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to inform area practitioners of news, events, and calls for participation and also as a forum for posing questions, issues and discussion topics. The current bulletin is posted below. To read previous bulletins, please go to Bulletin Archives. To receive the bulletin via email, contact LR/RI. To learn more about professional development opportunities, please contact the RI AEPDC at (401) 863-2839 144 Bignall Street Warwick, RI 02888 10 April, 2012 Bulletin #402 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). Also, see the RIAEPDC's website and calendar at : http://www.riaepdc.org/Pages/default.aspx 
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(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner RI Adult Education Conference – May 24th, at RI College learn more, register online at http://pdc2012aeconference.eventbrite.com/ what people with disabilities can do: Able & Willing -an untapped pool of talent: vignettes about people with disabilities and businesses working together to create successful mentorships, internships and long term employment opportunities; online resources and clip of an informational video: http://www.ableandwilling.net/ ESOL practitioner learning community will meet on April 25 at 3 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Our focus will be on voter registration and non-partisan ways of working with adult learners on issues relating to elections and civic participation. As well, please bring ideas, lessons, materials, questions relevant to day to day teaching and learning. Please join us. REMINDER: Upcoming STAR PLCs: April 27 (Technology); June 7 (Planning). STAR participants are invited to bring colleagues--please RSVP for handouts, room size. bbowen@riaepdc.org Job developers/case managers – please contact Robin Adams for schedules for PLCs (radams@riaepdc.org) RIRAL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE Next TTC Info Session Saturday, April 14th 10 am in Pawtucket. Is college your goal? Do you need help to prepare? TTC is a free program funded by the Rhode Island Department of Education that prepares adults for the transition to higher education. The program is a natural segue for GED, NEDP, and Advanced ESL students or people who have been away from academic life to build skills and prepare for college. Academic advising and Accuplacer preparation and testing is included in the program. If you are looking to prepare for college, you should attend our next Info Session on April 14th 10:00 am at 175 Main Street Pawtucket to learn how TTC can help you to be successful in college. Please allow 2/3 hours for testing. $10.00 testing fee required. Email mariecrecca-romero@riral.org or call 722-9800 or 487-9466 to register. Note: TTC is moving to our Woonsocket Learning Center (Citizen’s Bank Building/191 Social Street) in June. The next TTC evening session begins in July. Girls just want to have STEM: have a look. What do you think? feedback? send it to janet_isserlis@brown.edu and I’ll send it on to the folks working on spreading this word: http://www.engineeringdegree.net/girls-in-stem/ NEDP Cohort training will take place at the RI Adult Education Professional Development Center in Warwick on June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22, and June 29th, from 9:00 am until 10:30 am (per session). Participants are encouraged to attend all five sessions. Sessions are designed to follow the NEDP Cohort model and participants are expected to complete some independent work between each session. The National External Diploma Program provides opportunities for Rhode Island adult students to earn a high school credential, and is especially appropriate for adult learners who are challenged by timed, standardized testing such as the GED. Through NEDP, students are given an opportunity to earn a credential through competency demonstration of academic skills drawing on real life simulated projects. Rhode Island Adult Education Agencies wishing to refer students to the NEDP and receive CALIS credit for a high school/GED completion, must have at least one person on staff trained to conduct an NEDP Cohort with the students. Conducting an NEDP Cohort requires approximately 12 hours of staffing time, which will be considered as part of the agency’s ABE offerings. The agency will be responsible for conducting the NEDP Cohort and supporting the learning. No student will be admitted to NEDP without being affiliated with a RI NEDP Cohort Agency. For questions about the training call or email Donna Chambers at 401-677-6401, donnaedp@cox.net. To register for this training, email Jessica Ortiz at jortiz@riaepdc.org RI Adult Education Professional Development Center 144 Bignall Street Warwick, RI 02888 401-941-8353 x109 Website for the Rhode Island Adult Education Community. Connect with us and let us know how you like it! http://riaec.com/default.aspx Tool for adult education referrals in Rhode Island - An interactive referral website for adult education services in RI: 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 KarisaTashjian or Bernice Morris at BerniceM@pha-providence.com. LINCS and online resources: The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) team, consisting of contractors and grantees, have been working hard behind the scenes to strategically position LINCS to deliver high-quality educational opportunities to adult education professionals, and to ensure that all adults have the college and career readiness skills needed for the 21st century global economy. We know that in order to achieve