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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.April 30, 2002 Bulletin #141
Dear Colleagues, Calls for participation, employment, funding, and conference and workshop opportunities, online and other resources. To post information, please contact LR/RI or leave a message (863-2839).
Janet Isserlis
NOTICES
Please know that all visitors to the RIDE/URI extension building can only enter from the Washington Street side of the building and must sign in and out with security there. The Westminster Street door can be used for exiting the building only. Minigrants - LR/RI minigrants, text attached. Due May 20, 200. save the date - final sharing session for 2001-2002 RI Inquiry Projects will be held on June 13th at the Ray Conference Center at Butler Hospital in Providence. Details coming soon. learning opportunities TRANSITION to COLLEGE administered by Project RIRAL
Did you know. . . College graduates can earn nearly double the wages
of high school graduates, and this income gap will only increase in the
coming years. In order for many adult literacy programs graduates
to reap these benefits and succeed in post-secondary education, they need
additional academic preparation and counseling. The New England ABE-to-College
Transition Project responds to this need by providing free college transition
services that include instruction in college level reading and writing,
algebra, college survival and study skills, time and stress management,
and educational and career counseling. Students who have transitioned to
college also receive mentoring. Transition to College has been funded
by a grant from the Nellie Mae Foundation. Project RIRAL runs their Transition
to College program in Pawtucket, Rhode Island at 175 Main Street. Anyone
who is interested in learning more about this program should contact Marie
Crecca-Romero @ 722-3100 ext. 182. Recruitment is going on
now for the August, 2002 session. Call today to sign up for Transition
to College.
Goodwill Industries of RI has received funding through Project Opportunities to provide a work-based ESL program. This class will begin on May 6th and will run from Monday -Friday from 9 - 1 at Goodwill Industries located at 100 Houghton Street, Providence, RI. It is on a bus route. Referrals to the program should be made immediately as a CASAS test must be given prior to starting the class. Due to the funding stream, referrals must be FIP beneficiaries. All inquiries and referrals should be made to Jill Sokness at (401) 861-2080 ext. 143 or Lori Norris at ext. 120. in the news April 16, 2002: NEW YORK DEMANDS EDUCATION FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS - ACORN and
allies in New York City are promoting a bill (Intro. 93), introduced by
the City Council Speaker and cosponsored by 30 Council Members that would
require the City's Human Resources Administration to conduct thorough assessments
of people's skills and goals, and use these in making work assignments;
honor people's choices to participate in education and training programs
rather than workfare, including ESL, Adult Basic Education, GED preparation,
college, and technical skills programs; and allow recipients without children
to participate in education and training. The first hearing was April 17.
ACORN members spoke in support of the bill at a recent meeting with legislators,
and demonstrated at the office of a for-profit welfare contractor on April
12. Other New York City legislation isprogressing as well, with an ACORN-backed
predatory lending bill reaching its second hearing on April 22, and an
ACORN-supported living wage bill going to its first hearing on April 23.
For more information, contact Bertha Lewis at nyacornbrkro@acorn.org or
718-246-7900.
