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#279 Dear Colleagues, Calls for
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Janet Isserlis
ESOL share Tuesday, September 23rd 2:00 pm, Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Voting, civic participation. What are we doing to inform and prepare ourselves/learners for the elections and ongoing community participation? his is an open discussion group. All are invited to participate. Voter information sites that could be of use: http://www.commoncraft.com/election http://nonprofitvote.org/ http://www.vote411.org/ http://www.lwv.org Practitioner share Monday, September 22nd, 3 - 5 pm, Crossroads RI, 160 Broad Street, Providence Many practitioners struggle with helping adult learners stay engaged in learning, as numerous concerns can often make it difficult for learners to stay focused on educational programs. Join classroom teachers and administrators considering these issues and share both concerns and possibilities. We continue our discussion of means of creating safe space for learners while balancing high expectations, holding learners accountable for their participation, and considering our own accountability as well. Visitor parking is available in the YMCA parking lot; please enter through the Copy Center; contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu for more information. other RI Adult Education PDC events: http://www.ric.edu/aepdc/calendar.php  Transition to College is part of the Rhode Island State Transition Initiative in partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island. The program is held at 175 Main Street Pawtucket, RI. For more information, contact MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org, Program Director at 401. 722.9800. The Change Agent Adult Education for Social Justice: News, Issues, and Ideas CALL FOR ARTICLES Please submit illustrations, cartoons, and graphics on this theme too! Theme: Health Attending to your health can be a challenging task. You have to find the right providers, deal with health insurance companies (if you’re insured), take time for healing, and sometimes work hard to get the attention you (and your family) need. The next issue of The Change Agent will focus on the personal, social, political, and financial concerns related to being healthy and dealing with illness. We are interested in hearing from teachers and adult learners about your experiences, stories, lessons, and reflections on health. You may use the following questions as writing prompts, but please don’t feel limited by them. And please don’t try to answer all these questions. Pick one or two and explore them, sharing your own personal perspective. Questions for students and teachers to think about: • What do you do to stay healthy? • How do you take care of your mental health as well as your physical health? • What is the most challenging aspect of health care for you and your family? • Do you use alternative medicine, like acupuncture or homeopathy? What is your experience with these practices? • What do you need in your personal life to feel healthier? • What do you need in your community to feel healthier? • What health practices did you learn in your country of origin or in your childhood that are different from what is commonly practiced now? • Share some home remedies that you may have learned from other family members or community members. Do these remedies work for you? All articles must be received by November 6, 2008. Suggested length is 500-1,200 words. Final decisions are made by The Change Agent editorial board. We cannot print writing that criticizes or endorses an y political candidate or party. A stipend of $50 will be paid to each adult education student whose work is accepted for publication in this issue. Please send material (preferably by email) to: Cynthia Peters, NELRC/World Education, 44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210Phone: 617-482-9485 fax: 617-482-0617.Email: cpeters @worlded.org All articles and emails MUST include contact information for the student and/or the teacher. The mission of The Change Agent is to provide news, issues, ideas, and other teaching resources that inspire and enable adult educators and learners to make civic participation and social justice concerns part of their teaching and learning. It is published by the New England Literacy Resource Center.  learning opportunities Would you like to earn a Case Management Certificate from Rhode Island College's School of Social Work in a little over a year, at very reasonable cost, with flexible scheduling? Those who participate in the cohort being organized this month by the RI Adult Education Professional Development Center (the PDC) will decide which days/times work best for them in order to earn the 16 college credits at a reduced cost. The first organizing meeting will be held Friday, September 19th,, at which time RIC staff will answer questions, decide class meeting times, and register participants. In order to attend, or for more details, please contact Jill Holloway at the PDC: jholloway@ric.edu (401) 456-2833. The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) will sponsor two practitioner research projects to begin this fall and conclude before our annual meeting next spring. We would like practitioners to familiarize themselves with the ANN Teaching and Learning Principles and the Components of Numeracy and base their research project on some aspect of these two important documents. Selection of projects will be based on how well the applicant follows the four parts for practitioner research listed below and utilizes an idea(s) from the Teaching and Learning Principles and/or the Components of Numeracy http://www.literacynet.org/ann/publications.html Four Components of Practitioner Research 1, Identify the question to be researched. What aspect of the ANN principles or the Components of Numeracy are you investigating? What is going on…? or What happens when…? or How do I help students…? Make sure your question allows you to collect data to answer your question 2. Discuss how you will collect data to answer the question. How will you gather information to answer your question?