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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 5, 2004 Bulletin #180
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).
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: To learn more about the critical effort to preserve NIFL, go to http://savenifl.org/. ESOL share ESOL share Thursday, May 15th. What does a good ESOL teacher look like ? what are the qualities, criteria and qualifications? Let's talk about it some more; as well, field trips and learning. 2:00 PM at the Genesis Center. You're invited to a focused discussion of Obstacles to AND Solutions for maintaining a highly skilled RI Workforce. April 14, 28, and May 12 11:00ó1:00 Lunch Served HRICóBuilding 72 Conference Room , 1st floor Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RSVP one week in advance. Contact: Chris or Yvette .861.0815 April 14 Finding Todayís Workers Join members of the Collaborative, other employers, human resource managers, and representatives of state agencies to discuss your employment needs, and learn how we can help you find qualified, skilled workers.Ý April 28 Training for Tomorrowís Skills What worker skills do employers see as critical to their future success? Join GRANT FUNDED ADULT EDUCATORS for a discussion on your training needs, and learn about educational opportunities available today to help train employees for future challenges. May 12 Cultural & Diversity Difficulties Is your company struggling with issues related to language, cultural differences, and basic workplace readiness? Join experienced Collaborative Members and Successful HR Managers for a discussion on the resources available to address your concerns affecting RIís workforce. May Breakfast with Sue Monk Kidd Saturday, May 8, Rhodes on-the-Pawtuxet,
60 Rhodes Place, Cranston. $20 per person 9 AM Doors Open , 9:30
Breakfast Served ,11:30 AM Book Signing - Now that you have read The Secret
Life of Bees, enjoy a full breakfast with national best-selling author
Sue Monk Kidd. Listen to the author speak about the origins of The
Secret Life of Bees, and have your copies of her book signed. Books
will also be available for purchase .Enjoy cellist Eden Piacitelli, the
Olney Street Baptist Church Male Choir & a dance performance by Jump!
Register early to avoid disappointment. No tickets will be sold at
the door. Call Louise Moulton by April 24 at 455-8134 or visit www.readingacrossri.org
for more information.
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. 1. System Objectives, Elements, and Governance working group (Team 2 on Action Plan) Contact: Judy Titzel judy@ripolicy.org 2. Professionalizing Instruction working group Contact: Bob Mason ride1555@ride.ri.us 3. Participant Assessment working group 4. Program Quality and Performance Measures
State Adult Education Conference - Thursday, April 22, 2004. To register for the conference, please contact LVA-RI (401) 861-0815, or email janet_isserlis@brown.edu. The registration fee is $20 per person, and scholarships are available. Updated information at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/conference04.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 information call 401-273-KIDS. Held at 100 South Street, Providence.ÝÝ 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. RHODE ISLANDERS: We would like to invite you/your agency to join RI VERA (Voter Education, Registration, and Action).RI VERA '04 is a non-partisan effort aimed at adult literacy learners and program staff in the New England states. Its goal is to educate adult learners about voting and the topical electoral issues and to mobilize them to vote in the 2004 elections. VERA is sponsored by the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) at World Education.Voting is one of our most basic civil rights and responsibilities. Yet, barely one half (51.3%) of voting age adults voted in the 2000 United States presidential elections (Federal Election Commission, 2003). Voting rates in The United States are among the lowest of any democracy in the world. We should not allow another presidential election to go by with only one half of the voting age population bothering to go to the polls. Studies show that the less education a person has, the less likely s/he is to vote. Yet, adult learners' well being is profoundly affected by the outcomes of current public policy debates. Adult educators need to help learners to understand their self-interest and to see that their vote does count. The 2004 elections are a teachable moment with high stakes outcomes for low-income people in the United States. Any interested adult education program in New England may join by registering
on the web site .
Each New England state is forming a VERA task force of practitioners and advocacy organizations. Rhode Island needs your help in developing a statewide strategy and plan to mobilize the adult literacy community to vote in the 2004 presidential elections. Please join us for this very important task.Ý Sincerely,
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 The Genesis Center has immediate openings for intermediate level ESOL students, day classes only (Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM). Registration is at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Ave., Providence, RI on Friday, April 2nd from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon. For more information, call 781-6110. Transition to College, Project RIRAL's ABE-to-College project is coordinated through the New England Literacy Resource Center and funded by the Nellie Mae Foundation. The project serves non-traditional adults who face many barriers to academic success. They are often older adults who have been out of school for many years; most are single heads of households, and many are first generation college students. Transition to College creates opportunities for adult literacy and high school graduates to prepare for, enter, and succeed in post secondary education. Transition to College offers two evening and Saturday morning sessions starting in February and in August. This free pre-college preparation program includes: Educational Counseling, Academic Skills, PC Skills, College Survival Skills, and it includes workshops in Career Exploration, Stress and Time Management, and In-House Mentoring. Students are also assisted in completing their college and financial aid applications and selection of college courses. While attending Transition to College, students also take a class at the Community College of Rhode Island earning three college credits toward their degree. Transition to College meets at netWORKri 175 Main Street in Pawtucket, RIÝÝ For more information, contact Marie Crecca-Romero, Coordinator at 722-9800 or email to: creccaromero@cox.net.
