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March
16, 2007
CCC holding free
teleconference on publishing
Join the Copyright
Clearance Center for a free teleconference with Michael Cader,
founder of "Publishers Marketplace" http://www.publishersmarketplace.com
and writer/editor of the highly-regarded "Publisher's Lunch"
e-mail newsletter covering the publishing and media industries,
on Thursday, March 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Cader will address questions
of special interest to small and independent publishers about
a range of business and technology trends in publishing, including
such issues of concern as Google Book Search, and the related
lawsuits by the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers
(AAP); the so-called "long tail" and its impact on online
book and publications sales; and the new technologies that will
shape future marketing and sales programs for all types of publishers
and media companies. Register at http://www.surveymonkey.com
or contact Christopher Kenneally at chrisk@copyright.com
or 800-982-3887 ext. 2420
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Broadcast news
text author battles verbosity
Broadcast
news textbook author Mervin Block critiques ABC World News scripts
in his latest column, "Gibson's "World News': Scripts
That Need Work -- and Reworking," finding errors in grammar
and spelling, deviations from Elements in Style, and too many
words when much fewer would do. Read his latest column at http://www.mervinblock.com/gibson.html
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If you registered
for the TAA Conference online since February 19, you will need
to re-register
We just discovered
on March 15 that the online conference registration form has not
been functioning. The problem originated with the server, and
they have since corrected it, but we cannot retrieve any lost
registrations. So if you registered online since February 19,
and have not received a confirmation letter by mail, or some other
means of confirmation, from TAA headquarters, you will need to
re-register. We have a current list of registrants and will not
re-charge you if you are already a registered attendee. We apologize
for this inconvenience. We are extending our early registration
deadline to May 1 to allow everyone sufficient time to re-register.
Register online here
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All other online
forms also affected
Other forms
affected by the host server malfunction:
Online Pre-Conference
Grant Writing Workshop-only form (since Feb. 19)
Online member renewal form (between March 12 and March 15 only)
Online Busy TAA People form (between March 12 and March 15 only)
If you used
any of these forms during this time period, please resend. Again,
we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
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Early registration
deadline extended
TAA has extended
the Early Registration deadline for the TAA Conference to May
1. Conference registrations will remain $125 until that date.
After May 1, registration will be $150.
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Fax number incorrect
on conference registration forms
The correct
TAA fax number is (727) 230-2409. If you faxed your conference
registration, you will need to resend it.
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Harris
resigns as TAA president-elect
TAA Vice
President Chris Harris resigned his role as president-elect of
the organization for health reasons. Harris would have ascended
to president of the TAA Council on July 1, 2007. Current TAA President
John Wakefield will serve an additional year, until the new vice
president, who will be elected this Spring, can take over as president.
Harris made his announcement on March 15 during a scheduled TAA
Council Executive Committee teleconference.
"TAA
has been a very important part of my life," said Harris.
"While I am a member of several professional organizations
TAA, and it members, have always beenĘspecial to me. This was
a very difficult decision to make. I know that TAA is well-served
by itsĘleadership, and I wish the organization the best inĘthe
future."
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Educational
advocate joins TAAF Board
Dr.
Alberto M. Ochoa |
Educational
advocate Dr. Alberto M. Ochoa, a professor in the Policy Studies
Department at San Diego State University, has joined the Text
and Academic Authors Foundation Board.
Ochoa said
that his work with the K-12 public school system in California,
coupled with his understanding of higher education as a professor
in the California State University System for 32 years, his involvement
in educational research associations that value faculty voice
and research, and his work with ethnically diverse school communities
in California in addressing the achievement gap between low-income
and middle and upper income school communities, are the strengths
he will bring as a member of the TAAF Board.
"I decided
to join the board because of the Foundation's immediate focus to
raise funds to support projects that benefit text and academic
authors and its study of the diversity of textbook authorship
in the United States," he said. "As a TAAF Board member, I hope
to contribute to the goal of encouraging more ethnically
and linguistically diverse scholars to write textbooks."
Ochoa, also
chair of the Department for Policy Studies in Language and Cross
Cultural Education, is a researcher and consultant to community
development agencies. His research interests include public equity,
school desegregation, language policy, critical pedagogy, student
achievement, and parental leadership. In the last ten years, he
has also been involved in developing processes for forecasting
the educational needs of school districts through demographic
trends, socio-political conditions, fiscal allocation of resources,
and educational reform trends.
Ochoa is
involved with teacher education programs promoting biliteracy
and multicultural inclusion in the Diversity Committees of Planned
Parenthood and United Way of San Diego County. He is one of a
core group of people coordinating the San Diego Latino Coalition
on Education. He is also a founding member and Chair of the Board
of Directors of the Parent Institute for Quality Education.
