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Colleagues, 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 -
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addition to events listed here, a recently updated list of events
(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner online – As noted above, the PD Center calendar has been updated to include upcoming events for the fall and program year; similarly, the LR/RI site (the resource compendium at http://www.brown.edu/lrri) has been updated as well. Generally, the PDC site contains information about ongoing events; the LR/RI site is something of a library/catalogue of reference resources. We have a date – Please save May 26, 2010 for the state's Adult Education Conference, to be held at Rhode Island College. Details coming early next year. Today, the DOE held a WIA Community Conversation in Washington, D.C. with national adult education and family literacy leaders. Here is an article about it in The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Panel-Hears-Recommendations-on/62621/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en Jackie Taylor, PD List Facilitator jackie@jataylor.net December 21st from 5:00 .to 7:00 p.m. at the William Hall Library (Auditorium), 1825 Broad Street, Cranston. (snow date December 22nd): Students, teachers and the public are invited to a free informative session on the naturalization process. Join employees of the USCIS Providence Field Office and members of the Rhode Island Citizenship Consortium to learn how to prepare to become a United States citizen. Consortium members include the Dioceses of Providence Office of Immigration and Refugee Services, the Genesis Center, the International Institute of Rhode Island, Progreso Latino and the Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative. - USCIS officers will be available to answer questions and address concerns. - Educators from the Consortium will be available to provide information on where and how to study for the English and civics examinations Become familiar with the new naturalization test and the interview process Handouts available Children's area available. Please help in spreading the word. These sessions will be held quarterly throughout the upcoming year. If you would like flyers or have questions, please contact Karisa Tashjian at the Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (455-8185, ktashjian@provlib.org). The Poverty Institute's Annual State Budget Conference Budget Rhode Map Friday, January 8, 2010 with featured presenter, Cindy Mann Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Conference Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston Please join us for the third annual Budget Rhode Map conference, a unique opportunity for you to hear from local and national experts on timely state fiscal policy issues. This year, we are pleased to announce our featured presenter is Cindy Mann, a top ranking member of President Obama's Administration who serves as the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations. Mann has decades of experience in healthcare financing at the federal and state level, and has been a key player in the debate over health care reform. Also speaking will be economist Jeff Thompson of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts and Russell Dannecker, fiscal policy analyst at The Poverty Institute. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Jennifer Leigh at 401-456-2752 or email jleigh@ric.edu Join our new Facebook Page! http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102816347323&s=443&e=001VAiNpGmgOxDXC_V5IGJZaIQ-ee8XJ8MfPfLwVXPy9D-S5LbFNEcqbY2yrvGQBFXBMgUldLGlYZUL-f_tnpLBbYvSkFeebh1k9vfT_XEAV4ONZfiXFaNOCCLZC5LDFzPjjX5KeHWHrKfXmaFcVWeAA0VjrujjvH_KMU3bZPfkqJr4I3X0nBDMXPMvcZ-UFyyflZOTfFutVblGNyJOmn8gwMIj5Z3JJ8ct  Want to make better referrals for adult education students in Rhode Island? An interactive referral website for adult education services in the state has been created at http://groups.google.com/group/rhodeislandreferrals. Find profiles of adult education agencies, post class openings or request help with a student referral. Please update your agency's profile information, and if your agency is not listed, contact Karisa Tashjian at ktashjian@yahoo.com to have your agency added to the list. This site is open to all agencies who provide services (educational, social service, etc.) for adult education students in the state. You only need a Google account to access and post information. If you need help setting up an account, please contact Karisa Tashjian at the email above or Bernice Morris at BerniceM@pha-providence.com.  follow up to the Learner Persistence conference – February 11, at 1 pm - International Institute of RI 645 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. Even if you were unable to join us for the conference, please come learn about what people have been working on and share your own views and work with learner persistence. ESOL Share February 11th at 3:00 pm at IIRI – Materials. What's working? Do you make things up? What commercially prepared materials work well? What about childhood lead safety materials? We also plan to address the issue of transitions – continuing conversations that started about a year ago, and also to continue investigations into what materials are useful for adult English language learners. Standards