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/blockquote>
My wife and I recently purchased a home in Costa Rica and
are looking to learn Spanish, if you would be interested
in a cash paying position in our home,in southern maine, 2-
3 nights per week, please e-mail me at [email removed]
by Cindy Koeppel
Jan 25, 2005
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom® 2005
DEADLINE: March 15, 2005
Congress in the Classroom® is a national, award-winning
education program now in its 13th year. Sponsored by The
Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to
the exchange of ideas and information o...See More/blockquote>
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom® 2005
DEADLINE: March 15, 2005
Congress in the Classroom® is a national, award-winning
education program now in its 13th year. Sponsored by The
Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to
the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about
Congress.
Congress in the Classroom® is designed for high school
teachers who teach U.S. history, government, civics,
political science, or social studies. Forty teachers from
throughout the country will be selected in 2005 to take
part in the program.
You will gain experience with The Center's educational Web
site, CongressLink - [link removed].
Throughout the program you will work with national experts
as well as colleagues from across the nation. This
combination of firsthand knowledge and peer-to-peer
interaction will give you new ideas, materials, and a
professionally enriching experience.
In sum, the workshop consists of two types of sessions:
those that focus on recent research and scholarship about
Congress (and don't always have an immediate application in
the classroom) and those geared to specific ways to teach
students about Congress.
The 2005 program theme will be "Our New Congress -- the
109th." Confirmed session titles are:
* A View from Capitol Hill
* The Importance of Teaching Democracy Appreciation
* George W. Bush's Second Term: What's in Store for
Congress?
* Congress Has a Humorous Side
* How Congress Members Decide (Hint: It Looks Like a Game of
Billiards)
* Teaching Congress Through Visuals
* The Struggle to Reform Congress and Its Consequences
* The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Using Document Analysis to
Tell the Story
* How to Get Your Point Across to Congress Members
* The Dirksen Center Web Suite as a Resource for Teachers
* Congressional Insight: A Computer Simulation of a Member's
First Term in the House of Representatives, and more.
The workshop will take place from Monday, July 25 through
July 28, 2005, at the Radisson Hotel in Peoria, Illinois.
Teachers who are selected for the program will be
responsible for (1) a non-refundable $135 registration fee
(required to confirm acceptance after notice of
selection) and (2) transportation to and from Peoria,
Illinois. Many school districts will pay all or a portion
of these costs.
The Center pays for three nights lodging at the
headquarters hotel (providing a single room for each
participant), workshop materials, local transportation, all
but three meals, and presenter honoraria and expenses. The
Center spends between $25,000 and $30,000 to host the
program each year
Those teachers who are not selected for the program will
have an opportunity to register for the Web-based Congress
in the Classroom course.
The deadline for applications is March 15, 2005. Enrollment
is competitive and limited to forty. Selection will be
determined by The Center. Individuals will be notified of
their acceptance status by April 1, 2005.
Take a look at The Dirksen Center Web site -
[link removed].
If you are interested in registering for the Congress in the
Classroom® 2005 workshop, you can complete an online
registration form found at:
[link removed].
by Canal Corridor Association
Jan 29, 2005
/blockquote>
Free Summer Workshops on Canal-Era History –
Learn About One of the Best-Kept Secrets of American
History: The I&M Canal
Five-day teacher workshops exploring the themes of
immigration, transportation, western expansion and city
building through study of the U.S. Canal Era, using the
I...See More/blockquote>
Free Summer Workshops on Canal-Era History –
Learn About One of the Best-Kept Secrets of American
History: The I&M Canal
Five-day teacher workshops exploring the themes of
immigration, transportation, western expansion and city
building through study of the U.S. Canal Era, using the
Illinois & Michigan Canal as a case study for the canal
experience. Made possible through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the workshops are
for K-12 teachers across the U.S.
Workshop highlights include
• $500 stipend for each participant
• Discounted graduate credit available
• Presentations by noted canal historians, scholars
and authors
• Field visits to sites throughout the I&M Canal
National Heritage Corridor
• Access to I&M Canal Archives at Lewis University
Library
• A wealth of resources, including unpublished
primary source documents
• Development of a curriculum project for classroom
use
The workshops will be held at the Gaylord Building
Historic Site, 25 miles from downtown Chicago and on the
I&M Canal.
Choose from one of three sessions: June 27-July 1, July 12-
16 or July 25-29, 2005.
