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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.


November 20, 2004

Bulletin #191
 

Dear Colleagues, 

Calls for participation, employment, funding, and conference and workshop opportunities, online and other resources.  To post information,  and/or to receive the bulletin via email, please contact LR/RI or leave a message at (401-863-2839). 

Janet Isserlis 
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NOTICES



ELCIVICS and ESOL combined share - December 2 at 2:30 pm at the Genesis Center. Share and discuss ideas for projects and ongoing elements of professional development on civics-related topics.
Sandra Jacobi, a trained Wilson method instructor and ESOL teacher at The Genesis Center, will be repeating her Incorporating Phonics Instruction in the ESOL Classroom series that she presented last spring. This 6 session series discusses the six syllable types in the English
language and provides instruction on how to present this information to adult ESOL students.    The series will be given at The Genesis Center on alternate Thursday afternoons from 3:00 - 4:30 PM beginning January 6th. The dates are: Jan. 6th and 20th, Feb. 3rd and 17th, and March 3rd and 17th. Participants need to commit to attending every session of the series and will be paid $30 per session. Funding is provided by the Rhode Island Department of Education.   Those interested in attending should call Nancy Fritz at The Genesis Center at 781-6110 to register. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Participants should be current practitioners or administrators in Rhode Island.
Migrant Education Program available in Rhode Island.  To be eligible one must be a migrant worker with children up to 22 years old, or be in need of a  GED certificate.  Eligible participants are those who have worked in fishing or fish processing, agriculture, fruit picking,, farming ; this work should comprise most, but not all of an applicant’s income.  To learn more about this program, please contact 721-2136.  For general information about Migrant Education: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/title1/mig2.html

Save the dates:
January 13: Dr. Joseph Torgesen: Using Data and Interventions to Leave no Child Behind in Reading
May 12: Rhode Island Adult Education Conference.  Call  for presenters will appear in the next bulletin.
Also look for information about professional development opportunities in the state within the coming weeks.


Bridges to Success: Best Practices in Adult ESL Education: Adult, Workplace and HIgher Education MATSOL Conference 2005
The Adult, Workplace and Higher Education Special Interest Groups will host a joint conference focused on adult English language learners on January 28 at Harvard University. The Call for Proposals deadline is  December 1. Registration for the conference is also open. To submit a proposal  and/or register for the conference, go to http://www.matsol.org/


November vents at the Providence Public Library: http://www.provlib.org/branchout/current.html

We are happy to announce that ALM is starting a refereed online journal, ISSN 1744 - 1803. The ALM Journal will be published twice a year. The first volume is planned to be published by the end of this year.

"Adults Learning Mathematics - An International Journal"  is an international refereed journal that provides a forum for the online publication of high quality research on the teaching and learning, knowledge and uses of numeracy/mathematics to adults at all levels in a variety of educational sectors. Submitted papers should normally be of interest to an international readership. We invite contributions in the following areas:
Research and theoretical perspectives in the area of adults learning mathematics/numeracy. Debate on special issues in the area of adults learning mathematics/numeracy; Practice: critical analysis of course materials and tasks, policy developments in curriculum and assessment, or data from large-scale tests, nationally and internationally. Both full-length articles and shorter reports may be submitted. No preference is given to any particular research methodology. For more information, please visit www.alm-online.org Contributions can be send to alm-journal@alm-online.org On behalf of the editorial team Mieke van Groenestijn



Special-Topic Issue, Autumn 2006 Race and TESOL. Edited by Ryuko Kubota and Angel Lin
TESOL Quarterly invites TESOL professionals worldwide to submit abstracts for the 2006 special-topic issue focusing on how issues of race affect English language learning and teaching. 

