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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.February 18, 2004 Bulletin #178
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 (401-863-2839). I'll be out of the office from December 24th through January 6th, but will check email and phone messages regularly. Greetings of the season. All hope and wishes for good health, happiness, kindness, equitable distribution of resources, and peace
Janet Isserlis
NOTICES
Maintain support for the National Institute for Literacy, the only federal agency dedicated to adult literacy and language learning. If you've used the LINCS website, participated in any of its lists, etc., please make your voice heard: TELL US HOW YOU USE LINCS mailto:lincs@nifl.gov . Send email to :lincs@nifl.gov National Institute for Literacy, LINCS http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/ To learn more about the critical effort to preserve NIFL, go to http://savenifl.org/. ESOL share Tuesday, February 24 at 2:0 PM at Genesis Center, 620 Potters Ave, Providence. focus: when tensions exist between mandated outcomes and what students and teachers believe needs to occur in classroom and across programs. research share March 4 at 2:00 PM at Genesis Center, 620 Potters Ave, Providence. Open to all. To read about current projects, see http://www.brown.edu/lrri/research,html Parents of Providence School Students: Do you know what your child is learning in math - Come to a Workshop where you will learn about Providence's Math Program "Investigations" What is my child learning in class? How can I support my child at home? Workshops will be held at various community library branches starting at 6:00 pm: Thurs, Feb. 26 at South Providence, 441 Prairie Ave. and Wed, March 3at Rochambeau, 708 Hope St. Please RSVP by calling Janet Pichardo at 278-0578. Space is limited so call as soon as possible. Spanish Translation and childcare will be provided. Adult Education and Literacy System Action Plan - read about it, get involved: This web site will be used to share meeting dates, agendas, and minutes for all teams, allowing all interested parties to particpate, show up, or follow the process. http://www.ripolicy.org/literacy/ Governor Carcieri created the Adult Literacy Task Force to develop an integrated, high-quality adult literacy system. The Task Force has embarked on a participatory planning process that will draw in the expertise of the adult education community in the state and draw on best-practices nationally to envision a system to better meet the needs of Rhode Islanders. Expanding opportunities for adults without the literacy skills to access good jobs or higher education now has the direct involvement of the Governor. This creates a long-awaited window of opportunity to do the difficult work of system building. The Governor and the General Assembly stepped up to the plate and delivered $1.4 million in new state money for adult literacy as part of the 2003 Jobs Initiative and the Governor created the task force. Teacher Training Workshop Series: Phonics Instruction Through funding made available from the Governor's Adult Literacy Task Force, The Genesis Center will present a series of six workshops providing an overview of the sound/symbol system of English and a framework for teaching phonics in ESOL classrooms. The presenter for the workshops will be Sandra Jacobi, who has an extensive background in ESOL and phonics instruction and is a certified Wilson Reading instructor. The following topics will be covered in the series: - the six syllable types of English - adapting existing phonics programs to the ESOL learner - building fluency in beginning readers - reading problems and remediation in ESOL - methods, materials, and the research behind them.Ý The workshops will be held on a biweekly basis on Thursday afternoons
from 3:00 to 4:30 PM beginning February 26th. The dates are Feb.
26th , March 11th , March 25th , April 8th , April 29th (note that
this is a 3-week span) and May 13th. The workshops will be held at The
Genesis Center. Participation is open to 15 Rhode Island adult education
practitioners who are currently teaching an intermediate or higher level
ESOL class full or part time. Participants must commit to attending the
full series and will be paid a stipend of $30 pe session. For more
information or to register for the workshop series, call DeeDee Messinger
at 781-6110.
