Gun Violence
Have never been effected by gun violence personally until two weeks ago, not to go into too much detail. But this is really a national problem, I see that this is becoming a everyday problem these days.
Not just in our neighborhoods, but the young is getting hold of guns that should not be available to anyone unless you are in the ARMED FORCES!!!!! So I wonder if this is another CONSPIRACY? Do you really think the GOVERNMENT, can't control gun control in the world! Really, get out of here.
Somebody threatens the PRESIDENT and they know exactly how to get these people. Somebody threatens WORLD SECURITY and they ready to drop a whole bomb on a COUNTRY !! Really! These people can tap phones and put wires on anybody, but you mean to tell me that they can't stop high power weapons from reaching the streets. Now that's something for everybody to think about.
Can stop a kid, man, woman, child, from applying for health care, help of any kind, from going to school and getting degrees to help the world's troubles. BUT, can't stop the illegal sell and distribution of guns. WOW!!!! I really find something wrong with this picture. Gun violence must stop. Too many innocent people are dying. And it has hit me in the worst way possible.
PUT A END TO GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA PERIOD!!!!!!!!!
I AM FOR PEACE IN ANY FASHION!!!
MY NAME IS TANYA Y. LOGAN AND I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA!!!!!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Classroom and Behavior Management
Rachel Loeper was a guest speaker at a trainging I truly enjoyed this morning at the United Way building Downtown Philadelphia.
Rachel Loeper, Program Director and Co-Founder of Mighty Writers. She conducts teaching and writing workshops for adults and children at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and local schools. Her latest article, "Combat Sports Bloggers, Mad Scientist Poets & Comic Script Writers: Engaging Boys in Writing on Their Own Terms," will be published in Afterschool Matters this year.
I found her to be very helpful in keeping our children interested in reading and writing. I hope you guys find her link very useful in my blog. I have already posted earlier.:)
Rachel Loeper, Program Director and Co-Founder of Mighty Writers. She conducts teaching and writing workshops for adults and children at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and local schools. Her latest article, "Combat Sports Bloggers, Mad Scientist Poets & Comic Script Writers: Engaging Boys in Writing on Their Own Terms," will be published in Afterschool Matters this year.
I found her to be very helpful in keeping our children interested in reading and writing. I hope you guys find her link very useful in my blog. I have already posted earlier.:)
Classroom and Behavior Management
Today I went to a training that was really helpful in the area of clssroom and behavior management. Although it was really geared to grades 3rd to 12th grade I found some it very interesting in how it could nd can be incorporated in a Early Learning situation. Here are some links that you may find helpful suggestions and activities that you may like for home and school.
Are you looking to turn a group of Philly students into Mighty Writers but unable to make it to our center at 15th and Christian?
We take some of our tried-and-true writing workshop classes “on the road” for students at local organizations, schools, libraries and youth centers.
Please choose from the following Mighty favorites, and get in touch. All On the Road workshops are fee-for-service and prices are available upon request.
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“On the Road” Workshops
Are you looking to turn a group of Philly students into Mighty Writers but unable to make it to our center at 15th and Christian?
We take some of our tried-and-true writing workshop classes “on the road” for students at local organizations, schools, libraries and youth centers.
Please choose from the following Mighty favorites, and get in touch. All On the Road workshops are fee-for-service and prices are available upon request.
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Stage to Page
Suggested age group: 5 to 7 years
Teaching Artist: Martha Cooney
We’ll use our imaginations to explore oral storytelling and drama as a kickstart for writing down stories about knights, castles, princesses and other royalty. As young directors and players, we’ll bring our stories to life, then write and illustrate our stories in book form. We’ll learn the basic elements of a story including the who (characters), where (setting) and what (plot). Come stir up the magic of the stories we create through play!
Suggested age group: 5 to 7 years
Teaching Artist: Martha Cooney
We’ll use our imaginations to explore oral storytelling and drama as a kickstart for writing down stories about knights, castles, princesses and other royalty. As young directors and players, we’ll bring our stories to life, then write and illustrate our stories in book form. We’ll learn the basic elements of a story including the who (characters), where (setting) and what (plot). Come stir up the magic of the stories we create through play!
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Doctors and Detectives
Suggested age group: 6 to 8 years
Teaching Artist: Ray Guzman
Doctors use their investigative skills to determine what’s wrong with a patient, and then they try to help. We’ll do the same with sentences. Detectives use their reasoning to determine the course of events that have already happened. We’ll do something similar with paragraphs. Join one of “Philly’s Best Teachers of 2011,” Ray Guzman, for this Mighty fun skill-building workshop.