Abstracts should describe previously unpublished work that bridges theory, research, and practice and uses language that is accessible to TESOL Quarterly's broad readership. In addition to abstracts for full-length articles, authors are invited to submit descriptions of shorter papers for Brief Reports and Summaries and the Forum, as well as reviews of cutting-edge books. Articles are sought on a broad range of topics that explicitly address race and TESOL from theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives, especially work that focuses on race's interrelationship with other categories, such as gender, class, and sexual identity. Topic areas include:
Learner/teacher identities and race: How do racialized identities get constructed in various settings (e.g., K-12, postsecondary, adult learners, ITA training, teacher education)?
Race in curriculum, instruction, materials, and technology: How do local and global education practices reproduce racial norms, racism, and other racial meanings? How do antiracist pedagogies challenge these meanings?
Language policies/ideologies and race: What significance do racism and other racial meanings have for linguistic imperialism, English only, standard English, and other hegemonic ideologies that affect English language teaching?
Whiteness, native speaker myth, and the teaching of language and culture: How can the relationship between linguistic and racial privileges be theorized? How is it reflected in practice? What does it imply for teaching and learning?
Critical (classroom) discourse analysis and race: How are racial domination, subordination, and resistance manifested in the discourses of the classroom and other teaching and learning contexts?
Please send a 600-word abstract for a full-length article, a 300-word abstract for a Brief Report or Forum article, and a 150-world abstract for a book review. For all submissions, send three copies of the abstract without author name(s). On a separate sheet, include each author's name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, telephone and fax numbers, and 50-word biographical statement. Send abstracts and inquiries to Ryuko Kubota, School of Education, CB#3500, Peabody Hall, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500. rkubota@email.unc.edu Abstracts are due December 31, 2004.


learning opportunities


Mentor Non-traditional Adults Returning to College
Project RIRAL's Transition to College project is currently seeking volunteer mentors and/or tutors to support our non-traditional adult students in their endeavor to prepare themselves for the rigors of  college. If you are interested in becoming a Mentor and/or Tutor, please
contact Marie@transitiontocollege.org or call 722-9800.

TTC is currently accepting students for the spring 2005 session.   Detailed directions and information about the program at: htttp://www.transitiontocollege.org. Please contact Marie if  you are interested in enrolling in the spring session. Hurry, enrollment  is limited.



P E O P L E ' S   S C H O O L F A L L   W O R K S H O P S
Workshops start October 18th and end on December 9th, 2004. All workshops are free!
Register online: http://www.peopleschool.org/pagetool/index.php?name=workshops
or call us at 401.467.7336 to register over the phone. Registration is preferred, but not required.
Child care is available during workshops.

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.

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



Leadership for a Changing World seeks nominations of community leaders across the country who are successfully tackling tough social problems. 17 outstanding social justice leaders and leadership teams who are not broadly known beyond their immediate community or field
will receive awards of $100,000 to advance their work, plus $15,000 for learning activities that will advance their efforts. The program seeks to encourage a public dialogue that recognizes a wide variety of leaders and leadership models as authentic and important to social progress. To this end, the program includes a major, multi-year research initiative and numerous forums to bring awardees together with other leaders to share experiences, address specific challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration.  Leadership for a Changing World is a program of the Ford Foundation, in partnership with the Washington-based Advocacy Institute and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.  Leaders must be nominated by someone who is well acquainted with their work and can attest to their qualifications.  To learn about 2001 -  2004 awardees are, to request a brochure, or for more information on the
program, go to http://www.leadershipforchange.org. Specific questions can be submitted via email to info@leadershipforchange.org, phone (202)  777-7542, or by writing to Leadership for a Changing World, Advocacy Institute 1629 K St., NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC
20006-1629.  Deadline: January 7, 2005.


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/


employment opportunities

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

 Google Scholar enables searches for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as articles available across the web.  Google Scholar orders search results by how relevant they are to your query, so the most useful references should appear at the top of the page. This relevance ranking takes into account the full text of each article as well as the article's author, the publication in which the article appeared and how often it has
been cited in scholarly literature. Google Scholar automatically analyzes and extracts citations and presents them as separate results, even if the documents they refer to are not online. This means your search results may include citations of older works and seminal articles that
appear only in books or other offline publications. http://scholar.google.com/

The fall issue of Field Notes, the newsletter for and by adult literacy practitioners in Massachusetts, is now available online in both pdf and html versions. This 28- page issue focuses on writing and offers practical suggestions for instruction, resources for further investigations,
lesson plans, and teachers' stories. You can find Field Notes by logging on to the SABES website at http://www.sabes.org/resources/fieldnotes/index.htm. Back issues on a variety of topics are also available.

Call for articles: Teaching Without Textbooks - Do you teach without relying on a textbook? What do you do? Share your classroom ideas with other ABE/ESOL teachers in the winter/spring issue of Field Notes. Here are a few ideas: Practicing English outside the classroom,
Student projects Integrating, the Arts,Writing for real audiences and purposes, Reading authentic texts: fiction, magazines, etc , Using poetry, drama. Deadline - November 30.  Please contact Lenore Balliro, Field Notes editor, at <lballiro@worlded.org> if you would like to submit an article. Go to http://www.sabes.org for submission guidelines. click on Field Notes; scroll to bottom. All teachers are encouraged to submit. First time writers are encouraged. Editorial assistance is available.


