A new policy brief out of Penn State’s Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy has identified a critical need for family literacy programs across the United States and calls for increased funding of these programs nationwide.
Penn State University Libraries’ University Park open house — scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7-8 — is a fun, interactive, informative event held in Pattee Library and Paterno Library and all four branch library locations across campus. More than 3,500 students are expected to participate and learn more about the academic and leisure resources and services available through the University Libraries.
The Library of Congress recently renewed its agreement with the Pennsylvania Center for the Book for a sixth three-year term, extending the partnership through 2018. Since 2000, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book has been sponsored by Penn State’s University Libraries and Barbara I. Dewey, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications. The center’s mission is to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries and literacy to the citizens and residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Jaime Ellenberger, a sophomore childhood and early adolescent education major, is sharing her love of reading with the young children of State College and applying what she is learning in the classroom to her position as a literacy mentor for America Reads at Penn State.
Penn State is offering a new certificate and a revamped master’s degree online for professionals looking to advance their skills in adult education.
The College of Education will host two Cuban scholars on April 27 and 28 when they visit the University Park campus to discuss Cuba’s historic literacy campaign. Felipe Pérez Cruz, Cuban literacy campaign expert and professor of history, and Luisa Campos, professor of history and director of the National Literacy Museum in Havana, Cuba, will speak to faculty and students to highlight what is viewed as one of the most successful education campaigns in history.
It's a common scenario in households in which one person is more tech-savvy than the others -- the more knowledgeable person does the majority of the technology maintenance and the other gets to kick back on the sofa. But, it may not be as good as it sounds for the tech-challenged bunch, according to Erika Poole, a Penn State Information Sciences and Technology assistant professor who conducted a study recently to examine whether these types of arrangements hinder the other housemates from developing technology skills of their own.
Registration is now open for the 2014 Diverse Literacies Conference presented by Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Writing Project. The conference will focus on "Language as a Medium, a Tool and an Outcome," and takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, at Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Tom Romano will provide the keynote presentation, "Prosciutto and the Blinking Light: How Language Teaches and Sways," and also will offer a pre-conference dinner workshop on quality writing from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 26, at Melt restaurant at The Promenade Shops in Center Valley.
Registration is now open for the 2014 PA Forward K–16 Information Literacy Summit “Building Bridges: Extending the Conversation.” This one-day event will be held July 23 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, Penn State University Park.
Penn State Lehigh Valley, in conjunction with the Lehigh Valley Writing Project, is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the sixth annual Diverse Literacies Conference, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Bear Creek Resort in Macungie, Pa.
Leading literacy experts and professional development providers will share their expertise during "High-Impact Literacy Practices," when the Penn State York Summer Institute 2012 takes place June 18-22 at the campus. Registrations are still being accepted for this weeklong three-credit graduate course that meets from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. each day. This course also may be taken for Pennsylvania Act 48 hours.
Nancy Woods, executive director of Adult Literacy Action at Penn State Beaver, is a recipient of a 2011 Jefferson Award for Public Service. She was recently honored at a reception in Pittsburgh where she received the bronze Jefferson Award medallion commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Known as the "Nobel Prize for volunteerism," the Jefferson Awards honor individuals for their achievements and contributions through public and community service.
Registration is now open for the 2011 Diverse Literacies Conference, presented by Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Writing Project. The conference, with its theme of "Developing New Literacies: Capitalizing on Diverse Learners' Experiences," will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Macungie, Pa. The keynote speakers for the conference are David Freeman, professor of reading and English as a second language, and Yvonne Freeman, professor of bilingual education, both at the University of Texas.
School's out for summer! Or is it? American students groaned when President Obama called for a longer school year in March 2009, saying, "Our children spend over a month less in school than children in South Korea. That is no way to prepare them for a 21st-century economy." While extending the school year won't get the playground vote or support from Malia and Sasha Obama, would year-round schooling help kids learn?
Career preparation, networking, service events and getting to know classmates -- all are integral parts of Penn State's chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). This year, the club has added a new responsibility to its plate: activism.