your input is needed: Joyce Fowlkes Campbell, ESL Coordinator for the US Department of Education, is interested in learning about and sharing with others our work in ESOL practice. If you, or others you know, are working on particularly promising approaches with your adult ESOL learners, please let us know. A brief description of the context in which you work, the work you're doing and its implications for others -- how can we adapt it? what can we learn from your work? -- will be greatly appreciate. The US DOE disseminates this information on thier website; LR/RI will include your notice in upcoming bulletins and on its website as well. For more information, please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu or contact Joyce directly at joyce.campbell@ed.gov
learning opportunity: The Citizens' Law School 2002 The Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association (RITLA) is offering a new session of its popular public service program called The Citizens' Law School. This program, in its eighth year now, is designed to familiarize the general public with our civil justice system and provide an opportunity to clear up some of the confusion and uncertainty often associated with the practice of law. The Citizens' Law School deals with topics that affect everyday life such as wills and estates, divorce, employment discrimination, real estate and understanding your auto insurance policy. RITLA is offering a series of six classes, which will be taught by local attorneys and judges. We are very pleased to announce that Rhode Island Supreme Court Judge Maureen Goldberg will begin our series on April 29th. Topics this session are as follows: 1. Our Legal System in the New Millennium 2. Wills, Trusts & Probate 3. Real Estate Law 4. Law of Evidence 5. Torts and Insurance Law 6. Family Law There is a $25 fee for the series of six classes and course materials will be provided for each participant. The program is available to all Rhode Islanders regardless of age. Applications for the program can be obtained by calling Nancy Striuli at the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association at (401) 273-8820. 7:00 - 8:30 pm April 29, May 6, 13, 20, June 3, 10 Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI As a follow up to the workshop offered by Heide Spruck Wrigley , material has been added to the ELCivics page. Heide Wrigley has contributed four files to LR/RI's ELCivics page in addition to resources already posted there. The new files: (1) a curriculum unit on people and places, (a Word file), (2) a Powerpoint file :,"A Guide to Field Trips"; (3) a Feedback Sheet sheet(another Word document), and (4) strategies for implementation (Powerpoint). Heide would like you to know that you can provide feedback in a number or ways: 1. by filling in the feedback sheet electronically and attaching the document to an email to Heide email: hwrigley@aiweb.com 2. by making comments on the curriiculum file directly and attach it to an email 3. By being part of a teacher share or providing feedback to the group 4. by writing an emails that explains what you did and how it worked for you - Heide will be working on additional activities in the spring, related to student generated projects, learner inquiries into civics topics and activities related to "community mapping;" please be sure to share any great ideas you have along those lines.
ESOL sharing/discussion session will take place on Tuesday, April 30 at 2:15 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. We'll be talking about teaching listening. What's worked? What do you want to know? Been to an interesting conference? Have ideas to share? Please join us. A survey about resources for ESOL activities, developed by Debby Venator, is available online. We request that teachers complete the survey and send their responses to LR/RI as soon as possible. funding opportunities - large and less large This is the Rhode Island Foundation's busiest time of the year for
scholarships. The Foundation manages more than 80 scholarship funds,
a way Rhode Islanders love to honor their communities, high schools, colleges,
and professions. We've made it easier to learn about Foundation-managed
scholarships through a searchable directory, complete with applications
that can be downloaded. Check it out at http://www.rifoundation.org/scholar.html
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) announces another round of education reform grants in areas of social science research. PRACC is particularly interested in issues such as high classroom turnover/mobility and its disproportionate impact on low-income, minority, and farm worker students. However, other issues will be considered as well. To apply, send PRRAC a proposal outlining the planned research and methodology, the advocacy work it is designed to support, a budget, timeline, and qualifications of the researchers. Maximum grant: $10,000. No application deadline. http://www.prrac.org/grants.htm Funding Solutions for Small Nonprofit Organizations A collection of resources to help small nonprofit organizations fundraise including ways to motivate your board, sample fundraising letters, phonathon advice, and tips to improve your direct mail solicitation. http://www.nonprofit-innovations.com/ ESL web-based resources: 2002 Mini-Grant Awards Now Available! You can apply to receive one of five national Mini-Grants in the area of ESL education. The ESL Special Collection mini-grants are designed to help adult literacy teachers develop ESL curriculum for inclusion on the Special Collection web site http://www.literacynet.org/esl. We are looking for applicants in each of three categories: Web-based, student-centered curricula. These curricula utilize the interactive and multi-media features of the web to deliver instruction; Print-based, student-centered curricula that can be posted via .pdf format on the ESL Special Collection. These might include collected lesson plans, class activities around a single topic or teaching idea, etc., and learner-created or learner-organized pages linking adult ESOL learners to relevant online materials, including student writings, "virtual visits" that enable students to experience a distant location via the web, student-created resource pages, etc. deadline for submissions: June 21. The mini-grants are payable to the recipient's education program, and are to be used to directly advance the project being developed by the recipient. Mini-grant recipients will receive ongoing developmental and technical support from the ESL Special Collection Development Partners. Rhode Island