GNO Gets Smart! Lifelong Learning & Education Options for Today’s Moms!

March 1, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee

What’s on the #GNO Lineup This Week?

Topic: Lifelong learning, including distance learning!

What: GNO
(What’s GNO? Click here to find out!)

Where: Tweet Grid (use the #gno hashtag)

When: From 9 pm EST (8 CST, 7 CST, and 6 PST)

Who: Featured panelists
Gina LaGuardia, Former editor-in-chief of CollegeBound Teen Magazine, editorial director for The CollegeBound Network, @GinaLaGuardia

Keith Bourne, AdaptiveCampus, @AdaptiveCampus

Capella University representative, @CapellaU

Nicole Russo, Capella University student and single mom of nine-year old; working online toward a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling degree, @NicatCapella

RSVP: Use Mr. Linky in sidebar (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_momIF).

Enter to win our giveaway for a summer vacation to Park City Mountain Resort. Entries due Tues., Mar. 17.

What Topics Will We Cover?
All these questions and more answered at Mom It Forward’s #GNO Tues.!

Why moms should consider a return to school (statistics about those who learn/earn; inspiring your family; recreating your professional path; etc.)

How you can balance babies and the books?

What’s online learning really like?

Doing your homework *before* you dive in

How the latest economic stimulus plan affects obtaining an education

Popular programs to consider, and why

What are ways in which you can be a lifelong learner and not have your education stop in the classroom?

How can you instill in your children a love of learning?
How can you earn a college or advanced degree given your busy schedule as a mom?
In this economy, does it make financial sense for me to return to school? If so, what are my options?
What programs are available to me if I choose to learn a trade instead of going with a traditional institution?
What’s the value in earning a degree if I don’t plan on having a career?
How can I apply my degree as a working at home mom?

And we just got word of this amazing offer from Future Scholars, wow Free 5 college credits!

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