EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register-Guard Workshop for teachers offered at Lane ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. Lane Education Service District will offer a free workshop titled "Administering the Woodcock-Munoz Language Proficiency Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency[1], there is little consistency as to how different organisations Survey" on Nov. 27 for administrators and teachers who need to qualify students for English Language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. Learner Program services. Pat Cline will lead the workshop from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the district office, 1200 Highway 99 North. Lane County public school teachers of students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade have priority. For information, call 461-8257. Host families needed for spring semester NW Services seeks families to host high school students from Mongolia, Germany, Colombia, Brazil, Korea and other countries for the spring semester. The students, arriving in January, are 15 to 18 years old. They are pre-screened, speak English, and they have medical insurance and money for clothing, school clothes and entertainment. For information, call (866) 846-3977. Teachers wanted for summer program ACT is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. secondary school teachers for a summer program in Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties. . This program is designed to help develop and evaluate test materials and classroom support materials. The Visiting Teacher Program needs four teachers from middle, junior or high school who work with minority students. Secondary school science, mathematics and language arts teachers are eligible. Minority teachers are encouraged to apply. The six-week program begins June 18 and ends July 27. Teachers receive a stipend of $5,500 and round-trip transportation. ACT will secure and partially subsidize housing. The deadline for applications is Dec. 29. Teachers can submit an application at www.act.org/path/secondary/visit.html, or it can be mailed to the ACT national office. For information, visit www.act.org or call (319) 337-1645. Doggone dog·gone Informal tr. & intr.v. dog·goned, dog·gon·ing, dog·gones To damn. interj. & n. Damn. adv. & adj. also dog·goned Damned. good listeners available at library Dog Tale Time encourages children to build their skills and have fun reading aloud to supportive dogs for 15-minute sessions in the Eugene downtown library from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Dogs and their trainers are from People and Animals Who Serve (PAAWS PAAWS Pet Anti-Aging Wellness System PAAWS People Advocating Animal Welfare Services (Moorhead, Minnesota) ), a local chapter of the Delta Society Delta Society an international, non-profit organization promoting the human-animal bond through the use of animal-assisted activities and therapies. . To pre-register, call 682-5450. Northern Lights show runs at planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. The Science Factory will host "Aurora: the Northern Lights Planetarium Show" at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the planetarium, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. The cost is $4. For information, call 682-7888. Technology program open for competition The Toshiba Corporation and National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program invites students in kindergarten through 12th grade to enter a science and technology competition. Students, working in teams, choose a technology, research and explore its background, then imagine what it might be like in 20 years. Participants ground their creative ideas using real science and present their invention using written descriptions and artwork. Students on the winning teams receive U.S. savings bonds valued at $5,000 or $10,000. Finalist team members, parents and coaches will win a trip to Washington, D.C., in June for a gala celebration. The entry deadline is Jan. 30. For information, visit www.exploravision.org or call 800-EXPLOR-9. Cleanup walk planned in Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. Nearby Nature will lead a weekly walk through Alton Baker Park to clean up trash at 3 p.m. today. Gloves and bags will be provided. For information, call 687-9699. |
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