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October 2020

Oct

It’s in Our Genes (Segment 1, Understanding Gender for Educators & Parents)

Workshop/Training

The Utah Women & Leadership Project invites you to join us for Segment 1 of a 4-part webinar series titled "Why Gender Matters for Teachers & Parents: An In-Depth Exploration."

Why Gender Matters for Teachers & Parents: Segment 1 - It’s in Our Genes

Description: This webinar introduces educators and parents to research studies that can help them understand the biological distinctions between boys and girls, young men and young women, and men and women. Comprehending the inherent gender differences will help educators and parents integrate knowledge that can further maximize student learning and have the greatest impact on educational outcomes. We will explore how girls and boys see, smell, hear, and communicate similarly and differently, and how educators and parents can maximize the student’s innate abilities by creating responsive and dynamic learning environments.

8:00 am - 9:00 am | Online/Virtual | More Info

Oct

Worms at Work! Virtual Vermicompost Workshop

Workshop/Training | Gardening

$7 per person | Free for Swaner members

Curious about indoor worm composting (vermicomposting) but don’t know where to start? Join Sustainable Communities Specialist Roslynn McCann and USU Permaculture Initiative’s Kate Weigel as they explore various bin designs, the do’s and don’ts for maintaining your bin, the best types of worms to use, and how to separate your worm castings so you can use them. Bring your questions!
This event is presented in partnership with USU Extension Summit County and the USU Permaculture Initiative.
As per the requirements of Utah State University's infectious disease plan, Summit County guidelines, and Swaner's concern for our community's health and safety, this interactive lecture will take place via Zoom Webinar. Once registered, you will receive instructions for how to access the webinar in your confirmation email. We will also be recording this lecture and will share it with registrants afterwards.

6:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Oct

Writing for the Popular Press: A Workshop for Utah Women

Workshop/Training

Whether it’s education, healthcare, the environment, politics, or the pandemic, our state is facing critical crossroads in so many areas, and Utah women have important insights and viewpoints about all of them. Yet in Utah, the majority of op-eds and other opinion pieces are still written by men. Why is it that so many Utah women do not state their opinions publicly? This workshop will provide insights on why you should write for the popular press and include tips and tools on how to discover what issues you can best write about. Holly and Heather will then help you learn to structure an op-ed, letter to the editor, blog post, solutions journalism piece, and other opinion pieces. The workshop will also include time spent in Zoom breakout rooms where you can discuss your ideas in a small group. During part of the second hour, Holly and Heather will split the attendees into two groups to answer questions and to provide more fine-tuned instruction. Finally, the full group will reconvene briefly so that the presenters can share final thoughts and discuss next steps. Join us for this event. You have a voice, and the popular press in Utah needs it!

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

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