Special Interest Group of MATSOL The Rhode Island SIG is a group of professionals in ESOL and Bilingual Education organizing under the auspices of MATSOL, in order to meet the professional needs in the field in Rhode Island. Our purpose is to recruit ESOL and Bilingual Education professionals in Adult ESOL, Higher Ed, Workplace Ed, Elementary, Secondary, and Low-Incidence programs serving English Language Learners in Rhode Island, to determine advocacy and professional development needs. If you are interested in joining or learning more about the Rhode Island Special Interest Group of MATSOL, you can contact Jenifer Giroux by e-mail jgiroux@ric.edu or at 456-8794. and You are invited to attend MATSOL's 30th Birthday Celebration on May 3 at the Dreams of Freedom Museum, One Milk Street in Boston 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Admission $30 Short Celebratory Program - Free Tours of the Museum, reception, jazz band, Silent Auction. Contact MATSOL Office for Tickets. Phone (617) 242 1756 Fax (617) 886 6056 Directions: http://www.dreamsoffreedom.org/visitdir.html volunteer opportunity English for Action (EFA) is a new non-profit organization based in the neighborhood of Olneyville in Providence, RI. Our mission is to create innovative educational programs that positively impact immigrant neighborhoods. We empower learners and educators to use language as the basis of building stronger communities and bringing about social change. We are currently seeking applicants to fill approximately ten positions for volunteer ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) facilitator and OurSchool youth mentor for our Fall 2002 semester (September 17 -December 15). Volunteers must be able to commit 5-15 hours a week of teaching, planning and meeting time. Federal work-study students may be eligible to receive salaries. Because of the limited number of positions, and the need to hire volunteers quickly in order to schedule fall training sessions, the initial application is due by Wednesday, May 15th. To request an application, or to receive further information, please contact Adriana Young via email englishforaction@hotmail.com, phone 521.3698.
employment opportunities Tutor needed, one hour weekly on Saturdays, for a 5-year-old girl needing assistance with language arts, reading and math concepts. This is not a volunteer position; please call 732-6951 for more information.
Rhode Island Community Jobs (RICOMJOB) is a public e-mail announcement list that seeks to raise the profile of meaningful work in Rhode Island by helping non-profit and public interest employers publicize openings effectively. Anyone seeking a job that makes a difference in Rhode Island can join the list. Any non-profit, government or private sector employer advertising a paid position related to the public interest or community concerns can post a free job listing. Positions must be paid but may be part-time, full-time or temporary. To join the list as a job seeker or to post a job as an employer go to: http://www.ricommunityjobs.org Rhode Island Community Jobs is supported by the Swearer Center for Public
Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact.
If you have questions about this service, please contact us at ricomjob@brown.edu
online / resources The Spring 2002 ERIC File, newsletter of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, is available at http://ericacve.org/ericfile.asp. You can also get a PDF or paper copy by sending a request to ericacve@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu. Two new major publications are also available on the website in PDF or can be ordered in paper copy from CETE Publications. Full order information is available on the website. - Judy Wagner wagner.6@osu.edu Critical Perspectives on Mentoring: Trends and Issues http://ericacve.org/majorpubs2.asp?ID=29 by Vivian Mott, Andrea Ellinger, Talmadge Guy, and Catherine A. Hansman explores emerging viewpoints, issues, and trends related to mentoring and adult learning. The authors adopt a critical perspective intended to develop an understanding of mentoring's potential to enhance as well as hinder learning in adulthood. A Decade of Family Literacy: Programs, Outcomes, and the Futurehttp://ericacve.org/majorpubs2.asp?ID=30 by Nancy Padak, Connie Sapin, and Dianna Baycich reviews and synthesizes reports about family literacy programs and practices, focusing on outcomes for adult learners. The emphasis is on resources available in the ERIC database from 1990 to the present. Send your requests for The ERIC File to ericacve@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu--not back to the listserv. TESOL professionals interested in working with technology: May 13
- June 10
from Thursday notes, April 18, 2002 DOL to Hold Public Forums on Reauthorization - The Department of Labor has scheduled nine public forums nationwide seeking comment on reauthorization of WIA Title I. One issue under discussion will be how to better articulate Title I with other programs, including adult education. For a list of forum locations and an online registration form see http://usworkforce.org/reauthorization/forums.asp If you can't participate in one of the forums, you may give DOL comments at http://www.usworkforce.org/reauthorization or fax them to 202/693-3229 by June 30. New Grants For CTCs Coming Soon : the announcement of new, $15M Community Technology Centers (CTC) competition will appear in the Federal Register later this spring. The program helps eligible applicants create or expand centers to provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban or rural communities access to technology and training to use it. This year's competition for 1-year grants will feature a special emphasis on accountability, measurable outcomes and research-based approaches. More at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/CTC/index.html send questions to ctc@ed.gov What Helps Welfare Clients Stay on the Job? A new study of clients transitioning from welfare to work says that the reasons they stick with their jobs have more to do with job characteristics than client characteristics. Jobs that pay well and offer good benefits are more likely to retain workers. The study recommends transitions be "demand led," by employers rather than led by the "supply side," providers of clients. The Jobs for the Future study suggests that local Workforce Investment Boards "organize" delivery of these services and connect them to employers on a regional basis. See http://www.jff.org and click What's New, click Edition 13 of Newswire, click item 5.