this goal, the adult education field must have free, on-demand access to evidence-based resources, trainings, and tools that promote teacher effectiveness and research-based instruction. In order to best serve the adult education community, LINCS is being enhanced in the following ways: • An updated technology platform will be used to support professional learning through communities of practice and social media that can more interactively engage educators in evidence-based professional development activities. The LINCS technical team is working on restructuring the LINCS website, look for a new design this summer. • The LINCS Resource Collection will be reorganized so that the highest-quality materials are easy to search and find. The review process has been refined to ensure the resources are of the highest quality. The LINCS Resource Collection team has been working on improvements to the review process and building the LINCS pool of subject matter experts. • The eleven current discussion lists will be transitioned to the next generation of online discourse – communities of practice – offering LINCS users a more engaging platform to connect and share with each other. • Four LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers will work with states to deploy evidence-based materials and professional development activities to the field of adult education. The LINCS Regional Professional Development Center teams are working to inform their state partners about evidence-based professional development available to their states. Stay tuned for more information and updates on the LINCS lists. If you have specific questions, please contact the LINCS team at info@lincs.ed.gov. - Jo Maralit. U. S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education via Ellen Hewett: In Today's Economy, How Far Can a GED Take You?, produced by NPR: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/npr.php?id=147015513 talk about it: Please join us April 23 and 24, 2012 for a guest discussion with colleagues from the GED Testing Service who will respond to your questions and comments on the new Assessment Guide for Educators. Chapters 1 and 2 of the Guide are now available for download. Chapter 3 will be released March 13. To register and download the Assessment Guide for Educators Chapters 1 and 2, go to: http://www.GEDtestingservice.com/assessment. The Poverty Institute is now The Economic Progress Institute from Kate Brewster. Executive Director: …We have always been committed to creating opportunities and economic progress for all Rhode Islanders. We believe that our new name more accurately reflects our goals, and the reality that we have become advocates not only for Rhode Islanders living in poverty, but for the growing number of middle-income Rhode Islanders struggling to make ends meet. While our name has changed, our mission has not. We will continue to promote policies to ensure that Rhode Island workers and businesses have the skills to compete, that families can support themselves, and that the state has the resources it needs to invest in building a strong economy. The state budget – how does it work? The Economic Progress Institute can tell you how: Have you ever wanted to weigh in on the state budget, but didn't know how or when? Would you like to train your community members, clients or constituents how to have a say in the state's spending plan? Our new online presentation gives you the basics about how Rhode Island's state budget is developed, with tips on how and when you can voice your opinion. View the online presentation Rhode Island's State Budget Process http://www.economicprogressri.org/Publications/ViewPublication/tabid/183/ArticleId/49/Rhode-Islands-State-Budget-Process.aspx see also: Cost of Living Calculator: See how much it costs to live in Rhode Island and what you need to earn to meet basic needs: http://www.economicprogressri.org/CostofLivingCalculator/tabid/180/Default.aspx Facts and Stats about poverty, income, wages and other indicators of the economic vitality of Rhode Island and its residents: http://www.economicprogressri.org/FactsStats/FactsStatsOverview/tabid/292/Default.aspx 2012 Policy Agenda, Guide to Assistance, and more. see for yourself: http://www.economicprogressri.org/ RANDOM ACTS OF PROGRESS: Certification of Readiness for Jobs & College, by James Parker and Gail Spangenberg, is the final report in CAAL's work on certification of adult student readiness for work and college. The 34-page paper is organized into three parts. The first section summarizes and discusses major national and selected state certification systems as well as recent research on the topic. Part II discusses the numerous hard questions and issues to be recognized and addressed to move forward productively in this complex area. Part III makes next-step suggestions for overcoming problems in awareness and data collection, and proposes a varied research agenda. The report is available as OT13, at http://www.caalusa.org/RandomActs.pdf . Persons who wish to be on CAAL's direct E-News mailing list, where other news is also given, are advised to send an email to bheitner@caalusa.org giving their name, affiliation, and email address. resources from MN that may be helpful for teachers working with low-literate English language learners - the Study Circle Guide For Teachers of Low-literacy Adult ESL Students: http://www.atlasabe.org/professional/adult-esl OVAE Connection archived online at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/ovaeconnection/index.html – weekly bulletin from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education; to