Jonathan Demme's film The Agronomist a portrait of Jean Dominique, famous Haitian journalist and human rights activist at the Cable Car Cinema 204 South Main St, Providence, February 21and 22 at 1 pm tickets $10 Haitian brunch Sunday at 11 am ($5) call for reservations and information 401-351-3472 Tickets available at The Peaceable Kingdom 116 Ives Street (Tuesday- Saturday, 11am -6 pm) sponsored by FONKOZE RI raising support and funds for FONKOZE, Haiti's Alternative Bank for the Organized Poor http://www.fonkoze.org/ State Adult Education Conference - Thursday, April 22, 2004. To register for the conference, please contact LR/RI (401) 863-2839, or email janet_isserlis@brown.edu.. The registration fee is $20 per person, and scholarships are available. http://www.brown.edu/lrri/conference04.html Black History Month Programs Film Discussion Series: "The Sixties: America's Decade of Crisis and Change" PPL's ongoing community events calendar is available at http://www.provlib.org/community/events/calendar/current.htm View our News & Events page at http://www.provlib.org/community/community.htm February events at Providence Public libraries http://www.provlib.org/press/newsletterfeb/february.html
The Children's Museum is open for free on the first Sunday of each month. Families can play, learn and have fun together in the Museum's hands-on exhibits, all free of charge. This is sponsored by CVS/Pharmacy.Ý For more information call 401-273-KIDS. Held at 100 South Street, Providence. What is the mission of community colleges? Bush plan for community colleges: training ground for low-wage jobs, By Charles Bogel 7 February 2004Ý http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/feb2004/coll-f07.shtml Knowing the important functions community colleges serve, particularly for students needing time to transition into a full four-year post secondary program, what happens when community colleges cease to be centers of learning, but instead become providers of narrowly focused job training? What do you think?Ý Resource available: The Institute for Labor Studies has produced a video (also DVD) that you can have for free on the topic of Freedom at Work. This was part of a project partially funded by the RI Council on the Humanities. The video is 12 minutes in length and is divided into 4 three-minute sections to be used for discussion. The segment topics are: What Does Freedom in the Workplace Mean? Is there Freedom in the Workplace? How can we get Freedom at Work? Who is Responsible for Seeing that there is Freedom at Work? There is also a study/discussion guide on the subject that is available for free. We think that this will lead to interesting discussions with your students on their rights and responsibilities at work. You can order the free video or DVD and study guide by responding to this e- mail with your address. Also, you can watch the video on cable TV, Channel 14, on February 24, at 7:00 p.m., February 26 at 8:00 p.m. and February 28 at 5:00 p.m. For more information, call 401-463-9900 or see http://www.rilaborinstitute.org.ÝÝÝÝ From Moving Ideas News for 02-04 to 2004-02-11 http://movingideas.c.tep1.com/maabV1Paa4jLpb44rKKb/ "President's Budget: Impact on States" From: NATIONAL PRIORITIES PROJECT A state-by-state breakdown showing what each state would lose in federal funding under President Bush's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2005. It offers additional state data on the "job gap", personal bankruptcy rates and the cost of the deficit to the average taxpayer, all in the context of President Bush's aim to make his tax cuts permanent and increase military spending.Ý http://movingideas.c.tep1.com/maabV1Paa4iH4b44rKKb/ "Providing Comprehensive, Integrated Social Services to Vulnerable Children and Families: Are There Legal Barriers at the Federal Level to Moving Forward?" From: CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY Rutledge Q. Hutson Over the past several years, social service providers have increasingly recognized that families seeking assistance often face multiple, complex needs and that they require the services of more than one program.Ý http://movingideas.c.tep1.com/maabV1Paa4j3Eb44rKKb/ From Silja Kallenbach: The New England Literacy Resource Center is launching a non-partisan, Voter Education, Registration, and Action 2004Campaign (VERA 04) aimed at adult literacy learners and program staff in the New England states. Our goal is to educate adult learners about voting and the topical electoral issues, and mobilize them to vote in the 2004 elections. We would like to offer some of the resources we are developing to any state or region from outside of New England that is interested in helping adult literacy (ESOL ABE,GED, EDP etc.) programs prepare adult learners to vote in the 2004 elections. Specifically, the March 2004 issue of our Change Agent paper will be focused on "Voting in the 2004 Elections." This edition will not feature specific candidates for office, but it will cover topics such as: - Why vote? Examples of when a handful of votes mattered greatly - Questions to ask and steps to take in picking the candidate that best represents you - How to evaluate campaign ads and read election literature critically - Historical perspectives on voting - Student narratives of their experiences with voting - Sections on five hot issues in the presidential elections: jobs and the economy, health care, money and politics, security and civil liberties. Most articles will include learning activities to develop adult learners' reading, writing, math and critical thinking skills. If you are interested in replicating our VERA campaign check out www.nelrc.org/VERA for more information. We can make the following resources available to you so you don't have to start from scratch: - "Join The VERA 04 Campaign" flyer as a PageMaker file that can be modified easily for different state contexts by states. - "Preparing Adult Learners to Vote in the 2004 Elections" workshop outline will be available on http://www.nelrc.org/VERA web site by March 2004. NELRC is also providing training-of-trainers workshops for professional development providers and interested practitioners from around New England on using this issue of The Change Agent in instruction. Other states are most welcome to use and adapt our outlines to promote this issue of The Change Agent and adult learner voting. We may be able to make our online VERA registration on Zoomerang available to you. Call me to discuss specifics.I hope many of you will join the New England states to get the vote out this year. Call for papers: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education Special topic issue: Queer inquiry in language education Guest editor: Cynthia D. Nelson (cynthia.nelson@uts.edu.au) The Journal of Language, Identity and Education is seeking submissions for a special topic issue that examines sexual identities within language education (or language-in-education) contexts. Abstracts due March 1. For more information please contact LR/RI.