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html e-literacy: The National Institute for Literacy's electronic newsletter is online (new and archived issues) at http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/eliteracy/archive.html NIFL also maintains an online calendar of events at http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi The March issue of e-literacy is available at: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/eliteracy/02_03_01.html
search LR/RI - the search function at http://www.brown.edu/lrri has been improved so that the LR/RI website is now searchable. Please try it. Let me know what you think.. Thanks to Bill Dennen at Brown for his assistance in getting it to work. Free education publications are available from ED Pubs, the U.S. Department of Education's Publications Center. To order free books, brochures, videos, and more, visit the ED Pubs Web site (http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp) or call ED Pubs toll-free at 877/433-7827.
Call For Articles theme: the Change Agent Expressing Ourselves - Creating Change Educators and Adult Learners: We are looking for lessons, activities, and student writings about the connection between creativity and social change. Some questions to think about: How can we develop our creativity so we can be better agents of change? What is the connection between personal growth (change, transformation) and social change? How can art, movement, writing, music, etc. help us express ourselves? What happens to us and others when we do this? What activities have you used in the classroom to help students give voice to their interior world? Articles must be received by May 6, 2002. All articles will be considered. Final decisions are made by The Change Agent Editorial Board. Please send material (by email or PC disk) to: Angela Orlando, World Education, 44 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210 phone: (617) 482-9485 fax: (617) 482-0617 email: aorlando@worlded.org Call for Papers: Women and Literacy Edited by Mev Miller Women's Studies Quarterly is the leading journal on teaching in womenís studies. Thematic issues feature material for specialists and generalists alike, including the most recent scholarship available in jargon-free language; classroom aids such as course syllabi; discussions of strategies for teaching; and up-to-date, complete bibliographies as well as hard-to-find or never-before-published documents and literary materials. Intersections of race and class with gender are of special concern, as are international perspectives. The Quarterly seeks writing for a December, 2003 issue on Women and Literacy. Cross-cultural and international in scope, this issue seeks to include a selection of essays from practitioners in the fields of literacy and adult education as well as from women's studies. Contributions made by literacy practitioners co-authored with women learners or authored by women learners are especially encouraged. This issue encourages writings in a variety of genres, e.g., memoir, personal essays, collections of student writings. Essays may be both reflective of actual practice or theoretical issues. Contributors are asked to include a brief description of your experience in the literacy field. For the purposes of this issue, "women and literacy" pertains to the
concerns and issues for adult women learners (18+ years of age) who have
pre-basic or limited reading/writing skills in predominately print-based
cultures. This issue seeks to heighten the awareness of womenís studies
academics and feminist educators to the issues of literacy for adult women.
It also strives to explore beyond functional definitions of literacy. Questions
to be addressed may include: What are your definitions of "literacy"?
