Trainings and Conferences

February 26, 2007: Signs and Symptoms of Drug Use

LACEP is pleased to offer this free training to all district staff with Officer Mark Brinkman. Officer Brinkman has tailered the training for teachers, counselors, administrators and other adults working with young people. It will cover drug catagories, drug usage and associated paraphernalia. Mark has 20 years of law enforcement experience and is a national Drug Recognition Expert Instructor.

The training will be held on Monday, February 26th from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. (pizza and juice will be served!) Room 202, Langley Middle School. We are working on having clock hours available. If you are only able to attend a portion of the training (and do not need the clock hours) you are welcome to do so.

We will also have a number of free resources, curriculum and other materials available on drug/alcohol prevention that can be used in the classroom and other settings.

Please RSVP so we have enough food – and please let me know if you are interested in the clock hours. Thank you!

Susie Richards, SWSD Learning and Community Engagement Program Director
(360) 221-6198, ext. 3202
srichards@sw.wednet.edu

Train to Become a Barista

Contact Island Coffee House 221-2414

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Past Trainings (2004-2005)

17th Annual Service Learning Conference

March 22-25, 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement:

• 2,900 participants from all 50 states and 41 other countries.
• More than 200 workshops.
• More than 900 youth attendees.
• Showcases of regional service-learning projects.
• On-site bookstore.
• Exhibit hall with representatives from schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
• Keynote speeches from internationally recognized experts.

For more information, please visit the conference website.

Salmon, Science & Six Traits of Writing

November 5th and 6th, Friday 4-7 and Saturday 9-4

South Whidbey Intermediate School Community Room 10 clock hours or 1 quarter-credit offered through Heritage ($15.00 for clock hours, $35.00 for credit)

COME JOIN PETER DONALDSON (Also known as “Leonardo DaVinci”) FOR A GREAT, INTERESTING (AND FREE) CLASS!

This class is followed by a performance of Peter's terrific one-man show, Salmonpeople, at SWHS, 7:30 pm - Free, bring the family!

Co-sponsored with The Maxwelton Salmon Adventure For Questions or to Register please contact Jackie Gelston 221-6808 ext 4205 [ mailto:jgelston@sw.wednet.edu ]jgelston@sw.wednet.edu

Global Issues – Global Opportunties

Population, Poverty, Consumption, Conflict, and the Environment

Friday November 19 12:30-2:00 pm Langley Middle School

Join us for a hands-on examination of global issues-including their interconnectedness, impacts, and solutions-along with key resource trends that drive economic, environmental, social, and security issues. Explore service learning and action opportunities to address these issues with youth. Includes free grade 5-12 curriculum! Preview at www.facingthefuture.org.

This interactive session will include an overview of the interconnectedness of critical global issues including population growth, poverty, consumption trends, peace and conflict, and the environment. Using graphs and statistics we'll look at key resource trends such as food, water, and energy. Participants will then have a chance to participate in 2-3 hands-on activities about ecological footprint and fishery resources that they can do with their students. We'll then discuss solutions to these issues, service learning projects, and other action opportunities. Interactivity with workshop participants is a key component.

All participants will receive extensive, easy to use, interdisciplinary 5-12 curriculum with discussion questions, classroom activities, research assignments, and hands-on exercises to stimulate critical thinking and lively interactions. It is designed for students with various learning styles to demonstrate critical thinking about problems and solutions through research-based activities, issue analysis, and project-based assessment.

Goals/outcomes of the session:

• Examine the trends and forces that shape global issues in the 21st century.
• Outline the interconnectedness of human numbers and human needs as well as a variety of economic, environmental, social, and security issues.
• Explore just, humane, and culturally appropriate solutions to these issues and ways in which students can participate in these solutions through action projects and service learning.
• Foster the integration of global issues into existing curriculum.
• Participate in engaging, hands-on activities that teach about global issues and solutions.
• Deliver extensive, easy to use curriculum and resources to all participants.
• Provide participants with service learning resources.

Presenter Kim Rakow Bernier: Kim holds a Master in Public Administration and Certificate in International Development Policy and Management from the University of Washington. Before joining Facing the Future she worked as a coordinator for the Peace Corps Master’s International Program at the Evans School of Public Affairs. She has conducted evaluation work and program design and development for two Seattle nonprofits on an educational technology initiative called Global Classmates, a project for which Kim was nominated for The Betty Jane Narver Degree Project Award at the Evans School. Kim taught math and science in a community high school in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps Volunteer and also worked at an independent K-12 school in Southern California. As Outreach Director, Kim conducts teacher workshops and oversees our educator, community, and partner outreach program.

Creating School and Community Partnerships

Thursday February 12th 4-7pm at the SWCEC

Peggy Anderson of WWU will present a workshop on establishing strong school and community partnerships. All are encouraged to explore the benefits strong partnerships create for community members, service organizations and schools.

Civic Engagement

Thursday March 11th 4-7pm at the SWCEC

Come explore how to engage students in service-learning and foster their commitment to social and civic participation. This workshop will focus on ways to ignite the desire of students to become contributing members of their community and effect social change. Participants will learn the value of youth in governance and the fundamentals of leadership and decision-making skills.