in action workshop, Monday, January 8th, from 2-5 pm. location to be announced. What's up with RI's content standards? How can they inform instruction? What’s worked, what tools have been developed and how are practitioners using the standards? Please come join us. To RSVP, please contact jortiz@ric.edu. A Webcast Achieving Student Success: Transitions to Post-secondary Education January 20, 1:00 pm Transitioning students through their educational experience and on to post-secondary education can be a challenging process. Participate to learn what local programs, in partnership with colleges, are doing to ensure that students are ready to move from adult literacy classes to post -secondary education and beyond. In this Webcast, designed for program administrators, experts will explore successful student transitions as well as discuss current research, state office technical assistance, and adult education program perspectives. Presenters: Daniel J. Miller, Acting Director, National Institute for Literacy (Moderator); Jeff Fantine, State Director of Adult Education, Maine; Ellen Hewett, Director, National College Transitions Network at World Education; and Julie Scoskie, Director, Jefferson County Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education, Louisville, Kentucky. For more information contact Kaye Beall, kaye_beall@worlded.org, or Tim Ponder, tponder@literacy.kent.edu Registration information available soon at http://www.nifl.gov Practicing Shared Accountability Poster Available for Download This poster is an output of the action research project conducted by Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador, offering a 6-point process for practicing shared accountability and improve partnerships among funders and providers. Be sure to print it in color on legal-sized paper (8 and 1/2 by 14”). http://www.literacyandaccountability.ca/File/NL%20Practicing%20shared%20accountability_2009%20final.pdf - more resources on literacy and accountability: http://www.literacyandaccountability.ca/ Essential lessons for accountability in adult literacy are identified as well below: 1. It is important to recognize and accommodate the fact that every stakeholder has multiple accountabilities. 2. Accountability agreements must reflect the circumstances of both the funder and the funded. 3. Both parties must work to earn and maintain trust. 4. Effective accountability is based on open communication and shared knowledge. 5. Both human and financial resources must be adequate to the tasks of delivering on project outcomes and being held accountable for results. 6. Attention needs to be paid to both financial and performance accountability. 7. Policy consistency and policy coherence are essential for effective accountability. 8. The way providers are held accountable can compromise their ability to be accountable from Thursday notes, December 17, 2009 Congress Approves FY 2010 Increases for Adult Education Congress approved increases for adult education on Dec. 13 in the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation. The bill appropriates $628 million for adult basic literacy education state grants, matching the president’s request for $74 million above FY 2009 levels. This amount includes funding adjustments for states and outlying areas underpaid due to an earlier administrative error. The conference agreement increases the English literacy and civics education set-aside within the appropriation for adult education state grants to $75 million ─ about $7 million more than the FY 2009 level. The bill also funds the Career Pathways Innovation Fund at the Department of Labor at $125 million, matching FY 2009. These competitive grants will go to community colleges and partnerships with local adult education providers to prepare workers for careers in high-demand and emerging industries. learning opportunities  online, and closer to home: Did you know that the Adult Education Professional Development site provides information about ongoing events and work related to professional development in the state? http://www.ric.edu/aepdc. Archival information, and online resources are also available at http://www.brown.edu/lrri. Have a look, if you haven't already or if you haven't recently. What;s missing? What's useful? What would you like to see on these sites? please let us know – lrri@brown.edu. With the reminder and caveat that most of us are not immigration lawyers, a document on the rights of undocumented children: Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/09undocumentedchildren.pdf  Tuesday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition <http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/> is hosting a free Webinar on the model. Jen Himmel, a research associate at the Center for Applied Linguistics will give an overview of the strategies. register here: https://barreraassociates.webex.com/mw0306l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=barreraassociates&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbarreraassociates.webex.com%2Fec0605l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D268532445%26siteurl%3Dbarreraassociates%26%26%26 on the History Channel: The People Speak gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout US history, forging a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on equality and justice. Narrated by Howard Zinn and