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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2019 Great Idea Mini-Grants Awarded

2019 Great Idea Mini-Grants Awarded

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Great Idea Mini-Grants 2019-20 Great Idea Mini-Grant awardees are now posted to the BCET website. Of the 63 submissions, the BCET was able to fund 37 of them in large part thanks to Lincoln Learning Solutions. In all, over $25,000 in mini-grant money has been awarded for great ideas for the 2019-20 school year. Check out the list 2019 Mini-Grants by District
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Experience Dyslexia®  A Simulation

Experience Dyslexia® A Simulation

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What is it like to have dyslexia? How does it affect your daily life? This simulation allows participants to experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with this language-based learning disability. The Simulation begins with a brief discussion of dyslexia, including the neurological basis, the demographics, the warning signs, and the interventions which have been shown, through solid research, to have positive impact. It consists of six learning stations that present different language-related learning tasks encountered in the classroom or workplace. And it ends with a panel discussion that includes, parents, students, teachers and professionals to help answer your questions. AM Session: 8:30-11:30am PM Session: 12:30-3:30pm Evening Community Session: 6:00-8:00pm DATE: Wednesday, March 27th LOCATION: Beaver County IU 147 Poplar Ave. Monaca PA 15061 Conference Room 107…
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Coming Together for Education

Coming Together for Education

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Join us for the Beaver County Educational Trust annual recognition and awards dinner. Educators in Beaver County will be honored along with many others who are working hard to improve education in the area. Your attendance is a great way to show your support for all the educational programs of the Beaver County Educational Trust. [civicrm component="event" id="7" action="info" mode="live" hijack="1"]
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SHELL DONATES 30K SUPPLIES GRANT to BCET

SHELL DONATES 30K SUPPLIES GRANT to BCET

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Shell provided a $30,000 grant to the Beaver County Educational Trust. The BCET will then in turn supply $5,000 grants to the Beaver, Central Valley, Midland, Western Beaver and Aliquippa school districts to reimburse teachers for out of pocket expenses incurred for class room supplies. Each elementary teacher will receive about $100. In the photo, from left to right; Dennis Nichols (BCET Vice President), Joe Minnitte (Shell), Nicholas Perry (Central Valley Superintendent), Pete Carbone (Aliquippa Superintendent), Jamie Connelly (Executive Director BCET), Ed McLaughlin (BCET Secretary), Bill DiBenedetto (BCET President).
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