subscribe directly, please contact ovaenewsletter@ed.gov or online http://www.edgov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html from the Center for Study of Education and Work at OISE in Toronto:: http://www.csew.ca. PHOTOVOICE MANUALS IN COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH Based on lessons learned over a decade of Canadian community-based research, Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence is offering its step by step PhotoVoice guide to teach others how to bring together small groups of women to capture their stories. See previous exhibits: http://www.pwhce.ca/program_poverty_photovoice.htm After training from a professional photographer, women use a disposable camera to take pictures that represent their experiences of living in poverty, and the policies and programs they would like tochange or keep. The women meet to share their pictures and talk about what the photos mean to them. Their powerful images can be showcased in public showings, to broaden awareness of the realities of living in poverty and stimulate action for just social and economic policies to improve women's lives. Order your PhotoVoice Manual for $12 using the online form at http://www.pwhce.ca/publications_order.htm, or phone (204) 982-6630. learning opportunities ELL-U is hosting three study circles this spring. To register for study circles, please register to join the ELL-U network. Registration is free. Simply visit http://www.ell-u.org/member/register to get started. Once you are a registered ELL-U user, go to http://www.ell-u.org/academics/study_circles/ and click the Register Now button next to the study circle description. Once you have signed up, you will be able to access study circle materials and interact with other participants. If space is no longer available interested users will be added to an interest list and will be contacted if a spot opens up. ELL-U is an innovative and interactive free professional development network for ESOL practitioners. Through a combination of face-to-face events, online learning activities, and collaborative social networking, ELL-U offers 24-hour access to professional learning opportunities and resources. ELL-U is supported by the US Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. questions? email info@ell-u.org. Teaching Vocabulary: Research-based Vocabulary Instruction (SC14) will be conducted in three online sessions on April 20, May 4, and May 18, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST. Facilitated by ELL-U faculty member Dr. Susan Finn Miller, participants will focus on the creation of a personalized action plan that applies research to classroom practice. Second Language Acquisition in Action (SC15) will be conducted in three online sessions on April 17, April 24, and May 1, 2012 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM EST. Facilitated by ELL-U faculty member Dr. Martha Bigelow, participants will focus on the creation of a personalized action plan that applies second language acquisition research to classroom practice. The Literacy Assistance Center Academy is accepting applications for our spring program for program managers and teachers interested in college transitions titled A Comprehensive Approach to College Transition and our summer intensive program for current and aspiring GED teachers titled Preparing Students for the GED using the Common Core State Standards. This collaboration between the City University of New York’s College Transition Teaching Initiative and the LAC Academy is a foundational eight-session seminar that offers future as well as current educators an overview of best practices for college transition reading, writing, math and advisement. Participants will attend 25 hours of on-site classes and engage in an additional 50-75 hours of on and off-line study, research, reflection and practice. Only the spring program is offered at this time. More will be added at a later date. April 20, 2012 – June 22, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m. Application Deadline: April 13, 2012 Preparing Students for the GED using the Common Core State Standards This program provides adult educators with a firm foundation in the newly-created and newly-adopted Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the GEDTS’s “Assessment Guide for Educators.” The program focuses on research-based practices that will accelerate the academic progress of students who will be ready to take the GED before 2014 in addition to the significant instructional adjustments that will be necessary as 2014 nears. Participants attend 36 hours of on-site classes supplemented by an additional 90-120 hours of study and reflection online as part of a professional community of practice via Moodle. 