LR/RI website: a shortcut. The URL for Literacy Resources/RI's website has not changed; you can now get to it more quickly by using this new address: http://www.brown.edu/lrri/ -- with thanks to Kath Connolly and Bill Dennen at Brown University for making it so. conferences and workshops - conferences and workshops are listed chronologically and are updated with each bulletin TESOL 2003 - call for proposalss - due MAY 1/02 http://www.tesol.org COABE May 6 - 11, 2002, Charleston, South Carolina - http://www.coabe2002.org/ call for proposals: MATSOL annual conference, October - proposals due 5/15. http://www.matsol.org/ Learning Disabilities Conference - May 16th, CCRI. Addressing Unique Issues Registration: $10 non-refundable registration fee includes materials, lunch and refreshments. Pre-registration is required. Submit one registration form for each individual attending. Faxed registration MUST include a purchase order number. Registration deadline is May 3, 2002 and space is limited. Registration confirmation will be sent to all registrants by May 10, 2002. For questions, contact Mary Anne Pallack, Training and Publications Coordinator, at (401) 456-8072 (V) or 456-8150 (TT). download text here. Cancer, Culture and Literacy: Developing effective communication strategies to reduce health disparities May 16-18, Clearwater Beach, Florida. http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/Promotions/ccl 10th Annual Conference on Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities - May 23, Hartford Marriott Hotel, Famington, CT http://www.crec.org/atdn/workshops/ldconf.shtml 22nd Annual National Conference National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans Strengthening America Through Diverse Southeast Asian American Traditions, Quality Education and Community Empowerment. May 23-25, 2002 (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota information: Dr. Samlong Inthaly: 651-592-4544, Mr. Dinh Vanlo: 515-242-7784 or Email: NAFEA2002@aol.com To make hotel reservations, call 1-800-637-7453 and identify yourself as NAFEA by May 2nd, 2002 to guarantee the special group rate at $105/night. Laubach Literacy Action Biennial Conference will be held in San Diego May 30 - June 1, 2002. http://www.laubach.org/USProgram/Juneconf.html PRE-CONFERENCE ON LITERACY AND RACISM at the Laubach Literacy and Literacy Volunteers of America. 2002 JOINT National Conference May 28 - June 1 Making Your Literacy Services More Effective: Addressing the Impact of Race and Racism - Participants will gain a common understanding, language, and analysis of race, culture, and racism that will help them build effective relationships with students and increase community support for literacy. The 1-1/2-day workshop will speak to the challenge of being truly student- and community-centered, explore implications for tutor training, and provide resources and tools to assess your organization's cultural competence. The preconference includes an evening meal with cultural sharing among participants and members of the San Diego literacy community. This preconference builds on over five years of conversations, collaborations, and training among a variety of literacy professionals and organizations, including the American Library Association Office of Literacy and Outreach Services, Laubach Literacy Action, Literacy Volunteers of America, Literacy South, South Central Literacy Action, and YMCA Educational Services (New Orleans, LA). Presenters: Lou Johnson, Executive Director of YES! (New Orleans) (504) 566-7323 Doug Anderson, Program Director of YES! (New Orleans) (504) 566-7323 Margery Freeman, Consultant & LLA Steering Comm. Member (504) 482-0334 Mark Cass, LLA Program Management Coordinator (315) 422-9121 Pre-conference ESTIMATED costs: $180.00 To receive registration information, e-mail info@laubach.org. Conference Contact info: Marty Kuppinger, Conference Coordinator 315-422-9121, Ext. 352 Different Voices, Common Quest: Adult Literacy & Outreach in Libraries June 13 - 14, Atlanta, Georgia The 1-1/2 day resource-intensive staff development pre-conference session is designed for staff seeking effective service delivery strategies that promise to expand and enrich outreach Services in libraries. Conferees will learn, contribute, evaluate and develop new strategies, celebrating the impact of library outreach in local communities in this outcome-focused training opportunity. To register go to https://cs.ala.org/annual/2002/ for preconference "ALA-AL1" on the registration form. Information: contact the American Library Association's Office for Literacy & Outreach Services (OLOS) at 800-545-2433 #4294 or email: olos@ala.org .. The League for Innovation is accepting proposals for the 2002 Conference on Information Technology, November 17-20, Long Beach, CA. Join your colleagues in this learning community to discover how information technology is transforming educational and social enterprises. The conference appears to be aimed primarily at community and two-year colleges, which means it could have implications for adult education generally. http://www.league.org/2002cit/index.html