From VALUE:Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education 
Nominate Adult Learners for the Susan Green Award
At the 2003 VALUE Leadership Institute, a volunteer committee presented the first Susan Green Award to Patsy Golden of Lexington, Kentucky. In addition,  the VALUE office has a permanent plaque that will add the name of each new winner as the award is presented. This award is designed to recognize adult learners who exemplify the spirit of literacy advocate Susan Green. [1944 - 2002]The next award will be presented at the 2005 VALUE Leadership Institute.The committee reviews applications from all over the country. Applicants needed to meet three criteria 
Seeing the best in other people, Reaching out to help other people, Being a leader in adult literacy.  Be an adult learner. 
What is the Susan Green Award?  Susan Green (1944 -- 2002) was a great friend to VALUE. Susan was filled with passion and caring for the issues surrounding literacy, and for the people around her. Susan never hesitated to stop and help someone who needed a shoulder to lean on, and provided advice and wise counsel to friends across the world. Former NIFL director Andy Hartman said of her "If the field of adult literacy had a Hall of Fame, Susan should be a charter member. Susan's career included nearly a decade at the National Institute for Literacy, 12 years with the Follow Through early literacy program at the U.S. Department of Education, and four years at the White House as First Lady Barbara Bush's literacy expert. Mrs. Bush said of Susan:  "Susan Green was one of my mentors in literacy. She was there with me in the beginning, when few people were really paying attention to literacy. She was passionate about it, and would have personally taught every single man, woman, and child in America how to read if she could have. She was a dear friend, a warm and loving person. She will be missed by me and all who knew her." -The Susan Green Award Committee, VALUE

Below is a nomination form. Please distribute this widely, and consider nominating an adult learner who has the determination and caring to be the Second winner of the Susan Green Award. Nominations are due by January 10, 2005. They should be mailed or faxed to the VALUE
office, and must include a letter of support from someone who knows the nominee. Nominees and winners will be notified by February 2005. The award will be presented at VALUE's 4th Leadership Institute, in Washington, D.C. on March 8th ? 10th, 2005.

Susan Green Award Nomination Form
Nominees must be adult learners.

I am nominating: 
myself 
someone else 

(Please attach nominator’s contact information)

Nominee Information
Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone 
Email
Literacy Program

Use no more than one typewritten page to answer all three questions below. To make applications readable, we suggest using a 12-point
font. Applications will be scored on a 100-point system.

Attach one letter of support from someone who knows the nominee. Include contact information for the person who wrote the letter.

1. Susan Green always saw the best in other people. Please describe a time you/the nominee turned a bad situation into a good one by seeing the best in the people around you. (35 points)
2. Susan Green went out of her way to reach out to the people around her. Describe a time you/the nominee helped someone try something new or take a risk by seeing the good in them. (35 points)
3. Susan Green was a strong supporter of VALUE because of its work in promoting adult learner leadership. Describe your/the nominee's leadership activities in literacy programs. (20 points)
4. The nominee is: 
-  A member of VALUE   -   not a member of VALUE
- a new member of VALUE (attach application) (Please note that nominees receive 10 points for being an individual member of VALUE)
Please note: This application is due by January 10, 2005. It must include one letter of support.  Submit the application by mail to VALUE at 2217 Providence Ave, Chester, PA, 19013 or by fax (610) 876-1996. Nominees will be notified of the results by February 2005. The award
will be presented at VALUE's 4th Leadership Institute, in Washington, D.C on March 8, 2005.



LPRPConnections - Discussion list about teaching practice, research and policy.
The California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project and the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network are cosponsors of this new discussion list, which is open to all adult educators interested in exploring the connection of literacy teaching practice, research and policy. This includes ESL, ABE, GED, and ASE teachers, and has four primary purposes:  To give practitioners a chance to discuss the relationship between adult literacy education practice and research. This includes how (and what) practitioners can learn from researchers, and how (and what) researchers can learn from practitioners;  To provide a forum where practitioners can ask questions about different approaches to conducting research, and about how implications for practice and policy are generated; To create a space where practitioners can identify and discuss the kinds of research they would find helpful. When possible, list members can share information about research that has already been conducted, identify research needs, and discuss how the needed research might be initiated, and To help practitioners focus on the ways that policy decisions, including those about research, affect classroom practice.   The LPRPConnections discussion list is facilitated by Erik Jacobson, veteran practitioner and Research Analyst at CALPRO/American Institutes for Research. Find more information about CALPRO at http://www.calpro-online.org/.
To subscribe to the LPRPConnections discussion list, send an email message to LPRPConnections-request@listproc.otan.us and type "subscribe" in the body of the message.