100 Hours/10 CEUs July 23, 2012 – August 6, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Application Deadline: June 22, 2012 Please see our website (http://www.lacnyc.org/profdev/Academy) for more information about these programs and feel free to contact me by email or phone with any questions. other opportunities: Diagnostic Reading Assessment for Intermediate English Language Learners (SC16) will be conducted in three online sessions on April 26, May 3, and May 10, 2012 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM. Facilitated by ELL-U faculty member Dr. John Strucker, participants will focus on the creation of a personalized action plan that applies assessment research to classroom practice. College Readiness for Adults: Beyond Academic Preparation! May 10-June 27 The overall objective of this course is to assist educators, counselors, administrators and postsecondary partners to better prepare their students for postsecondary education. Together, we will identify, organize, and reflect on the broad array of readiness skills and abilities that adults need to be successful in postsecondary education and training. Then, each of us will consider how to change our practice to incorporate what we have learned. The course was developed and written by Cynthia Zafft, Principal Investigator for the National College Transition Network, World Education Full Course Description: http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/CTReadiOvMay12.pdf Course Instructor: Johnna Herrick-Phelps Estimated Completion Time: 24 hours/7 weeks Course Fee: $249.00 Registration: http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/index.html#ctreadi Questions? Please e-mail literacy@worlded.org Bridging the Technology Gap: Web 2.0 & Cloud Computing in the Classroom is accepting registrations on a first come basis for each state/territory. The course is free, but be aware that it is intensive and requires at least a 3-4 hour/week time commitment. We would like to enroll participants who can commit to successfully finishing each of the courses. You will also see some minimal technical requirements. Please contact Kaye Beall by email at kaye_beall@worlded.org or by telephone at 765.717.3942 with questions. course description: We will explore the world of Web 2.0 & Cloud computing, meshing it with education, adult basic education to be exact. We are not just going to talk and explain these technology concepts, we are going to build them using existing education knowledge. Along the way we will have a rich and rewarding talk about what you find, what your students may find, and what we find as a group. Included in this dialog will be instructors who have created and used the technology. We will build on their experience along with your existing knowledge to create a platform from which you will continue to explore and develop technology for your students. May 18-July 13, 2012 Estimated Completion Time: 24 hours/8 weeks Instructor: Linda Eckert Registration: http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/registertech.html Technical Requirements Users must have a high-speed connection (at least DSL). The courseware works best with a PC device; the Apple platform is cumbersome times. Additionally, users need access to email and have basic computing skills. They should be able to: navigate the Internet, attach files to an email, download and/or open an attachment, make security modifications (e.g., shut off pop-up blockers), install plug-ins for Java and ActiveX (or know someone who can help), and have an open mind and curious nature :) Course registration is open for the 2011-12 offerings of Teaching Adult Numeracy online professional development courses from http://www.professionalstudiesae.org. Courses are offered at $179; group rates available. Algebra: Introducing Algebraic Reasoning April 23 to June 4, 2012 Research suggests that math topics, including algebra, should be taught at all levels, not just when a student is ready for GED preparation. In this course, you’ll learn how to introduce algebraic reasoning to your students, and you’ll experiment with strategies for teaching numeric patterns, relationships, and functions based on real-life situations. You’ll also explore strategies to help students model quantitative relationships using graphs, tables, words, and equations. Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6515 Course instructor: Barbara Goodridge Questions? prodev@proliteracy.org; ProfessionalStudiesAE.org is a partnership of World Education, Inc., and ProLiteracy/New Readers Press. Visit http://www.professionalstudiesae.org for a complete listing of available courses. Preparing for Work: EFF Work Readiness Course May 8-9, University of Tennessee Conference Center Equipped for the Future, a program of the University of Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies, will hold an open-registration training for the Preparing for Work curriculum May 82 at the University of Tennessee Conference Center in Knoxville, TN. The 2-day training is designed for instructors interested in implementing the curriculum in adult education or workforce development settings. Register online today at: http://www.cvent.com/d/lcqlxq Training fee: $750 Each participant will receive a copy of the newly REVISED teacher’s guide and student manual and a master copy of student materials on CD. Space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Aaron Kohring with questions at akohring@utk.edu Building on Foundations for Success: Guidelines for Improving Adult Mathematics Instruction, Final Report http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/AdultNumeracyReportFinal2011.pdf Recognizing the paucity of research on adult numeracy instruction, the US Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) initiated the Strengthening America’s Competitiveness Through Adult Math Instruction project through a contract with MPR Associates, Inc. and its partners, the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Rutgers University, and TERC. This project sought to determine what to teach in adult numeracy instruction, how to teach it, and how to teach teachers to teach it. These questions form the basis for this report. To begin this work, OVAE proposed to examine the Foundations for Success report to determine if any of its findings or recommendations could apply to mathematics instruction for adults. Analysis of