Women’s Initiative hosts Ms. Ninive Calegari

Invited by Women’s Initiative of United Way, Ms. Ninive Calegari will be speaking at their annual spring event on April 6^th, 2011.

Ms. Calegari is a bilingual educator, author, filmmaker, co-founder of 826 Valencia, and former CEO of 826 National. Both organizations are dedicated to support students, ages 6-18, with their writing skills, and to help teachers get their students excited about the literary arts.

In a phone conversation with La Prensa, Calegari stated that these programs target children who come from low-income households, and a large percent of them have English as a second language. Definitely, it is the case at the location in San Francisco, since the center is situated in a mostly Latino neighborhood.

Ms. Ninive Calegari

During the last few years, Calegari has worked hard to support teachers and educators. She is co-author with Dave Eggers and Daniel Moulthrop of the New York Times bestselling book Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers.

They understand a good teacher has the power to change the course of a life. They can move a child from poverty to promise by providing him or her with the skills and confidence necessary to be carried into adulthood—yet because teachers in the United States have historically had an average annual salary lower than their peers with similar educational backgrounds, the conclusion is, their salary should increased.

Based on the book, Calegari and Eggers developed The Teacher Salary Project. The mission is to honor effective teachers and to bring awareness to their importance to our democracy and economy.  The Teacher Salary Project is a feature-length documentary film, interactive online resource, and national outreach campaign that delves into the core of our educational crisis as seen through the eyes and experiences of the nation's teachers.

Through the above mentioned project, the film American Teacher was created and it will be premiere on May 3^rd of 2011. Remembering that this day is also National Teachers Day. The film was produced by Calegari, Dave Eggers, produced and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth, and edited by filmmaker Brian McGinn.

Calegari is planning to share some clips of the film during the event on April 6^th presented by Owens Corning that will take place at Owens Corning World Headquarters in downtown Toledo. The program starts at 5:00PM.

For more information about the event, log into the Women’s Initiative website at www.womens-initiative.org

To learn about the Project visit http://theteachersalaryproject.org 

To learn about the organization 826 Valencia go to www.826valencia.org

Women’s Initiative invita a la Sra Ninive Calegari

Invitada por el programa de Iniciativas para Mujeres (Women’s Initiative) de United Way y con motivo del evento anual de dicha organización,  el 6 de Abril de 2011 estará visitando la ciudad de Toledo la Sra. Ninive Calegari.

La Sra. Calegari, descendiente de madre mexicana, es bilingüe,  educadora, autora y cineasta,  cofundadora de 826 Valencia y Directora Ejecutiva de 826 National en el pasado. Ambas organizaciones tienen como misión  apoyar a estudiantes de 6 a 18 años con su escritura y ayudar  a maestros a motivar a sus estudiantes.

Calegari  manifestó en una conversación telefónica que mantuvo con La Prensa, que a nivel nacional y en todos los casos, los  niños vienen de familias con bajos recursos económicos y que un alto porcentaje de los estudiantes que participan en los programas son niños los cuales tiene inglés como segundo lenguaje. Definitivamente, una realidad en la ciudad de San Francisco donde el centro está localizado en un barrio predominantemente hispano.  

En los últimos años, la Sra. Calegari ha estado poniendo fuerte empeño en apoyar a maestros y educadores. Así lo demuestra en su libro, titulado Teachers Have It Easy: the Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers  (Los Maestros lo tiene fácil: los Grandes Sacrificios y los Pequeños Salarios de los Maestros de América) del cual es coautora con Dave Eggers and Daniel Moulthrop y que fue nombrado uno de los más vendidos (best-selling) por New York Times.

Basado en este libro, Ninive Calegari junto con Eggers desarrollaron The Teacher Salary Project (El proyecto salario del maestro)  un documental, una fuente de recursos en Internet y una campaña de alcance nacional que brinda conciencia sobre la crisis real e inminente del sistema educativo, cuan poco se valora a los mejores maestros, a los más comprometidos y más efectivos y a su vez el efecto que esto produce sobre el aprendizaje de nuestros niños y del potencial de su futuro.

A través de este proyecto, el día 3 de Mayo de 2011, coincidiendo con el Día Nacional del Maestro, se estrenará American Teacher (Maestros Americanos).  Esta película fue producida por Ninive Calegari, Dave Eggers, producida y dirigida por Vanessa Roth, y editada por  el cineasta Brian McGinn.

La Sra. Calegari planea compartir  algunos cortos de la película American Teacher durante el evento del 6 de Abril presentado por Owens Corning y que se llevará a cabo en Owens Corning World Headquarters en el centro de la ciudad de Toledo. El programa comenzará a las 5:00PM

Para más información acerca del evento, ingrese en www.womens-initiative.org 

Si desea conocer más acerca del Proyecto visite  http://theteachersalaryproject.org  

Para ver más de la organización 826 Valencia remítase a www.826valencia.org 

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