Join us for the GYO Rally!
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Wednesday, February 29 from 12 noon – 1 pm in the Capitol Rotunda, Springfield
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Three areas of support for Grow Your Own are particularly important:
Reflection: Vision, Practice and Moving Ahead – GYO at Year 6 | |
The 2011 Grow Your Own Illinois Statewide Learning Network meeting took place November 10 and 11 at National-Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. The report on the SLN meeting can be found here.
Dr. Pedro Noguera provides the Closing Plenary: "Teaching for Social Justice: What Teachers Can Do to Make a Difference in the Lives of Our Most Disadvantaged Children." Dr. Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Development at New York University. He is also the Executive Director of Metropolitan Center for Urban Education.
LSNA GYO candidate Angel Torres introduces Dr. Pedro Noguera.
SLN GYO candidates panel, from left: Lorena Aguilar, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Northeastern Illinois University; Dimas Hinojosa, Southwest Organizing Project, Northeastern Illinois University; Rhonda White, Communities Caring Conference, Western Illinois University |
Studies of GYO GraduatesThese studies, prepared by the research consulting firm OER Associates, use interviews (of GYO teachers, colleagues, and supervisors), questionnaires, and observations. |