the NMAP report recommendations determined that 18 of the 45 recommendations were relevant to adult mathematics instruction. These recommendations and the guidelines derived from them fall into three broad areas: mathematics content, instructional strategies, and teacher preparation. There are guidelines related to each area, and the report includes a discussion of the guidelines in each area, including relevant research. Designed to be a blueprint for future work by policymakers, administrators, and researchers in the field of adult education, these guidelines outline the mathematics content adults need to know, strategies for teaching adults this content, and the preparation of adult education instructors who teach mathematics. Additional research, however, is needed for a better understanding of how mathematics instruction can best be provided for different populations of adults pursuing diverse goals. More information about the relationships among teacher characteristics and preparation, instructional strategies, and student outcomes would be useful, as would an assessment of the effectiveness of current in-service professional development programs. - Cynthia Zafft, czafft@worlded.org Kaye Beall, kbeall@worlded.org Region 1 Co-Directors, LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers a project of World Education changes: The GED® Testing Service has released The Assessment Guide for Educators, describing the new assessment launching in 2014. The Guide is designed to help the adult education community begin to incorporate this new direction in their preparation programs; it’s a comprehensive and definitive source about the new GED® test—providing an overview of the assessment, the assessment targets for each content area, description of cognitive levels, and item types—just to name a few topics covered by the Guide. To make it easier to digest the material, the Guide will be released in three installments—the first installment is available immediately at http://www.GEDtestingservice.com/assessment. You need to register to download the first and each subsequent chapter. You will also be invited to attend one of the four one-hour webinars focused on the first installment's content. Chapters 2 and 3 will be released on February 28 and March 13 respectively and will also have webinars to overview the content and, most importantly, to provide a forum for getting answers to any questions you may have. Additional resources will be available on the Web and you will have plenty of opportunities to hear more and engage with the GED® Testing Service at key national and local conferences this spring and summer. From the Harvard Family Research Project (developed by the Office of Head Start with the assistance of the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement for the Office of Head Start.): Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework: Promoting Family Engagement and School Readiness from Prenatal to Age 8 This tool is for early childhood education and care providers seeking to build effective engagement strategies. To download a copy, go to: http://tinyurl.com/7c7g4ew - via Sylvia Cobos Lieshoff, Ph.D., NATIONALFAMILYLITERACY-L@lists.psu.edu summer learning opportunity: We are pleased to announce registration is now open for our Summer Seminar for educators: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions. The seminar builds upon the concepts and theories outlined in Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions (Harvard Education Press) co-authored by the Directors of the Right Question Institute, Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana. The seminar is designed for educators, coaches and administrators working with K - 12 students in-school and out-of-school, across content areas, grades and levels of academic readiness. Seminar Schedule: Session 1: July 16 - 17 Session 2: July 23 – 24, at Suffolk University Law School Boston The cost of the seminar is $325 for individuals and $300 per person for groups of 4 or more if registered before May 20. To Register: http://rqisummerseminar.eventbrite.com/ Please contact Steven Flythe with questions about the Summer Seminar (summer@rightquestion.org). brief, interesting article: The relative benefits found for students with and without learning disabilities taking a first-year university preparation course - Maureen J. Reed, Deborah J. Kennett, Tanya Lewis, and Eunice Lund-Lucas Active Learning in Higher Education 2011;12 133-142 http://alh.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/2/133 via Donna Brian, moderator,Workforce Competitiveness Discussion List. (note; if you have problems accessing the full text, please contact lrri@brown.edu) read all about it: the Times in plain English http://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/wp about persistence - online, from Ronna Magy, ronnawrite@sbcglobal.net: Dear Colleagues, I'm attaching a link to a paper I wrote recently on learner goal setting and learner persistence which will I hope will contribute to our discussion. In the paper you'll find several suggestions for classroom strategies for learner persistence and learner goal setting which can be used at the beginning of the term and throughout the school year. http://futureenglishforresults.com/materials/Author%20Articles/RMagy_Monograph.pdf Work documented by Barbara Piccirilli Alsabek and Nancy Fritz – read and learn: http://www.nelrc.org/persist/instruction_evid_h.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. The Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) has an Employment Opportunities Bulletin Board at http://www.coabe.org/html/employmentbulletinboard.html 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/ 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 janet_isserlis@brown.edu 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/
