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 @UCRExtension wishes you a Happy Chinese New Year!
The Chinese New Year begins Feb. 18 and this year's festivities commemorate the Year of the Boar (or Pig). The party lasts for the next 15 days and ends with the Lantern Festival. At UCR Extension, faculty and staff are preparing for the upcoming Spring Quarter, which begins the first week of April. UCR Extension's spring catalog is available now, but there's still time to sign up for courses being offered this Winter quarter. Browse our online catalog and begin your lifelong adventure of learning.
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 Extension honors master woodworker Sam Maloof for 20 years of service
The Arts and Humanities Department at UCR Extension honors Sam Maloof, artist, master woodworker and contemporary furniture craftsman, for 20 years of dedicated service as an Extension instructor. Maloof has taught woodworking classes continuously at UCR Extension since 1987, spreading his passion, talent and knowledge to hundreds of students throughout Southern California and beyond. Though his winter quarter class is already booked, you can sign up now for A Day With Sam Maloof, Master Woodworker, offered this spring. |
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Celebrate creativity!
Learn how to teach children important values through dramatic play and creativity at our Early Child annual conference on March 17 entitled, "Celebrating the Creativity of Childhood: Fairy Tales, Imagination and Dramatic Play." Bilingual storyteller and author, Antonio Sacre, and performing artist and puppeteer, Binky the Elf, will entertain and educate teachers, child care givers and parents. Psychotherapist Jane Goldberg will take conference participants on a "Journey to the Heart of Creativity" to explore the benefits of expressive arts. This one-day event includes breakfast, lunch and parking. Mark your calendar for this year's GATE conference on May 5. |
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Student donates money for scholarship to learn Japanese in Kyoto, Japan
International Education Programs has received a $4,000 gift to be used as a scholarship for a student interested in studying Japanese in Kyoto, Japan. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, said his experience in the summer Intensive Japanese Program was so profound and life changing that he wanted someone else to also benefit from the experience. Students in the program spend four weeks studying Japanese at Kyoto Sangyo University. The orientation meeting is 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March. 6. For more information, contact Karen Diamond at languages@ucx.ucr.edu. |
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Science and math teachers: New Mentor Teacher/Coach certificate
UCR Extension offers a new certificate program for science and math teachers who teach middle school and high school students. The Science and Mathematics Mentor Teacher/Coach Certificate program will help math and science teachers develop effective skills to become a mentor or coach for fellow teachers or students who aspire to become math and science teachers. To qualify for this program, you must be a fully credentialed science or mathematics middle school or high school teacher. For more information, contact mathscience@ucx.ucr.edu. |
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Extension receives $334,000 grant to help science and math teachers
UCR Extension has received a $334,000 grant for the Teacher Retention Initiative, which is part of the Inland Area Science Project. This 4-year initiative is designed to retain science teachers in middle schools and high schools. Currently, at least one out of four science or math teachers is leaving the classroom within five years of his or her first teaching job. In the inland area, the situation is aggravated by the lack of ongoing education programs for science teachers. The grant, funded by the California Science Project, will enable Extension to offer summer institutes in chemistry, life, earth and physical sciences. For more information, contact mathscience@ucx.ucr.edu. |
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New CSI class teaches students that 'delete' does not mean disappear
UCR Extension's successful CSI certificate program is offering a new class: one that teaches students how to track evidence in cell phones, computers, BlackBerrys, PDAs, etc. The class, Introduction to Computer and Digital Media Forensics, begins March 14. One of the course instructor's, Steve Counelis, is the deputy district attorney for the Riverside County Computer And Technology Crime High Tech (CATCH) response team. The CATCH team investigates high-tech crimes in Riverside County. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to crack a case by cracking a computer's hard drive. |
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Blog, blog, blog
These days, even the family dog has a blog. Blogs started as online journals and personal diaries of the events and happenings in people's lives. Yet, a blog doesn't have to be a simple account of your personal adventures (or even Fido's). People are using blogs as marketing tools for small and large businesses. Some individuals are promoting a pet project or idea. Find out how to create your own blog and make it readable, entertaining and informative in Extension's new one-day class, "Writing a Blog," on Feb. 24. |
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