Suggested age group: 6 to 8 years
Teaching Artist: Ray Guzman
Doctors use their investigative skills to determine what’s wrong with a patient, and then they try to help. We’ll do the same with sentences. Detectives use their reasoning to determine the course of events that have already happened. We’ll do something similar with paragraphs. Join one of “Philly’s Best Teachers of 2011,” Ray Guzman, for this Mighty fun skill-building workshop.
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Comics for Beginners: Panels & Pages
Suggested age group: 7 to 9 years, or 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Asher Humm
Do you like cartoons? How about comic books? Do you use your imagination to dream up your own stories? In this introduction to the structure and style of comic book writing, you’ll learn to think up a story, write and draw your own comic panels and finally create your own comic pages. If you’re brand new to comics or ready to learn more, comic artist and enthusiast Asher Humm will show you how to get started. Available as a single or six-session workshop.
Suggested age group: 7 to 9 years, or 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Asher Humm
Do you like cartoons? How about comic books? Do you use your imagination to dream up your own stories? In this introduction to the structure and style of comic book writing, you’ll learn to think up a story, write and draw your own comic panels and finally create your own comic pages. If you’re brand new to comics or ready to learn more, comic artist and enthusiast Asher Humm will show you how to get started. Available as a single or six-session workshop.
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To the Beat Y’all
Suggested age group: 8 to 10 years
Note: this class is only available on weekends.
Teaching Artist: Karas Lamb
Learn how to rap! Through this workshop, we’ll learn how to put rhythm and rhyme to our writing about family, neighborhoods and friends. Be prepared to take your poetic flair to new and exciting heights with the addition of instrumental music and rhythmic group performance. A graduate of the Writing for Film and Television Program at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Karas Lamb is a freelance writer with an ear for great music and a love for the written word. Join the Mighty Cypher. Together, we’ll make our own raps and show the world we’ve got skills.
Suggested age group: 8 to 10 years
Note: this class is only available on weekends.
Teaching Artist: Karas Lamb
Learn how to rap! Through this workshop, we’ll learn how to put rhythm and rhyme to our writing about family, neighborhoods and friends. Be prepared to take your poetic flair to new and exciting heights with the addition of instrumental music and rhythmic group performance. A graduate of the Writing for Film and Television Program at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Karas Lamb is a freelance writer with an ear for great music and a love for the written word. Join the Mighty Cypher. Together, we’ll make our own raps and show the world we’ve got skills.
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Comic Madness
Suggested age group: 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Alli Katz
Learn techniques for crafting a narrative, pacing, storyboarding, page layout and cover art. During six one-hour sessions, students produce their very own comic books individually or in small groups. Join the ranks of the Mighty Comic Artists. Available as a single or six-session workshop.
Suggested age group: 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Alli Katz
Learn techniques for crafting a narrative, pacing, storyboarding, page layout and cover art. During six one-hour sessions, students produce their very own comic books individually or in small groups. Join the ranks of the Mighty Comic Artists. Available as a single or six-session workshop.
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Sister Slam
Suggested age group: 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Linda Oatman High
A performance poetry workshop based upon the book “Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Road Trip,” by Linda Oatman High. What will be your slam poet name? How about your best friend’s? What are the keys to winning a poetry slam? Come and see. Each student will complete a free-verse poem and get a first chance to perform their poem in a safe and encouraging atmosphere.
Suggested age group: 10 and up
Teaching Artist: Linda Oatman High
A performance poetry workshop based upon the book “Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Road Trip,” by Linda Oatman High. What will be your slam poet name? How about your best friend’s? What are the keys to winning a poetry slam? Come and see. Each student will complete a free-verse poem and get a first chance to perform their poem in a safe and encouraging atmosphere.
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Writing Comic Scripts
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Hayden Mitman
This is a class with a little bit of “character.” Every story, no matter what, needs characters. In this class we will create robust characters and write high-action comic scripts. Get your pens ready. If you’ve got an idea for a story, we’ll show you how to create the characters you’ll need to make your story stand out.
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Hayden Mitman
This is a class with a little bit of “character.” Every story, no matter what, needs characters. In this class we will create robust characters and write high-action comic scripts. Get your pens ready. If you’ve got an idea for a story, we’ll show you how to create the characters you’ll need to make your story stand out.
