BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250205T170000Z DTEND:20250205T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Teaching in a Prison: Education's Best-Kept Secret DESCRIPTION:If you've ever dreamed of writing a book\, local educator and author Kyla Mora knows how you feel. The excitement\, the creativity\, the passion -- and then the crush of realizing that once it's written\, you've got to try to publish. As publishing evolves in the 21st century\, it's a brave new world for authors. From the process Most people have a clear image in their minds when they hear the words teacher. Classroom. Student. The majority of those would never\, ever think of an adult man in a prison. And yet\, for many\, the education available through the prison system is the best option they've ever had. What is it like to lead a class in a prison? To build a curriculum from the ground up? To develop new ways to reach people who may have never thought education could do anything for them? If you're curious\, award-winning educator Jimmy Perry can show you. A certified welder-turned-instructor who pioneered a vocational program within the Texas Department of Corrective Justice\, he spent years working with prisoners to teach them useful life skills: from carpentry to flooring\, from math and measuring skills to fabricating and welding. You'll learn about a side of education you may have never considered\, and walk away with a new appreciation of what a simple certification can do to change someone's life forever. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:If you'\;ve ever dreamed of writing a book\, local educator and author Kyla Mora knows how you feel. The excitement\, the creativity\, the passion -- and then the crush of realizing that once it'\;s written\, you'\;ve got to try to publish. As publishing evolves in the 21st century\, it'\;s a brave new world for authors. From the process Most people have a clear image in their minds when they hear the words teacher. Classroom. Student. The majority of those would never\, ever think of an adult man in a prison. And yet\, for many\, the education available through the prison system is the best option they'\;ve ever had. What is it like to lead a class in a prison? To build a curriculum from the ground up? To develop new ways to reach people who may have never thought education could do anything for them? If you'\;re curious\, award-winning educator Jimmy Perry can show you. A certified welder-turned-instructor who pioneered a vocational program within the Texas Department of Corrective Justice\, he spent years working with prisoners to teach them useful life skills: from carpentry to flooring\, from math and measuring skills to fabricating and welding. You'\;ll learn about a side of education you may have never considered\, and walk away with a new appreciation of what a simple certification can do to change someone'\;s life forever. LOCATION:UHCL Pearland - 1200 Pearland Parkway\, Pearland TX 77581 UID:e.1301.30513 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261018T161315Z URL:https://business.pearlandchamber.org/events/details/teaching-in-a-prison-education-s-best-kept-secret-30513 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR