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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba College Clear Lake Campus is offering the required courses needed to qualify for a California Real Estate Sales license.
Exciting and challenging careers in the California Real Estate Industry are available in our community as well as throughout the state of California.
Anyone who has ever thought about a career in real estate or just wants to know more about how the business of real estate works will find that this course provides the fundamentals.
“California Real Estate Practice, Real Estate 91,” is one of three required courses for those seeking licensure. There is no pre-requisite for this course.
The course will be offered during the spring semester from Jan. 21 to May 19 at Yuba College.
According to Colleen Chatoff, broker/owner of Chatoff Properties and course instructor, “The class is going to be fun and informative. The class gets down to the nitty gritty of closing the deal, negotiating contracts, jump starting your real estate career, the listing presentation, and other essentials necessary to the real estate profession.”
She added, “If this semester is anything like my last class, come prepared to laugh, learn, and participate in a open environment classroom. There will be hands on instruction and ‘group think.’ What is ‘group think’? Sign up and find out.”
Interested students may enroll now for this spring semester class. The class meets Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Students may come by the campus, call 707-995-7900 or visit www.clc.yccd.edu for enrollment assistance, financial aid or to get more information.
The Clear Lake Campus of Yuba College is located at 15880 Dam Road Extension, Clearlake.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A new educational tool is being put to use in Lakeport Unified School District classrooms.
It is a mission of the Lakeport Unified School District to provide 21st century educational opportunities to all students.
The district's goal is to prepare students for participating in a technological world. Through the use of Google Classroom, LUSD is working to fulfill this mission.
Google Classroom is an application that allows teachers to efficiently share assignments and information with students.
The application allows teachers to provide feedback about student performance on assignments in real time. Students can also work with one another on assignments that are completely computer based.
Additional benefits of Google Classroom are the opportunities for paperless classrooms, immediate feedback, and the use of real work applications.
The Lakeport Innovative Technology Educators (LITE) Team was established to support LUSD teachers and staff in the use of Google Classroom.
The LITE team provides support by giving individual assistance to teachers who want to implement Google Classroom into their curriculum.
LITE Team members who have helped teachers expand the use of Google Classroom are Melanie Sturr, Shanna Lee, Nicki Goodwin and Kristen Hiatt.
Professional development through the use of Google Classroom provides educators new opportunities for growth.
Approximately 65 LUSD teachers attended a half-day training provided by the LITE Team on Aug. 10.
Teachers were asked to choose classes to support their needs and interests in a variety of topics including Google Classroom, use of available software programs and technology resources, and troubleshooting issues with technology.
The teachers all appreciated the opportunity to practice the skills needed to expand the use of technology at Lakeport Unified.
“Our talented teachers, administrators and support staff continue to work as a team to provide our students with a rigorous academic program and a variety of enriching educational opportunities that prepare them for pursuing a higher education or the work force,” said LUSD Superintendent Erin Smith-Hagberg.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club has awarded $5,400 to student youth gardens and scholarships from proceeds from their “Hidden Gardens of Clear Lake” garden tour.
Lindee Jones of Middletown and Blair Brooks of Kelseyville each received a $1,000 scholarship for their continued education related to agriculture/horticulture.
Eight student youth gardens, located in Kelseyville, Lower Lake, Lakeport and Upper Lake, received $400 each.
Co-chairs Susan Buckles and Debra O'Dell said that this was the first time the club has organized a garden tour.
The club wanted to feature the beauty of the area and encourage interest in gardening as well as share its success by giving back to the community through scholarships and supporting youth gardens.
The support the club received from the community and the positive responses received during the tour was overwhelming. Members are already in the planning stage for the Spring 2016 Garden Tour.
The CLT&TGC is a member of the Mendo-Lake District of the California Garden Club Inc-Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.
For more information please call Ginny Cline, 707-262-0675.
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SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and College of the Canyons hosted a two-day Summit on Inmate and Reentry Education that explored educational opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, as well as showcased efforts toward effective and sustainable college program development.
The event was held in Sacramento on Monday and Tuesday.
The summit included remarks by state Senator Loni Hancock; California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris; California Community Colleges Board of Governors member and Anti-Recidivism Coalition Founder & President Scott Budnick; Dr. Denise Noldon, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office interim vice chancellor of student services and special programs; and Dr. Robert “BJ” Snowden, the director of inmate education for the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.
Notable presentations included members of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition sharing how the organization has positively impacted their lives.
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition, launched in 2013 by Budnick, is an organization comprised of high-achieving, formerly-incarcerated young adults who work to support one another, while stopping the flow of men and women into the criminal justice system.
Two former inmates, now students, shared their stories of receiving an education while in prison, and how it prepared them for life after parole. More information on the Anti-Recidivism Coalition can be found here.
The summit also included a look at four community colleges that were selected in July to receive grants to create innovative and sustainable academic programs within California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) reentry hubs.
The colleges selected to receive the grants are Antelope Valley College, Chaffey College, Folsom Lake College and Lassen Community College. The session introduced each pilot program and explored the processes of establishing the academic programs.
In addition, the summit included an in-depth look at the background and history of the college program at San Quentin by Dr. Jody Lewen, executive director of the Prison University Project, as well as panels on how to best provide support for incarcerated and formally incarcerated inmates entering college, how to best integrate college programs both inside and outside of prison, and the best ways to go about preparing faculty to teach in a prison setting.
The summit was hosted jointly by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and College of the Canyons through a collaborative effort called the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative, created to help advance the institutional effectiveness of the California Community Colleges in order to better serve students.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .