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Janet Isserlis NOTICES -
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addition to events listed here, a recently updated list of events
(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner 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. Preliminary program online at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/conference09.html information about advocacy: Write for Increased Funding for FY10 Act Now! http://www.ncladvocacy.org/actnow.html from the National Coalition for Literacy Fact Finder http://www.ncladvocacy.org/factfinder.html contains links to NCL members' district and state fact sheets http://www.ncladvocacy.org/ffdiststate.html as well as a fact sheet on Adult Education and Family Literacy Appropriations http://www.ncladvocacy.org/ffadult.html. Letter Guidelines, Lessons, and Sample Letters Writing Legislators <http://www.ncladvocacy.org/tkcontact_write.html> contains writing tips, letter guidelines, letter-writing lesson plans and curricula, and sample letters from teachers, students, and community members. Contacting Legislators <http://www.ncladvocacy.org/tkcontact.html> contains general tips for contacting legislators. Create Responsive Networks Find specific tips for organizing others to write. Find general tips from experienced state and federal level advocates on creating responsive advocacy networks http://www.ncladvocacy.org/tknetworks.html Learn more about NCL's Legislative Issues http://www.ncladvocacy.org/legispriority_act.html, including appropriations. needs and strengths The Professional Development Council is conducting its annual survey of the field, in order to inform the PDCenter’s workplan for 2010. Please click on the link below and take a few minutes to answer the short survey; your input is critical to this process. Many thanks. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eJIW3qmEqMwq3mklkj0dSQ_3d_3d write about it: Change Agent Call for Articles Please submit illustrations, cartoons, and graphics on this theme too! Theme: The Economy The next issue of The Change Agent will examine the roots of the current economic crisis, consider what we can do about it individually and collectively, and explore alternative economic models. We are interested in hearing from teachers, adult learners, and community members about your experiences, stories, lessons, and reflections on the current economy and how your family and/or community is responding. 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. Sample Questions to Consider: What do you think caused the crisis? What should individuals do in response to the crisis? What should the government do? What should small businesses and corporations do? Describe actions that you see people taking in response to the crisis or that you and your community have taken. Are these actions effective? Explain. Have you personally experienced the effects of the crisis? If so, how? Does your life feel very different now from how it was before the crisis? Explain. Has the media (TV, newspapers, radio) helped you understand what is going on? Has it helped you figure out how to respond? If you could influence media content, what would you push for (related to the economic crisis)? Do you have experience in alternative economic structures, such as worker cooperatives or consumer cooperatives? If so, describe how it works and what it's like. Describe your vision for how the economy should work and what needs it should meet. All articles must be received by May 4, 2009. All articles and emails MUST include contact information for the student and/or the teacher. All articles will be considered. Suggested length is 500-1,200 words. Final decisions are made by The Change Agent editorial board. A $50 stipend will be paid to each adult education student whose work is accepted for publication. Please send material (preferably by email) to: Cynthia Peters, Editor, New England Literacy Resource Center/World Education, 44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210 Phone: 617-482-9485 fax: 617-482-0617; email: cpeters@worlded.org http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent <http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent 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 at World Education. Don't forget to include complete contact information in the article (not just in the email).  Thinking of writing an article about your school, program, or classroom? An issue of concern to our field? A book or resource review? Write for MATSOL Currents! MATSOL Currents is the official publication of the Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages. The primary readers of the Newsletter are members of the organization, many of whom are ELL and bilingual education professionals, and advocates for ELLs, immigrants and refugees. The Newsletter may also be read by some prospective members, and organizational partners. Need some ideas? Here are some possible topics: An activity or approach you have implemented in your classroom that you could share. An issue of interest or concern to your Special Interest Group. (RI has a S.I.G.) A review of our conference sessions, workshops or keynote addresses that others may have missed. A conference social or Director’s meeting. A successful planning, administration and program building efforts in your school or program. Effective professional development formats and approaches you