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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
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(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner RIRAL/TRANSITION TO COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS: A comprehensive college preparation program including free College Reading class (ENGL 0850) at CCRI in Providence; student success, career exploration, and mentoring workshops; academic writing, basic math, and pre-algebra; computer lab & tutorials; academic advising, support services, & registration for college; college application and Financial Aid preparation. RIRAL TTC is a partner in the RI Statewide Transition to College (RI TTC) initiative and a natural segue for GED, EDP, and Advanced ESL students prior to post-secondary education. Information Sessions: July 10; August 14; September 18; October 16 on Saturdays @ 10:00 am (or by appointment) Allow 2 -3 hours for assessment. Please do not bring children. 175 Main Street Pawtucket (above the Visitor’s Center) Contact person: MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org 722-9800. learning opportunities The New American Horizons Foundation is creating a series of short, accessible teacher training videos addressing aspects of adult ESOL instruction. Each video is about 30 minutes in length and uses classroom footage and instructor interview footage to illustrate topics in adult ESOL practice such as approaches to teaching each of the four skills, planning lessons, working with emergent literacy learners, and grammar and vocabulary development in context. All the videos will be available free of charge online, or DVDs can be purchased for a minimal cost-recovery fee. People can access and utilize the videos to suit their training needs: as self-access resources, incorporated in workshops or volunteer trainings, as part of online training or teacher education courses, etc. The first two videos are now ready for viewing at http://www.newamericanhorizons.org. Building Literacy with Adult Emergent Readers focuses on a whole-part-whole approach to working with emergent literacy learners and Lesson Planning for Life Skills provides an overview of general lesson planning principles. On the web site, you’ll also find information about the series overall as well as the New American Horizons Foundation. Additional videos are in process and will be posted as they are completed. - MaryAnn Florez, Washington, DC Promoting Learner Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Work: Developing Academic Readiness Skills From the Beginning, by Betsy Parrish and Kimberly Johnson, is available from the CAELA Network http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/resources/transitions.html The brief reviews the literature on the skills needed for adult English language learners to transition to academic study or work and offers examples of activities and strategies that can be used at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of ESL instruction to help learners develop these skills. (This brief and other information related to English language learners transitions are posted at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/tell.html)  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.  volunteer opportunity Math tutor needed for Bay View Academy referrals. Needed: resume and references. Must be able to travel to BVA or to students home or public library. College student welcome. Rates negotiable. Please contact: j.woerrner@verizon.net 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
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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 Thursday notes is now OVAE Connection archived online at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaeconnection/index.html recent headlines include: Duncan cites benefits, proposes doubling ESEA funding for parent engagement, ED Releases Guidance on Using AEFLA Funds for IET Programs and Workforce strategy center report on green jobs The Media Library of Teaching Skills (MLoTS) http://mlots.org has added two new GED prep and pre-GED class numeracy videos, Numeracy: Positive and Negative Numbers and Numeracy: Jeopardy Game for Numeracy Reinforcement. They were recorded at a young adult GED prep program in Boston, JFYNetWorks. You will find the link to these videos near the bottom of the front page. MLoTS is free, can be used by individual adult education teachers who want a "video window" into other teachers' classrooms and for more formal (face-to-face and online or blended) professional development. It includes adult education classroom and tutoring videos in reading, writing, numeracy, English language learning (ESOL/ESL) adult secondary education, and family literacy. It includes links to many more videos, including tutoring, ESOL, and integrating technology in the adult education classroom, made by others. MLoTS is designed for adult educators, includes standards-based lessons and can be used for short, teacher group inquiry discussions. For example, adult education professional developers have used the MLoTS videos to organize weekly 30-minute professional development discussions at lunch. The MLoTS staff is available to make -- or help you make -- teacher professional videos in your state. - David J. Rosen, President. Media Library of Teaching Skills djrosen@mlots.org from Ellen Hew Hewett, Director, National College Transition Network Getting Past Go is a national initiative of the Education Commission of the States, Knowledge in the Public Interest and Policy Research on Preparation, Access and Remedial Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston, funded by Lumina Foundation for Education to work with states to develop policy to increase the college success of students who are placed in remedial and developmental education. The project just released a policy framework, Getting Past Go: