The Rhode Island Adult Education Professional
Development
Center produces a bulletin roughly every
two
to three 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, please
go to Bulletin
Archives. To receive the bulletin via email, contact LR/RI.
To learn more about professional development
opportunities,
please
contact the RI AEPDC at (401) 456 -2838 or (401) 863-2839
February 13,
2009
Bulletin
#293
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 the AEPDC or leave a message at
(401-863-2839).

Janet Isserlis
NOTICES -
– in
addition to events listed here, a recently updated list of events
(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner
orientation, standards overview - and rescheduled events) can be
found at http://www.ric.edu/aepdc/calendar.php
Offer VALUE membership
opportunities to your students
Student leadership organizations are a critical
component of any education system. VALUE is a national student
organization. VALUE is currently very active in making
sure that student voices are heard. The Rhode Island Office of
Adult and Career and Technical Education is very interested in
supporting student and alumni organizations
and has supported several in the career and technical education
arena. As for adult education participants, EDP assessment candidates,
and GED test takers and graduates, it
is important to clarify that membership fees in reputable student
leadership organization is an allowable expense. Please, feel free to
review the membership materials contained
in the link below and discuss with your students, alumni, test
takers, and staff.
http://valueusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=104
Rhode Island Adult Education Conference,
Tuesday, May 19th at Rhode Island College.
Call for participation here (word
document)
ESOL
share Tuesday, March 10th, 3 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters
Avenue, Providence.
Michele Rajotte will share websites and
computer-based learning activities designed to help adults find
information, services and learning tools they need.
Have other ideas? please bring those as well.
Community Health Worker Network Forum
Thursday, February 19, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Casey Family Services 1268 Eddy St., Providence
Would you appreciate meeting others who work in your field as a
Community Health Worker?
Would you like to learn from the MA Community Health Worker
Association?
Would you be interested in the kind of training and support that
would allow you to more effectively meet your needs?
Do you have some ideas that would increase the capacity and
effectiveness of your work?
This is the perfect forum for you! JOIN US!
This will be a great opportunity to meet, greet and perhaps even
learn from one or two community health workers, outreach staff,
promotoras,
peer educators, and anyone conducting outreach and education at
the community level. To RSVP and to request translation services,
please e-mail
Dannie Ritchie at dannie_ritchie@brown.edu
Co-supporters: Office of Adult and Career and Technical
Education, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, Massachusetts Association of
Community Health Workers, RI AHEC Program: The Warren Alpert
Medical School of Brown University, RI AHEC Network, Division of
Community Family Health
and Equity, RI Department of Health, Ocean State Action, Region 1
Dept of Health and Human Services
Providence Human Relations Commission
Presents A Black History Month Event
Community Forum:
Improving Race Relations In Providence
Thursday, February 19th, 12:00 noon URI Feinstein
Campus Auditorium, 80 Washington Street, Providence
As President Obama takes office, there is a renewed sense of hope
to improve race relations. This workshop will explore
questions such as: Are we on our way to achieve
racial equality? Do you believe that racism and
discrimination are prevalent in our society? Is change possible?
How do we move from feelings of hope to a plan of action?
Moderator: Dennis Langley, CEO Urban League of RI;
Panel: Joseph Fowlkes, Co-Chair, Civil Rights
Roundtable. Victor Mendoza, Outreach & Diversity Officer, State of
Rhode Island, Olayinka Oredugba, EEO Officer, City of
Providence, Hanna Resseger, Program Director, Mt. Hope Learning
Center, Molly Soum, Transition Specialist, Genesis Center.
Lunch will be provided. SPACE IS LIMITED. To register please call
351-0475 or email wescobedo.uoea4@providenceri.com
New
Practitioner
Orientation – Friday and Saturday March 13th and 14th.
Please RSVP to jortiz@ric.edu <mailto:jortiz@ric.edu> by
March 6th.
Transitions from ESOL to ABE –
what
do we need to know? A group of practitioners have been discussing
what we need to learn and how we can help each
other as more and more learners leave ESOL classes and move into
ABE
classes and programs. How can we support learners and one another
in making these
shifts? Please come to share ideas, questions and
suggestions. Please come to share ideas, questions
and suggestions.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday,
March
2nd location TBA.
learning
opportunities
learning
opportunity: Managing
self-directed supports for individuals with developmental disabilities
March 11 to April 9 (Five Sessions)
Registration Deadline: March 2
This is the first in a series of trainings the
Sherlock Center will
offer to family members and others interested in guiding individuals
and families in using Self
-Directed Supports through RI's Division of
Developmental Disabilities. This training will address skills and tools
needed to choose and manage the self-directed option.