have used and how this has impacted teachers and students in your program, school or district. Parent, family and community involvement initiatives. New resources, books and classroom activities. Advocacy concerns, action research or data you have analyzed. Teacher preparation in the field and your successes in preparing teachers to work with ELLs. Regional, state or national activities, conferences and events focused on ELLs. Book Reviews If you are interested in taking a look at the new materials and resources publishers have sent us, and writing a review of a new resource in the field, contact Sterling Giles, our Reviews Editor. Sterling has received many new books from publishers in the field, ready for your review ! Contact Sterling Giles at Sterlg@aol.com Submission Deadlines Spring 2009 issue - May 1 - Deadline extended from April 1, 2009 Types of Submissions: Feature Articles (1200-1500 words) related to teacher education, research, professional development, program administration, sociocultural issues, etc. Brief Reports (500-900 words), such as book reviews, data analysis, reports on conference presentations and papers. Personal Accounts (500-700 words), such as stories and tips from the classroom , things that work, promising and best practices. Announcements (50-75 words) of forthcoming presentations, events and meetings as well as forthcoming articles and books on issues in the field, new names and faces, accomplishments of members and of educators in programs Questions? Need more info? Contact Jennifer O’Brien or Kellie Jones, Co-Editors at currents@matsol.org or visit matsol.org> home > MATSOL currents. ESOL share Tuesday, April 21st, 3 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. TESOL? COABE? read a good book, had a good lesson? Sharing conference reports, ongoing ideas and approaches. Please join us. You are invited to explore the no-cost Career Advantage Program Unemployed? Considering further training? Thinking of returning to school? Concerned about your skills? Career Advantage is designed to assist unemployed Rhode Islanders gain an academic advantage to smoothly enter and successfully complete training programs or college courses. Improve math, communication and workplace skills during classes at convenient times – 10 hours of instruction per week for eight weeks. This no-cost opportunity can give you the confidence to tackle the demands of a training program or to jump-start college coursework. Take the first step to a better career. The next open house for the program is April 15th. Interested individuals should contact Coordinator Lynn Watterson at 401-455-6042 or lpwatterson@ccri.edu for more information and eligibility requirements. On May 3-5, VALUE, in partnership with ProLiteracy, will be holding its 6th biennial National Adult Learner Leadership Institute and Adult Literacy Congress. As part of this Institute, we will hold a mock hearing on each of four recommendations made by the National Commission on Adult Literacy. Adult learners will listen to "testimony" from experts in the literacy field, ask questions, and then offer their views, the consumer perspective, on each of the four recommendations. The Commission made both general and specific recommendations. From all its recommendations, we came up with the top ten that we think adult learners may be able to provide insight to policy-makers. Now we need your help. From this list, we need to pick the four on which we'll hold mock hearings. Please rank these recommendations. On which ones would it be most important for policy-makers to hear the views of adult learners? To participate in the survey, go to: http://tinyurl.com/adabw6 Please share this message with as many people as you can. We'd like as much input as possible in selecting the four topics for the mock hearings. To learn more about this Leadership Institute, go to http://www.valueusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=100 You can register now. The early registration discount ends April 3rd. In advance, thanks for your help with this. I look forward to seeing many of you in the DC area May 3-5. - Marty Finsterbusch, VALUE Executive Director http://www.valueusa.org President Obama's Remarks on Education Reform - http://thepage.time.com/president-obamas-remarks-on-education-reform/ learning opportunities from the American Foundation for the Blind: AFB CareerConnect® presents two free online seminars for professionals working with children and adults with visual impairments. Session 1: Lifelong Learning in Career Education April 28, 2009, 2–3:30 pm (EST) Dr. Karen Wolffe, Director, Professional Development and CareerConnect, will discuss the career education model, how to help move children and adults through the appropriate stages of the model, the activities and resources available to instruct children and adults with visual impairments in career education, and more. Session 2: Determining Current and Future AT Needs April 29, 2009, 2–3:30 pm (EST) Ike Presley, Project Manager, Professional Development, will show attendees how to create a "toolbox" for success by presenting the tools needed to access and create printed and electronic information. This session will also feature professionals with visual disabilities discussing the career planning techniques and assistive technologies that have helped them compete in the workplace and advance their careers. Both seminars will broadcast live to your computer. For more