Heating assistance:Ý If you know someone who is without heat service, please have them call ACORN right away at 780-0500, so we can give them the information they need to enroll in the assistance program. learning opportunities ASTHMA WORKSHOP AND ESOL LESSON This workshop fuses key, simple vocabulary and grammar into a lesson-like format tailored for ESOL learners. The workshop is one to one and a half hours long, and includes information about the main characteristics of asthma, its symptoms and triggers. Through a participatory and interactive environment, learners not only become aware of basic information relating to asthma, but they also learn English. This workshop can also include data on how asthma affects Latinos, and local community resources where they offer bilingual help. The workshop is free of cost and its language is applicable to all levels. This is a workshop that could easily be integrated into a health unit or delivered as an isolated informative session and lesson. If you and your learners would like to schedule a workshop, please feel free to contact me via e-mail or by phone. Thank you. Erick Garcia, ESOL Facilitator, American Lung Association, 401.935.8736 erickdgarcia@hotmail.com Openings: HRIC English for Work Program - In this program high level ESL students learn the procedure for finding a job in the United States or improving their skills at the job they currently possess. Students work on office, computer, and communication skills which will enhance their workplace skills. They develop a portfolio towards applying for a job including a resume, cover letter and writing samples. All students participate in an internship during their time in class which is geared towards their career goals. Whether a student is interested in enhancing their current job skills, finding a new and better job, or going on for further training, they receive individual case management which will further that goal. Program Info: International Institute, 645 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. Elizabeth Jardine 784-8604 ejardine@iiri.org, Lauren Melucci 784-8609 lmelucci@iiri.org, Carmen Torres-Cabrera 784-8605Ý ctorrescabrera@iiri.org February 23 - June 25. funding opportunities - large and less large financial education American Express Economic Independence Fund - Support for Financial Literacy Programs Deadline: March 5. The American Express Foundation will fund financial literacy and education projects as part of the American Express Economic Independence Fund. The fund is being administered jointly with the National Endowment for Financial Education. The program is designed to support the delivery of financial literacy education to underserved adult segments of society, including the newly employed, young workers, individuals moving from welfare to work, and immigrants. Previous Economic Independence Fund grants have been awarded to organizations whose clients include people with disabilities; homeless people; victims of domestic violence; Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Hmong communities; women; prison releasees; small business entrepreneurs; new homeowners; military personnel; senior citizens; individuals enrolled in employment training, small business development, or microlending programs; and staff who counsel underserved populations. Grant amounts range between $15,000 and $30,000. Any US nonprofit organization designated as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS whose clients are representative of the underserved audiences targeted by the fund and who would benefit from financial literacy education is eligible to apply. The focus is on organizations operating at the community/county level that may or may not have affiliations with state, regional, and national groups. Multi-organizational partnerships are also acceptable;for guidelines and application materials.: http://www.nefe.org/amexeconfundrfp/aeeif2004rfp.html For additional RFPs in Human Services, visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_human_services.jhtml The UPS Foundation funds volunteer management, hunger and literacy efforts. http://www.community.ups.com/community/philanthropy/focus/main.html. The federal government's new one stop grant site: http://www.grants.gov/
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/ The Coalition of African, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAELII) is pleased to announce that a free 20-lesson curriculum is now available for download. These lessons were suggested and tested by teachers at the CAAELII Coalition
of 20 community based organizations serving immigrants and refugees in
Chicago. Developed under a grant from the Illinois Community College
Board, they are aimed at students in EL/Civics classes who want to become
more active and involved members of their community. The lessons
include: Identifying your Elected Representatives, Writing a Letter to
your Elected Representative. Calling your Elected Representative, Dealing
with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) Crime and
U.S. Citizenship, Getting Legal Status: An Overview,Sponsoring Relatives
for a Green Card, Understanding Funding for ESL and Citizenship Classes.How
a Bill Becomes a Law, The Bill of Rights and the Amendments that Guarantee
Voting Rights, What to Do if You're Stopped or Questioned by the Police
Using the Internet for Lesson Plans and as a Resource in the Classroom,
EL/Civics Internet Resource Guide, Domestic Violence, Voting and Voting
Rights, Elections,The Citizenship Interview (Parts 1-7) and Dictionary
The Citizenship Interview (Parts 8-10) and Practice Interview To download
one or all of the lessons go to the CAAELII web site at http://www.caaelii.org/
and click on the English Language, Civics and Citizenship Teacher's Toolbox.
