OjoOido.com is a online mutli-media study skills Website, by Latinos, for Latino

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OjoOido.com is a online mutli-media study skills Website, by Latinos, for Latinos, that provides an online essential study skills curriculum to meet the academic needs of Latino public school students. Students receive innovative and culturally-relevant instruction in the skills needed for academic success such as goal setting and time management, while parents receive the support necessary to help them achieve it.

 

OjoOido.com's curriculum is firmly grounded on Vygotsky's social development theory that social interaction precedes development and Aristotle's teaching model that "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

 

OjoOido.com's maxim "Habit Forming Coaching for Learning and Growing"  is derived from OjoOido.com's hybrid/online delivery and Inter-generational Latino Role Model Program that inspires and motivates Latino students' performance and achievement by not only raising awareness about the importance of education, as a means to achieve career goals, but by also providing a pragmatic and systematic procedure of achieving their own career objectives.  

 

LEAD y OjoOido.com se han unido para ayudar a las familias latinas a que sus alumnos encontraran ayuda especifica de habilidades para estudiar en la preparatoria y consejo para establecer y alcanzar metas educativas y profesionales.

 

For more information:
Joseph N. Velasquez, Founder & CEO
OjoOido-Academics.com LLC
Tel: 215/921-2530
E-Mail: velasquez.joseph@gmail.com

Evening with Civil Rights Activist Sylvia Méndez October 24th, 2012 UT-Austin Campus

PUBLIC LECTURE/Plática

The Bilingual-Bicultural Education Program, the Social Studies Education Program, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education in collaboration with The UT Law School, the Heart of Texas Writing Project, and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies  invite you to attend an Evening with Civil Rights Activist Sylvia Méndez & Author Winifred Conkling. The event will take place at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Conference Room in Sid Richardson Hall Unit 1 on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 5:30 – 6:30. A reception with light refreshments will follow.

Winifred Conkling's book, Sylvia and Aki, was awarded the 2012 Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award for chronicling the lives of Sylvia Méndez and Aki Munemitsu. Sylvia Mendez' family leased the asparagus farm of the Munemitsu family when they were relocated to a Japanese internment camp. As Sylvia's family tried to enroll their children in the local Westminster school they were denied enrollment and sent to the Mexican school.  Sylvia's parents led a lawsuit against four Orange County, California  school districts in the landmark civil rights case, Mendez v. Westminster School District.

At the plática, Sylvia Méndez will provide firsthand testimony of the family’s experiences in winning the appellate decision in the Mendez v Westminster School District case that preceded the Brown v Board of Education case. Sylvia Méndez was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2010. The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor that is bestowed on a civilian who has made "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." 

21st Austin Powwow & American Indian Heritage Festival November 3rd, 2012

KEEPING OUR FACULTY OF COLOR SYMPOSIUM April 14-16, 2013

KEEPING OUR FACULTY OF COLOR SYMPOSIUM

Transforming Our Institutions: Advancing Inclusive Excellence Among Faculty in Higher Education

Keeping Our Faculty of Color VI
April 14-16, 2013

The University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the sixth biennial Keeping Our Faculty of Color Symposium. We invite you to join us as we gather to engage cross-disciplinary theories, rigorous scholarship, and innovative practices to advance conceptual, empirical, and practical work to develop, recruit, and retain faculty of color.

• Submit a proposal online now. The deadline for submission is November 16, 2012.
• View a PDF copy of the Call for Proposals.

Symposium Goals

The symposium is focused on bringing together scholars committed to understanding and promoting faculty diversity to articulate a national research agenda for advancing faculty diversity in higher education.

The symposium will feature keynote speakers, concurrent sessions, social events, and opportunities for issues and ideas to be discussed.

Who Should Attend

College and university researchers, scholars, administrators, and policy makers from all disciplines are encouraged to attend.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Kimberly A. Griffin, Ph.D, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Maryland

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Ph.D, President, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland

Additional confirmed keynote speakers and panelists will be posted on the website as the sessions are finalized. Please check back soon.

University of Minnesota Symposium Planning Committee

Heidi Barajas, Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Director of Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
Arlene E. Carney, Vice Provost, Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs
Lori Graven, Departmental Director, College of Continuing Education
Geoff Maruyama, Professor of Educational Psychology
*Louis Mendoza, Professor and Chair of Chicano Studies; Associate Vice Provost, Office for Equity and Diversity
Jean O’Brien, Professor, Department of History, Chair of American Indian Studies
Rebecca Ropers-Huilman, Professor and Chair, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, & Development; Affiliate, Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies
*Catherine Squires, Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Paul J. Strykowski, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering

*Symposium Co-chairs

For further content information, contact Louis Mendoza, lmendoza@umn.edu.

International Condemnation of Killings in Totonicapán, Guatemala

please sing this petition about the massacre in Guatemala:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Justice_for_the_Recent_Totonicapan_Massacre_in_Guatemala/?launch

International Condemnation of Killings in Totonicapán, Guatemala

To the Government of Guatemala and the United Nations

On October 4, 2012, K’iche’ Maya communities carried out a peaceful protest organized by the Alcaldía Indígena, the Indigenous authority of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán, in the Alaska, Xecanchavox and Cuatro Caminos regions of the highlands in Guatemala. The protesters demanded:

1.     That the state work to scale back the most recent hikes in electric energy costs;

2.     That the government approach national education reform integrally;

3.     That the government stop and reverse the trend toward militarization of civil society, present in the currently proposed constitutional reforms.