Application deadline: March 15, 2005. Go to
[link removed].
Sponsored by Canal Corridor Association and Lewis
University. Made possible by a grant through the Landmarks
of American History program of the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
by Bryan Fabyanic
Feb 2, 2005
/blockquote>
I am currently teaching in PA, would like to relocate to ME!
Look on [link removed]
/blockquote>
New montessori international preschool in china needs
experience montessori trained teacher ASAP. Excellent
packages including return airfare, housing allowances
etc ... Please send resume and a photo if you are
interested.
by Nancy Aitken
Mar 17, 2005
/blockquote>
Environmental Education at Campanario Eco Lodge and
Biological Reserve
Environmental education for students of all ages !! !!
Proyecto Campanario's second mission is to promote
environmental education to all who spend time at
Campanario, both local and international visitors.
Campanario offer...See More/blockquote>
Environmental Education at Campanario Eco Lodge and
Biological Reserve
Environmental education for students of all ages !! !!
Proyecto Campanario's second mission is to promote
environmental education to all who spend time at
Campanario, both local and international visitors.
Campanario offers 4 basic programs to accommodate different
age levels, interests, and different lengths of stay.
Please select the program best suited for you:
Ecological Tourism Expeditions for the adult or family
group. Rainforest Conservation Camps for families and/or
middle and high school students. Tropical Ecology Student
Courses for university, high school, and middle school
students. Tropical Ecology Teachers' Programs.
"Give the gift of a nature trek to your family." Ecological
Tourism Expeditions for the adult or family group.
Rainforest Conservation Camps for families and/or middle
and high school students. Tropical Ecology Student Courses
for university, high school, and middle school students.
Tropical Ecology Teachers? Programs.
"Get away for retreats and your own personal adventure."
Enviromentally minded individuals, families, groups of
friends, and corporate executives who want to plan their
vacations, annual get-togethers and retreats are welcome at
Campanario. You can spend your days hiking with our
naturalists, or you might also choose to go fishing,
kayaking, swimming, and snorkeling. Be sure to plan time
for just relaxing on the beach or in a hammock. Our goal is
to have you absorb as many of the sights, sounds, and
smells of the rainforest as possible. A minimum of a 4-day,
3-night trip is necessary, but a 6-day, 5-night trip is
recommended to more fully absorb the wonders of the area.
"Become involved in environmental education." Conservation
Camps are special programs we've designed for families and
middle and high school students. The camps are usually
scheduled during school vacations and last 6 days and 5
nights. They are limited in size to ensure adequate
instruction and supervision. Students of all ages
participate in extensive hikes and workshops in the
rainforest to appreciate all its wealth. Evening sessions
look into the history of the area and discuss deforestation
and other social pressures affecting the tropics.
Tropical Ecology Teachers' Programs are designed to give
hands-on experience to the active instructor who wants
personal knowledge of the tropics to complement the area
which he or she teaches. This rigorous program, which runs
two weeks, includes most course materials, requires a small
amount of pre-program reading, and assumes a basic
understanding of biology on the part of the participant.
The program spends one week on site at the Proyecto
Campanario facilities in the rainforest and another week
traveling to different areas of Costa Rica for experience
in other life zones. It is hoped that you, as a teacher,
will take back to your students the understanding of the
urgency to work together to conserve what is left of the
tropical eco-systems.
Course Format
Two course formats are offered: a two week course and a 3
week course. Credit is offered at two levels (see below):
(1) Professional Development and (2) Degree Applicable.
Academic credit is given through Lewis and Clark College in
Oregon.
New Schedule 2005 offer in June, July and August, Programs
for Teachers Professional Development: Habitats and Culture
of Costa Rica and Rainforest Conservation Camp.
Contact directly at 506 258-5778
E-mail: [email removed]]
Leslie Harley Marketing Campanario Staff
/blockquote>
Does anyone have any information on how a Canadian with an
ECE degree can look for employers who will sponsor work
visas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
by send testimony to Congress ASAP about GPO/WEP
Jun 3, 2005
/blockquote>
This is the first time in TWO YEARS that we have been given
the chance to tell Congress in an official committee
hearing
just how we are affected by the social security offsets.
Puhleeze send a letter of testimony to the committee.
