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California Legislative EventMarch 10-11, 2010 • Sacramento, CA What’s Really What in Sacramento?Digital textbooks, suspended adoptions, and a broadening definition of instructional materials—during the past year, these and other bellwether actions by the California legislature have shaken the status quo. Do these changes mean upheaval or opportunity for supplemental materials? AEP is holding its first state legislative event in Sacramento that includes a two-part program. First, participants will sit in on a meeting of the California legislature’s education committee followed by an inside briefing on the state of education funding in California, the real and anticipated changes in how purchasing will be done, and the implications and prospects for non-basal publishers. Second, participants will get their chance to open a dialogue about the importance of access and of quality, differentiated instructional options to successful learning outcomes. The event will include pre-arranged appointments in the offices of key education committee members followed by a lunch in the Capitol with available committee members and their staffs. The AEP delegation in Sacramento will be assisted and escorted by Elizabeth Jiminez, CEO of the educational consulting and advocacy firm GEMAS Consulting. The preliminary schedule is provided below. Schedule
Hotel InformationMost of the Legislative Event will take place at the Capitol Building, located at 10th and L Streets, Sacramento, CA 95814. AEP does not have a room block, but here are a few nearby hotels. Prices are for informational purposes only and are subject to change. Four-star Citizen
Hotel Three-star
SpeakersMarisol Aviña Marisol Aviña is a consultant for the Assembly Education Committee, where she analizes and makes recommendations on legislation affecting the K-12 education system, particularly in the areas of curriculum and instruction, English language learners, special education, career technical education, foster youth, and alternative education. Before joining the Assembly Education Committee, Marisol was a legislative aide and worked for two former members of the Assembly, Assemblymember Manny Diaz and now Senator Loni Hancock. Prior to moving to Sacramento, Marisol was a substitute teacher in the Upland Unified School District. Marisol graduated from the University of California at Riverside with a B.A. in Political Science-International Affairs and a minor in Latin American Studies. Elizabeth Jiménez is the CEO of GEMAS, a consulting and advocacy firm dedicated to improving the education of English Language Learners and their families. Elizabeth earned an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center at Claremont Graduate University and a BA in Spanish and her teaching credential from Cal State University, Fullerton. She taught elementary bilingual classes for nine years then cut her teeth in politics working in the State Legislature on pioneering legislation for English Language Learners. She has taught literacy methods courses in English and in Spanish in university teacher preparation programs and is a highly sought after keynote speaker, coach, and professional developer, having worked with school districts, state departments of education, and charter schools throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Elizabeth Jiménez has authored more than 25 English Language Support guides for teachers of math, science, and socials studies in Pre-K through grade 12, as well as delightful children’s books in Spanish that focus on the experience of US born children growing up in bilingual homes and communities. In 2008 she was awarded the Homenaje a la mujer award from the Association of Mexican American Educators. Her company name, GEMAS means ‘gems’ in Spanish and is made up of the initials of her five children – Gabriela, Eduardo, Maria, Alexandra, and Salvador.
Questions? Contact Susan Fletcher at 856-241-7772 for more information. |
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