April News Briefs from WE LEARN

*** Call for Writings from ABE Practitioners (especially teachers) ***
Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience
Edited by Mev Miller, Ed.D. and Kathleen King, Ed.D.
We invite practitioners working in adult basic/literacy education --  
classroom teachers, educators, tutors, adimistrators, and researchers  
-- to make a proposal for what you’d like to contribute to  a book of  
writings and artwork by adult basic education teachers/educators  
addressing women’s literacy issues.
Topics Explored: Barriers and Challenges to Discussing Women's Issues  
in Literacy Classes or Addressing Them in Programs;                
Experiences Empowering Women in Literacy; Contextual Approaches for  
Empowering Women in Literacy
Deadline for Proposals: May 30, 2008
For more details, please visit: http://www.litwomen.org/educators/ 
newbook.html


*** Participate in creating the April 2008 newsletter.... ***
News? Women-Centered lesson plans? Reflections on participating in  
Women's Perspectives #3? Please send us items for the newsletter...  
The writing doesn't need to be long - but we'd like your input,  
pictures, artwork....
DEADLINE for newsletter submissions - April 15, 2008


*** Women's Perspectives #3 is now available. ***
This issue focuses on Women & Money. For more details, please visit:  
http://www.litwomen.org/perspectives.html


WE LEARN members.... The April Newsletter will be mailed by the end  
of the month along with the 2007 Annual Report. The newsletter will  
include information from the conference, listing of new resources,  
and many other fun stories.  If you would like to receive a copy by  
mail, please be sure your membership is current. If you have received  
a renewal notice, please renew right away in order to receive the  
newsletter. Not yet a member? Please join us. You may use the  
Internet to join [https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php? 
aid=21802 ] or download the form: http://www.litwomen.org/ 
membership.html#form

Happy Spring

Mev Miller, Ed.D., Director
welearn at litwomen.org

WE LEARN
Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

182 Riverside Ave.
Cranston, RI 02910
401-383-4374

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