Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter education committee reports

Education Committee Report October 4, 2003
The IvyAkademy Training Session was held on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Education Ctr. Six sorors were in attendance. We addressed strategies and techniques to assist and tutor young children: writing and illustrating books, reading comprehension strategies, and vocabulary cards were addressed. Sorors we you’re your support as we may need to look at other alternatives for how to make this program work for Theta Theta Omega. The kick off for the Reading Akademy has been scheduled for Thursday, October 23rd, 3:30 pm at Wendell Williams ES. We will coordinate with the school and send information to the sorors who will be able to attend. Soror Jackie Caffey is the chair of the IvyAkademy Reading program.
The Young Authors’ Program will be gearing up in the next few months. We are planning to begin earlier this year so that the students have more time to develop their books and essays. More information will be forthcoming. Soror Patti Hester is the chair for the Young Authors’ Program.
Submitted by,
Soror Kaweeda G. Adams
Education Committee Chairman
Regional Conference Report
October 4, 2003
Come and see the world in Las Vegas!!!
Welcome to Las Vegas! We need sorors to gather at the Welcome Las Vegas sign in pink and green so that we can film the opening segment of the Regional invitation. We also need soror to “tour” sights down the strip as we are filmed “seeing the world in Las Vegas.
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 @11:00 am
Where: The Welcome to Las Vegas sign
Dress: Pink and green
Outline of the Invitation
I.
Opening scene_ Welcome to Las Vegas
II.
Video clip of the strip
III.
Sorors touring: Paris, Monte Carlo, Venetian, Luxor, etc.
IV.
Entertainment features
V.
What else is there to Las Vegas? Mt. Charleston, Old Nevada, Museums, Community life,
churches, schools, AKA Impact throughout Las Vegas
VI.
Regional Conference in Las Vegas: finale
a. Tux and tails with top hats: Leaving on the midnight train to Las Vegas
Rehearsals for finale: December 2003- April 2004 Final rehearsal: March 2004/April 2004
Submitted by,
Kaweeda G. Adams
Regional Conference Chairman 2005
TTO Education Committee Report
Sorors,
The following information was discussed at the Ed Committee mtg. I have included some additional information confirming contact and days for the IvyReading Akademy program.
Thank you for your time and support.
The Education Committee chairpersons met on August 28 at the Ed Ctr
Plans are moving forward for the IvyReading Akademy
School: Wendall Williams ES
Tutoring after school for grades 1-3
Kindergarten tutoring/reading to students-during the day
1.
Volunteers needed-skit to motivate sorors
2.
training session for volunteers to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 23 6-8 pm
*Lesson plans will be created in alignment with school program
3.
Oct. 6th is the target date for starting the program
*Spoke with Curtis Jones, Principal at Wendall Williams ES. He is very excited about having the AKA's participate in the tutorial. Kindergarten will need to be during the day.
Grades 1-3 can be after school in conjunction with his after school tutorial program. Tuesdays and Thursdays are good days for the school.
Young Authors' Program
*Committee decided to proceed with the program as last year recommendation to begin earlier *Look into the students in an identified class, completing the hard bound books ex. Jo Mackey EMS Michelle Perch-Little's 3rd grade class completed a class book. We will look at individual students completing individual books.
Committee members will receive a copy of the meeting minutes, AND we need to have a brief meeting after the general mtg on Sat., Sept. 6th.
Submitted by,
Kaweeda G. Adams
Ed Committee Chair
Education Committee Presentation
Committee members: Ethel Archibald, Denell Hoggard, Tisha Johnson, Maxine Randolph, Jackie Brown Harris, Patti Hester, Annette Craighead, Kaweeda G. Adams
Soror 1: What would the world be like if we could not read?
Soror 2: What would our quality of life be like if we could not read?
Soror 3: What obstacles would our children face if they are unable to read?
Goal: The goal of the IvyReading Akademy is to give students the reading time, support and guidance that is necessary to enable them to read at or above grade level upon their exit from the primary grades.
We need our sorors to assist in moving this program forward. Assisting in raising student achievement is primary objective of the IvyReading Akademy. The five areas addressed through the program are: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Just look at how easy it can be to help a student enhance his/her reading skills.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Review notes
Closure
So if you want to make a difference in a child’s life; if you want to make a difference in the life of the community; and if you want to be one on the special sorors who directly impacts a child’s reading ability, if you want to help children become independent readers then this is the activity for you! Be a tutor, be a role model, be a friend to a young child ... sign up now for our signature program... the IvyReading Akademy Program.
Training for all tutors will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd at the Education Center on East Flamingo.