Rebuilding the Remedial Education Bridge to College Success on how states can develop comprehensive policies for increasing the college success of students who require remedial education. The policy framework and other project resources are available at: http://gettingpastgo.org/ news from World Education: The Change Agent Fall Preview The Fall issue of The Change Agent is all about fashion! We'll explore fashion from all different angles, including student perspectives, history, and politics. Here's an excerpt from an article by an adult ed student about what fashion means to him: "Eventually I had to stop hustling. I had to get myself on the right path, but I told myself that I would never see myself in that way again - poor and out of fashion. And I would do what I had to do so that my kids wouldn’t feel poor and out of fashion either. Before, people could see that we were poor because of things we wore; we didn’t match or coordinate our clothes, hair cuts, or anything. Now it’s different because I’m different to my kids. They come first. I put them before me, and I buy them the best. I work hard to make sure they get the exclusive things that I never got. Sometimes when you wear the best, you feel like the best. Looking good and dressing well changes how you feel about yourself because it makes you feel special and gives you confidence that you’re somebody." -- Ben Carrasquillo, student For more information http:// www.nelrc.org/changeagent. Foundations for Teaching Adult Numeracy Online Course September 20 - October 29, 2010 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 students' success in learning math. You'll plan classroom activities, test them with your students, and share your experiences with fellow teachers. Course Fee: $179. http://www.ProfessionalStudiesAE.org  http//www.askri.org has new databases and a new web design. Of particular interest for our field is Mango Languages with ESL Language courses in 15 languages and 22 foreign language courses, the Adult Education and Career Center in http://tutor.com/ (they critique resumes), and Learning Express Library with learning centers for GED prep, job search and workplace skills, jobs and careers, skill building for adults, US citizenship and lots of practice tests and tutorials. downloadable resources from The Popular Education News http://www.popednews.org/resources.html Parenting for Academic Success: A Curriculum for Families Learning English is a 12–unit curriculum designed for parents who speak a language other than English as a native language. Its goals are two–fold: To develop the English language skills of parents., and to increase the ability of parents to support the language and literacy development of their children in kindergarten through grade three. http://www.cal.org/resources/pubs/parenting_academic_success.html 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 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 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 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 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 Haiti. http://doctorswithoutborders.tumblr.com/ - photo blog; please be aware there are some difficult images at this site. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/project-haiti-holding-a-teach-in/?src=twt&twt=nytimes (NY Times learning materials about Haiti) 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  Creating Balance in an Unjust World Conference on Math Education and Social Justice October 22-24, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY http://creatingbalanceconference.org/ request for proposals: Proposal SUMMARY due June 30; Proposal APPLICATION due July 16 Registration fee: Sliding scale $25-250 and free for youth and presenters Conference Overview Join educators, parents, students, activists, and community members from around the country for a 3-day conference to explore the connections between math education and social justice. We will explore many questions, challenges, and opportunities to work toward social justice through math education. We invite you to share your thoughts, lesson plans, questions and to be a facilitator for a workshop, interest group, or presentation. Facilitators may choose to present on topics related to math and social justice including equity in education, literacy and social justice, and integrating social issues into the math classroom. Sessions need not be entirely polished presentations as we hope to share ideas in order to build together.  STAND'S Adult Learner Statewide Leadership Conference Coming This Fall We are announcing our first adult learner statewide leadership conference coming this fall to Providence, and are looking for learners to come up with a name for the event. A flyer that explains the theme, and the contest rules for submissions can be found at http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconf.doc in English, and in Spanish http://www.brown.edu/lrri/nameconfsp.doc. We understand that many of our adult learners are not all familiar with what a conference is, or what they might get out of attending one. Therefore, we were hoping that you and your staff could use this opportunity talk to about what is involved in attending a conference (or even presenting at one!). We hope this will lead to more student interest in suggestions for workshops that they would like to attend and learn from. We are asking you to please print out the flyer and use them for class discussions, or at least pass them out to as many of your learners and alumni as possible. The contest ends March 22, 2010. If you have any question or concerns please contact me at wes@standri.org - Wes Garvin Director of STAND, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. Bldg. #30 Providence, RI 02908 401 456 2838 401 527 4219 http://www.standri.org 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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