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- Toshiba EploraVision Awards
- Parents in Partnership &
- Youth in Partnerships with Parents for
Empowerment
- Opportunity to Learn Conference
- WI Arts Day 2012
- CREATE Conference
What is ExploraVision? ExploraVision is a science competition that encourages teachers to make science a part of their curriculum. As a teacher sponsor, you will lead your students as they work in groups of 2 – 4 to simulate real research and development. You will guide your students as they study a technology of interest and predict what that technology might be like 20 years from now. Teams will explore what is necessary to make their visions a reality. Past winners have envisioned technologies ranging from a self-cleaning toilet to a new method of treating diabetes. Entries are Due in February. Click here for more information or to register |
Parents in Partnership (PIP)
The Parents In Partnership program (PIP) is a four- or five-part leadership opportunity for parents,
foster parents, or other care givers who have children, 6-14 years old, or youth 13-21 years old with
special needs. Parents will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, support networks, and
positive parent-professional partnerships. You will meet with parents, educators, state agency
personnel, and other statewide leaders over the course of these five sessions. You will also have time
to share your own stories, obtain useful information, and strengthen skills that will enable you to
communicate more effectively with educational, medical, and human service providers.
Available Oct-March. Click here for more details.
The Parents In Partnership program (PIP) is a four- or five-part leadership opportunity for parents,
foster parents, or other care givers who have children, 6-14 years old, or youth 13-21 years old with
special needs. Parents will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, support networks, and
positive parent-professional partnerships. You will meet with parents, educators, state agency
personnel, and other statewide leaders over the course of these five sessions. You will also have time
to share your own stories, obtain useful information, and strengthen skills that will enable you to
communicate more effectively with educational, medical, and human service providers.
Available Oct-March. Click here for more details.
| Opportunity to Learn Wisconsin Statewide Conference and Kick-off SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, March 24 Holiday Inn Convention Center 1001 Amber Avenue, Stevens Point If you agree with your partners around the state that all children -- no matter what their zip code or their special circumstances -- deserve the opportunity to learn and succeed, this is the event you want to attend. It's time to stop talking and starting taking action, and the Opportunity to Learn Wisconsin Statewide Conference and Kick-off is the first step. Save the date now and we'll begin to work together to start a movement. You'll receive registration information and an agenda soon.. Contact Institute for Wisconsin's Future for more details www.wisconsinsfuture.org |
| Arts Day 2012 - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Register today! Arts Day schedule Arts Day 2012 details Wisconsinites from the worlds of the arts, business, education, civic issues, politics, and government will meet and rally with Wisconsin’s political leadership at Arts Day 2012, taking place on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and the State Capitol in downtown Madison. This is a critical moment for Wisconsin to support new investment in creativity, innovation, imagination and entrepreneurship. New pathways are needed to move the state’s economy, educational systems, and civic infrastructure forward. That’s where the arts come in. People who care about Wisconsin’s future must speak up to make sure that elected officials and civic leaders know that the arts are part of the solution. The evidence is clear: participation and involvement in the arts, arts education and creative economy are important to the people of Wisconsin. The arts are essential to Wisconsin's cultural and spiritual quality of life, to our economic development, and to the education of our children. Investment in Wisconsin’s arts and creative sector is all about investment in good jobs, good education, and livable communities, and is directly tied to helping the state and all of its communities thrive. Details can be found here |
| CREATE Wisconsin will be hosting the: 2012 CREATE Pre-Conference & Conference Events April 24-26, 2012 at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Center located in Green Bay, WI. Additional event details can be accessed by visiting: http://www.createwisconsin.net/events/2012createconference.cfm. Registration is now open. If you have additional questions, please contact the CREATE Office. The registration deadline is April 13, 2012. We hope you are able to join us! |