Poverty 101 and Working More Effectively with Students and Families in Poverty

Who should Attend?
Teachers, faculty, student services staff, counselors, people who work with families in poverty, case managers, and non-profit staff who work with families and at-risk students.

When:

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Check-in time: 8:30am
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where:
Jerry Brockey Center
South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Workshop Fee: $99 - lunch, materials and breaks

Workshop Overview:

Morning Session at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

What does it mean to be from poverty and go to school in America? Through sharing her journey out of generational poverty, findings from her doctoral research on generational poverty, successful completion of a Bachelor's degree, and fifteen years of working with schools and social service organizations, Donna Beegle frames the discussion of how to successfully engage students and families from generational poverty.

Afternoon Session at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

This session will provide participants with the concepts of oral and print culture to enhance skills necessary for educating and communicating effectively across poverty barriers. Most of our systems are set up to support students and families coming from a print culture orientation and they often are alienating to students and families who have an oral cultural world-view. How we get our information shapes how we relate to one another and how we experience the world. Many people from generational poverty backgrounds get their information verbally... creating an oral culture thought process. Most students and families from middle and upper class backgrounds gain their information from reading ... creating a print culture thought process. Understanding these different thought processes could improve teaching and learning and create a more inclusive school climate. Opportunities for success are enormous when these concepts are understood and incorporated when working with students and families.

Workshop Trainer: Donna M. Beegle, Ed.D.

CEUs / Free Clock Hours

Free Clock Hours are available after the workshop.

Participants can register for Highline Community College Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
The cost is $10 per course - call 206-870-3785 to apply for CEUs or purchase at the event.

Cancellation Policy:
The cancellation fee is $25. If you must cancel your registration, you may request a refund minus the $25 fee up to 3 working days prior to the event. After this date, no refunds will be issued; you can make substitutions. "No-shows" will be charged the full workshop fee.

Note: All fees must be received within 90 days after event or a service fee of $25 will be added.
Please contact Jan Palmer at clc@highline.edu for any question.

Contact:
For more information about this workshop, contact Jan Palmer, e-mail: jpalmer@highline.edu.