Literacies, a Candian journal, is available by subscription and archived online.  Special sections of the website recently posted include: three oral history projects at http://www.literacyjournal.ca/oh.htm  and have added a practitioner knowledge page at http://www.literacyjournal.ca/cw.htm.


Getting the word out: We're pleased to invite your organization to  apply now for a Google Grant, which provides a minimum of three months of  free Google AdWords (https://adwords.google.com) advertising for nonprofit  organizations with 501(c)(3) status. The Google Grants program is  designed to help nonprofit organizations like yours further their goals and  objectives through targeted, online advertising on Google.com. Past  Google Grant recipients have used their grants to publicize services and  awareness, recruit staff and volunteers,
promote special events, sell  merchandise related to their organization or cause, and much  more.
There is no deadline to apply, but if you are selected for a Google Grant award, we will ask you to create your account by a specific  date. So  you should apply when your organization is able to take full  advantage of the AdWords program. To learn more about the Google Grants
program and apply, please visit our program page,  http://www.google.com/grants/


http://writenet.ca/ - a new website devoted to writing.
 The goal of Writenet.ca is to promote the use and value of writing in literacy and social/special programming.  Based on years of experience working with new and/or reluctant adult writers, we believe that writing is a fun and effective way to increase literacy skills, feel part of the  community and make healthy changes in our lives.  A dedicated group of Writing Out Loud Literacy Instructors from across Canada has worked together to develop and build Writenet.ca as a place to find a wealth of information and support to help bring writing to your learning settings in new and engaging ways. What makes Writenet.ca different than other websites about writing?  Well, in short, it's the growing community of like-minded people who recognize that writing is more than just spelling and grammar.  You'll quickly feel apart of this community when you join in the dynamic and educational discussions on the Writenet.ca Bulletin Boards.   Writenet.ca as is stands now, is a starting point.  This space is designed to change and grow according to the needs and interests of the membership.  We look forward to sharing information and learning together as we go along.  Please visit the site to read about us, register for discussions and join us in this
exciting learning adventure. Deborah  Morgan,  Writenet.ca Project 4802  50 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 0R9 (780) 672-6289


Living in Poverty slideshow does the math: what does it take to live at the poverty level.
http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm


RI Foundation online scholarship directory - searchable by city/town, intended field of study, current high school, and more. http://scholarship.rifoundation.org/



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/



YouthBuild USA Learning Network has links to Web sites and full-text documents, and  includes a section on "Authentic Materials/Engaged Learning/Constructivism/Contextual Learning/Project-based Learning." http://www.youthbuild.org/learningnetwork/professionaldev.html


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.
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


CALL FOR PRESENTERS 2nd Annual (Net)Working Conference on Women & Literacy
WE LEARN (Women Expanding—Literacy Education Action Resource Network) is pleased to announce the Second Annual (Net)Working Conference on  Women & Literacy on March 11-12, 2004 in Providence, RI.
The theme for this conference is: Women’s Literacy….. Strengthening the Web
Proposals for presentations are invited from learners, teachers,  tutors, administrators, professional developers, researchers,  activists, and policymakers in adult basic education (ABE), GED, ESOL,  Family literacy, Health literacy, Citizenship, Prison literacy,  Workplace literacy and other alternative educational programs that serve women. The conference seeks Papers, Workshops, Poster Sessions, Panels,  Roundtables, Demonstrations, Art, and Readings about Promising  Practices and Issues like:
- Effects of Welfare reform, Immigration reform, War on Terrorism on  women’s literacy
- Economic literacy and/or women’s leadership development -- Violence and women’s learning
- Spirituality and women’s literacy --Health and Parenting issues 
- Civic engagement and social action
- Popular education and participatory learning approaches
- Effects of social oppression on women (race, ethnicity, gender,  social class, sexuality, age, ability)
- Math, Science, and/or Technology and women’s literacy 
- Writing and the Arts in women’s basic education
- Literacy and Literacies in the world
Guidelines for Submission:
1. If  selected, the presenter(s) agree to register for the conference  and provide handouts to participants.
2. Send a copy of the following by November 30, 2004:
Proposal Form, Abstract of Presentation (maximum of 100 words) that describes goals and/or learning objectives, content, and how audience will participate. 
EMAIL or MAIL proposals to: Mev Miller, Ed.D., WE LEARN, 182 Riverside Ave, Cranston, RI  02910. EMAIL: welearn@litwomen.org DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2004
To download the form, please go to:  http://www.litwomen.org/conferences/2005callpresent.pdf
Conference registration information will be available later in November.- WE LEARN Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network http://www.litwomen.org/welearn.html