based on his books, A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States, The People Speak illustrates the relevance of these passionate historical moments to our society today and reminds us never to take liberty for granted. Premiering Sunday December 13, at 8 pm. Learn more http://www.history.com/content/people-speak/the-people-speak-story information -- federal update, from Art Ellison: The US House and Senate have reached agreement on the FY10 federal budget for the Fiscal Year that started on Oct. 1, 2009. Final approval of this budget will take place in the House within a few days and in the Senate after the disposition of the health care reform legislation. As you will remember this process started in May when the President sent his budget proposal to Congress. The final budget figures are good news for adult education. Even Start will be level funded at $66 million and adult education will receive a $72 million increase. The increase in adult education funding is distributed as follows: $46 million to those states that lost funding from 2003-2008 due to an administrative error in the funding formula. The $46 million will go in July to the following states: Alabama $2,639,984 Arizona $829,214 Arkansas $1,344,687 California $4,699,085 Delaware $79,866 Florida $6,073,066 Georgia $1,967,783 Kentucky $2,384,222 Louisiana $932,844 Mississippi $1,407,081 Nevada $676,496 New York $4,010,804 North Carolina $4,580,842 Rhode Island $370,557 South Carolina $1,867,302 Tennessee $3,212,112 Texas $2,341,220 West Virginia $1,130,606 District of Columbia $299,654 The remaining $26 million will be distributed to all of the states according to the new ACS formula that the Office of Adult and Vocational Education is now using. The $138 million for adult education and Even Start in this budget is the direct result of your work and the work of your state networks over the past seven months. Please thank everyone for their committed and continued efforts on behalf of undereducated adults in our country. The FY11 budget proposal will go from the White House to Congress in early February. Hopefully that proposed budget will have a substantial increase in funding that we can support through the appropriations process in Congress. The information above has been sent through a point of contact network and requires no immediate action. If you would like to receive advocacy action alerts about adult education legislation and funding, please contact janet.isserlis@gmail.com The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy has released a new newsletter; check their website soon to read it at http://www.caalusa.org/enews.html The Childhood Lead Action Project is a statewide organization working to eliminate childhood lead poisoning through education, parent support, and advocacy. With the support of a recent EPA grant, the Childhood Lead Action Project has developed a comprehensive lead poisoning prevention ESL curriculum to help ESL providers to supply their clients with important information to keep themselves and their families safe. The Childhood Lead Action Project is making this curriculum available to ESL providers throughout the state. Contact Emily Godfrey, at 401-785-1310(x207) or emily@leadsafekids.org to inquire about the curriculum. In addition to the ESL curriculum, the Childhood Lead Action Project also provides free trainings, seminars and workshops on lead poisoning prevention, and tenants' rights. These presentations can be tailored for ABE audiences, or for service providers. Please contact Emily Godfrey for more information. -Emily Godfrey, Community Educator, Immigrant and Refugee Lead Prevention Project, Childhood Lead Action Project, 1192 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02909 (401) 785-1310 ext. 207 emily@leadsafekids.org Math Skills Improvement If you need to pass the GED math test, job interview math exam or CCRI Math placement test, this eight-week course is designed for you. The includes instruction in basic arithmetic, geometry and introductory algebra. Additionally, students will be given access to the My Skills Tutor online program at no additional cost ($100 value). This tutorial will allow learners to further practice their math skills at home. At the onset of the class, students will be assessed in official GED practice tests and/or the ACCUPLACER Companion test (ACCUPLACER practice test) so they can discover their math weaknesses. The instructor will assist students in strengthening the skills needed to improve their test results. $120 + $5 registration fee 50104, GEDT-5000-150 W, 5:30-8:30 p.m., 8 meetings, Jan 6 - Feb 24, Lincoln Writing Skills Improvement Do you need to improve your writing skills to pass a high-stakes test, such as the GED or the ACCUPLACER (CCRI placement test)? This eight-week course includes instruction in all writing areas with specific focus on English grammar, sentence structure, usage and mechanics. Special focus on writing five paragraph essays will be extensively covered. Additionally, students will be given access to the My Skills Tutor online program at no additional cost ($100 value). This tutorial will allow students to further practice their writing skills at home. At the onset of the class, students will be assessed in the official GED practice test and/or the ACCUPLACER Companion test (ACCUPLACER practice test) to help discover their writing