An online course toward the Certificate in Family Literacy sponsored by Penn State's Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy in partnership with the National Center for Family Literacy and Penn State's World Campus available this summer. "Interactive Literacy: Parents and Children" (ADTED 497D, 3 credits, taught by Tom Yawkey, professor of Early Childhood Education at Penn State) May 26 - August 25. The Introduction to Family Literacy (ADTED 497A, taught by Donna Bell of NCFL); Introduction to Adult Education (ADTED 460), which are both part of the Certificate, are also available. Courses in the 15-credit certificate may be applied to a bachelor's or master's degree program. (Credits may be applied toward Penn State's online M.Ed. in Adult Education or toward other degree programs.) Registration is underway atÝ http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/famlt/ questions? Please contact Nickie Askov ena1@psu.edu Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) is offering a "Women at Work" workshop free of charge to labor and community organizations, and we're looking for groups to participate. Women at Work is a project of DARE's Jobs with Dignity Campaign, whose goal is to build women's leadership in the labor movement. In order to build connections between women workers and advance the issues that are important to women workers, this project conducts workshops which focus on efforts to preserve health care and to win community access to good, living wage jobs. If you'd like the DARE workshop team to come to a meeting, class, or other event and lead the 30-minute workshop, please contact Eric Larson at Eric_D_Larson@brown.edu. The International Gallery for Heritage and Culture In Collaboration with the Met School Invites you to: Riche en Esprit: Artwork of Haiti at The Black Box Theatre The Met School 325 Public St. Providence, R.I. 02905 The exhibit runs until April 30. Sponsored by the Haitian Bicentennial Committee and The Peaceable Kingdom with partial support from the Partnership Foundation For information contact the Gallery at: (401) 752- 2629 From Marty Finsterbusch, Executive Director, VALUE: I need some information for our new workshop that I am putting together for VALUE. You can e-mail it to me or you can call me and give me the information: Has your program done anything with adult learners where they help to educate elected officials about your program? If the answer to this question is yes, what projects were implemented and what was the outcome. Please respond before April 15th. Thank you all. I appreciate your help. office@valueusa.org (610) 876-7625
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
funding opportunities - large and less large
HRIC funding - Excellence Through Training Grants $2,500,000 has been allocated for employee training projects (depending on availability). Up to 25% of these funds will be made available to non-profit organizations. The maximum amount awarded to an individual organization is $30,000. Applications available March 8;
Applications will be available at various locations including Chambers of Commerce, NetWORKri Offices, http://www.rihric.com and the HRIC Office. If you are not interested in applying this year, please consider serving as a rater to read and score the applications. This gives you an inside look as to how the funding decisions are made. If you have any questions, please let us know. Melody (462-8868) mmajkut@dlt.state.ri.usÝ Mavis (462-8862) mmcgetrick@dlt.state.ri.us Lori (462-8863) ldelrossi@dlt.state.ri.us The Massachusetts - Rhode Island Fund (the Fund) of the Funders' Collaborative for Racial Justice Innovation (the Racial Justice Collaborative) is a partnership of funders in Massachusetts and RI who are committed to supporting racial justice work in their respective states. The Fund will provide grants to support innovative partnerships between community- based organizations and lawyers/legal groups working on racial justice issues. The Fund will seek out groups whose practices reflect the following values and priorities: Advancing the understanding of structural exclusion on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, immigration status or citizenship status; Helping to frame new approaches that practically address structural exclusion and its changing nature in US society today; Connecting race and democracy: that is, promoting fair political representation of, and supporting greater participation in government and policy formation by racial and language minorities; Impacting public debate about race and ethnicity and immigration; Exploring common interests across racial and or ethnic divides, including divides created or exacerbated by differences in immigration and citizenship status; Supporting and strengthening community leadership; and Using participation and deliberation by marginalized groups to identify and implement community goals and build public will. The Fund will support efforts to understand new challenges and emerging issues of legal and structural exclusion based on race, ethnicity, immigration or citizenship status, with preference in the areas of: Access to housing; Access to quality education; or Criminal justice, particularly the collateral consequences of incarceration on families and communities. The fund may also support efforts in other areas that include, but are not limited to: Access to health care; denial of welfare and immigration benefits and/or access based on language, national origin, ethnicity or citizenship status; economic justice; environmental justice; Development and enforcement of immigration, asylum,detention and border laws and policies that violate human and civil rights of non-citizens; Labor issues, particularly for low-wage and immigrant groups, including employment-related discrimination; and Voting rights, democratic incorporation and participation of racial and ethnic minorities and non-citizens. Grants ranging from $25,000 -$75,000 per year for up to 2 years will be awarded to between 6 and 8 organizations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Applicants will need to submit an original and three copies of: completed Notice of Intent to Apply for Funds (application instructions are needed) Breakdown of staff and board by race/ethnicity and gender(form is needed) Copy of 501(c)(3) Organization budget (of the applying organization) and project budget. The project budget should include a list of current and prospective funders. For application information contact Nzinga Misgana (nzingam@yahoo.com) 401-727-9467, 74 Auburn Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 401-727-9467 nzingam@yahoo.com