working hard for the money: RI DLT on the job training opportunities: online / resources available The Change Agent, new issue: What's Age Got To Do With It? - students and practitioners ask and answer: What does age have to do with learning? With more and more young people (ages 16-24) in ABE, dynamics are shifting in the classroom and in programs. What happens when teenagers and 40-somethings tackle Shakespeare together? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Why are so many high schoolers choosing adult education instead of traditional secondary school? Read inspiring stories of older and younger getting past their preconceptions and reaching out to make friends, share struggles, and learn from each other across generational lines. http://nelrc.org/changeagent/toc.htm As well, see the website for a Call for Articles (Deadline: May 4th). The next issue explores the theme of resiliency. The Call makes a great writing prompt to bring into the classroom. One more note: The Change Agent is available in audio! This is a great resource for ESOL students or native speakers who want to improve their reading fluency. See the website for details. http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/sites/default/files/2012_03_MrchScanFINL.pdf MARCH 5, 2012 February Research Scan Posted from the Centre for Literacy: The current research scan includes summaries of studies from Canada and Australia on issues related to workplace literacy and essential skills (WLES). Topics include: a proposed Canadian framework for digital skills; low-income workers balancing work, learning and life; work-related informal learning; incorporation of information and communication technology into vocational education for youth; union-led workplace education; an international comparison of employment skill requirements, and Australian employers’ perspectives on WLES. http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca from the Center for Applied Linguistics: Download Briefs From Our Free Online Collection Facilitating Adult Learner Interactions to Build Listening and Speaking Skills Promoting Learner Engagement When Working With Adult English Language Learners . Teaching Pronunciation to Adult English Language Learners Visit the Adult ESL Education Website http://www.cal.org/adultesl/index.php - Browse our website for information about new resources, available services, and access to our rich library of evidence-based materials. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Just Write! Guide The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and the American Institutes for Research announce the publication of the TEAL Just Write! Guide. The culmination of two years of work in identifying research-based instructional practices in the content area of writing, this guide is a resource for ABE teachers. It is intended to increase familiarity with evidence-based writing instruction and facilitate translation of research findings into teaching practices and products that will enhance the quality of instruction delivered to adult learners. PDF version of the TEAL Just Write Guide!: https://teal.ed.gov/documents/TEAL_JustWriteGuide.pdf HTML version of the TEAL Just Write Guide!: https://teal.ed.gov/tealGuide/toc -Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D. Principal Research Analyst and TEAL Project Director American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC from our colleague Kate Nonesuch in British Columbia: My free online book Family Math Fun! has been on the list of the Top 20 downloads at http://www.nald.ca/ every month since it first came out in 2009, but last month it fell off the list. Before it goes away quietly, I'd like to make sure that every person it was written for has a chance to see it. Do you know someone who works in a school or in a daycare or pre-school program? (Teachers, secretaries, principals, home-school co-ordinators, PAC members, and so on. Parents, too.) I'm writing to people I know to ask you to pass this link on to everyone you know who works with kids. http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/familymath/cover.htm Family Math Fun! A manual for educators and parents who want to promote math thinking in kids of all ages. Things to do in the kitchen and on a walk, rhymes, games, and things to make, all to promote math thinking and learning. Math for the whole person: spirit, heart, body and mind are all connected in the activities in this book. When these are in balance, math becomes part of our whole lives, not a beast or a barrier. Patterns, recipes, and hand-outs all included (109 pages). Funded by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, HRSDC. Download it free at http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/familymath/cover.htm Kate Nonesuch Victoria, BC Special Issue #24 of the CAAL E-News announces the formation of the Campaign to Invest in America's Workforce (CIAW). CAAL is one of 35 founding organizational members. For details, go to http://www.caalusa.org/enews.html. National adult education organizations wishubg to take part in CIAW meetings or consider becoming a member can contact Rachel Gragg at rachelg@nationalskillscoalition.org. If you wish to subscribe to the CAAL E-News, please send your email address and name to bheitner@caalusa.org. The Paul V. Sherlock