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LR/RI produces a bulletin roughly every two weeks in order to inform area practitioners of news, events, and calls for participation and also as a forum for posing questions, issues and discussion topics. The current bulletin is posted below. To read previous bulletins, go to Bulletin Archives.11 July, 1997 Bulletin #14 Dear Colleagues, LR/RI remains open throughout the summer, as reading/discussion groups continue on Thursday afternoons and technology workshops run on Friday mornings. I hope you'll be able to participate. If you know of someone in your program who would like to receive the bulletin at home during the summer, please contact me at 863-2839 or at janet_isserlis@brown.edu. Thanks. Janet Isserlis ____________________________________________________________
Janet Isserlis ____________________________________________________________ NOTICES Flash! For the teacher sharing session on Thursday, July 10, these brief articles are being reviewed: Cross-Cultural Issues in Adult ESL Literacy Classrooms, (http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/CROSS_CULTURAL.HTML) Race and Gender in Adult Education, http://coe.ohio-state.edu/cete/ericacve/docs/race-gen.htm and Adult Eduction: Social Change or Status Quo? http://coe.ohio-state.edu/cete/ericacve/docs/dig176.htm You can link to the articles at the URLs above, or contact LR/RI for hardcopies. These articles will also be discussed at meetings after July 10th.
SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Two strands of professional development activities are being offered this summer. The technology strand is open to adult educators with limited previous experience with basic computing and internet use and whose programs have, or may soon have, access to computer and internet technology. These sessions take place on Fridays (except for July 4) through August 22nd. Zach Franklin, a recent Brown graduate, will work with participants to help them develop computer literacy (how to survive and thrive with computers), and will assist practitioners in learning basic word processing skills, using the internet for email and access to the world wide web. We will also talk about our own interests as educators and as individuals (community members, parents, etc.) in addition to considering how and why to use technology in our classrooms. Sessions run from 9 to 12 on Friday mornings, with additional assistance available as-needed. If Fridays are difficult for you, and you would like to schedule alternate times to become familiar with technology, please contact LR/RI. Reading/discussion groups: On Thursdays, from 4 to 6 PM throughout the summer, I hope that you will find the time and energy to share insights and experi ences at the Swearer Center (25 George Street, Providence). You1re invited to participate in a series of informal discussions around topics and issues that you identify. I encourage you to bring articles, questions and/or issues to the group, and/ or to call me if you'd like to facilitate/participate in a session around a particular topic. (see also the articles listed above). Literacy Volunteers of Washington County are located at the Westerly Public Library at 44 Broad Street. SUMMER COURSES AT CCRI IN LINCOLN Conversation and Vocabulary: Morning classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 to 12 PM, 20 meetings, and evening classes 6:00 - 8:30, beginning July 14. Fee $125. [COMS-9000-001] Reading for the GED: Saturday, 9:00 to noon, 14 meetings, beginning July 12. Fee $65 [COMS-6200-001 ESL Citizenship: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 to noon, 30 hours. Beginning July 14. Fee $10. Citizenship Preparation: Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 to 7:00 PM, 30 hours. Beginning July 14. Fee $10. Registration information: Registration will be accepted on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 to 2:00 PM, Tuesday 12:00 to 5:00 PM, and on Saturday at 9:30 AM. All new students must take the paclement test at the time of registration. Testing and registration will be at the Office of Community Services at CCRI in Lincoln. Please plan to pay course fees by check or money order made payable to CCRI: CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Registration for Conversation and Vocabulary cannot be accepted on the first day of class so be sure to register before classes start. For more information, please call Cecilia Londono at 333-7074. (note: Spanish language copies of this information are available through LR/RI or CCRI)
CCLOW computer conference: Women_Learning The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women) will launch an open Web-based conference to explore the impact of new information and communications technologies on learning opportunities for women. The purpose of this moderated conference is to invite inpute on what the most important issues are in the areas of community and institutional access to technologies, opportunities for learning, and quality of learning, and what needs to be done to address them. This input will assist CCLOW's Technology and Women's Learning Working Group in shaping its strategy to tackle the most urgent issues this fall. The online conference will explore the following questions: 1. What is the most serious gap between women's learning and the new communications technologies? 2. What work needs to be done, and why? The conference will be open from Monday, July 7 until Sunday, August 31 and can be accessed from CCLOW's Website at http://www.nald.ca/cclow.htm (click on the Conferencing Centre) and from the NODE's site at http://node.on.ca (click on NODE Conferences). Instructions for joining the conference will be posted on both conference centre sites.
Literacy Leader Fellowship Program 1997-98 WHO: Enthusiastic, innovative, and dedicated literacy workers and adult learners who are already making a difference for literacy and are committed to continuing to do so. WHAT: A fellowship award of approximately $30,000 - $40,000 to spend up to a year working on a self-designed, innovative, individual project, with the option of spending the year [or part of the year] working at the National Institute for Literacy headquarters and taking advantage of the opportunities in Washington, DC. Priority will be given to proposals that address one or more of the following needs: Raising Public Awareness about Literacy; Expanding the Use of Technology in Literacy Programs; Improving Accountability for Literacy Programs, and Developing Leadership in Adult Learners Applications are due August 4, 1997 with awards made September 15, 1997. For more information and an application, contact Meg Young at myoung@nifl.gov or 202/632-1517, or send written requests to 800 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 200 Washington DC 20006 NOTE: Projects that request funding for the following purposes are NOT eligible for a fellowship award, and will not be considered during the competition: 1. Tuition and fees for continuing the education of the applicant where this is the sole or primary purpose of the project, 2. Planning and implementing fundraisers, and 3. General program operations and administration.
COURSE OFFERING -- LIFE ISSUES OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIABILITIES
AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS is a course being offered through Lesley
College by Special Education Professor, Dr. Aryln Roffman. This course
addresses the needs of adult learners with LD and ADD and offers practical
strategies for helping them achieve a satisfying quality of life. A case
study approach will be used to explore how these individuals live, learn,
and love. Current reasearch and revelent theories will be highlighted.
The course is recommended for administrators, educators, human service
providers, advocates, mental health professionals, adults with LD or ADD.
The course is offered in a covenvenient 2-weekend format: September 5-7,
1997 and October 31 - November 2, 1997.
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