(survey, testing, interview, observation, focus group, etc). Will it be quantitative (numbers, ie. math scores to show demonstration of learning) or qualitative (case study)? 3. Analyze and interpret the data. What will you do with the data that you gathered? What did you find out? What’s the answer to the question? What does this mean for you teaching practice? 4. Share the findings. Write an article for the Math Practitioner based on your research project. If possible, share you project at the ANN annual conference in 2009. Adult Multiple Intelligences and Differentiated Instruction Course Dates: October 13–December 12, 2008; Online chats during Lessons 3, 4, and 5 Course Description Research conducted by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy shows that instructional practices inspired by Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory resulted in high levels of authentic instruction and student engagement. The following two courses help you apply what you learn in "What Every Teacher Should Know About Assessment" to your classroom. Understanding and Using Published Assessments with Adult Learners (October 6 - 27; Webinars at 2 p.m. EST, Oct. 7 & 27) Published tests - standardized and non-standardized - are fixtures in adult basic education, but we rarely give much thought about their design, their intent, or their strengths and limitations. In this course, you will explore the main types of published reading assessments in use in ABE, the advantages and disadvantages of reading tests, and how the NRS uses the results of standardized testing. Prerequisite: What Every Teacher Should Know About Assessment or equivalent experience Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 12 hours as completion time. Facilitator: Carey Reid, World Education, Inc. Course fee: $179 per participant Assessments Developed by Teachers and Students (Nov. 10 - Dec. 12; Webinars at 2 p.m. EST, Nov. 10 & Dec. 8) Expand your assessment toolkit! Learn about tools to check day-to-day student progress, dynamic forms of assessment, and how to involve your students in assessment design. You'll learn how assessments can guide and inform instruction by focusing on learning objectives, assessment design, and lesson activities. And you'll be able to use rubrics and other tools to share assessment criteria and expectations with students. Prerequisite: What Every Teacher Should Know About Assessment or equivalent experience Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 12 hours as completion time. Facilitator: Carey Reid, World Education, Inc. Course fee: $179 per participant These courses combine top-quality content on student assessment in adult education and literacy with an easy-to-use online format. In these courses you'll explore assessment concepts and strategies in-depth through online activities, readings, and discussion boards, all with an expert facilitator and adult education colleagues across the country. Register by calling (315) 422-9121 ext. 367. Online registration open at http://www.ProfessionalStudiesAE.org beginning August 25th. Questions? Call 315-422-9121 ext. 283, or e-mail prodev@proliteracy.org MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT ProLiteracy members receive a 15% discount on all professional development courses - http://www.proliteracy.org/proliteracy_america/membership GROUP DISCOUNTS are available for organizations registering 5 or more course participants. Please call 315-422-9121, ext. 283, or e-mail prodev@proliteracy.org for more information. NAASLN webinars: http://www.naasln.org/webinars.htm. Upcoming topics include GED Accommodations, and Math. $20 for members, $30 for non-members. National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Numeracy, critical thinking and technology: have a look http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home funding opportunities - large and less large Grants from the Juanita Sanchez Community Fund may support human service organizations, community centers, art institutions—any nonprofit that works toward enriching or improving the lives of Latinos in Rhode Island. Several grants will be awarded each year in the range of $500 to $1,500. For consideration in the upcoming grant cycle, grant applications must be completed and submitted to The Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903 by October 1. The Juanita Sanchez Community Fund will accept no more than one application per organization in any given year; however, applying to the Sanchez Fund does not restrict an organization from applying for a grant from another fund administered by The Rhode Island Foundation. For more information, contact Inés Merchán, Community Philanthropy Associate, at imerchan@rifoundation.org or (401) 274-4564, and/or learn more at http://www.rifoundation.org/matriarch/documents/SanchezRFP.pdf Verizon Foundation -- Education, Literacy and Health Grants The Verizon Foundation aims to help people increase their literacy and educational achievement; avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence; and achieve and sustain their health and safety. To achieve this goal, the Foundation funds programs in the following areas of interest: education, literacy, domestic violence prevention, healthcare and accessibility and Internet safety. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. Proposals will also be considered from elementary and secondary schools that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics. Deadline: November 1, 2008 Contact the Verizon Foundation directly for complete program information and application guidelines: http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml - other grants from the Public Education Network: http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp - 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.php 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 employment opportunities are generally sent as they arrive via email; if you would like to receive this bulletin, and those updates by email please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu. Substitute teaching: The Genesis Center is interested in adding to its substitute list. If you are an ESOL instructor who is interested in occasional work as a substitute, either day, evening or Saturday hours, please call Nancy Fritz or Pat Clarkin at 781-6110. Jobs in Literacy – nation wide postings on the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS site: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/jobs/jobs.cgi Substitute list: if you would like your name added to the general 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)