Center announces its recently revised Guide to Accessing Employment Supports from the RI Division of Developmental Disabilities. This free, 1-page, easy to read flow chart and resource list is a great way to introduce professionals and families with children with developmental disabilities to available employment resources. For your convenience, active resource web-links are included in the on-line PDF version of the Guide. ORDER FREE Hard Copies of the Guide to Accessing Employment Supports from RIDDD by January 30 & receive FREE Shipping: ORDER ONLINE: http://sherlockcenter.publication-order-form.sgizmo.com/s3/ or call 456-8072. Free PDF download: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/publications/DDEmploymentSupports.pdf To view other resources available visit http://www.sherlockcenter.org - Publications Resources of interest Getting the Most From Employment Services http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/publications/employmentguide.pdf Transition Folder: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/publications/TranFolder.pdf http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/publications/DDEmploymentSupports.pdf resource available: The Life Skills, College and Career Readiness Guide for ESOL Learners, developed by the Massachusetts Dept. of Adult and Secondary Education, the System for Adult Basic Education Support, and several Mass practitioners, with technical assistance from the Center for Applied Linguistics. The Guide provides teachers with sample activities to use in their classrooms to help ESOL students develop the skills and knowledge they need to achieve their "next steps" employment, academic, or life skills goals. This resource is NOT a list of skills, of which there are many examples, but a resource that translates those skills into interesting classroom activities. The Guide is actually three guides, one each for Basic (SPLs 0-3), Intermediate (SPLs 4-5), and Advanced (SPL 6) ESOL learners. The Guide developers felt strongly that even Basic Level ESOL students can practice next steps skills in the classroom. While this resource was especially designed for ESOL learners, the activities can be easily adapted for ABE and Transitions students as well. The Guide is available in PDF but also in Rich Text Format, so that teachers can isolate particular activities, add new ones, or amend those that are provided. The RFT version also allows teachers to tailor listed activities for whole classes, groups of students working together, or an individual student. http://www.sabes.org/curriculum/esol/caela-guide-2011.pdf http://www.sabes.org/curriculum/esol/caela-guide-2011.rtf If any teachers are willing to take on the task of adapting this resource more specifically for ABE learners, please contact Carey Reid at creid@worlded.org. The Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework, now available, includes a competency-based curriculum framework and related assessment and learning material resources that help adult learners transition to their goals of work, further education and training, or independence. It provides practitioners with guidance and support to make closer connections between literacy programming and the skills, knowledge, and behaviours learners need to reach their chosen goals. http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/oalcf/index.html http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/publications/OALCF_Curriculum_Framework_Mar_11.pdf The U.S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education’s (OVAE) Division of Adult Education and Literacy has a new quarterly newsletter - Adult Career Pathways (ACP) News is a part of the department’s effort to provide technical assistance resources that will revolutionize the quantity and quality of available career pathways instructional programming for low-skilled adults. Browse headlines available in this issue below, and view the whole article and newsletter online: Resources from the Field ACP News will be devoted to highlighting resources of value to local practitioners. This first issue features recently published resources that have been recommended by the Technical Working Group (TWG) members. U.S. Departments of Labor and Education Partner on Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative The Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative is directed at strengthening career pathway systems for low-skilled adults and dislocated workers. Teaching ESL to Adults Classroom - Approaches in Action MaryAnn Florez and Betsy Parrish, ESL consultants A SERIES OF 8 TRAINING VIDEOS View online for free or purchase DVDs at minimal cost In spring 2010, the New American Horizons Foundation, with the help of ESL training specialists MaryAnn Florez and Betsy Parrish, produced its first two teacher training videos, set in real classrooms led by expert teachers using evidence-based practices. They were titled Lesson Planning for Life Skills and Building Literacy with Adult Emergent Readers. Six more videos are now available, and you can view online for free and/or own the complete set of eight videos on three DVDs at a minimal cost ($5.00 for materials per DVD plus shipping). The new titles are: Growing Vocabulary with Beginning Learners, Working with a Multi-level Class, Developing Listening Skills with High-intermediate Learners, Teaching Grammar in Real-life Contexts, Cultivating Writing Skills at the Intermediate Level and Developing Reading Skills for Intermediate/Advanced Learners http://www.newamericanhorizons.org The New American Horizons Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to