information, and to register for one or both webcasts today, visit http://www.afb.org/careerconnect, or contact 888-824-2184 or careerconnect@afb.net. Brought to you free-of-charge through the generous support of AT&T. summer classes Register now for online courses Penn State's online course, Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement (ADTED 458), a three-credit undergraduate/graduate level course will be offered through Penn State’s World Campus for graduate or undergraduate credit. Class runs May 18 – August 14, 2009 and registration is underway. This course focuses on young children’s language and literacy development, including: What children;s early language and literacy development looks like at various stages and what is considered the usual order or sequence of development The most recently shared knowledge base regarding early language and literacy development research Evidence-based practices identified by research for teachers and parents that support children’s earl language and literacy development How parents and teachers apply what is known about language and literacy learning to maximize children’s learning experiences Early literacy development and parental involvement in the context of comprehensive family literacy services For more information visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/FamilyLiteracyCertificate.shtml or contact Dr. Sheila Sherow at sms20@psu.edu. Register today at http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/StudentServices_GettingStarted.shtml COLLEGE PREPARATION FOR ADULTS: The Rhode Island Transition to College (RI TTC) at Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning Center (RIRAL) is now enrolling students for its upcoming sessions. RIRAL/TTC is an intensive college preparation program that provides student success workshops, academic instruction in reading, writing, math, computer, and study skills to prepare students for college readiness. Career Exploration using DISCOVER online and monthly mentoring workshops are also part of the curriculum. In addition, students receive assistance with financial aid, college applications, and academic advising. While attending RIRAL/TTC, students enrol as a cohort in College Reading at CCRI in Providence. Information Sessions for fall Evening and Weekend programs: Tuesdays: May 5 and June 16 at 5:00 pm Saturdays: April 18, May 16 and June 20 at 10:00 am The RIRAL/TTC initiative is a free program with funding provided by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Nellie Mae Educational Foundation in collaboration with the Community College of Rhode Island. For more information, contact: Marie Crecca-Romero, Program Director at 722.9800 or by email at 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 - 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
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Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact. from Thursday notes, April 9 President Obama Nominates Kanter As Under Secretary President Obama has nominated Martha Kanter, chancellor and former president of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in the Silicon Valley (Calif.), as under secretary of education. Kanter is the first community college leader to be named to the number-two position at the Department. She has experience as an alternative high school teacher and she established the first program for students with learning disabilities at San Jose City College. Kanter holds a doctorate from the University of San Francisco, a master’s degree from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University. http://chronicle.com/news/article/6237/community-college-leader-chosen-as-under-secretary-of-education 27 States Win SLDS Grants For Data Systems The Department's Institute of Education Sciences just announced Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) grants to 27 state education agencies for the design and implementation of these systems. SLD systems enhance states’ ability to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, and use education data, including individual student records, and help states make data-driven decisions to improve student learning. The multi-year value of these three-to-five year individual state grants ranges from $2.5 to $9.0 million , for a total of $150 million. A list of state winners and grant amounts, and a link to each project description is available online. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/ A new competition is expected as part of the economic stimulus, and details will be released soon. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/fy09_announcement.asp Education Can Protect Against Joblessness Education is playing a key role in protecting adults from joblessness in the current economy, Department of Labor (DOL) statistics show. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf The jobless rate in March climbed to 15.5 percent among those without a high school diploma, compared to 8.5 percent among U.S. adults nationwide. The unemployment rate is much lower for people with some college or a postsecondary degree. DOL has distributed $4 billion http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA20090364.htm to increase opportunities for workers to receive training. http://www.dol.gov/recovery/ New Corrections Education Postings OVAE has launched its new Web page serving correctional and institutionalized education programs by posting the history of correctional education, federal grant programs for this population, state contacts, resources and frequently asked questions. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/correctional-education.html Also available online is OVAE's recent publication Partnerships Between Community Colleges and Prisons Providing Workforce Education and Training to Reduce Recidivism. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/prison-cc-partnerships_2009.pdf 