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online / resources available What's new at the National Institute for Literacy: Marking the Evolution of Institute Discussion List as Communities of Practice The Discussion Lists debuted more than a decade ago, growing in size and service to the adult literacy field. Communities of practice that have formed as a result of the Discussions Lists, are supported by the Institute's Regional Resource Centers and the professional development opportunities it offers; and by its new online collections. Learn more about these communities of practice and how you can access professional development resources. http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/news_events/CommunityPractice.html Fall Edition of Catalyst Read about the upcoming release of the National Early Literacy Panel report; who's new at the Institute, how books, and barbershops are helping boys build literacy skills, and more. For your free subscription to the Institute’s quarterly newsletter, contact B. Denise Hawkins, Editor/Director of Communications at bdhawkins@nifl.gov. Print copies can also be ordered from the Institute: by calling EDPubs at 1(800) 228-8813 (TDD/TTY1-877-576-7734) by emailing edpubs@inet.ed.gov, or faxing 1(301) 470-1244. To subscribe to the NIFL’s Announcement List, http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/announce or send an e-mail to listhelp@nifl.gov. Available on the CAELA Network Web site - the September issue of Network News, a quarterly newsletter. Check out information on CAELA Network state meetings, publications from the Network for practitioners working with adult English language learners, and links to information about conferences of interest to these practitioners. http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/newssept08.html To subscribe to this online publication, send an email to caelanetwork@cal.org The National College Transition Network's newest publication, The College Transition Toolkit, is a comprehensive guide to program planning and implementation that draws on the expertise of practitioners from The New England ABE-to-College Transition Project and around the country. The Toolkit contains detailed information to help adult educators and administrators plan for the needs of students interested in pursuing postsecondary education and training. Chapter titles include: Program Models; Partnerships and Collaborations; Recruitment; Assessment; Counseling; Curriculum and Instruction; Planning; and Using Data for Program Development. The toolkit also provides templates that you can download and adapt for use in developing your college transition program, links to a variety of online resources, and supplementary printable resources. For more details about the toolkit and information on ordering, visit http://collegetransition.org/toolkit.html Other questions? Please contact Priyanka Sharma at 617-385-3788 or psharma@worlded.org. The Centre for Literacy in Montréal has posted presentations from its 2008 summer institute on ESL and Literacy. http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/whatsnew/sli2008/index.htm RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature is now drawing job postings from ALL local jobs boards (except Monster.com). To access this resource visit RI RED http://www.dlt.ri.gov/rired/ -- under quick menu click job search; choose location search criteria, provide job title or other criteria. Source codes are listed at the bottom of the page Office of Disability Employment Policy Releases three new Publications Soft Skills: The Competitive Edge http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/softskills.htm Tips on How Parents Can Put Their Children with Disabilities on the Path to Future Employment http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/parenttips.htm Recruiting Young People with Disabilities: A Hiring Strategy with Bottom Line Benefits http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/rypwd.htm Guidance documents from the UK’s Skills for Life – http://excellence.qia.org.uk/page.aspx?o=Guidance – contextualizing work for those with clearly identified learning difficulties (defined as): physical and sensory impairments – for example those with mobility difficulties or hearing or visual impairments; unseen disabilities such as health conditions, mental health difficulties and dyslexia; those whose disrupted learning experiences (for example those in offender establishments) and difficulties with learning have led them to work at a significantly lower level than the majority of their peers. numeracy resources: The Problem Solver, Massachusetts math newsletter, online at http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/problemsolver/index.htm; Massachusetts also produces a math newsletter that focuses on research: the SABES Math Bulletin. You can access copies of that publication at: http://sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/index.htm Radical Math is a resource for educators interested in integrating issues of social, political, and economic justice into math curriculum and classes RadicalMath.org has the goals of raising mathematic literacy and simultaneously