Directions for mailing letter of testimony to Ways and
Means
Soci...See More/blockquote>
This is the first time in TWO YEARS that we have been given
the chance to tell Congress in an official committee
hearing
just how we are affected by the social security offsets.
Puhleeze send a letter of testimony to the committee.
Directions for mailing letter of testimony to Ways and
Means
Social Security Subcommittee is at end of this mail.
Tell how the social security offset will affect you or is
affecting you, whether it is loss of personal SS, or loss
of
spousal SS. Or even if you are not affected, but know
someone
who is and how they will be affected. The more testimonies,
the better! Remember to be respectful in your insistence on
fairness.
The letter does not have to be long. Here is the
Congressional site with testimonies submitted to the
committee two years ago .... you can use for examples to
write your own. The new bills that we need passed in this
Congress are HR147 and S619, known as the Social Security
Fairness Act, to eliminate the Government Pension Offset
and
the Windfall Elimination Provision.
[link removed]
ADVISORY
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 09, 2005
SS-4 CONTACT: (202) 225-1721
McCrery Announces Fourth in a Series of Subcommittee
Hearings
on Protecting and Strengthening Social Security
Congressman Jim McCrery (R-LA), Chairman, Subcommittee on
Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, today
announced that the Subcommittee will hold the fourth in a
series of Subcommittee hearings on protecting and
strengthening Social Security. This hearing will examine
Social Security provisions affecting certain public
employees. The hearing will take place on Thursday, June 9,
2005, in room B‑318 Rayburn House Office Building,
beginning
at 2:00 p.m.
In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses,
oral
testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesses
only. However, any individual or organization not scheduled
for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for
consideration by the Subcommittee and for inclusion in the
printed record of the hearing.
BACKGROUND:
Social Security benefits paid to Federal, State, and local
government employees who contribute to a government pension
plan instead of Social Security are affected by two benefit
adjustment provisions in current law, the Government
Pension
Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).
While these provisions were intended to help equalize, not
penalize, the treatment of workers, many of the
approximately
one million individuals whose benefits are affected by
these
provisions believe the GPO and WEP are unfair. Legislative
proposals have been introduced in the 109th Congress and
previous Congresses to modify or repeal the GPO and WEP.
Alternatively, some have suggested that requiring newly-
hired
government employees to pay Social Security taxes would
ensure equal treatment of both government and private-
sector
employees, would eventually eliminate the need for the GPO
and WEP, and would reduce Social Security’s long-term
deficit
by an estimated 11 percent. However, such mandatory
coverage
could adversely affect the financing and benefits of State
and local government pension plans.
In announcing the hearing, Chairman McCrery stated, “As we
work to strengthen Social Security for the future, we
should
examine proposals to ensure teachers, police officers,
firefighters, and other public employees are treated fairly
under the program.”
FOCUS OF THE HEARING:
The Subcommittee will examine the history and policy
rationales for the GPO, WEP, and exempting certain public
employees from Social Security coverage. The effects of
these policies on beneficiaries and the distributional and
financial effects of options for their modification will
also
be considered.
DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS:
Please Note: Any person(s) and/or organization(s) wishing
to
submit for the hearing record must follow the appropriate
link on the hearing page of the Committee website and
complete the informational forms. From the Committee
homepage, [link removed].
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS:
The Committee relies on electronic submissions for printing
the official hearing record. As always, submissions will be
included in the record according to the discretion of the
Committee. The Committee will not alter the content of your
submission, but we reserve the right to format it according
to our guidelines. Any submission provided to the Committee
by a witness, any supplementary materials submitted for the
printed record, and any written comments in response to a
request for written comments must conform to the guidelines
listed below. Any submission or supplementary item not in
compliance with these guidelines will not be printed, but
will be maintained in the Committee files for review and
use
by the Committee.
1. All submissions and supplementary materials must be
provided in Word or WordPerfect format and MUST NOT exceed
a
total of 10 pages, including attachments. Witnesses and
submitters are advised that the Committee relies on
electronic submissions for printing the official hearing
record.
2. Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material
will not be accepted for printing. Instead, exhibit
material
should be referenced and quoted or paraphrased. All exhibit
material not meeting these specifications will be
maintained
in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.
3. All submissions must include a list of all clients,
persons, and/or organizations on whose behalf the witness
appears. A supplemental sheet must accompany each
submission
listing the name, company, address, telephone and fax
numbers
of each witness.
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