Also available for free download at the CAAELII site is the Active Citizens
Technology in Our Neighborhood (ACTION) Curriculum, easy language lessons
for beginning computer users. For more information or for questions, contact
Khem@caaelii.org .
employment opportunities
Mentor, Inc. d/b/a has an opening for a worksite ESOL class in northern Rhode Island. Classes meet two days per week from 8am - 10am. Interested applicants may contact Pat Bellart at patriral@ids.net; fax 401 762-3841. Substitute list: if you would like your name added to the list, please see contact LR/RI. The list needs to be updated so that it can function more usefully for teachers and programs hoping to work with them. (http://www.brown.edu/lrri/sub.html) 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 Second Language Acquisition: From Research To Practice, by Donna Moss and Lauren Ross-Feldman, is now available from the The National Center for ESL Literacy Education. The brief details research about motivating learners, the value of learner-to- learner interaction, when and how to focus on form in the language classroom, and ways to develop vocabulary. As well, the brief discusses ways to apply these findings to adult ESL instructional practice. Available at http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/SLA.htm . Research on Professional Development: How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education Full Research Report. Details findings from NCSALL's Professional Development Study. The Study investigated how practitioners change as a result of participating in one of three models of professional development and which factors are most important in influencing change. This report features a lengthy literature review of research conducted to date on teachers' professional development. http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report25.pdf Report Summary An abbreviated version of the full report, this summary provides an overview of the Study's methods, and highlights key findings and recommendations. http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report25a.pdf The Characteristics and Concerns of Adult Basic Education Teachers Full Report.Based on data gathered for the study on How Teachers Change, this in-depth exploration documents what is commonly known, but not well researched, about adult basic education teachers, including the challenges they face, the training and preparation they receive, and the conditions in which they work. http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report26.pdfÝ Survey and Methodology for Assessing Adult Basic Education Teachers' Characteristics and Concerns Survey Instrument. Developed by NCSALL Researchers for the Professional Development Study, this instrument is one example of a questionnaire that states or organizations could use to learn more about the teachers working for them. Available at:Ý http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/research/report26_survey.pdf NCSALL Study Circle Guides provide facilitators with the information
and materials needed to carry out a study circle. A study circle is a useful
professional development methodology not unlike a book club.
Program Quality Indicators for Adult Education Programs, Program Quality Indicators for Volunteer Literacy Programs and Program Quality Indicators for TANF Agencies - all edited by Donna S. ShermanReviewed by over forty practitioners and based on the Bridges to Practice Indicators of High Quality Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities, these program quality indicators can be used to plan for long-term program improvement in serving adults with learning disabilities. Use these program quality indicators with the Bridges to Practice guidebooks and training. Requests for copies of the indicators should be addressed to Kaye Beall at kbeall@proliteracy.org. PDF versions of the documents available online at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/ld.html; word versions available upon request. Ý - vision, literacy and practice: adult educators' mini-grant projects addressing issues of vision and adult learning - projects undertaken during Bridging the Gap - literacy and low vision workshops held in December.Ý http://www.brown.edu/lrri/afb.html (and also linked to LR/RI's dis/abilities page.) - YouthBuild USA Learning Network has links to Web sites and full-text documents, and which includes a section on "Authentic Materials/Engaged Learning/Constructivism/Contextual Learning/Project-based Learning." http://www.youthbuild.org/learningnetwork/professionaldev.html
From David J. Rosen, EBAE Discussion List Moderator From late October to early December I moderated an online discussion about a National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) paper, "Establishing an Evidence-based Adult Education System." More than 200 adult literacy educators from across North America joined in. The purpose of the work group was "to have a thoughtful conversation about establishing an Evidence-based Adult Education System" in the United States. Messages, from practitioners and researchers, were posted in response to three sets of questions. A second discussion will take place from late January into February, 2004. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for a broad range of adult literacy education practitioners, researchers and others to read, react to, and add to the first discussion. A synthesis of the first discussion is online at http://www.alri.org/Rosen/ebae.htm. The NCSALL paper can be downloaded from http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/research/occas.htm
. Subscribers to the new discussion will want to read the paper and the
synthesis of the first discussion. To subscribe to this discussion list
("listserv") go to: http://lists.literacytent.org/mailman/listinfo/ebae,
and scroll down the page.
