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2009 Verizon Tech Savvy Winners

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Congratulations to the 2009 Verizon Tech Savvy Winners!
National Winner
Indigenous Language Institute - “Ancient Voices, Modern Tools: Native Language and Technology” Intergenerational Workshop Series (Santa Fe, NM)
The Indigenous Language Institute (ILI) serves all Native American tribes in North America in their language revitalization efforts. The workshops teach families, students and teachers how to leverage technology to [...]

Tags: 21st century learning, Tech Savvy, Verizon

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Literacy Voices Roundup: Special Conference Edition

Friday, March 6th, 2009

We just wrapped up NCFL’s 18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy.  We hope you had a great time at Conference this year!  Check out these pictures from the general sessions, and please post a comment letting us know your favorite part of Conference.  Enjoy!
 NCFL’s president and founder Sharon Darling kicked off the conference with [...]

Tags: Conference, Henry Winkler, Jan Goldstein, NELP, Tech Savvy, Toyota, Verizon

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Social Media For Family Literacy

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

As promised, here are both the slide show from the Social Media for Family Literacy presentations given Monday and Tuesday at the National Conference on Family Literacy. Below the slide show, which you can download by viewing it on SlideShare.net and registering there for a free account, is a list of links to sites I [...]

Tags: Education, family literacy, literacy, social media, social media for non-profits, technology literacy

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Guest Post: Greg Forbes Siegman

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Today’s blog post is from Greg Forbes Siegman, a renowned author who will speak at NCFL’s upcoming conference. Greg’s work has been featured by Good Morning America, USA Today, The Washington Post Co., Education Week and National Public Radio. Read below for Greg’s personal message–and why he’s looking forward to the conference. Be sure to [...]

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NCFL Supporter & Lifelong Literacy Advocate Honored by Screen Actors Guild

Monday, January 26th, 2009

James Earl Jones, a two-time speaker at NCFL’s Annual National Conference, received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild last night. Read excerpts from his interview below regarding his support and passion for literacy!

Jones is the 45th recipient of the prestigious award. His commitment to literacy has been recognized in recent days [...]

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18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

As an active family literacy supporter, we thought you’d enjoy a peek at NCFL’s 18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy (March 1-3, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Florida)! Early registration savings end January 29th, so visit www.famlit.org/conference right away! And for a sampling of last year’s conference, please visit www.famlit.org/2008_Conference.
The conference offers more than 100 [...]

Tags: Conference, Professional Development, Tech Savvy

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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 [...]

Tags: National Center for Family Literacy, national conference on family literacy, NCFL, Student Speakers

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