Welcome to our new website. We hope it will be easier to use and to find all our exciting opportunities for educators. Please take a look!
Jacqueline Hamilton
ECCLA Executive Director



 Ingrid Moore
 2008 Bogart/USC Teacher Award Winner
 Teacher, James A. Foshay Learning Center

 
Graduating high school students can win $1000 with ECCLA and the CA Retired Teachers Association scholarship awards. Seniors must provide two letters of recommendation, an essay, and their transcripts for the scholarships. Click here for the application and more information. The deadline is April 9, 2010.
We have a new contest theme: If I Could Spend a Day With Anyone from the Past, Who Would it be and Why? Students can submit their entires online by registering to our site. The deadline is February 26, 2010. Click here for contest rules.
Nominate teachers who make a difference! Nominated teachers in ECCLAs target area may win $500, and all honorees and nominators are invited to our annual Teacher Awards Reception at the Natural History Museum. Click here for a rules and nomination form. The deadline is March 19, 2010.
On Mar. 13th, Mount St. Marys College will host an arts and social justice themed conference with keynote speaker Mr. Ariel Luckey, a hip hop theater artist. Activities include workshops on topics from recycled materials for innovation to drama in the classroom. Register by March 1 for $20, including meals, or call 213-477-2625.
USCs Fisher Museum of Art has joined with USC"s Family of Five Schools and the University Village to showcase student art! The reception is February 16 in the University Village food court from 6 to 8 pm, but the art will be on display until March 19. Call 213-740-5537 for more information.
Join us for a wine & cheese briefing at Mount St. Marys campus on Feb. 10 to learn about 90% funding for full-time teachers to use for professional development and training. Only catholic school teachers in ECCLAs target area are eligible, and ONLY parocial school administrators are invited to attend. RSVP here by Feb. 5 and receive free parking.

Visit our calendar to see events from ECCLA, our member institutions, local schools, and more.

Register by February 12 at 5:00 p.m. for the Computer-Using Educators Conference in Palm Springs, CA! The event is March 4-6 and features 150 exhibits, hands-on workshops, seminars, etc. about the advancement of student achievement through technology. Teachers may use Title I Funds to attend. Visit www.cue.org/conference/funding for more information. Click here<
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education (COSEE) are sponsoring free teacher workshops and lectures through Aug. 2010. Events are hosted at the Jet Propulsion lab, at USC, at the Long Beach Aquarium, and around Los Angeles. Topics range from intros to marine sciences to fish parasites and ocean contaminants. Click here for a schedule of classes and more information.
While Pete Carroll may have left USC, he is not leaving behind his foundation, A Better L.A., or the kids in South Los Angeles. CampPete.com is a free, interactive, and safe online game that includes Pete Carroll as “head coach” to children as he teaches them healthy lifestyles and secrets to success. Click here to play!