Public lecture - Learning to read: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Dr Sonali Nag, Centre for Reading and Language, University of York, UK &
The Promise Foundation, Bangalore, INDIA

is giving a lecture on “Learning to read:  Yesterday, today and tomorrow”

Wednesday, Feburary 17, 2010, 6PM, Campus Walferdange, Audimax

Professionalising Multilingualism in Higher Education, International Conference, February 4-6, 2010

Following the previous conferences held in Freiburg (Switzerland), Helsinki (Finland) and Bolzano (Italy), the University of Luxembourg will host the fourth scientific conference on Multilingual Universities from the 4th to the 6th February 2010 within the multilingual landscape of the officially trilingual Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The scientific contributions will discuss, examine and analyse how to further professionalise multilingualism in higher education. Contributors will present different perspectives on a variety of topics, ranging from policy issues to economics and biographical aspects of the multilingual individual (student, administrative assistant, lecturer, etc.).

http://multilingualuniversities.net/blog/

Congratulations: Chris Siry gets ASTE Award on “Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers”

The ASTE Awards Committee has selected Chris Siry’s paper,

“Learning to teach science through collaboration: Coteaching and cogenerative dialogue in elementary science methods courses”

for Award IV: Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers.

The recipient of this award will be presented with individual plaques from ASTE at the 2010 Annual ASTE International Conference Awards and Business Lunch on Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Sacramento, CA., and a tribute in the awards issue of the ASTE Newsletter.