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is offering grants to schools, non-profit community agencies, and organizations to promote health initiatives contributing to healthier life styles in their neighborhoods. Successful proposals must address the following issues: Name of organization/school, including its mission and services provided. Description of the ethnicity, income levels, language, and cultural diversity of the population served by the organization. Description of the project for which you are requesting the funding. Who will be served by this project? What health need or service is the organization trying to address or expand? Provide detailed information on how the funds will be used to impact the health of the participants. Explanation of what your organization wants to accomplish. A project timeline. When will the project start? Where will the project take place? Please provide ideas for a collaborative working relationship between NHPRI and your organization: in-kind services, RIte Care presentations, special events, board opportunities, project committees, special programs. Proposals should not be any longer than two typewritten pages in length. These health grants will range from $300-$500 dollars, and will be awarded to applying organizations, based on need, fostering healthy lifestyles through health initiatives. Proposals should be submitted by April 9, 2004. Please submit proposals to: Healthy Neighborhoods Awards Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island c/o Isabel Pestana 299 Promenade St Providence, RI 02908 Faxed and e-mailed documents are acceptable. Fax: 401- 459-6175 attention: Isabel Pestana or Email:Ý ipestana@nhpri.org Grants will be awarded beginning May 7 Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode
Island (NHPRI) is a 70,000 member non-profit HMO founded in 1994 by Rhode
Island's Community Health Centers. It primarily serves enrollees
of the state's managed RIte Care Health Program. NHPRI is proud to
be the first health center affiliated health plan in the country to be
rated as "Excellent" its highest accreditation status by NCQA. NHPRI
recognizes and supports community organizations that implement and promote
healthy neighborhoods. Please contact Isabel Pestana at 401-459-6082
if you have any questions, or visit us at www.nhpri.org
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
DC-based: The National Institute for Literacy Director Job Announcement is on the NIFL site at: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/instr_apps.html The New England Literacy Resource Center seeks a full-time Coordinator to develop, help launch, manage and fundraise for a new National Network of College Transition programs. NELRC is a 6-state collaborative whose mission is to strengthen adult literacy services through sharing and collaborative projects among professional development providers, adult literacy practitioners and policy-makers in the region. NELRC is part of World Education, a Boston non-profit organization that provides training and technical assistance in adult education. Supported by the NELRC Director, the New England ABE-to-College Transition Project staff and a Staff Associate: Lead the continued planning of the Network, including finalizing the membership structure, services and fees. Identify potential private and public funders for the Network, and lead the writing of proposals to national, regional and state-level funders. Identify, edit, write and annotate content, including research summaries, promising practices, and news from member programs, for the Network web pages on an ongoing basis. Moderate a listserv or weblog for Network members· Plan and coordinate an annual strand of workshops as part of a national conference. Plan and convene regular meetings of the network Steering Committee. Provide directly or arrange for technical assistance on planning, implementing, and evaluating and college transition programs to Network members. Prepare progress reports for funders.· Participate in the World Education Literacy Division staff meetings and activities. Qualifications Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multifaceted projects, meet deadlines and be self-directed.· Strong writing skills and successful experience in proposal writing.· Experience in teaching, counseling, or administration in a program that works with adults transitioning to post-secondary education, preferred.· Ability to research and annotate web sites.· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong group facilitation skills.· Ability to work well as a member of a team.· Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.· Willingness to travel by plane and out of state; access to a car forwork-related travel is required Compensation: Competitive salary with excellent benefits. Please submit a cover letter and resume by April 9 to Silja Kallenbach, NELRC/World Education, 44 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210 Fax: 617-482-0617.Ý Email: silja_kallenbach@worlded.org. No phone calls, please; principals only. World Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. M/F/V/H/D. Voluntary information in this regard is welcome. 