making adult ESL courses more widely available and affordable. Its current priority is to develop high-quality teacher training resources for adult ESL. did you know? a listing of research and evaluation projects, and other initiatives funded through OVAE: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/englit.html Reflect 13 - special report on employability; teaching composition and using poetry; classroom-based research as Continuous Professional Development; a phonics debate; how statistics can confuse rather than clarify; how television is being used to reach adult learners in Ireland; teaching in secure hospitals; prisons – creativity space and books for new readers; the Reflect approach and ESOL; and the role of care support workers in developing the literacy, language and numeracy skills of clients with learning difficulties and disabilities. http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=179# Rhode Island Employment Disability E-News, newsletter from the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, available at: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/onlinepublications.html Good geography refresher...and good mouse skill practice as well. http://jimspages.com/States.htm from Kate Northcott, Director, Student Literacy Corps Webster University line: 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/ 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 The NCWE Board of Directors announces the Call for Proposals for the 2012 Conference: Riding the Waves of Change: Leading Strategies for a Diverse Economy October 20-23, 2012, Long Beach CA Information: http://www.ncwe.org/?page=call_for_proposals Proposals must be received by April 16, 2012 4p PST MATSOL 40th Anniversary Conference Lessons from the Past, Innovations for the Future Early registration rates end January 15. http://www.matsol.org Thursday & Friday, May 3-4 Pre-Conference Institutes: Wednesday, May 2 Co-teaching and Collaborative School Practices for English Language Learners, Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld, Instructors RTI in Practice: Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Intervention for English Learners, Dr. Catherine Collier, Instructor The Conference features workshops for educators in adult education, community college and higher education programs, including: Talk is priceless: Building students’ skills for powerful academic conversations - Jeff Zwiers, Stanford University On Repetition in Language Learning and Teaching - Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan Adult ESOL in Greater Boston An overview of Adult ESOL services in Greater Boston from the 2011 Boston Foundation Report Breaking the Language Barrier presented by Navjeet Sing, Commonwealth Corporation, and a briefing on current state initiatives from Anne Serino, ABE State Director. Followed by breakout sessions for community college, adult education and higher education educators. Challenges of Working with Postsecondary Multilingual Students with Learning Disabilities - Patricia Mytkowicz, Curry College Digital Storytelling for English Language Learners - Tom Daccord, EdTechTeacher Immigrants Raising Children: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children's Development - Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Harvard University Knowing your Haitian students: Some Notes on History, Language and Education in Haiti- Michele DeGraff, MIT save the date - Meeting the Challenge: Skilling up the Workforce in a Difficult Economy, Thursday, May 17, 8:00 a.m. Crowne Plaza, Warwick Governor's Workforce Board Rhode Island Annual Meeting The Centre for Literacy in Montreal announces its summer institute 2012 Workplace, Literacy and Essential Skills Shaping a New Learning Culture June 27 - 29, 2012 – Montreal, Quebec Since 2009, our institutes have examined various issues on Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES). Recent research has raised questions about reasonable expectations of short-term interventions and about what outcomes we measure and how we measure them. Summer Institute 2012 will consolidate the learning from the last three years, examine several models of WLES that have been effective in specific contexts and ask how and why they worked, and why so few transfer well in other settings. International experts and invited guests include Alison Wolf, co-author of the Wolf Evans (2011) report, is an expert on the relationship between the education and labour market and is involved in policy debate in the UK and other countries. She will join the institute by video link from the UK. Steve Reder from Portland State University, will explore the possible implications of his Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (LSAL) for WLES interventions. Juliet Merrifield brings with her more than 25 years experience in adult education as a researcher and practitioner. She has co-authored – Developing Adult Literacy Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives. Jay Derrick, will bring perspectives from his 20 year experience in workplace LES in England and his work at the Institute of Education, University of London. David Gyarmati and Karen Myers from Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) will share the baseline findings from the Measures of Success Project. Early bird registration ends on May 1. To register visit our website. Registration limit 100. http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/ 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
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