needs. $120 + $5 registration fee 50103, GEDT-5100-001 T, 5:30-8:30 p.m., 8 meetings, Jan 5 - Feb 23, Warwick For more information, contact Angela Salvadore at 401.455.6140   Foundations of Teaching Adult Numeracy, online professional development course from ProfessionalStudiesAE.org; January 18-February 26. The instructor is Barbara Goodridge, Lowell Adult Education Center, Lowell, MA. Course Fee: $179 Course Description: What is numeracy? Is numeracy just another word for math? How should you approach numeracy with adult students? In this foundational course you'll learn how to keep students at the center of numeracy instruction. You'll explore the context, content, and cognitive and affective components of numeracy, how to address the needs of students with learning gaps, how students' styles of learning math and levels of math knowledge affect their math skills, and ways to build student's success in learning math. You'll plan classroom activities, test them with your students, and share your experiences with fellow teachers. Course Preview: http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/numeracy_oct19/numeracy_oct19.htm. Estimated Completion Time: approx. 2-3 hours per week; 12 hours total This course is the first in a six-part series of online courses focused on effective adult numeracy instruction. For more information and to register: http://www.professionalstudiesae.org/; scroll down to Numeracy Questions? Please call 888.528.2224 ext. 283 or e-mail prodev@proliteracy.org. REsearch-based Strategies and Models for Adult Transitions to Postsecondary Education - January 14 - March 10, 2010. Estimated completion time is 24 hours for the 8-week course. In Research-based Strategies and Models for Adult Transitions to Postsecondary Education, you will read and discuss the research on the changing workforce and examine the reasons why adult learners need to go beyond the GED and English language study to advance their earning potential. You will also learn about the challenges facing adult students in postsecondary education and investigate strategies and program models that support adult transitions to postsecondary education. Throughout the course, you will gather local and regional data on the labor market, educational needs, and academic programs and support services offered by area colleges to guide future program development and planning. For more information about the course, or to register, go to http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/index.html#trans. The instructor is Barbara Hofmeyer. If you have any questions about registering for these courses please contact Leah Peterson at lpeterson@worlded.org.  funding opportunities - large and less large - grants posted on the National Institute for Literacy website: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results - 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. The Genesis Center is looking for a Citizenship Instructor for a new class to begin in January. The position is part-time temporary. The Instructor will teach Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 pm for two 15- week sessions. The pay rate is $18 per hour for 5 hours of teaching and 2.5 of prep time per week. Qualifications for this position include experience teaching in Adult Education with experience teaching Citizenship classes preferred. Please send resume to Nancy Fritz at Nancy@gencenter.org. The deadline is Friday, December 11th. Jobs for Change "seeks to spark a nationwide movement toward careers in the nonprofit, government, and social enterprise sectors" – online at http://jobs.change.org/ 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
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for Public
Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact. RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature draws 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
Unemployment
lifeline – from the AFL-CIO,
with locally-searchable links to resources http://www.unemploymentlifeline.com/
online / resources available online: Latino Immigrant Stories: http://latinoimmigrantstories.org/default.php -- immigrants from Spanish-speaking North American, Central American, South American, and Caribbean countries are invited to share their stories. Excerpts are posted in English and Spanish. a math resource: http://mathsnacks.org/baddate_flashSub.html - the right question project – have you been to this site recently? http://www.rightquestion.org/ – what sites do you visit? contribute to? want to share? let us know – janet_isserlis@brown.edu Free online resources that are very appropriate for adult learners are available at http://www.AskRI.org. They include online homework help for grades 3 to adult from 2-10 everyday at tutor.com. Includes career help (resume review, job search, interview help), GED prep, citizenship, review of a document by a live tutor. Also check out the Skills Center for thousands of worksheets, tutorials, study guides and more. Check out the online encyclopedia - World Book Discover - for adult learners and those with reading challenges includes translation capabilities into 14 languages along with employment, financial, health, and housing resources and more. AskRI is available not only in your public library, but also in schools, community centers and at home. With just an Internet connection, you have a whole world of authoritative information at your fingertips. And if you have a card from a public library, you have access to even more information tools. The service includes Spanish resources as well as English.  