The Editor’s Notes
Join us for A Carolina Food Summit, exploring the big issues facing our Carolina Foodways in Chapel Hill on September 28 and 29. Presented through a partnership between EdNC.org, the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation, TerraVita, and UNC Food For All and featuring 40 local experts, chefs, school nutrition directors, farmers, authors, folklorists and more. We will discuss how a vibrant local food economy can contribute to North Carolina and the impact on all of our children. Here is more information.
The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is accepting articles and literary reviews to be featured in the second issue of the Journal for Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership. The peer-reviewed publication features original work on educational topics from research to pedagogy to policy and more. Special consideration will be given to works that address: STEM education and science literacy;
project and/or inquiry based learning; teacher leadership and research experiences for educators; and data literacy and digital learning. Submissions for the second edition will be accepted through Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.
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