AAUW NC 2003 Convention Workshops



	Workshops

For branch presidents
Enclosures
Reminders

These four workshops will all be run twice during the AAUW NC 2003 Convention, in the morning and afternoon of April 5, 2003.

Workshop I "Emerging Aging Issues - Lifelong Learning for all Ages."

Dr. A. Helen Martikainen, moderator and facilitator of the Chapel Hill branch study group on aging issues and the AAUW-NC representative on the Board of Delegates, NC Coalition on Aging. Martikainen will moderate this expert panel:
Professor Florence Soltys, associate clinical professor in the schools of social work, medicine and nursing at UNC-CH; chair of the advisory board of aging for Orange County department of aging. Soltys will address the demographic profile of North Carolina and the impact of the projected rapid growth of people over 65 years of age.
Winslow Carter, career development coordinator for career and technical education, East Chapel Hill High School; internship coordinator for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools. Carter will discuss the guidance and counseling of school children and youth with regard to intergenerational experience and development of interests in future careers for services concerned with care of older people.
Beth Norris, program consultant, Division of Aging, NC Department of Health and Human Services; Specialist volunteer development; secretary of the AAUW Educational Foundation. Norris will explain the senior education program of North Carolina and efforts to develop volunteer experiences for young people to interact with older adults.
Dr. Delores Parker, vice-president, academic and student services, the NC Community College System (59 institutions); liaison with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Parker will explain the role of community colleges of North Carolina in the education of essential care workers for older people, e.g. nurses, certified nursing assistants, health aides, etc.

Workshop II "Taking Stock of North Carolina's Schools: Where are we, How far do we have to go?"

John N. Dornan is president and executive director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina. He has been the executive director of this North Carolina based organization since 1986.
The Forum's work in the public policy arena laid the foundation for major legislative initiatives including the establishment of the nation's largest prospective teachers' scholarship program, North Carolina's omnibus school improvement bill of 1989, supplemental funding for low-wealth and small schools, and more recently, the establishment of a statewide School Technology Fund.
The Forum's work has expanded to a six state area in the southeast. In 1998 its work was cited in a RAND Corporation study as one of the factors that led to North Carolina gaining recognition from the National Education Goals Panel for having made the most progress toward national goals for education. In 1999 the Forum was named education's "State Coalition of the Year" by the National Alliance of Business.
Learn all about the work and goals of this important and productive organization and its talented and dedicated leader.

Workshop III " Girls on Track: What research says about smart girls and development strategies that encourages them to study mathematics and science."

Dr. Sarah Berenson, director of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science (CRMSE).
Berenson is a professor of mathematics education at North Carolina State University. Her research interests focus on undergraduate teacher preparation, proportional reasoning and the under-representation of women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical careers.
As an active member of the research community in Mathematics education, Berenson was the 1998 chair of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education and the secretary of the SIG-Research in mathematics education of the AERA.
Berenson has published more than 40 research articles, regularly presents her research at national and international conferences, and has obtained more that $5 million in grants to improve mathematics education in North Carolina. Most recent, she was appointed visiting research fellow at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Learn about this expert's research and discuss the findings of "Girls on Track", a longitudinal study of 200 girls over 7 years that investigates social, intellectual, and attitude factors affecting girls' career decisions.
References:
http://ontrack.ncsu.edu (Girls on Track)
http://wit.ncsu.edu (Women and Information Technology)

Workshop IV "Ten Thousand Villages: Making a difference for people of diverse cultures" Sub-title: "Exploring the principles of fair trade"

Sarah Pearson is the executive director of Ten Thousand Villages in Raleigh. This is a nonprofit organization that provides vital fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.
Pearson's primary responsibilities with Ten Thousand Villages include managing the retail store in Raleigh and making presentations within the Raleigh community regarding their work with artisans world wide and to educate the public about fair trade practices as opposed to the traditional trading practices and the effect each have on artisans, especially women in other cultures.
Pearson states that doing whatever we can to broaden our horizons, to learn more about the lives and struggles of others, and to have a more global perspective is a vital life long learning challenge; one that becomes more important every day.
See a wonderful video of artisans at work, hear their stories and learn about fair trade. There will be time for questions. While you are in Raleigh, plan a shopping experience to the Ten Thousand Villages store in Cameron Village. You will be intrigued and amazed by the beautiful crafts from 30 different countries.