The $25
registration fee includes materials for all five sessions. Scholarships
are available upon request. The registration deadline is March 2.
Late
registrations will be accepted as space permits.
Who should attend?
This training is intended for families individuals with
developmental
disabilities who will be receiving support through the Division of
Developmental
Disabilities (Transition-age especially), and also
prospective "Community Supports Navigators" or anyone interested in
guiding individuals and families
in using self-directed supports
through DDD.
Click here http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/publications/SDCS09.pdf
to
download the flyer and registration form from this email or go to
http://www.sherlockcenter.org
(click on Course). Questions? Contact Claire Rosenbaum at (401) 456-4732
COLLEGE PREPARATION FOR ADULTS:
RIRAL's Transition to College now enrolling students for next sessions.
Transition to College is an intensive college preparation program
that provides student success workshops and academic instruction in
reading, writing, math,
computer, and study skills. Career Exploration using the
DISCOVER online career exploration and Mentoring workshops are
included. Students also receive assistance with
Financial Aid and college applications and academic advising.
While attending Transition to College, students enroll in College
Reading at the Community College of Rhode
Island.
Transtition to College is holding Information Sessions for their
fall Evening and Weekend programs on the following dates:
Tuesday, February 17 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 21 - 10:00 am
Tuesday, March 17 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 21 - 5:00 pm Enrollment is limited
Transition to College meets in downtown Pawtucket and at the
Community College of Rhode Island in Providence. Funding is
provided by the Rhode Island
Department of Education in partnership with the Community College
of Rhode Island. Contact: Marie Crecca-Romero, Program Director
at 722.9800 or
email MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org.
from
World Education:
The fall/winter issue of the excellent journal, Field Notes,
with a focus on transitions from ABE
to college, is now online, and includes articles such as "A
Student's Perspective of a College Success Class" by Katie Shaw,
"Technology Tools for
College Success" by Pat Weisberger, and "Students Leading Students:
An
Interactive Campus Tour Model" by Karen Van Kirk. http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/fieldnotes/index.htm
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
Mini-Grant Opportunity Access for All
Abilities (AAA)
Businesses Community Organizations Recreation, Social &
Cultural
Centers Expand your membership or customer base. Apply for up to
$2500
to increase
access for people with disabilities to your services,
events or activities. Application Deadline – March 2, 2009
- details
and application are available at
http://www.sherlockcenter.org
Click on
AAA Mini-Grants or Call (401) 456-8072 (v), (401) 456-8773 (TDD)
Sponsored by: Paul V. Sherlock Center @ RI College Accessible
Rhode Island VSA Arts of Rhode Island
- 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)
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 available
Minnesota Literacy Council's online
training site – for out of state
users:
The courses for adult learners and educators on the Minnesota
Literacy Council (MLC) online training site are developed and
maintained by MLC staff through
supplemental service grants from the
Minnesota Department of Education. They are provided free of charge to
Minnesota’s adult learners, teachers, volunteers, and
other Adult Basic
Education practitioners. Out-of-state visitors are welcome to explore
the site to access learning resources as well, but we cannot offer CEUs
or
course completion certificates to out-of-state users. If you are
a
not a Minnesota resident, you are welcome to browse the self-access
online learning materials,
but please do not submit course assignments
as we will not be able to respond to your
submissions. http://online.themlc.org/
from The
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) : National Assessment
of Adult Literacy: Indirect County and State Estimates of the
Percentage of
Adults at the Lowest Literacy
Level for
1992 and 2003, from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
(NAAL). The report provides the only available snapshot
of adult literacy rates for individual
states and counties. The report, based on the 2003 NAAL and the 1992
National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS),
will serve as an important source of literacy information for
policymakers and researchers. The report will be accompanied by
an interactive web tool, which will
show data for all states and counties. The tool will also provide
the
ability to compare states, counties, and progress in states and
counties over time.