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Writing My Neighborhood
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Sam Allingham
Students discuss what it means to be from a place. The class will move from basic sense description—eyes for visual imagery, nose for smells, ears for dialogue—to more complex questions like “what’s my route?” (where I go and don’t go) and “who do I meet?” (who I talk to and who I don’t). Available as a single or six-session workshop.
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Sam Allingham
Students discuss what it means to be from a place. The class will move from basic sense description—eyes for visual imagery, nose for smells, ears for dialogue—to more complex questions like “what’s my route?” (where I go and don’t go) and “who do I meet?” (who I talk to and who I don’t). Available as a single or six-session workshop.
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Sports Blogging
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Sam Watson
Does sports talk get you fired up? When you’re in a restaurant, do your eyes wander to the game on the tube? Do you have an app on your phone that tells you when your team scores? Learn to write sports stories and bring your opinions to the blogosphere. We’ll talk about branding ourselves as sports personalities and write our own online blog posts. Available as a six-session workshop only.
Suggested age group: 12 and up
Teaching Artist: Sam Watson
Does sports talk get you fired up? When you’re in a restaurant, do your eyes wander to the game on the tube? Do you have an app on your phone that tells you when your team scores? Learn to write sports stories and bring your opinions to the blogosphere. We’ll talk about branding ourselves as sports personalities and write our own online blog posts. Available as a six-session workshop only.
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Sportswriting
Suggested age group: 13 and up
Teaching Artist: Annette John-Hall
Have a case of World Series fever? Is Michael Vick your main man? Come work with a writer who covered pro sports, Annette John-Hall. A columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Annette will discuss all the hottest topics in sports and show what it takes to make a story pop. Learn insider secrets about how writers get professional athletes to open up in an interview.
Suggested age group: 13 and up
Teaching Artist: Annette John-Hall
Have a case of World Series fever? Is Michael Vick your main man? Come work with a writer who covered pro sports, Annette John-Hall. A columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Annette will discuss all the hottest topics in sports and show what it takes to make a story pop. Learn insider secrets about how writers get professional athletes to open up in an interview.
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Writing Rocks! Family Literacy Workshop
For families of Mighty Writers aged 4-8
Teaching Artist: Martha Cooney
Available as a single 2-hour session, or a series of six sessions, this family literacy workshop teaches parents of young children how to encourage their children to write clearly and creatively. Get your kids excited about writing with fun activities from creating storybooks based on artistic projects to dramatic play games that inspire the written word, with a bumper crop of takeaway items and ideas to help you incorporate literacy throughout daily life, from the kitchen to the park to Grandma’s house and back.
For families of Mighty Writers aged 4-8
Teaching Artist: Martha Cooney
Available as a single 2-hour session, or a series of six sessions, this family literacy workshop teaches parents of young children how to encourage their children to write clearly and creatively. Get your kids excited about writing with fun activities from creating storybooks based on artistic projects to dramatic play games that inspire the written word, with a bumper crop of takeaway items and ideas to help you incorporate literacy throughout daily life, from the kitchen to the park to Grandma’s house and back.
To learn more or to schedule an On the Road workshop, call or email Program Director Rachel Loeper
267.239.0899rloeper@mightywriters.org
267.239.0899rloeper@mightywriters.org
P.S. More to come!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Child Care
So, I have been looking into some other centers that have dealt or are dealing with Keystone Stars and I have learned that location is a prime factor in their ratings and how they evaluate certain centers. Funding for that area is also something that I have found to be a factor as well. I also found that little things like washing hands and washing tables and the basic steps to cleanliness in the classrooms are not a big issue with some Keystone Star Representatives, when they come out to visit the childcare centers.
If your interested in what Keystone Stars is all about here is some information that you may find interesting.
If your interested in what Keystone Stars is all about here is some information that you may find interesting.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Child Care
am learning that there is still in differences in the Child Care Centers and how Keystone Star rates or evaluates the different centers. It confuse me a bit, because here I work in an Urban area, and visited another center that was in a qoute, unqoute nicer or better area. And I found that nice is not always better. I saw somethings that I know that if I did them at my own center, we definitally would have been sited. So I am doing some looking into how centers are rated in different areas.
I need your help, if you could put your input as to what the city and/or Keystone rates your cener I would really appreciate it. Thank you:)
I need your help, if you could put your input as to what the city and/or Keystone rates your cener I would really appreciate it. Thank you:)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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