Call for presenters:  The New York Association of Continuing and Community Educators will host its 54th Annual Conference May 15 017 in Saratoga Springs. The NYACCE Annual Conference offers a dynamic professional growth opportunity for the many adult, continuing and
community education teachers, tutors, counselors, administrators, coordinators, consultants and trainers in New York State. 
We invite you to submit a proposal for a presentation. The Call for Presenters is online at: www.nyacce.org. Reflecting on the culture of Saratoga, our theme is "On the Right Track: Leading the Way in Lifelong Learning". We hope you can help us "Lead the Way" for hundreds of adult educators by proposing to lead a workshop, panel discussion, roundtable or seminar. Topic areas include: Workplace Literacy/Mentoring, Public Policy/Legislation, Community Education , Leadership , Program Management,ABE/GED/ESOL , No Child Left Behind , Urban/Rural Issues, LD/Special Needs Learners , Research , Student Voices,Funding/Grants , Workforce Development ,Staff Development, Distance Learningm Alternative Education , Family Literacy, Youth in Adult Education , Post-employment Training  Please contact Program Chair, Laurie Bargstedt, if you have any questions or would like to discuss possible topics or sessions;  518-762-4633, x 158 or by email at: lbargstedt@yahoo.com. Proposals should be submitted no later than December 3. We hope you can share your expertise and join us next May in Saratoga Springs. 
- Laurie Bargstedt, NYACCE VP of  Regional Coordinators Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES, Johnstown, NY  2005lbargstedt@yahoo.com, Kathleen P. King, NYACCE President Fordham University, Regional Educational Technology Center, Bronx, NY Conference Co-Chair,Suzanne Licata, NYACCE President Elect Maryvale Community Education, Cheektowaga, NY Conference Co-Chair.

Executive Service Corps 9th Annual Nonprofit Management Conference Building Resilient Organizations
December 8, 2004 Hyatt Regency Boston Deadline for early registration( $120) is November 17th. Keynote : Gail Snowden, Vice President for Finance & Operations, The Boston Foundation. This is the only conference in New England this year for management level nonprofit leaders.  The conference will feature 26 thought- provoking workshops To register or for more information http://www.escne.org/Conference/conference.html, or contact Rebecca Smith at
rsmith@escne.org or 617-357-5550.

Literacy Changes Lives -  The 14th Annual  National Conference on Family Literacy, sponsored by the National  Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), to be held in Louisville,  Kentucky; April 25-27, 2005. http://www.famlit.org


The annual conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, from November 2 through 6.  http://aaace.org


TESOL: March 30- April 2, San Antonio http://www.tesol.org/

COABE: http://www.coabe05.org/ May 4-7, Anaheim, California. Deadline: call for presenters is December 10.


December 9-11   A MEETING OF THE MINDS SYMPOSIUM
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), the California Department of Education (CDE) Adult Education Office, and the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) of the American Institutes for Research are pleased to announce A Meeting of the Minds: A National Adult Education Practitioner-Researcher Symposium.
Scheduled for December 9-11, 2004, in Sacramento, California, the symposium is designed to provide opportunities for adult education practitioners and researchers to share and discuss the most current research findings and practitioner wisdom. It will engage practitioners and researchers with questions related to goals, accountability, and efficacy and efficiency in policy, practice, and research. The ultimate goals of the symposium are to enhance literacy practice and increase student learning gains. The theme of the symposium is Supporting  Student Success: What Does Research Tell Us?  Each session will be structured so that the research presentation will be followed by a panel of practitioners who will discuss implications for practice or policy. In addition, conference attendees will have opportunities for small group interaction and networking with researcher-presenters to discuss not only how research can inform practice and policy, but also how practice and policy can inform and suggest a research agenda.    For more information, visit the symposium Web site at www.researchtopractice.org.  - Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D. Symposium Coordinator and CALPRO Director, American Institutes for Research


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


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