developing ways to address a range of community issues. The website supports educators to teach many different types of math within the context of studying social, political, and economic justice issues. RadicalMath.org also contains teaching materials on important financial topics for youth such as owning a credit card, paying for college, and avoiding subprime lenders, as well as materials on Ethnomathematics. Visit http://www.radicalmath.org/ for more or email info@radicalmath.org Lots to do at the library Providence Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp National Science Teachers Association Learning Center Offers On-demand Science Training for Teachers NSTA has developed a new resource to improve the quality of science instruction in the nation's schools: an online hub that provides affordable, on-demand professional development to help educators boost their knowledge about various science topics, as needed. The online Learning Center http://learningcenter.nsta.org/ was introduced earlier this year with more than 3,000 electronic professional development resources and opportunities, including books, journal articles, web seminars, and online courses. More than 50 free, on-demand Science Object lessons allow teachers to increase their content knowledge at their own pace. The resource is particularly useful for K-8 teachers, who might have a general education degree but no in-depth knowledge of some of the science content areas they are expected to cover in their classrooms. Read the entire article at eSchoolNews.com http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54807;_hbguid=04180bda-e9ed-4864-8ef5-583ce95f0ff3%26d=top-news 2009 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Presented by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and Toyota, the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Award is given to educators who demonstrate exemplary efforts to help parents and children achieve their academic and non-academic goals. The 2009 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year will receive a $7,500 award for his/her program, courtesy of Toyota. He/she also will receive a trip to the 18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida, where he/she will be recognized during the Opening General Session. Nominations will be accepted online through December 5, 2008 Visit http://www.famlit.org/toyotateacher for nomination guidelines. What's new at NIFL? http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/whats_new.html Educating the Public and Elected Officials about Adult Education: Report on Adult Education Advocacy Efforts in New England by the New England Literacy Resource Center at World Education This new report takes stock of the program, policy and legislative context for adult education in each of the six New England states. It discusses local and statewide advocacy strategies by adult educators. The findings show that adult education advocacy efforts in New England are multi-faceted, and growing in sophistication and reach. The report discusses the principal challenges and related promising strategies revealed through interviews with leading adult education advocates in New England. They are grouped into four areas: 1) Visibility; 2) Framing the Message; 3) Student Involvement; and 4) Increasing and Sustaining Advocacy Efforts. Available for downloading (as a PDF file): http://www.nelrc.org/expertise/civic.html#educating (For a word doc version, please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu) Seven habits and more: a recent online discussion about reading and ESOL (and English speaking) learners, led to a number of resources being shared, including Heide Spruck Wrigley's Seven Habits of Successful Readers, http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/7Habits.pdf. To follow the entire conversation, go to http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/englishlanguage/2008/date.html and follow the conversation thread that begins on May 12th (you’ll need to scroll down the page). The UK's Open University course, 'Who counts as a refugee' considers the interrelationships between citizenship, identity and belonging, personal lives and social policy for people who have fled their country of origin seeking asylum in the UK, and includes useful information about refugee status and related issues for those living in other countries: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3490 UK National Curricula for ESOL, Literacy and Numeracy, with associated material and support for teachers, including the competencies for each skill at each level. As well, a significant number of resources for working with people with a range of disabilities. (See, for example): http://www.dfes.gov.uk/curriculum_literacy/access/workwith/principles/ http://www.dfes.gov.uk/curriculum_esol/ http://www.dfes.gov.uk/curriculum_literacy/ http://www.dfes.gov.uk/curriculum_numeracy/ Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection series Now Available Through VIDEO-ON-DEMAND The adult learning series Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection are available online through the Rhode Island PBS video streaming portal. In 25 half-hour segments, the Workplace Essential Skills series presents refreshers in fundamental reading, writing, and math skills as they relate to getting, keeping, or advancing in a job. Lessons also cover job applications, resume writing, and job interviews. An orientation segment touches upon the use of the different components included in this series. Lessons are written at a pre-GED level, and can help prepare adults for the GED tests. Four workbooks accompany the series. In 39 half-hour programs, the GED Connection helps learners prepare for the GED exam. Episodes cover subjects and skills related to work, community, and home life. Practice tests help learners know what to expect, see which skills they need to strengthen, and build confidence. Access to Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection series