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 […]

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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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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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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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