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/index.aspx
(estimates) and http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009482
Refugees
From Iraq Now Available
his publication provides in-depth information about refugee
groups from Iraq, describing the various ethnic and religious
communities of Iraqi Arabs (both
Sunni and Shi’a), Iraqi Christians, and others. Topics include
history, conditions
in countries of asylum, characteristics of the refugee population,
cultural
features of each of the different communities, religion,
language, education, and resettlement
considerations. http://www.cal.org/topics/ri/backgrounders.html
online: LessonWriter.com is a free website
where teachers can copy, paste and submit any text (an article, essay,
story, etc.) and create comprehensive, standards
-based lesson plans and student materials in minutes.
LessonWriter is a simple, fast and free way to use authentic,
high-interest content to motivate students while delivering the
explicit language instruction that ELL's
need in both English and content-area classes. There are advanced
features that can differentiate instruction for multilevel classes and
class tracking features that will
automatically scaffold lessons.
http://www.lessonwriter.com
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
Lots to do at the library
Providence
Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp
talk about it The Adult
Literacy Professional Development Discussion List February 16 – 23,
2009, will discuss Washington State's Integrated Basic Education
and Skills Training (I-BEST) model. Challenging the traditional
notion of transitions (whereby students must first complete ABE or ESL
before moving to college level
course work), Washington State’s I-BEST integrates basic
education and job skills training concurrently by pairing ABE or ESL
instructors with vocational or content area
instructors to prepare low-skilled adults for high-demand
jobs.
To participate: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Professionaldevelopment
Guests
Dr. Lennox McLendon, Special Advisor, National Council of State
Directors of Adult Education (Joining us Monday only, February 16)
Shash Woods, Regional Professional Development Coordinator, Adult
Basic Education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges
Susan Kidd, Regional Professional Development Coordinator, Adult
Basic Education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges
Tina Bloomer, Policy Associate, Workforce Education, Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Kim Ward, Associate Dean for Adult Basic Skills, Tacoma Community
College
Dr. Leslie Heizer-Newquist, previous Director of the Center of
Excellence at Green River Community College
About I-BEST
Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training
(I-BEST) began as a pilot program at 10 community and technical
colleges and has since been
implemented in all 34 colleges in the Washington State Board for
Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) system. The program was
developed in response to studies
performed by the Washington State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges (SBCTC) that indicated that students were unlikely
to complete a long-term basic skills class
and then successfully transition to college level vocational
programs. The I-BEST model challenges the traditional notion that
students must first complete adult basic education
or ESL before moving to college level course work. The I-BEST
model pairs ESL or ABE instructors with vocational or content area
instructors to co-teach college level
vocational courses.
Early professional development focused on how to plan and develop
an I-BEST program and the necessary elements to bring about a cultural
shift bringing
together Basic Skills and Professional/Technical education.
Subsequent professional development included learning outcomes training
for teachers and administrators.
I-BEST has historically been tied to economic development, with
I-BEST courses at individual colleges aligning with high-wage,
high-demand jobs within their
communities. There will be a just-in-time response to the
economic stimulus package addressing, for example, green jobs.
Additional Resources
Transition Team Recommendations: Factors for Successful
Integrated Education and Training:
http://www.ncsdae.org/Washington%20Views/2009/Factors%20for%20successful%20integrated%20education%20and%20training.doc
—State Directors' response to the Transition Team's Questions:
What would make integrated education and training (Adult Basic
Education/GED/ESL and occupational training) work in the context of
economic recovery?
What factors are important?
I-BEST Program Guidelines http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/docs/education/workforce/ibest_guidelines.pdf
—Provides background on the I-BEST and program criteria
Student Success page from SBCTC Web Page: http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/e_studentsuccess.aspx
—Provides additional information about I-BEST
Research Behind
I-BEST:
Building Pathways to Success for Low-Skill Adult Students:
Lessons for Community College Policy and Practice from a Longitudinal
Student Tracking Study
(The Tipping Point Research): http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/docs/data/research_reports/resh_06-2_tipping_point.pdf
Presents research base for I-BEST programs
Increasing Student Achievement for Basic Skills Students,
Research Report 08-1
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/education/resh_rpt_08_1_student_achieve_basic_skills_003.pdf
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Pilot
Programs, Research Report 05-2
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/assessment/i_best_research_report_05-2.doc
Workplace
Essential Skills and
GED Connection series 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>
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.