During the demonstration, Guatemalan Military and National Police forces appeared at the protest and shot indiscriminately at the demonstrators. The result of this aggression by the Guatemalan state was 8 deaths and over 35 wounded people.

Considering the painful memory of genocide in the country’s recent history, and the fact that today’s government is led by military officers who participated in the war, it is extremely worrisome that acts of state violence continue to take place in Guatemala.  It is even more worrisome that these acts are directed against indigenous peoples who seek to exercise their legitimate rights to political voice and peaceful protest.

The signatories below:

1.     Vigorously repudiate any perpetuation of state violence against the indigenous peoples of Guatemala;

2.     Reject declarations made by the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Defense, the Foreign Minister, and the President of the Republic of Guatemala that blame the indigenous communities themselves for the violence inflicted against them;

3.     Support the right to collective political voice of the K’iche’ People of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán and their municipal authorities;

4.     Extend our most sincere condolences to the families of the victims:

a.     Rafael Batz

b.     Santos Nicolás Menchú

c.      Jesús Baltazar Caxaj Puac

d.     Francisco Ordóñez

e.     Arturo Félix Zapón Yax

And to those who are yet to be identified

5.     Express our solidarity with the more than 35 wounded protesters, among whom there are women, children and elderly people.

Additionally, we stand in full support of the demands presented by the Board of Directors of the Alcaldía Indígena of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán in their October 5, 2012 press conference:

1.     To the Interior Ministry: To uphold its constitutional mandate of investigating, persecuting, and accusing whoever participated in the bloodbath, especially if they acted in the name of the state—both its intellectual and material authors, who following a line of command, obeyed and acted in a cowardly manner toward the application of repressive policies against the civilian population;

2.     To the Guatemalan Judicial Organism: To prevent the manipulation of the justice system, which would in turn endanger judicial independence; to duly and severely punish those responsible, and; to reject any and all influence peddling, given that we are faced today with a bloodbath that was executed by state security agents;

3.     To the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Organization of American States, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, and the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission, their immediate and effective investigation of the human rights violations committed against non-violent indigenous protesters.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Justice_for_the_Recent_Totonicapan_Massacre_in_Guatemala/?launch

National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of educational scholarship. Fellows will receive $55,000 for one academic year of research, or $27,500 for each of two contiguous years, working half time. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field. Applicants must have had their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree conferred between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2012. This fellowship is non-residential, and applications from all disciplines are encouraged. Up to twenty NAEd/Spencer Fellowships will be awarded. Additional guidelines and the fellowship application are available on our website.
Website: http://naeducation.org/NAEd_Spencer_Postdoctoral_Fellowship.html

Application Deadline: November 2, 2012

Contact Information: Philip Perrin, Senior Program Officer - Professional Development Programs 

Phone: 202-334-2093
E-mail: info@naeducation.org
Website: www.naeducation.org

The National Academy of Education greatly appreciates support and funding from the Spencer Foundation to provide and administer this fellowship program. For more information on the Spencer Foundation, please visit http://www.spencer.org.

Department Chair, Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations Northern Illinois University

Department Chair, Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Northern Illinois University

Be a leader for an interdisciplinary department that offers M.S.Ed.
degrees in educational administration, school business management,
educational psychology, curriculum and instruction, and foundations of
education, an Ed.S. in educational administration, the Ed.D. in
educational administration and curriculum and instruction, and the
Ph.D. in educational psychology. Approximately 500 students are
enrolled in these programs.

The department also provides numerous undergraduate and graduate
service courses to programs throughout the university including those
preparing future teachers. The department has 23 faculty members, 35
instructors, and 5 operating and supportive professional staff. The
department chair serves as the chief academic and administrative
officer and is accountable directly to the Dean of the College of
Education for all aspects of development and operations of the
department, including budget, curriculum, personnel, and resource
allocation. This is a full-time, twelve-month administrative position.

REQUIRED SKILLS
Earned doctorate and eligible to meet department criteria for tenure
at associate or full professor; leadership experience in higher
education; strong record in teaching, scholarship, and service;
ability to advocate for faculty, staff, and students; excellent
interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills; commitment to
advancing diversity; and ability to cultivate a collegial environment
for faculty, staff, and student success.

PREFERRED SKILLS
Ability to lead faculty in grants acquisition, scholarship, and
innovative program development; experience with and support for
school, community, and university collaboration and outreach programs;
demonstrated experience in developing and evaluating faculty and
staff; knowledge of budgeting and fiscal management of departmental
resources; capacity to promote departmental programs to external
audiences; ability to lead the faculty in articulating a coherent
vision for the department; experience with developing and maintaining
relations with alumni and donors; demonstrated ability in providing
leadership for the development of innovative and market responsive
academic programming (curriculum and delivery models).

MATERIALS
Submit a letter of application that addresses your qualifications, a
current vita, three original letters of reference specific to this
position, contact information for two additional references, and
copies of graduate transcripts (official transcripts are required
prior to hiring) to: Dean of the College of Education, Attn: Patricia
Wielert, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115. Telephone:
815-753-9057 or pwielert@niu.edu. Application deadline: Review of
completed applications will begin on December 1, 2012. Position is
open until filled.

In compliance with the Illinois Campus Security Act, before an offer
of employment is made, the university will conduct a pre-employment
background investigation, which includes a criminal background check.

In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an
equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical
and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political
affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional
qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state
statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination,
equal opportunity and affirmative action. NIU recognizes Dual Career
issues.