through RI PBS video streaming is free. Users access VOD through an account and passcode, available by email request to Education@ RIpbs.org or by calling Education Services at 401-222-3636 x 211. Video streaming, also known as video on demand (VOD), allows users the convenience of watching lessons at any time from an Internet-connected computer. VOD is also flexible, allowing users to watch several episodes in one sitting, or repeat lessons as often as desired. Both the Workplace Essential Skills and the GED Connection series are also broadcast on RI PBS LEARN, digital 36.2 and Verizon 787. The Workplace Essential Skills broadcasts Fridays at 12:30 PM and the GED Connection series broadcasts Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays at 12:30 PM. For Workplace Essential Skills and the GED Connection broadcast dates please visit: http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/ For information about RIPBS Education Services please visit out web pages at http://www.ripbs.org/Education/ - Dr. María D. Velásquez de Tondreau Education Director Rhode Island PBS 50 Park Lane Providence, RI 02907 Phone: (401) 222-3636, ext. 211 Fax: (401) 222-3407 Education@RIpbs.org National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, dedicated to conducting research and development projects to improve literacy, numeracy, language and related skills and knowledge. On this site you will find information on all our activities, including: Research and development projects <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/projects.asp> Creative routes to specialist teacher qualifications <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/creativeroutes> The Voices on the Page storybank is now live! Read all of the 640 stories here <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/voicesonthepage.asp> Research reports and reviews <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=329> Latest e- newsletter <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=671> News and events <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/news.asp> While the work originates in the U.K., much of it has usefulness and validity for work in this country. google literacy site: http://www.google.com/literacy/ outstanding resource: http://www.youthliteracy.ca/ - Youth Literacy work in Canada Shannon Gavin, a senior graduating from Brown this year, has developed a new website, as her capstone project in Middle East Studies, called Arab Perceptions of the United States: Video Interviews from Amman, Jordan and Damascus, Syria.You can view them, and supporting text at http://arabperceptions.wordpress.com The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - The U.S. Civics and Citizenship Online: Resource Center for Instructors is available online at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b36e663784bcd010VgnVCM100000d1f1d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=b36e663784bcd010VgnVCM100000d1f1d6a1RCRD The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Assisting Refugees with Disabilities Program : Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities available at http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide The guide, written for refugee case managers and those serving refugees with disabilities, includes 139 pages of information about resources for serving adults and children with disabilities, housing for refugees with disabilities, assistive technology, medical resources, citizenship and disability, benefits for refugees with disabilities and more. If you have any questions or technical assistance needs, please contact Xuan Nguyen, Director of USCRI Health and Human Services at xnguyen@uscridc.org or at 202-347-3507 ext 3056. Resources from EdChange family of Web sites: A new Classism and Poverty Awareness Quiz http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/quizzes.html ; Newly designed Social Justice News Service site http://mail.socialjusticenews.net/mailman/listinfo/news_socialjusticenews.net- email-based news service, periodic email digests of links to articles related to equity, social justice, and multiculturalism from sources all over the world. New essays and links to essays http://www.edchange.org/publications.html New essays in the Multicultural Education Research Room http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/papers.html 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/ 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 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 The Right Question Project (RQP) of Cambridge, MA. is offering training in a non-partisan civic engagement and voter education strategy for adult learners. The strategy will help learners to acquire critical thinking skills, prepare them to be more self-sufficient, and greatly increase their motivation to vote. You are invited to attend a 5-hour training in RQP’s civic engagement and voter education strategy. You will receive: A fun, interactive training; Follow up lesson ideas and resources; Templates for student materials; Free technical assistance, and Access to on-line materials and discussions groups You will be asked to: Attend a 5-hour workshop on Friday, 9/26/08 ; Implement what you learned with the students in your adult ed classes Share your experiences teaching the workshop and student evaluations with RQP. The RQP Voter Education Strategy can be used as an effective tool to introduce learners to VERA or other preparing to vote activities. To participate in the training, contact: Jessica Ortiz at the RI Adult Ed Professional Development Center jortiz@ric.edu (401) 456-2838 2008 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Issues and Innovations September 25-26, Chicago, IL The 2008 Refugee and Immigrant Conference offers groups and individuals assisting refugee and immigrant children and their families an opportunity to network and learn about issues affecting refugee and immigrant children and their families, schools, health, and health care, along