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Teen Night at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
The new Contemporary Jewish Museum in downtown San Francisco is excited to host its first Teen Night on Thursday, November 13th. This special, free evening for teens ages 13-18 features:
∙ Free Admission ∙ An Opportunity for teens to design their own T-shirts ∙ Special tours of the architecture and exhibitions ∙ Snacks & Drinks ∙ Music by Youth Movement Records
All are welcome. Bring your friends, make new friends!
More information is available online at http://www.thecjm.org/index.php?option=com_ccevents&scope=prgm&task=detail&fid=23&oid=83
Please contact Mary Eckstein, Youth Programs Coordinator, at meckstein@thecjm.org or 415-655-7851 if you have questions about Teen Night or to RSVP.
Did you know?
∙ Teens up to age 18 receive free admission to the Contemporary Jewish Museum every day of the year. Come anytime! ∙ Teens can become FREE members of the Museum! Teens can sign up online or at Teen Night (www.thecjm.org).
The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has announced that the City's minimum wage of $9.36 per hour will be raised to $9.79 effective January 1, 2009.
TO HELP THEM IN TIMES OF SPECIAL NEEDS Special Children Need Special Advocates The San Francisco Unified School District is actively recruiting volunteers to make a difference in the education of special needs children. Can you make that difference? • Surrogate parents are appointed by SFUSD to act in place of a parent to participate in making special education decisions for a child.
•The surrogate parent is appointed when no parent can be located or when juvenile court has specifically limited the right of a parent or guardian to make educational decisions.
• SFUSD provides training to volunteers to help them represent exceptional needs children. You can help! Download this application and return it to:
Surrogate Parents Special Education Services 1098 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94103 FAX 415-355-7741
You can also email it to: Carol Kocivar at KocivarC@sfusd.edu Call 355-7710 for more information and or to arrange for training for your group. Ask for "Surrogate Parent" information.
Goodwill is opening up enrollment in both its ESL and GED classes to the public. All classes are free of charge. Flyers are attached with full details in multiple languages. Please call 415-575-2154 to enroll.
ESL classes are held Monday & Wednesdays from 3:30 to 6:30 pm (1500 Howard St, San Francisco) GED classes are held Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:30 pm (1500 Mission St, San Francisco)
Enrollment in all classes is open and new students can join at any time. Duration of class depends on individual student needs.
YFYI is a youth-led program that seeks to foster young San Franciscans with the opportunities to expand on their leadership goals by funding their project ideas. We bring the tools and support; you bring the ideas. Download the application due January 1, 2008 at 8 PM.
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco will break ground on seven 4-bedroom homes in the San Francisco Bayview-Hunters Point District this fall 2008! All interested families are invited to attend an orientation meeting to hear about the Habitat program and pick up an application.
How to Apply To obtain an application you must attend one of the following orientation meetings. All meetings will be held at the:
South East Community Facility, Alex Pitcher Community Room 1800 Oakdale Avenue, Suite B San Francisco, CA 94124 (at the corner of Phelps Street)
Just Think is now offering Media Literacy Education (MLE): Youth & Schools, an extension course at San Francisco State University, Fall 2008 Fridays, 3:30-6:30pm Saturdays, 10:30am-4:30pm September 19th through November 1st Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Overview:
In this 3-unit, hands-on, production course (1.8 CEUs for teachers attending class) we will examine various representations of youth and schools in the media. We will focus on the multiple, often competing discourses about young people and the intersections of race, class, and gender in their learning. Using critical media literacy techniques to study mainstream films and online media, we will unpack how we are increasingly informed and entertained by media and interact with what appears on screen. We draw from 13 years of standards-based Just Think curricula.
As a participant in this course, you will investigate and share your own school experiences and use your newly acquired theoretical and technical skills to produce a video project on the subject of Youth and Learning. You will also participate in a free, formal, instructor-facilitated Learning Circle hosted by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
This rare opportunity will culminate with a final screening in November, 2008. In addition participants will be able to continue their exploration of media literacy education through multiple online interfaces.
Course Objectives and Learning Goals Core Principles of Media Literacy Education Treatment writing and storyboard basics Basic mastery of digital still and video cameras Basic use of editing software (Final Cut or equivalent) Curriculum development integrating MLE Video production
Course Instructors: Dr. Korina Jocson, Elana Yonah Rosen, Arthur Grau How Media Literate R U? Take our online media literacy quiz. Go to SF STATE and print out the registration form with the following two (2) course numbers.
PM MULT 9423-Supervised Internship DM 330-Digital Editing Fundamentals For more information: 1. Email Arthur Grau, mailto:arthur@justthink.org 2. Call Just Think at 415.561.2900. 3. Answer these nine questions. You will be entered to win movie tickets and we will contact you about the course.