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.htm
NAASLN's Mid-Atlantic
Regional Conference - Access to
the Workforce for Adult & Adolescent Learners with AD/HD and
Asperger's Syndrome
February 22–23
This regional conference will draw adult education practitioners,
transition specialists, community college faculty, workforce
counselors, disability advocates,
and others from New York to Virginia. The self-contained
conference site and tight format lends itself to ample time for
small-group discussions of how these
breakthrough strategies apply to the evolving economy; issues
affecting the new workforce; transition to postsecondary education and
the workforce; advocacy
issues and techniques; webinars; leadership options; and
more. The conference will feature three plenary sessions:
ADD and Entrepreneurism...A Curriculum that Works!
presented by Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Learning Specialist
Asperger’s Syndrome, Part I: The Adult Education Class presented
by Bevan Gibson, M.S. Sp. Ed., Director
Southern Illinois Professional Development Center
Asperger’s Syndrome, Part II: Transitioning to Postsecondary Education
presented by Melissa Arnott-Cox, Ed.D., L.P.C.,
C.A.C., Director Academic Success Center, Rowan University,
Glassboro, NJ Registration is limited to 70 overnight registrants
and 80 day-only registrants.
Full registration of $250 covers a day-and-a-half of sessions,
overnight accommodations, all meals, and 24-hour access to a
hospitality suite.
Day-only registration of $135 covers one day of sessions and two
meals.
For full session information, site description, accommodations,
driving directions, or to register online, visit NAASLN at
http://www.naasln.org/Regional_2009_conference.htm
March
6-7, 2009 - URI, Providence
Campus: WeLearn - 6th
Annual (Net)Working Gathering &
Conference on Women & Literacy
WE LEARN is currently looking for
volunteers and
interpreters for the conference! Please, consider sharing your time
and/or your Spanish-English or Sign
Language interpreting skills with us. We have work exchange
opportunities
available! Volunteer applications can be found on the website or you
can email
Alicia.Pantoja@gmail.com to apply. Deadline to submit
volunteer/interpreter forms is Feb 20th. THANK YOU!
http://www.litwomen.org/conference.html
Test Development Workshop -
CETE/OSU March 9-11 , 2009 (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
Developing valid, reliable assessments (tests) of job specific
knowledge and skills is critical to effective defensible practice in
workforce development and human
resources.
Occupational knowledge and skill assessments are used for many
personnel- and education-related functions, including:
Workforce development and Career Technical Education
accountability (Perkins IV), Personnel selection and placement,
Training needs assessment or diagnosis,
and Individual certification and licensure.
A carefully-designed systematic approach to test construction
maximizes return on investment and contributes to candidate
satisfaction and motivation.
Poorly designed assessments may yield erroneous and damaging
results, leading to employee or candidate dissatisfaction, ineffective
credentialing decisions and
possible exposure to litigation.
To learn more: http://www.cete.org/AssessmentSP/images/March2009Brochure.pdf
(pdf). and/or contact Kathy Summerfield at 614-688-4000 or
summerfield.1@osu.edu. The Center on Education and Training
for Employment, The Ohio State University, 1900 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH
43210
http://www.cete.org
(If we receive insufficient registrations for the workshop, it
may be rescheduled)
Sharing Skills – Building Connections,
March 11, in Worcester - Commonwealth Workforce Coalition’s 6th annual
conference.
http://cwc.cedac.org/
MATSOL
Annual Conference :
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.
http://www.matsol.org
COABE
Conference 2009, Louisville, KY
April 17-22
Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE), Kentucky Association
of Adult & Continuing Education, and Kentucky Adult Education
Council on Postsecondary Education
are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the 2009 COABE
national conference. . The goal of the Annual
COABE National Conference is to provide best practices and
program guidance to adult basic education professionals.
http://www.coabeconference.org/
For more information, contact: Lorena Lasky, COABE 2009
Concurrent Sessions Chairperson, Jefferson County Adult &
Continuing Education
Lorena.Lasky@kentuckianaworks.org 502-574-4123
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
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html
street yoga -
Through the teaching of free yoga, meditation and wellness classes we
seek to help homeless youth increase their physical, emotional and
spiritual strength, stamina
and flexibility so they can better meet their own core needs. We
work closely with those service providers striving to help homeless
youth secure safe housing, nutritious food,
accessible health care, employment, clean clothing, educational
choices and human dignity.
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