Information for When I Was Puerto Rican/Almost a Woman

Event Information
Title	When I Was Puerto Rican/Almost a Woman
Presenter(s)
Contact hours	2.5
Sponsor agency	Northeast Resource Center
Dates and times
Format	Alternative delivery/Self-directed
Description This alternative delivery professional development opportunity is for all ABLE teachers. When I Was Puerto Rican, a book by Esmeralda Santiago and Almost a Woman, DVD, a PBS American Collection Presentation. "Just when Esmeralda seemed to have learned everything in rural Puerto Rico, she was taken to New York City, where the rules and the language were bewilderingly different. How she overcame adversity, won acceptance in New York City's High School of Performing Arts, and went to Harvard, where she graduated with highest honors, is a record of a tremendous journey by a truly remarkable woman." The activity involves the following steps: 1. Read When I Was Puerto Rican and watch Almost a Woman. (You may want to use the DVD in your classroom with your students.) 2. After reading the book and watching the DVD, write a reaction paper focusing on how the materials relate to your teaching experience or program. 3. Return the book with your reaction paper and evaluation form, and a Certificate of Completion will be sent to you. Contact hours for this activity are 2.5 hrs.

Sponsor agency contact Information
Contact name/agency		Contact email
Contact phone numbers	(216)261-7076 (800)361-7076