Session II      (Friday, March 2  @   11:00 – 12:30)

A Single Numberless Death - A play about Argentina's Dirty War
A Single Numberless Death is the stage adaptation of Nora Strejilevich's gripping memoir recounting her experiences in the late '70s when she and her brother Gerardo were abducted by the Milicos, the secret police of the Argentine military junta. The play, written with Dr. Strejilevich's approval and guidance, tells the bitter experience of its central character, Naomi (the fictitious persona of the author), her brother Gerardo and the thousands of Los Desaparacidos in Argentina.  A Single Numberless Death is a powerful docudrama that celebrates and testifies to the worth as well as to the fragility of humanitarian values, despite the most shocking atrocities our contemporary world has been forced to witness.
Presenter:  Saqib Keval

Dialogue vs. Debate: Respectful Disagreements in the College Classroom
Controversial topics spark disagreements but how can these differences be handled respectfully?  How can we help students learn from another perspective?  Mike Goldsby uses the definitions of dialogue and debate as a starting point in his classes in Addiction Studies at College of the Redwoods.  These principles help guide discussions of controversial topics like needle exchange, methadone and medicinal marijuana.  Learn some positive ways to make classroom disagreements positive.
Presenter:  Mike Goldsby

More Than Your Standard Garden: Integrating School Gardens into your Curriculum
Learn how to link garden activities to California state content standards in Science, Math, and Language Arts while teaching young students where their food comes from. This interactive session will focus on grades K-6. Attendees will receive activity packets, seeds, and other freebies.
Presenters:  Michelle Wyler, Jyl Barnett, Michael  Emrick

Organization to Activation: A How-to Workshop
Gain knowledge and experience of the tools of activism. Skills range from how to make a press release to advertising techniques, the applications of technology, and methods for the dissemination of information. Meetings with local activist communities also included. Looking to activate your community? Here are to tools in your toolkit. 
Presenters:  Melanie Williams, Max Schnurer

Providing a School Culture for Curriculum Integration
Too many times as high school teachers we find that we are teaching in a bubble and that our subject exists by itself without and connections to the outside world. Too many times students believe that what they’ve learned in math has no application to the rest of the knowledge they are learning at the school. Integrating your Curriculum within your school will provide both teachers and students the opportunity and the advantages of examining events, concepts and lessons across the disciplines, creating school community where connections are made. When talking about Integrated Curriculum, we will discuss the structure, the common themes, the ability to use project based learning and the exciting concept of having whole school activities that create school culture. We will also examine the benefits of Integrated Curriculum for both educators and students.
Presenters:  Nic Collart, Chris Hartley

Service  Learning: Building a Bridge to College
The Youth to College Initiative (Y2C) aims to increase college readiness and access among youth from disadvantaged situations.  One of this program’s innovative strategies is engaging youth and college students in joint service learning projects.  In this highly interactive session, participants will explore service learning projects across the curriculum that bring college students and K-12 students together in unique and collaborative  ways.
Presenters:  Phillip Sharp, Mike Cipra

The Color of Fear
This workshop will focus on the examination of White privilege and diversity through the use of the documentary Video: The Color of Fear. This workshop will address the question of What if? Participants of this workshop should gain a clearer understanding of privilege and how we individually support a system that perpetuates inequality. Our hope is to close the gap between the privileged and the marginalized with a vision of a future in which each individual takes responsibility for perpetuating equality for all.
Presenter:  Mike Kittredge