Hello everyone, if you would like to attend the workshop, but haven't registered yet- please do so by tomorrow as I need to order the correct amount for lunch. <br><br>Thank you!<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
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Subject: November 2nd Popular Education Workshop (NCECH contact hours included)- registration now open!<br>To: Alissa Leavitt <<a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a>>, Alissa Green <<a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">green.alissa@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Introduction to Popular Education Workshop</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ff6600">November 2, Portland</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Hosted by the OPHA Health Promotion and Education Section, Presented by the Community Capacitation Center</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:purple">Click here to register: <a href="https://opha.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_117022" title="" target="_blank">Popular Education</a> </span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Background: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Popular education is a highly effective strategy for building knowledge and skills, developing</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">leadership, and organizing for social justice. Most closely associated with the adult literacy work of</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brazilian Paulo Freire, popular education is used around the world in many fields. It is applicable to</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">all areas of educational practice. Popular education is based on the idea that, no matter our</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">occupation and level of formal education, we all know a great deal as a result of our life</span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">experience. Therefore educators should start with what people already know and build on it.</span> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the Part I workshop, you will become familiar with:</span></b></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
underlying philosophy of popular education and key popular education
methods, such as brainstorming, sociodramas (social skits), cooperative
learning, role plays, and dinámicas (educational games)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How to move through the cycle of praxis (from action to reflection to action) in the course of a class</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How participants can apply what they are learning to their day-to-day work</span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How this method can be used to teach any subject</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The history of popular education and how it grew out of the lived experience of people working for social change.</span> </li>
</ul><p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please
note: This is Part I of II workshops. Participants may stay for Part II
or may attend a Part II workshop in the future when available.
Participants may stay until 1:30pm to join us for lunch (provided by
OPHA)</span></i></p><p> <b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the Part II workshop you will:</span></b></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Have
an opportunity to put what you learned in the Part I workshop into
practice for more hands-on training. Bring work samples that you would
like assistance with.</span> </li></ul><p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please note: This is Part II of II workshops and is for participants that have previously participated in a</span> </i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Popular
Education workshop. Participants from Part I may stay for Part II or
may attend a Part II workshop in the future when available. Participants
may arrive at 12:30pm to join us for lunch (provided by OPHA)</span></i> </p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Space is limited and participants will be registered on a first-come,
first served basis. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> November 2nd, 2012</span> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Time: </span></b><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Part I 9:00am to 12:30pm</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lunch 12:30pm -1:30pm (Provided by OPHA)</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Part II 1:30 to 5:00</span> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Location:</span></b><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">St. Michael's Church in the Hollywood district </span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1704 NE 43rd Avenue</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Portland, Oregon 97213</span> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cost: </span></b><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OPHA Members: Half-day (Part I or II) $15 Full-day (Part I & II) $35</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Others: Half-day (Part I or II) $35 Full-day (Part I & II) $75</span> </p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NCHEC</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Part I is approved for 4 CHES credits</span><br><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Part II is approved for 4 CHES/MCHES credits</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Click here to register:</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:purple"> <a href="https://opha.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_117022" title="" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Popular Education</span></a></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information contact Alissa Leavitt at <a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu" target="_blank">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a></span></p>
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