The National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)'s Web resource collection:
Providence Community Resource Network (PCRN) http://www.provplan.org/pcrn Spanish language version of PCRN is up and running. You can access the site from the PCRN home page, http://www.provplan.org/pcrn, or go straight to http://www.provplan.org/pcrnespa. The Web pages, online instructions, and the content of the database have all been translated. Civics 101 - website of the RI Secretary of State, at http://www.rules.state.ri.us/civics_101/; a high school curriculum that may be adaptable for adult learners and/or useful for initiating critical reflection about citizenship and communities. .The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women has placed many of its critical resources on women and literacy online. To access these materials at Search CCLOW - http://www.nald.ca/cclow/search/ - or contact LR/RI for more information.Ý conferences and workshops - conferences and workshops are listed chronologically and are updated with each bulletin
Rhode Island - Training/events around employment issues for people with disabilities http://www.ric.edu/uap/training.html National Assosication for Adult with Learning Needs (NAASLN) 2004 conference Embracing Dialog for Improved Services: Authentic Conversations Leading to Actions March 7 - 9, Tampa, FL Register or Download Conference Brochure at http://www.naasln.org Sharing Skills - Building Connections: A conference for workforce development professionals, particularly frontline and management staff providing education and training services. Wednesday, March 10 at the Worcester Centrum Centre. Early registration discount til February 16. Program and registration information available at http://www.cedac.org/ or call Rachel Ennis at 617-727-5944 x 101 or email: rennis@cedac.org. Strong Programs, Strong Families - Excellence Through Professional Development - Early The 2004 National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida, March 1- information at the National Center for Family Literacy Web site at http://www.famlit.org. FAMILY LITERACY ALLIANCE (FLA) FORUM AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE - Don't forget the FLA Forum scheduled at the national conference on February 29, from 5:00-8:00 pm. This will be an opportunity to get together with other FLA members before the conference begins. Sharon Darling will be guest speaker for the evening. Forum details and registration information are in the conference registration form (also online). The FLA Forum, for FLA members only, has a registration fee of $25. For information about the FLA Forum, call Ann Reynolds, NCFL Outreach Coordinator (502) 584-1133 x 149 or email tareynolds@famlit.org. The First Binational Symposium of Education Researchers March 12 and 13, 2004 Mexico City, Mexico http://simposio.asu.edu Information can be obtained from: Southwest Center for Eduation Equity and Language Diversity Arizona State University PO Box 871511 Tempe, AZ 85287-1511 The theme of Mexican immigrant student dropouts in U.S. schools (K-12), under-education in Mexico, and the relationship between the two. Both qualitative and quantitative studies will be accepted. Some of the researchers involved in this effort are special education researchers. Tanya Shuy email: tshuy@nifl.gov Building Learning Communities Engaged in Social Change, A Conversation for Activists and Educators, March 26-28, Gary Indiana. bell hooks is the keynote speaker. The conference marks 10 years of success of swingshift college and offers an opportunity for international dialogue on adult and worker education for social change. See the brochure at http://www.iun.edu/~swingnw/conference%20brochure.pdf For information call 219 981-4259 or 219 980-6835. More about swingshift college http://www.iun.edu/~swingnw/whatisswingshiftcollege.shtml WE LEARN - Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network - First Annual (Net)Working Conference - Women, Literacy, Resources Saturday, March 27, 9:00 - 4:30, Clark Technology Center, Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, MA - open to learners, teachers, tutors...anyone interested in women's literacy issues. Information and Registration: http://www.litwomen.org/welearn.html - Collaboration with The Change Agent for a special issue on Women and Literacy - call for articles: http://www.litwomen.org/tca.htmlÝ Adult Learners and Educators: We are looking for student writings, lessons, activities and reflections addressing the theme of women and literacy. Questions for students and teachers to think about: How does being a woman affect your education? What are literacy issues for women? How is literacy defined for women? What do you think women's literacy means? What important social/political issues affect women adult learners? How are those issues connected to literacy and women's access to basic education?Do learners have access to information on women's issues? How? What happens when gender issues come up in class or in a tutoring session? How do you use women-centered materials in your classes? What does feminism mean to you? Articles must be received by April 23. All articles will be considered. Final decisions are made by the editorial board. Please send material (email or PC disk) to: Silja Kallenbach World Education, 44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210 Phone: 617-482-9485 fax: 617-482-0617 skallenbach@worlded.org - WE LEARN is proud to announce the creation of the Elizabeth Morrish
