| News
Archives 2002 - 8/2006 |
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are links to Chicago GEAR UP news stories that have appeared on
our website. |
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August
2006 - GEAR
UP Summer Academies are an important way for
students to get a real understanding of the college experience. |
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July
2006
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July
2006 - Inquiry
and Design Institute is a workshop series
to help student transition successfully from high school. Learn
more about this workshop series.
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June
2006 - GEAR
UP Seniors Graduate! The first group of
seniors who have participated in the GEAR UP program since its inception
are graduating this spring. Take a look at some of their pictures. |
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May
2006 - College
Visits are an important way for students to
get a real understanding of the college experience. |
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April
2006
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April
2006 - Movin
On is a workshop series to help student transition
successfully from high school. Learn more about this workshop
series.
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March
2006 - GEAR UP sponosors Career
Days at schools
as a way of providing opportunities for students to learn first
hand about careers they might want to pursue, and what college education
is needed. See photos from Kelvyn Park. |
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February
2006
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February
2006 - The YAL Conference is coming up in March. Find
out more about Young
Adult Literature and get information about
attending.
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January
2006 - The new GEAR UP grant is underway, and staff meet
for a 2 day training session, exchange of ideas and development
of a new partnership. Learn
more. |
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October
2005 - Chicago GEAR UP funding has been renewed, and
the Chicago GEAR UP Alliance has a new partner with Chicago Public
School's AVID program. Read
more and watch the video. |
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August
2005
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August
2005 - Chicago GEAR UP has an active parent program.
Find out how parents are Facing Challenges and Finding Solutions.
Watch Part
1 of the video.
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July
2005 - Ana, a student from Wells High School, and Tricia
Rosado, GEAR UP coordinator, talk about how GEAR UP offers support
for students right in the high school. Watch
their videos. |
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June
2005
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June
2005 - GEAR UP makes college real.
Yolanda and and daughter, Nichole are both in college
now. By sharing their
success story, they help other GEAR UP families. Read
and watch video GEAR
UP Success Stories. Read the Annual Performance
Report APR.
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May
2005 - As summer approaches, it's time once again to
begin recruiting students to participate in Discovering
Healthcare Careers, an internship program sponsored by
Children’s Memorial Hospital, GEAR UP, and the Chicago Public
Schools. Read more about it. |
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April
2005
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Who
Wants to Win a Scholarship? Students
compete to win scholarships, but find much more along the way.
Read and watch video.
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GEAR UP Success Stories were highlighted. View the series
articles. |
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December
2004
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Over 1600
parents and students were able to see and hear the authors of
The
Pact, 3 doctors who tell their own story about
succeeding against the odds.
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November
2004
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Parents take an active role in this year's VOCES
Conference. They put on a production of In
the Rain of Gold, and meet the author. |
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October
2004
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October 2004
- Teachers talk about how professional development they get from
the Chicago Teachers' Center and the YAL
Conference impacts their teaching and their students'
learning.
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June
2004
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Saturday
School for students is proving to be a success, helping
students transition from 8th to 9th grade and beyond. |
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May
2004
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Careers is
the theme of this year's GEAR
UP Student Leadership Conference. Helping students
gain a better understanding of themselves and their career options
helps them to prepare for college.
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April
2004
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Gwynne
Ryan at Wells High School is using inquiry-based
learning with her students. See how GEAR UP staff
have helped her. |
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March
2004
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Parent
Book Clubs have formed
all across the Chicago GEAR UP Network. When parents join book
clubs, they show their kids the importance of reading.
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January
2004
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What
are 10 of the most important questions you need to ask about college?
Here are the questions and the answers. |
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November
2003
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The VOCES
conference is about promoting Latino VOICES and the stories they
tell. Visit the hACE
site to find out more about VOCES.
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October
2003
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Teaching reading is important. At the YAL
Young Adult Literature Conference, teachers are pressed to
do more academically, and are given the support they need to do
it. |
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August
2003
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BLAST
is a summer program that helps kids transition successfully from
8th grade to high school
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April
2003
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See
how young students are learning life skills through Adventure
Ed, it will have you climbing the walls. |
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March
2003
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Students rehearse
to get accepted to Who
Wants to Win a Scholarship?. Getting on the show
is the goal, but real learning takes place during months of preparation.
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February
2003
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How do GEAR UP kids and parents get ready for college? College
Visits are an important part of the GEAR UP program.
Trips for parents and students are planned throughout the year.
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January
2003
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GEAR UP Teacher
Leadership Conference, Literacy Across the Curriculum:
Are We Reaching Each Student? How Do We Know? Read
and view clips from the conference.
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1/8/03
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Putting
together a call-in TV show can be a challenge, but GEAR UP parents
make the job look easy. Starting their second season of Parent
to Parent, Darlette Willis, host, and Bernie Sutton, CO-producer,
get ready for the show. See
their work. |
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Summer
2002 |
Woodlawn
GEAR UP teachers link technology with learning to create lessons
that engage. View a video clip of a Webquest
on immortality, part of the Summer 2002 BLAST 8th to 9th grade transition
program for students at Hyde Park Academy. |
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