online / resources available Observing and Providing Feedback to Teachers of Adults Learning English att the CAELA Network Web site at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Written by Brigitte Marshall of Oakland Public Schools and Sarah Young of CAL (and the CAELA Network), the brief addresses three types of observations: formal, walk-through, and alternative. Each type is described, and examples are provided for implementation within a collaborative approach to adult ESL teacher supervision. http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/pd_resources/observing.html Coming soon: a brief on using grammar in the adult ESL classroom, looking at focus on form. and from CAL news, April 8 : Researchers Urge Use of Stimulus Funds to Address the Needs of English Language Learners The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides an extraordinary opportunity to improve educational outcomes for English language learners (ELLs), a rapidly growing yet underserved population. The Working Group on ELL Policy, a group of researchers with extensive experience in the education of English language learners, has prepared a set of recommendations designed to guide discussion and decision-making on how to use stimulus funds to better serve these learners in schools across the United States. http://www.stanford.edu/~hakuta/ARRA/index.html  The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) recently launched a new website http://www.shifting-gears.org designed to help states increase the number of low-income working adults who have the skills and credentials they need to compete for jobs in demand. Shifting Gears is a Joyce Foundation-sponsored initiative that aims to promote regional economic growth by aligning adult education, workforce development and postsecondary education in five states - Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The website is intended to provide information about state policies that work across the nation and to highlight innovative approaches in the Shifting Gears states. State policy resources cover the following areas: basic skills policies that promote success in college and careers, using data for policy change, connecting education and work, financial aid and student support, and connecting to employers. The website will be updated regularly. We hope you find it helpful and will tell your state and local partners about this resource. - Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst Center for Law & Social Policy aduke@clasp.org The Media Library of Teaching Skills (MLoTS) web site, http://mlots.org, has posted several new video and audio files recorded in an ESL/ESOL family literacy class in Chelsea, Massachusetts in January. The Chelsea Intergenerational Literacy Program uses team teaching and volunteer tutors in teaching adults English language skills and family literacy content. This set of free, short, online videos focuses on one class in a series on how parents can support early literacy and childrens' reading. We would love your comments on the ESL/ESOL family literacy videos, or on any of the MLoTS videos. We would also be glad to provide you with information on how MLoTS might work with professional development organizations or other agencies in your state to enable you to make your own classroom videos to be posted on the MLoTS web site. - David J. Rosen, President, Media Library of Teaching Skills djrosen@mlots.org From The Working Poor Families Project http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/about.html Preparing Low-Skilled Workers for the Jobs of Tomorrow - Many state economic development leaders are focusing resources on strategies to spur growth in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). However, many efforts are geared solely to generating more high-skill scientists and engineers. "Preparing Low-Skilled Workers for the Jobs of Tomorrow" explores how to ensure that existing workers have the education and skills necessary to fill middle -skill, technical and support STEM positions. The brief, released by the Working Poor Families Project, also identifies how state policies can better prepare today's existing low-skilled workers for middle-skill positions. http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/pdfs/WPFP_policy_brief_fall08.pdf The New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) has published the findings of action research done by 18 New England adult education programs that investigated persistence strategies in their varied contexts over the course of a semester. This report of the New England Learner Persistence Project is online at http://nelrc.org/persist/report09.pdf. In addition to describing the specific strategies and outcomes that resulted in each program, the researchers concluded that persistence can be improved by addressing key adult needs, such as the need to feel competent or the need for a sense of community. To see other work being done at NELRC, see http://www.nelrc.org/expertise/index.html. - Andy Nash, New England Literacy Resource Center On February 12th, the National Commission on Adult Literacy was represented on a panel that appeared before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness (of the House Committee on Education and Labor). The written and supplemental testimony for this appearance is available from the Publications page of the Commission's website http://www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org ) and CAAL's site http://www.caalusa.org -- as items NC-CAAL4 and NC-CAAL5. 