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Donna M. Beegle, Ed.D., is a highly experienced national public speaker,
discussion leader, trainer, and the author of articles providing insights
and strategies for helping people move out of poverty. Her most recent
article, "Ending the Silence of Generational Poverty," was
published in the Fall 2003 issue of the Talking Points Journal; her
book "Poverty, the Unspoken Diversity Issue: A Handbook for Educators,"
will be out Spring 2004. Click these links for printable PDF versions
of her "Educating
Students from Generational Poverty: Building Blocks from A to Z,"
and her "Recommendations
for Teachers, Administrators, and All Educators." For further
information on the effects of poverty on education, click to see printable
PDF documents: "Concepts
that Living in Poverty Teaches," and "Print
and Oral Culture." Click
here
to download free PDF Adobe®
Reader® .
Below are pictures
from her recent COSA sponsored educators training session in Eugene,
Oregon, which included many educators from the Eugene 4J School District.
One
of the highlights of Dr. Beegle's presentation was having
students and their teacher from Roosevelt High School in
Portland present to share their stories about their journey
out of poverty, and into a hopeful future. (Dr. Beegle is
in red; the students & their teacher are on the right.)
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The
session explored myths & realities of poverty, its effects
on education experiences, and methods for increasing the
success of helping people (espcially our students) move
out of poverty.
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In
the audience were principals....
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as well
as teachers and nurses....
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and
district special education staff.
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Conversations
build collaboration. |
Ideas
begin to percolate while people chat in the lunch line.
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Now
that's a GREAT idea! Let's do it!
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The
Roosevelt High students are raising money for a tour of Washington,
DC., but they're shy.
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"What
do you have there?" we said to them. "We're selling
Chinook Books, full of health tips and resources," they
replied.
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Maurie
Denner, Northside elementary school principal, is glad to
help them on their journey.
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Eugene School District 4J