Memorial Student Scholarship Fund. For more information, go to: http://www.litwomen.org/morrish.html
email: welearn@litwomen.org
TESOL 2004: The 38th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibition March 31-April 3, 2 Long Beach, California, http://www.tesol.org/conv/index-conv.html The Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) and the Ohio Association for Adult and Continuing Education present COABE's 2004 annual conference, April 24 - 28 http://www.coabe04.org/ call for proposals: The Second Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health, Staying the Course: October 17-19, Ottawa . Literacy and Health in the First Decade, will bring together learners, practitioners and leading experts from Canada and the United States in a national forum to discuss what is being done to improve the health of Canadians with low literacy skills in the areas of practice, policy and research. The conference is: Proposed conference themes include: improving health services, raising literacy skills, focusing on language and culture, building healthy public policy and learning through research. A Call for Abstracts will be sent out in early February with a deadline for submission of May 14. Our objectives are to: Raise awareness of links between literacy and health; Identify how the Canadian context affects literacy and health; Exchange and document best practices and research in literacy and health in Canada; Identify policy issues involved in the linkage between literacy and health; Strengthen literacy and health networks and facilitate new partnerships in the area of practice, policy and research across different sectors (such as health, education, and employment). To join our on-line Discussion Group and receive updates, or for information http://www.cpha.ca/literacyandhealth or e-mail literacyandhealth_conf@cpha.ca. - Lynn Chiarelli, Project Coordinator/Coordonnatrice de projet. Second Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health/Deuxième Conférence canadienne sur l'alphabétisation et la santé Canadian Public Health Association/Association canadienne de santé publique 400-1565 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1 Telephone: 613-725-3769 x112 Fax: 613-725-9826 http://www.nlhp.cpha.ca
other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide calendar of events http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/calendar/index.html
from previous bulletins: REMINDERS, RESOURCES:
SABES Resource Lists Available. From Carey Reid [full message here]: As you might know, Massachusetts now has a rigorous, stand-alone ABE teacher's license. SABES, the System for Adult Basic Education Support, is a state-wide staff development system funded by MassDOE. Ö[S]months ago I asked if NLA subscribers were interested in helping SABES build resource lists, by standard, in support of teachers seeking the new license here in Massachusetts. Many of you helped out, thank you, and we've also worked with small groups of people locally to build these 29 lists, now with over 150 resources--books, articles, websites, and videos. The lists are now available on SABES's license support website at http://www.sabes.org/license. You can get quickly to the lists by clicking on the "new resources added" link under What's New, or at any time by using the resources link on the bottom of every webpage. When you arrive at the chart listing the 29 standards, click on any standard to go to the resource list we've compiled for it. The lists are annotated; with the annotations, teachers who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in respect to a particular standard can be more assured they're getting the resource they want or need. If the resource can be viewed or downloaded on the Net, we've provided a link. Additionally, we want to improve these lists, so please email me
if you'd like to suggest additions or changes. BTW, the full list
of resources is also collected in a ProCite bibliography file, so if you
use that software and would like to have your own "instant" database, let
me know and I'll email you the file. As stated earlier, SABES is funded
by the Massachusetts Department of Education. To avoid confusion,
the website is not an official DOE site but rather one of SABES's means
of supporting license-seeking teachers in our state. Links to Massachusetts
DOE webpages, however, are provided on the site.
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html what do you think? LR/RI has had an online survey on its site forever. Previously, those who may have come across the survey were asked to copy and paste it into an email message, or to print it and complete it. Thanks to the brilliant technical support and inservice learning provided by Brown University, the survey can now be completed on line. I'd be grateful if you could please take the time to complete it. While occasional word comes back about the work LR/RI has done, this survey attempts to be somewhat more systematic in considering the work that's done and the work that needs to be accomplished. Please complete the survey at http://www.brown.edu/lrri - scroll down and click on the link to the survey. If you lack web access and wish to complete the survey, please contact LR/RI to receive one via snail mail or fax.
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