new brief from CAELA: Managing Programs for Adults Learning English http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/resources/managing.html er Points of many of the presentations, including the three excellent keynote speeches delivered at the 2009 LESLLA (Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition) for Adults conference are available at: http://www.leslla.org/workshops/2009.htm.  from Thursday notes, December 3, 2009: OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier is leading the Department’s delegation to the 6th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) meeting in Belem, Brazil, Dec. 1─4. The conference provides an important platform for policy dialogue and advocacy on adult learning and non-formal education at the global level. Nearly three-fourths of UNESCO member states are taking part along with United Nations agencies, multi-lateral cooperation agencies, community and private sector organizations, and learners from all world regions. Division of Adult Education and Literacy Director Cheryl Keenan is also part of the delegation. http://www.unesco.org/en/confinteavi/  Many professionals in our field have expressed a concern about the difficulty of keeping up-to-date with the latest advances in technology for people with low vision. The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has received a gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to address this issue. Four 1-day workshops on Low Vision Technology presented by Ike Presley, National Project Manager, AFB, including this one in Boston next spring: April 22, 2010, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, 8:30-4:30; Applications due 3/12/10 Who should attend? Ophthalmologists, optometrists, low vision therapists/specialists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation teachers, teachers of the visually impaired, assistive technology specialists, allied health professionals working with people who have low vision Free! In fact, we will be able to offer a travel reimbursement stipend of up to $400 for each participant. These workshops have two broad objectives. Participants will acquire a general knowledge of the current types of technology available for people with low vision, and participants will provide input to AFB about the most effective strategies to keep professionals up-to-date on this topic. Please contact Shirley Landrum at slandrum@afb.net for an application. Selected participants will be notified within 5-days after the application due date. For additional information please visit http://www.afb.org and select Calendar of Events under AFB Community, or contact Ike Presley at presley@afb.net, 404-525-2303. interesting: an article in the UK Guardian weekly about ESOL provision in the US. http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1254&catID=18 Adult Learner Persistence - resources from the New England Literacy Resource Center's research into and learning about persistence A new Adult Learner Persistence website is now up at http://www.nelrc.org/persist. The site shares the resources collected for and generated by the New England Learner Persistence (NELP) Project. For each of six program areas (Program Design and Management, Intake and Orientation, Instruction, Counseling and Support, Student Involvement, and Seeing Progress), the site offers an inventory of promising practices that link to related research, program models, and tools. You can find, for example, research on the impact of shifting from open to managed enrolment, examples of how programs have built support networks to foster new students’ sense of belonging, or tools for helping adults recognize and document their learning progress. The site also highlights six Drivers of Persistence identified in the NELP Project, links to program self-assessment tools, and invites the field to contribute new examples of strategies that have impacted adult learner persistence. Please take a look and share your discoveries! - Andy Nash and Silja Kallenbach, New England Literacy Resource Center/World Educati Rhode Island Employment Disability E-News, newsletter from the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, available at: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/onlinepublications.html The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy last year launched the E Pluribus Unum Prizes. The Prizes national awards program provides four $50,000 awards annually to exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration. The awards are intended to recognize exceptional immigrant integration initiatives that help immigrants and their children adapt, thrive, and contribute to the US or that bring immigrants and the native born together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. The application is open to everyone: individuals, nonprofit and community organizations, businesses, religious groups, and government entities, agencies, or officials operating in the United States. Additional information about the program, including profiles of the 2009 winners and finalists can be found at http://www.integrationawards.org/. The E Pluribus Unum Prizes are a national