He has published
more than 50 articles on non-formal education, educational planning
and development, parental leadership, bilingual desegregation,
language policy and evaluation, and edited journals, offered seminars,
evaluated early childhood education programs, and developed advocacy
oriented programs.
"The addition
of Dr. Alberto Ochoa to the TAAF Board, along with the recent
addition of Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, deepens the Foundation's academic
resources necessary to take on the Foundation's massive diversity
project," said TAAF Executive Director Richard Hull.
"That project
aims, first, at a survey of current academic text authors in some
half dozen genre, or subject fields, to determine the representation
among them of individuals with the kinds of ethnic backgrounds
that enhance the authenticity and appeal to students of similar
backgrounds of textual materials. The diversity project then will
seek to rectify underrepresentation in the target ethnic groups
(African American, Hispanic American, and Native American) by
offering workshops on textbook writing and development to interested
scholars from those ethnic groups."
TAAF Board
Chair Michael Lennie echoes this appraisal: "Drs. Ochoa and Asante
are exceptionally accomplished scholars in their respective fields.
We will look to them for leadership and inspiration as we move
forward with these projects, to assist us in defining the need,
sampling the authors, understanding the results, and crafting
workshops that will address any discrepancies.
My feeling
is that with the addition of Alberto Ochoa and Molefi Kete Asante
to the TAAF Board, the Foundation has moved into a position
from which it can effect some meaningful change in public and
private education in the United States. The Diversity Project
and the School Textbook Adoption Project will benefit greatly
from their experience and respect in the educational community.
The Board will continue to seek outstanding individuals to assist
in its quest to provide a quality education and instructional
materials to children of all races and ethnicities."
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TAA welcomes new
members
Robin Allen,
Janel Allison, David Araujo, Carlos Baca, Jim Belthoff, Salomon
Sanchez-Bernvy, Amiya Bhattacharya, Somak Bhattacharya, Jeri Bigbee,
Nancy L. Bodie, Will Browning, Mark Buchanan, Kathleen Budge,
Joan Carnosso, Mary Frances Casper, Margaret Chase, Polina Chemishanova,Fatima
Cornwall, Stephen Crowley, Shoni Davis, Amy Douglas, Iyad Abu
Dous, Marty Downey, Thomas Elder, Heidi Estrem, Sharon Fisher,
Evelyn Floyd, Jerry Foster, Megan Frary, Pamela Gehrke, Bhaswati
Ghosh, Karen Hager, Matthew C. Hansen, Beatrice Harris, Jonathan
Henderson, Jill Heney, Mary Hereford, Virginia Husting, Norma
Jaeger, Timothy Jobe, Joshua Jones, Kathleen Keys, Sipai Klein,
Melissa Kozel, Rebecca Kraimer, Jennifer Kreie, William Lathen,
Michael Leach, Sarah Lenz, Nere Lete, Mark D. Lewis, Cynthia C.
Linkingbeard, Keith Mandabach, Gerri E. McCulloh, Amy Moll, Leslie
A. Morrell, Maluka D. Munoz, Nancy K. Napier, Carole Nemnich,
Beret Norman,Svala Olafsdottir Ottesen, Skye Pazuchanics, Lisa
Ramirez, Lynda Ransdell, Tony Roark, Michelle Sabick, Leonard
Santisteban, Merrill Sapp, Vivian Schrader, Susan Shadle, Jane
Shimon, Chareen Snelson, Caile Spear, Pam Strohfus, Leonie Sutherland,
Jeremy Tutty, Molly Vaughan Prengaman, Eldon Walker, Judith Ware,
Kathy Whiteman,Russell Willenton, Azaria E. Wolday.
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Register for the
2007 TAA Conference
Early registration
for the 2007 TAA Conference in Buffalo, NY June 22-23 ends May
1. Register today using the secure
online registration form or by printing out the form and mailing
it to TAA at P.O. Box 76477, St. Petersburg, FL 33734-6477. Don't
forget to register for the Grand Lady Cruise, a three-hour networking
dinner cruise on Friday, June 23 at 6:45 p.m.
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Register for pre-conference
grant writing workshop
Kenneth Henson,
distinguished professor of education at The Citadel's School of
Education, and the author of "Grant Writing in Higher Education:
A Step-by-Step Guide," will present a Pre-Conference Workshop
on Grant Writing on Thursday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
$150 fee includes a boxed lunch, workshop handouts and materials,
a one-year membership to TAA, and a copy of Henson's book. To
learn more about the workshop and to register: Click
here
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