Achieving Equity in Literacy (Virtual Conference)

Achieving Equity in Literacy (Virtual Conference)

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Registration Fall 2021 - PA Branch | The International Dyslexia Association (dyslexiaida.org) 43rd Conference on Reading, Literacy and Learning Saturday, November 13th 10 Scholarships available for Beaver County Educators on a first come first serve basis. Use Promo Code: BEAVER_10 Up to 10 CEUs Available including ACT 48 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Julie Washington Teaching African American Children to Read: The Impact of Language Variation Learning to read depends upon learning the phonemic, phonological, syntactic and morphological structure of words. For children who speak varieties of English that differ from General American English these domains of language may differ significantly from text, making it harder to learn to read and write. Session Speakers: Peggy Hickman, Ph.D. and Priscilla Jeter-Iles, Ed.D. Culturally-Informed Literacy Instruction Meets the Science of ReadingColleen Lelli, Ed.D When…
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Original BCET Board Member Chick O’Data Passes

Original BCET Board Member Chick O’Data Passes

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https://www.timesonline.com/obituaries/p0152377 Playing an instrumental part in the creation and early stewardship of the BCET, Charles O'Data served on the original board of trustees. Chick was a well know philanthropist and volunteer in his community. His legacy of supporting the community with his intellect, business acumen and passion for life will live on in all the wonderful organizations he chose to help. The BCET is forever grateful to be counted among those organizations.
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Apply Now for 2021-22 STORY-Walk Grant

Apply Now for 2021-22 STORY-Walk Grant

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Story Walk is a unique and enjoyable opportunity for children and families to share creative and engaging reading experiences, as well as related art and musical activities, planned and presented by their teachers and funded by grants from the Beaver County Educational Trust. Each school has its own story theme, with teachers or staff members reading stories to small groups of children. The groups walk from room to room to hear stories or create a craft project or listen to music all related to the basic theme. Participants include not only the children, but moms, dads, grandparents and even younger siblings. Each child who attends, pre-K through grade 4, receives a book to take home. Thus, the Story Walk is an extension of the Growing with Books program. Deadline for…
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Now Accepting 2021-22 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications

Now Accepting 2021-22 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications

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The 2021 Great Idea Mini-Grant application is live. Go to  http://bc-et.org/bcet-educational-grants/mini-grants/grant-application/ to apply for your $500 or $1000 grant from the Beaver County Educational Trust today! Applicants must be teachers or administrators associated with a school located in Beaver County, PA. See form for complete details. Submission deadline is 10/18/2021 midnight. The Great Idea Mini-Grants are made possible due to a generous donation by Lincoln Learning Solutions and others. The BCET would like to thank Lincoln Learning Solutions for their continued support of this worthwhile program.
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