courier-Journal ran a great story about Byron Pitts and Anna Quindlen, two speakers at NCFL’s 2008 Conference. Click here to check it out!

 
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Three Ways To Get More Out Of The NCFL Conference

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Here in Louisville, the Ohio River was at flood stage last week. Fortunately, it’s quickly receding. After all, we know the real high water mark will occur at the end of the week, when everyone begins arriving for our 17th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy.
I’m Cindy Read, a Senior Director here at NCFL … […]

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