Registration deadline tomorrow for English Ed workshop

Alisa Miller, CEO, Public Radio International.
Alisa Miller, CEO, Public Radio International.

UNL faculty, staff, students and K-12 colleagues are welcome to attend “Transformative Education in a Globalized Context,” the 4th Annual Fall Professional Development Workshop hosted by the Secondary English Education Program in Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. The free workshop will be held from 8:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8. in Henzlik and Teacher College halls at 14th and Vine streets on UNL’s City Campus.

Participants will explore what constitutes innovative, humanizing and growth-producing education, within a globalized context. The program features literacy-oriented topics experienced through engaging keynote addresses, break out session presentations, and rich dialogue.

Alisa Miller, CEO of Public Radio International, will lead off the workshop from 9-10 a.m. in the Henzlik Hall auditorium with a poignant keynote address on media literacy within international contexts. Miller’s TED Talk has over 1.5 million viewers.

Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

Register at http://go.unl.edu/wfi7. Registration deadline is Oct. 1.