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 - 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 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 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. 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.h
RI-TELL - RI Teachers of English Language Learners Spring Conference Teaching ESL Through the Arts: Part One: Using the Visual and Dramatic Arts to Teach A Second Language Saturday, April 25th Rhode Island College Student Union Ballroom 8:45 AM-12:30 PM Featured Session: John C. Chamberlin, Associate Professor, Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, RI School of Design The Power of Visual Arts and Design in Generating Verbal and Written Language Adult: Drawing in the Adult ESL Classroom, Katherine Meyer, ESL Specialist, Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR) and International Institute of Rhode Island and Artist Secondary: Getting Hands On Experience in Communicating in a New Language, Elizabeth Anne Keiser (and student leaders), TALL University (Arts Literacy Project), Central Falls Public Schools Elementary: Developing Language and Literacy through the Arts—How to Use Calligraphy to Teach Critical Literacy Skills, Margaret Garcia-Engstrom (and art mentor students), Art in Education, Robert L. Bailey and Alfred A. Lima Elementary Schools Register Online http://www.matsol.org Non-Members: $55 Conference Fee for Current Members: $10 Become a Member and Conference Fee: $45 ($30 for full-time Students-Proof Required) Includes all member benefits; Conference registration and canvas tote for first 50 to sign up! Member Benefits: Biannual Newsletter “Currents” E-Bulletin RIWorks—Job Postings Member Rates at Two Conferences Per Year, other PD Opportunities Sponsored by Melanie Greitzer ESL Specialist & Representative R Questions: contact jane_george@nksd.net 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 The Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed conference May 18-24 at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. The conference focuses on civic engagement and organizing through popular education and the arts, and features several internationally renowned keynote speakers. These include theatre artist and scholar Augusto Boal, popular education scholar Dr. Deborah Barndt, Dr. Ananya Chatterjea's Minneapolis-based women of color dance group, and over 100 papers, workshops, and performances led by PTO members. For information and registration go to http://www.ptoweb.org. Pre- and post-conference workshops are also available for registration separate from the conference. For more information, contact Sonja Kuftinec at skuftinec@aol.com. National Community Literacy Leadership Conference Buffalo – June 10 -13 Conference activities reflect the diversity of our field supporting the interests of a wide range of literacy coalitions, service providers, funders, business leaders and literacy stakeholders. We present a special focus on the economic crisis with panels discussing critical workforce and training issues around the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and support for families with limited literacy skills. On the final day of the conference, literacy leaders from across the country will gather for the Right To Literacy Convention. They will debate and vote on resolutions that will become a platform to organize for system change. The Convention Committee has been hard at work to ensure that each region has the opportunity to prepare and submit resolutions. Regional delegates will represent their constituent groups at the Convention, following in the Upstate New York tradition of the famous 1848 Women’s Rights Seneca Falls Convention. To learn more and to register: http://www.literacypowerline.com/ . Questions? please contact Hannah Mallon (9792895175). The National College Transition Network at World Education invites you to submit a proposal to present at its third annual national conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education to be held on November 16 - 17, in Providence. If you wish to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.collegetransition.org/callforpresenters09.html to complete and submit the online form. You will receive an email from NCTN confirming the receipt of your proposal within two business days of submission. Please click on the link above for more details about the proposal submission process. The submission deadline is May 25. Feel free to email psharma@worlded.orgor or call me at (617)385-3788 if you have any further questions. - Priyanka Sharma, National College Transition Network World Education, Inc. other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
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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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