with the challenges of cultural adjustment. http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/refugee.html - questions, please contact Lynn Osheff (losheff@thecenterweb.org). ProLiteracyWorldwide's 2008 annual conference at the Peabody, Little Rock, AR October 2 - 4: http://www.proliteracy.org/conference/ Conference on Learner Persistence, October 17, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. RI College – Student Union Ballroom The purpose of the persistence conference is to enable practitioners to meet to learn about one another's efforts in the areas of supporting learner persistence in adult education. Representatives of programs that did research projects through the NELRC (New England Literacy Resource Council) last spring, as well as those that have initiated projects on their own, will share their work so that area practitioners may learn more about strategies, approaches and practice that can further adult learners’ persistence in their engagement with adult learning. This half-day conference will begin with a plenary session, providing an overview of learner persistence, followed by brief presentations facilitated by practitioners whose programs have addressed elements of persistence. Smaller breakout sessions will enable conference participants to focus on particular strategies and approaches so that clear next steps will be identified and action plans developed. Registration fee of $15 covers the cost of light breakfast fare and lunch. DEADLINE for registration: October 3rd. To register, please contact Jessica Ortiz: jortiz@ric.edu Inaugural Event: RI-TELL: Rhode Island Teachers of English Language Learners Conference: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in an Anti-Immigrant Political Climate, October 18th 8:45 AM - 12:30 PM Rhode Island College Student Union Ballroom Event Refreshments Sponsored by Hillary Grant, ESL Specialist & Representative Featured Session: Panel of Immigration Experts A Portrait of Rhode Island Children in Immigrant Families—Elaine Budish, Research Analyst, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Rhode Island Immigration Close Up—Bill Shuey, Executive Director, International Institute of Rhode Island Immigrant Students and Education Rights in RI—Veronika Kot, Staff Attorney, Rhode Island Legal Services Breakout Sessions: Adult: Designing Responsive Programs for ESL Immigrant Adults - Brady Dunklee, ESOL Instructor, Institute for Labor Studies and Research and Literacy Program & Central Falls Public Library, Andrés Ramírez, Intensive ESL Program, Rhode Island College Secondary: Planning Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary Immigrant Students - Pamela Ardizzone, ELL Specialist, Providence Public Schools Elementary: Welcoming Immigrant Children to Your School: Strategies To Get Your Learners Off to a Great Start- Christine E. Dowding, ESL Teacher, Warwick Public Schools Pre-register online using a credit card by October 14, 2008 Pre-registration: $45 ($30 for full-time students[Proof of full-time student status required at check in]) Includes 1 year of RI-TELL membership with all member benefits; Conference registration and canvas tote *. CEU credit available On-Site Registration: $55 ($40 for full-time students) Check payment only. All memberships expire on September 30, 2008. You must renew your membership to register at the member rate. Become a Member of YOUR Professional Association at an Inaugural Rate that Includes: One year of membership; Registration for the Fall Event, A RI-TELL canvas tote to identify you as a member Member benefits: Subscription to MATSOL Currents newsletter and monthly E-Bulletin. Notification of upcoming events and advocacy alerts. Access to members-only areas of the MATSOL web site. Subscription to RI-TELL/MATSOLworks job listings and ELists. Reduced registration fees for conferences and events. Membership in your choice of two Special Interest Groups. Support of RI-ELL/MATSOL's advocacy work on behalf of all ESOL professionals, students and their families. Register now at http://www.matsol.org For more information: Email: RITELL@matsol.org For assistance logging on: membership@matsol.org The 14th Annual National Even Start Association Conference, Austin, Texas, October 19-21. http://www.evenstart.org/ Eleventh Annual Multicultural Conference and Curriculum Resource Fair Presented by the RIC Dialogue on Diversity Committee November 1st, theme: Teaching for Change: Privilege, Power and Possibilities Program includes: Workshops on promising practices in multicultural education; A curriculum fair, including curriculum resources, books, software, and videos; Keynote address by Dr. Peggy McIntosh, "Youth Hour" - a round table dialogue with keynote speaker and college and high school students. http://www.ric.edu/promisingPractices/workshops.php  Effective Transitions in Adult Education to be held on November 17-18, 2008 in Providence, RI Registration for the conference in now open: http://collegetransition.org/conference08/registration.html For more information, contact Priyanka Sharma psharma@worlded.org or call (617) 385-3788. – call for proposals from the MATSOL Conference Committee: We would like to invite you to present next spring at our annual conference on May 7-8, 2009 at the Sheraton Four Points in Leominster, MA. The 2009 conference theme is Multiple Literacies: Launching English Language Learners into a New Era. There will be a K-12 strand on both days and an Adult, Workplace and Higher Education strand on Friday, May 8. Our keynote speakers will be Stephen Krashen and Jim Cummins. We hope that you will consider sharing your strategies, tools, materials and research with your colleagues in the field of ELL and ESOL education. You can view and print instructions for submitting an online proposal at http://www.matsol.org/mc/page.do?orgId=matsol&sitePageId=68100 Proposals are due on December 1, 2008. other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
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