(Name-mce) ListServ Write to Benefit NAME -Another Call for Stories

Tue Jul 11 19:26:53 EDT 2006

Write to Benefit NAME -Another Call for Stories

We are receiving great submissions for this book but we need more. So we are
calling on YOU to help out.  Please consider sending us your memories from
the classroom. We need upbeat, inspiring short stories from the classroom.
This will go into a book that we hope will be bought and given to inspire
prospective, as well as veteran teachers. Proceeds will go to NAME to fund
scholarships for teachers and students to attend NAME Conferences.  Please
take time now to send us your favorite memories.

Deadline August 1, 2006

Write to Benefit Teachers and NAME

Inspired by a discussion on the NAME ListServ started by Gina Boltz of
Native Village, we are volunteering our time to publish an inspirational
book that will help both teachers and the National Association for
Multicultural Education. The discussion centered on the struggles of P-12
teachers in the era of No Child Left Behind. Increasing demands on teachers
coupled with low teacher salaries have left many educators demoralized.
Teachers are leaving the profession in alarming numbers. Within the next
5-10 years the profession will lose a significant percentage of teachers to
retirement. We want to help revitalize the teaching profession and remind
ourselves and the general public of the great power in teaching to change
the lives of our young people. We are all former and current classroom
teachers who believe passionately that a sound, equitable education enriches
us all and contributes to creating that just society we all struggle to
achieve. We will not give up. We will not lose hope. Please join us in our
efforts by contributing a personal story.

Gina Boltz, Director of Native Village - http://www.nativevillage.org/
(Winner of the 2002 Multicultural Media Award from NAME and former
elementary teacher), Toledo, Ohio
Bill Howe, Past-President of NAME, Connecticut State Department of
Education,
Joanna Teodosio, Kindergarten Teacher, Milford, CT
Basanti Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, New
Jersey City University

Call for Articles: Short stories are now being accepted for the book "Why
Us," (working title), a compilation of writings by Pre-K-grade 12 teachers
and educators that inform, enlighten, and celebrate experiences within the
PreK-12 classroom. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the
National Association for Multicultural Education to provide scholarships for
students and teachers to attend NAME conferences. A possible next version
might focus on the higher education experience.
Deadline: Deadline extended to August 1, 2006

Description: To express the personal touches PreK-12 teachers bring to their
students and classroom when dealing with difficulties faced in the teaching
profession. Especially welcomed are experiences regarding diversity. We are
looking for submissions about people and personalities that are reader
friendly and inspiring.
Audience: Parents, students, teachers, general public

Format: 250-1,000 words; Poetry, prose, anecdotes, first person essays, and
tributes to others about successful experiences within the PreK-12
classroom; Writing style aimed for the general public; Submit stories edited
and spell-checked; Short (brief paragraph, maximum 50 words) biography of
author at end of article. Each written piece should have a short title.

Inquiries regarding these articles should be e-mailed to:
billhowe at nameorg.org

Submissions should be emailed to:  <mailto:whyus at nameorg.org>
whyus at nameorg.org

NOTE: Authors must verify that permission must be obtained from the subject,
if  real names are used. Authors must understand that once accepted, the
story becomes the property of NAME. Further, authors must understand that
this work is given to NAME at no charge, with no expectation of payment or
royalties, for non-profit usage.

Bill Howe
http://www.billhowe.org - Multicultural Educators to South Africa 2006 -
Join Me on this Exciting Trip

Past-President
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
http://www.nameorg.org

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