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Getting the Word Out 2003
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Registration for the Getting the Word Out 2003 Workshop is closed.

Thank you for your interest in the 2003 Getting the Word Out Workshop. Unfortunately, due to an overwhelming response, we have reached our capacity and are no longer able to accept new registrants.

Please stay tuned for future events by visiting the IHD news page.

 

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A Workshop for Educators

Peace and Well-being in the Classroom
Reducing conflict and building community:
Research-based and practical approaches

UC Berkeley Clark Kerr Conference Center
Saturday, November 1, 2003, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm

Sponsored by:
The Institute of Human Development, UC Berkeley
Center for Peace and Well-being, UC Berkeley

 

Who is it for?

Teachers and administrators for students from pre-school to high school
Policy experts who focus on children’s education and health
Researchers who focus on students’ social, emotional, and academic development

Presenters:

Preschool-Age Victims and Aggressors: Do Injury Rates Differ?
Abbey Alkon, RN, PhD, UCSF School of Nursing

Teaching Tolerance: How Children Talk about Race with Their Families
Allison Briscoe-Smith, MA, Doctoral Candidate Psychology, UC Berkeley

Using Conflict in the Classroom and as a Tool for Building Peace
Janis Keyser, Faculty and Co-Chair, Department of Early Childhood Education, Cabrillo College

Getting Along Across Differences in the Classroom
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, PhD, Psychology Department, UC Berkeley

Creating Caring, Learning Communities in Any School Setting
Marilyn Watson, Former Program Director of the Child Development Project, Developmental Studies Center, Oakland

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Directions to the Clark Kerr Conference Center:

2601 Warring Street, Berkeley

Click here for a map

Westbound from Highway 24
1. Exit at Berkeley / Tunnel Road and continue west on Tunnel Road, which becomes Ashby Avenue
2. Just past the Claremont Hotel, turn right on Claremont Avenue and make an immediate left onto Claremont Boulevard
3. Continue on Claremont Boulevard, which becomes Belrose Avenue and then Derby Street as it turns left
4. At the next stop sign, turn right onto Warring Street
5. The Clark Kerr Campus is located on the right at 2601 Warring Street

Eastbound from Highway 24
1. Exit at 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue
2. Turn right and proceed east on 51st street for two blocks
3. Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue for approximately 1 1/2 miles
4. Turn right onto Dwight Way
5. At the second stoplight, turn right onto Warring Street (left is Piedmont Ave)
6. Clark Kerr Campus is located on the left at 2601 Warring Street

Northbound from Highway 80
1. Exit right onto Ashby Avenue
2. Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue
3. Turn right onto Dwight Way
4. At the second stoplight, turn right onto Warring Street (left is Piedmont Ave)
5. Clark Kerr Campus is located on the left at 2601 Warring Street

Southbound from Highway 80
1. Exit right onto University Avenue
2. Follow University Avenue east for approximately 2 miles to Oxford Street
3. Turn right onto Oxford Street, which becomes Fulton Street
4. Turn left onto Dwight Way and proceed east for approximately 1 mile
5. Turn right onto Warring Street (left is Piedmont Avenue)
6. Clark Kerr Campus is located on the left at 2601 Warring Street

Highway 580
1. Exit to Highway 24 East, Walnut Creek / Berkeley
2. Exit at 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue
3. Turn right and proceed east on 51st street for two blocks
4. Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue for approximately 1 1/2 miles
5. Turn right onto Dwight Way
6. At the second stoplight, turn right onto Warring Street (left is Piedmont Ave)
7. Clark Kerr Campus is located on the left at 2601 Warring Street

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