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2002/call2002i.html 21st Annual Conference May 30-31 & June 1, 2002 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education University of Toronto Adult Education and the contested terrain of public policy: Different Voices, Common Quest: Adult Literacy & Outreach in Libraries June 13 - 14, 2002 Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia The 1-1/2 day resource-intensive staff development preconference session is designed for staff seeking effective service delivery strategies that promise to expand and enrich outreach Services in libraries. Conferees will learn, contribute, evaluate and develop new strategies, celebrating the impact of library outreach in local communities in this outcome-focused training opportunity. Library Outreach Service areas covered: Adult Literacy, People with disabilities, Mobile libraries, Immigrant populations, Poor and homeless, People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered, Rural library communities, Academic institutions Senior and people who are homebound, School libraries To register go to https://cs.ala.org/annual/2002/ for preconference ALA-AL1 on the registration form. For more information contact the American Library Association's Office for Literacy & Outreach Services (OLOS) at 800-545-2433 #4294 or email: olos@ala.org . Rhode Island's 4th Annual Partnerships to Employment Conference October 21, 2002: Call for Presenters and Exhibitors. The Conference Planning Committee welcomes proposals for workshop presenters and exhibitors in the following areas: job matching, overcoming barriers, transitioning from school to career, assistive technology ADA, career development, self-advocacy and human resources. Submission deadline is May 31, 2002. http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/Abstract.pdf
Heritage Languages in America: Second National Conference Washington, D.C. October 18-20, 2002 The first day of the conference will be an invitational research symposium at the University of Maryland,. The final 2 days will be a public meeting in Tysons Corner, VA. http://www.cal.org/heritage Joshua Fishman, Yeshiva and Stanford Universities from previous bulletins: REMINDERS, RESOURCES: Stop the Hate, http://www.stopthehate.net/index1.htm - provides numerous resources of value to anyone working in adult education, community development and/or hoping to consider viable ways in which to approach social change. Language and Literacy is a Canadian on-line journal for educators interested in a broad range of literacy issues encompassing research and teaching in multimedia, print, and oracy. Available at http://educ.queensu.ca/~landl/ list servs: LR/RI listserv: As some of you know, Literacy Resources has a list serv - an email discussion group available to anyone with access to email in the state (or beyond, as interest warrants). To learn more about the list, or to subscribe, please send an email message to janet_isserlis@brown.edu. To date, about 30 people have joined the list. Its purpose is to provide a forum for local educators to discuss policy, practice, resources, issues and news related to our work with one another. Unlike the bulletin, which arrives as email, the list is interactive - when you respond to message from the discussion list, everyone else on the list receives your message -- and the conversation, we hope, continues and grows. VALUE e-list: VALUE has established a valuelearners mailing for email users, hosted by the Western/Pacific Literacy Network, part of the National Institute for Literacy Information and Communication Network System (LINCS). This "e-list" is a way for adult learners who are members of VALUE to communicate with each other. Only adult learners who are members of VALUE can subscribe to this e-list. VALUE is the national organization for adult learners (current or former participants in adult basic skills programs) in the United States. VALUE provides training and other supports to adult learners who want to be more effective leaders in their education programs, communities, and states. This e-list is being managed by members of VALUE's Communications Committee. Subscribers are encouraged to communicate about information, ideas, questions, or problems of interest to them. If you are a member of VALUE and need help subscribing, please contact LR/RI. If you're not a member, but would like to become one, contact LR/RI or visit the VALUE website at http://literacynet.org/value.
Professional development initiative: In 1998, I spent time at the RI Dislocated Worker Program, facilitating classes for teachers there so that they could have an opportunity to observe one another's classes and to reflect on their learning and teaching. (The full text of their reflections is available on the LR/RI web site at Writing from the Field - or contact LR/RI for a hard copy). Please let me know if you would like to participate in this process of professional development. All that's required is your willingness to share your reflections about the observation/learning process for others. I hope to build a block of writing and thinking about this and other forms of our own professional development both through the bulletin and the web site.
Please contact LR/RI if you have information, questions or announcements to share with adult educators in Rhode Island. Bulletins go out at least twice a month; more frequently when there's more to share. To submit information for the next bulletin, please contact LR/RI by phone (401-863-2839), mail (PO Box 1974, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912) or email. back to LR/RI home |