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 From Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi: I want to let you know about a new feature we are piloting for the Health & Literacy Special Collection Website http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs and invite you to participate. We want to establish a Health & Literacy Weblog - an active space where teachers and health educators can share health and literacy ideas and experiences. Weblogs usually take the form of a running journal. Over time we hope to invite different teachers (and provide them with stipends) to reflect via the "blog." Steve Quann is leading the pilot, going through the process of developing a health lesson, implementing it in his ESL classroom, and with the input of others (this is were you come in), reflecting on the experience. We are looking for folks interested in health and literacy, and the Internet to log on and comment! The more people, and comments the better! Securing the Right to Learn An internationally-produced guide to advocacy- adult educators from 10 countries met to produce an advocacy guide for use by adult educators in increasing demand for adult learning at local, national and global levels and in a variety of geographical and societal contexts. http://www.niace.org.uk/projects/RightToLearn/ Reports from Research with Youth. Read the findings of a year long research study carried out in Ontario to: deepen understanding of the complex picture of how violence affects learning,; examine how school responses play a part in creating this picture, and, strengthen the possibilities to support learning for youth in high schools and in youth literacy and training programs. The Challenge to Create a Safer learning Environment for Youth by Jenny Horsman - the full 83 page report:- $10 (plus mailing) The Impact of Violence on Learning for Youth: What Can we Do by Jenny Horsman - focuses particularly on the words of the interviewees - especially the youth - and their suggestions about what we can do to improve education - $4 (plus mailing)ÝÝ You have to believe it to see it: Safer learning in dangerous times by Nicole Ysabet -a brief booklet aimed at youth ? 50 cents (free with the other reports if requested). All three publications can also be down loaded free from : http://www.jennyhorsman.com. To order please email Nicole at feedback@jennyhorsman.com You can also contact us at that address with feedback on the publications - we would love to hear from you. The Center on an Aging Societyís Issue Brief , Cultural Competence in Health Care, points out that the increasing diversity of the population brings opportunities and challenges for the health care system in the US. Racial and ethnic minorities, who are disproportionately burdened by chronic illness, are also likely to benefit from care that is delivered in a culturally competent manner. The Brief notes that the commitment to cultural competence is growing among health care providers and systems, and that more attention to this issue could help improve access to health care services, quality of care, and health outcomes for vulnerable populations. http://ihcrp.georgetown.edu/agingsociety/pubhtml/cultural/cultural.html 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. - 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.
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 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. The Rhode Island Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) presents its spring conference with C. Wilson Anderson, Jr. MAT ? Teaching Subject Matter to Student Struggling with Reading, Spelling and Writing as well as LD workshops on ESOL, IEPs and 504s, Orton-Gillingham, WISC IV, Diagnostics and Treatment.Ý April 24th, 9 am to 2:15 pm at the Ray Center, Butler Campus, Blackstone Blvd, Providence. Register before April 1st for lowered fees (IDA members, $70; $80 after 4/1; non-members, $85 and $95.). For information, please contact LR/RI. 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/ 5th Annual White Privilege Conference: Understanding, Respecting and Connecting April 28-May 1, Pella, Iowa http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.org for more information (including pre-conference institutes), or contact LR/RI. Understanding and exploring white privilege is essential to effective social justice work and anti-racist movement building. Unless we continue to explore how white privilege factors into both a personal and institutional level, we will remain blind to the current legacy of the creation of "whiteness."
12th Annual Conference on Serving Youth and Adults with Learning Disabilities on May 27th at the Hartford Marriott in Farmington. Free half-day Pre-Conference site visits to local programs and services on May 26th. Conference brochures will be available soon, http://www.crec.org/atdn/disabilities/ldconf.shtml The Community of Scholars Writing Retreat is for academics and scholars who want to concentrate on their own projects. Working retreat provides morning work sessions at one's own pace, discussion on academic publishing, writing strategies, manuscript review, and optional daily readings. Recreational and cultural activities to stimulate creativity and reflection. Slots still available for the week of June 7-14, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. $930 for full week includes private sleeping room and bath with workspace, all meals, hot tub, community rooms and decks. Daily shuttle into Steamboat Springs. Internet access. Airport shuttle from Denver or Hayden airports additional. For registration /information http://www.communityofscholars.com or contact Barbara Sparks at sparks173@aol.com or 970-291-9115. 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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