awards program that will provide four $50,000 prizes annually to exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration. EE Resources for multi-cultural education Teaching English as a Second Language Education on environmental issues is important for all Minnesotans. For increasing numbers of people in the state, English is not the native language. Development of these free resources using environmental issues as their integrating concept was funded, in part, by state grant programs. These workbooks are intended for students in English as a second language and limited English proficiency (LEP) classes.; (although developed for Minnesota programs, much of the material is useful in other settings). the Math Bulletin, developed by SABES http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/math-bulletin-june2009.pdf Good geography refresher...and good mouse skill practice as well. http://jimspages.com/States.htm from Kate Northcott, Director, Student Literacy Corps Webster University resources at FREE, the website that makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government: http://www.free.ed.gov/ Math - What's the Problem? examines the state of math education in the U.S. and the roles of culture, technology, and research on improving math learning and proficiency. Learn about the "miles per gallon illusion" and the train problem. Discover resources on fractals, matrices, human face recognition, biomimetic research, computational conformal mapping, and the "kissing number" of a sphere. (National Science Foundation) http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2131 from NIFL's workplace literacy list (for more see http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/workplace/2009/002275.html ) Community Literacy Planning Guide - This planning guide will support communities as they: gather together to talk about literacy; decide to participate in the Literacy Now Communities program; submit an application for planning funds; mobilize local community energy and knowledge; assess the community’s literacy needs; build on existing literacy work and address important gaps; and prepare a community plan. http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Embrace_Learning/PDF/LiteracyNow_Guide.pdf 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/ 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 Lots to do at the library Providence Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp 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/ 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/trainin What Would You Do? Creative Ideas for Difficult Times Call for Writings & Artwork Women's Perspectives #5: A Journal of Writing & Artwork by Adult Learners - Student writers and artists are encouraged to reflect and to share your ideas on this theme. - What would a "better world" look like to you? What would you do to make this happen? How do women leaders change the world? - What are the most pressing issues affecting women today? And what would you do to address one or many of these issues? - In a position of authority or as a decision-maker, what would you do to solve the big issues of the day where you live or work? For more details & ideas about this theme, see Pre-Writing Activities (http://www.litwomen.org/perspectives/) NEW! Writer's Checklist (http://www.litwomen.org/perspectives/2010/09writersChecklist.pdf) Coming Soon: Teacher's ToolKit: Using Women's Perspectives in Many Settings DEADLINE to send material is DECEMBER 11, 2009. For more information contact welearn@litwomen.org Back issues are available. (http://www.litwomen.org/perspectives/) Call for presenters: The 45th Annual PAACE Conference on Adult Education, the largest gathering of adult educators in Pennsylvania, will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Hotel, State College, June 1 - 3, 2010. Adult educators and those from related are invited to attend the premier professional development and networking opportunity for all aspects of adult education in Pennsylvania. Check back often for more updates. http://www.paacesite.org/web-data/Diagrams/PAACE%20Site/conference.html deadline: February 1, 2010  7th Annual WE LEARN (Net)Working Gathering on Women & Literacy http://www.litwomen.org/conference.html March 4-6, 2010 University of Rhode Island / Providence Campus / Providence, RI Special Forum: Thursday, March 4 / Annual Conference: Friday - Saturday, March 5-6 You CAN Do It! A Beginner's Guide to Making a Presentation or Facilitating a Workshop - available soon March 4, 2010 / PRE-Conference (Journeys to the Center: Spiritual Supports for Our Teaching and Learning) - watch for more details Registration & travel information will be released by November. The call for proposals for the 2010 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers conference has been posted here: http://aleronline.org/conference.html deadline, February 8, 2010 Sharing Skills – Building Connections, March 10 – Commonwealth Workforce Coalition. Registration materials will be available on line early in January. http://cwc.cedar.org Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2009 Annual Convention – Re-Imagining TESOL http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2010/ March 24 – 27, 2010, Boston  other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
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