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At 6:30 p. It
will also support a new peer-coaching framework to help Keystone teachers
mentor their peer teachers
and colleagues.minds incident
Discussion Will Explore LGBT Roles in Film Industry June 23
The museum is open
Monday
through Wednesday from 12:00 p.alone straight
Joining Peirce in the discussion will be Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun
-Times
entertainment columnist, and Ron Gregg, programming director for the Committee
on Cinema
and Media Studies at the University of Chicago.
"Eventually, we want all high schools to participate
in Project 720, and
this partnership will help us to reach that goal," said Secretary of Education
Francis V.silencing nafsa
m. For more
information, call 312-642-4600 or visit us at http://www.lgbt strengthen
Suggested admission
is $5 for adults; $3 for seniors and students
(ages 13-22) with valid school ID; $1 for children
(ages 6-12); free for
members and children under 6.silencing strengthen
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"Teachers and leaders
within the Commonwealth are clearly using technology
in new and exciting ways to reform education
," said Linda Zecher, vice
president of the U. Microsoft is excited to
be part of this joint effort
with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
ultimately help teachers and students reach their full potential
.Information on student life of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people.
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PA Governor Rendell Announces Five
-Year Partnership with Microsoft for Teacher Development and High School Reform
"Having Microsoft
's expertise and
resources available to us now will significantly enhance our effort to build
upon
and expand these key education technology programs in order to provide
better academic results for
our children throughout Pennsylvania.
CONTACT: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the
Governor,
+1-717-783-1116.lgbt glbt
the program will move next door for a panel discussion,
to Loews Piper
's Alley Theater, 1608 N Wells Street.
The Chicago Historical Society, a major museum and research
center for
Chicago and American history, is located on Clark Street at North Avenue, and
can be
reached by CTA buses 11, 22, 36, 72, 151 and 156.homophobia nafsa
Admission is $10; $5 for
students and CHS members
with valid ID.nafsa cooperate
to 8:00 p. Microsoft to Provide up to $2 Million to Bridge Schools' Technology Gap and
Improve Student Achievement
HARRISBURG, Pa.
Under the
agreement, Microsoft will contribute up to $2 million in funding
and human resources through its
Partners in Learning initiative to help build
a peer coaching framework for teachers that excel at
integrating technology
into their curricula while helping build new tools and resources for pre-
service and high school institutions.silencing bias
Admission is free on Mondays.chicagohistory.S.graduation minds
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The
second component of Microsoft's investment will go toward the creation
and distribution of "best
of class" professional development resources for the
Pennsylvania Keystones Program that identifies
teachers across Pennsylvania
who effectively use technology to enhance learning in their classrooms
."
To ensure the success of the relationship and its considerable goals,
Pennsylvania and Microsoft
will form an executive council, co-chaired by a
representative from each entity, which will identify
the activities and
tactics that will support the goals of the program.silencing glbt
Through Microsoft's
Partners in Learning Program, Microsoft is taking its
long-standing commitment to education to the
next level by focusing its
resources - people, partnerships, services, philanthropy and products
- to
empower students and teachers to realize their full potential.alone 346
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. "This public-private partnership will help us further
develop the extraordinary talents of our
Keystones by allowing them to share
their expertise with each other.
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The event will begin
at
5:30 p. with a cocktail reception at The Second City, 1616 N Wells
Street.
Concluding its
second year of public programs, "Out at CHS: Exploring the
LGBT Past" is a multi-year initiative
that explores the history of the LGBT
community both in Chicago and across the country through research
, collecting
and public programs.
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust is the generous sponsor
of "Out at
CHS: Exploring the LGBT Past," with additional support provided by UBS. to 4:30 p."
The first component of the joint effort will be to create resources and
infuse best practices
from the School of the Future - the new high school
being developed by the School District of Philadelphia
and Microsoft - into
Project 720 programs.lesbian 346
Tickets may be purchased by phone at
312-642-4600 or
online at http://www. today announced a five-year partnership to support
and expand teacher professional
development and high school reform through a
joint effort that will contribute to Pennsylvania's
Keystones Program for
teachers and Project 720, the Commonwealth's high school reform initiative
. The School of the Future is designed to create a
sustainable and replicable model for improved
instructional development
through the use of technology, and is expected to lend many best practices
toward achieving Project 720's three primary goals: increased rigor of
educational programs; enhanced
postsecondary access and credentialing for
increasing numbers of students; and producing active and
productive citizens. Public Sector at Microsoft.
Partners in Learning seeks to address the "digital
inclusion" issues
facing education today by facilitating access to technology and training.
Microsoft
recognizes the need for educators not only to master the technical
skills needed to use technology
successfully, but also to understand how it
can be integrated throughout the academic environment
.graduation lesbigay
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"Out at CHS" is a joint presentation of the Chicago
Historical
Society (CHS), Center on Halsted and the University of Chicago
Lesbian and Gay Studies Project.straight glbts
"Out at CHS" 2005 Series Concludes with "The Celluloid Closet: LGBT in Film"
CHICAGO, A lively
discussion featuring Kimberly
Peirce, writer and director of the Academy Award(R)-winning film Boys
Don't
Cry, will wrap up this year's "Out at CHS" series on Thursday, June 23., and Sundays from noon
to
5:00p.straight homophobia
The
discussion will address the roles that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) individuals have in cinema, both in front of and behind the camera.m.
The program is named
for the number of days in a high school student's career.
"Such use enables new ways of learning
while equipping its students with
the skills necessary to excel in today's workforce. Barnes.lgbt alone
Thursday through Saturday 9:30 a.org .
The Chicago Historical Society gratefully acknowledges
the Chicago Park
District's generous support of all of the museum's activities.
Rendell and Microsoft
Corp.
"Pennsylvania is changing the way we prepare high school graduates,
ensuring all students
are prepared to enter college and the high-skills
workforce," Governor Rendell said.homophobia allies
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