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Literacy Voices Roundup- March 20

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Using iMovie: Literacy Alive in the K Classroom
This post from Creative Literacy shows a cool way to use technology in elementary school classrooms. Thanks to Jen Robinson for the link.
The Best Collections of Web 2.0 Tools for Education
Check out Larry Ferlazzo’s post  for more free technology resources for your classroom or program.
Help Your Students [...]

Tags: 21st century learning, Conference, First Book, Google Earth, Jen Robinson, Larry Ferlazzo, PBS

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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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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 [...]

Tags: Conference, Greg Siegman

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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 [...]

Tags: Conference, James Earl Jones, Screen Actors Guild, Verizon

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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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Guest Post: 2008 Tech Savvy Regional Winner Kristine White

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Only 11 days left until applications for the 2009 Tech Savvy awards are due! Here’s a guest post from Kristine White, one of the four regional winners of last year’s award. Visit www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards to submit your application.
Winning the regional Verizon Tech Savvy Award was an honor for Computers for Families in Santa Barbara. Our program [...]

Tags: Conference, Tech Savvy, technology

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Literacy Voices Roundup- November 7

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Grading with Games: An Interview with James Paul Gee
An interview with James Paul Gee about video games in the learning process from Edutopia.org. Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidental Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University. Want to see him in person? At our 2009 Conference, Dr. Gee will present “Using Technology [...]

Tags: Adult Education, civic education, Conference, gaming, James Paul Gee, Play the News, technology

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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 [...]

Tags: Conference, Teacher of the Year, Toyota

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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 [...]

Tags: Conference, family literacy, National Center for Family Literacy, national conference on family literacy, Sesame Street

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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 … [...]

Tags: Conference, family literacy, Galt House, NCFL, NCFL Conference map

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