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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 8 June, 2012 Bulletin #407 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 Presenters/facilitators at last month's RI adult education conference: if you have electronic copies of handouts, slides or other materials, and are willing to post them on the AEPDC website, please send those files to Jessica Ortiz – jortiz@ridaepdc.org Introduction to the New GED (coming January 2014) You may have heard of the new demands for technology skills, as well as the new standards that the GED will be aligned with, and you may have taken part in listserv discussions, online webinars or received information from PearsonVUE on the upcoming changes. This will be your chance to review the basic information that has been released to date by PearsonVUE, and to work with colleagues on planning for program and instructional revisions that these changes may entail for your program. Thursday morning, June 21, 9-11 am, at the PDCenter in Warwick (address above) Facilitated by Barbara Bowen and Jill Holloway of the PDCenter Introduction to the Common Core State Standards The new GED (2014) and the revised CASAS assessments (in 2015) will be aligned with the Common Core State Standards. David Goldman (one of the leads in developing the Math CCSS) offered this advice to a gathering of Rhode Island teachers and university faculty in February:Don’t go out and buy materials or resources to teach the CCSS, spend the money this year to buy instructors’ time: to study the Standards, work with colleagues to understand the flow and responsibility, and then search through materials that you already have to build your curriculum. The assessments have not even been finished, yet. Granted, this was aimed at K-12 educators in materials- rich districts, but the concept remains the same: now is the time to work together as professionals to analyze the standards and consider implications for future curriculum development. Monday afternoon, June 25, from 1-3 pm at the PDCenter in Warwick Facilitated by Barbara Bowen and Jill Holloway of the PDCenter ESOL practitioner learning community will meet on June 14, at 3 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Pronunciation continues to be a topic of interest; as well, how are you thinking about summer plans with students and colleagues? What supports self-learning during vacation? Please join us. CASAS Trainings in June: to register, email Jessica Ortiz at jortiz@riaepdc.org I. CASAS Basic Implementation Training Wednesday, June 20: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM At the Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center 144 Bignall Street, Warwick, Rhode Island 0288 CASAS State Level Trainer in Rhode Island- Angela Salvadore This training will demonstrate how CASAS curriculum, instruction, and assessment are related. The training will cover how to identify and select appropriate assessments, administer and interpret results, link scale scores to Skill Level Descriptors, use TOPSpro reports, Use CASAS Competency and Content Standards, plan instruction using test results, and use Quick Search Online. Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to administer and score CASAS assessments, order CASAS materials, and train other individuals at their agency. II. Beyond CASAS Basic Implementation Training: Using CASAS Competencies and Content Standards to Target Instruction Wednesday, June 27, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM At the Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center 144 Bignall Street, Warwick, Rhode Island 0288 CASAS State Level Trainer in Rhode Island- Angela Salvadore This training builds on the CASAS Implementation Training to give additional tools and resources recommended to administer CASAS tests, interpret test results, and use curriculum support materials to enhance instruction. Special attention will be given to how the CASAS Reading Content Standards relate to the Common Core State Standards in Reading. Pre-requisite- Completion of Basic Implementation Training 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. RIRAL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE Next evening program starts July 9th – Call today to apply Is college your goal? Do you need help to prepare? TTC is a free program funded by the RI Department of Education and a natural segue for GED, NEDP, and Advanced ESL students to build skills for college. Information sessions at 191 Social Street 3rd Floor Woonsocket, RI (Citizen’s Bank Bldg) June 9th (10:00 am) (Please allow 2 - 3 hours for assessment; do not bring children.) There is a non-refundable $10.00 assessment fee (cash/money order only) to apply, please send email to MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org or call 401.762.3841 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 Differentiated Instruction Webinar with Wendy Quiñones June 20, 2:00-3:30 pm Adult educators almost always face many different levels of learners in their classrooms, with all the attendant difficulties in teaching. We will explore how differentiated instruction (DI) principles can be used in our classrooms. We will look at three ways of differentiating student learning characteristics (readiness, interests, learning profile and three ways of differentiating learning materials and activities (content, process, product). Finally, we'll think about how to differentiate a lesson for given learning objectives. You'll also be invited to join an online community of practice where you will be asked to share an analysis of the needs of an individual class in light of DI principles and a differentiated activity you might use during instruction. For a more in-depth exploration of differentiated instruction, register for the 6-week online course July 10–September 3, available free to practitioners in Region 1. Read the course overview for more information. http://www.professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/DIOverJul12.pdf Wendy Quiñones teaches at the Community Learning Center, Cambridge, MA, where her students range in skill level from intermediate ABE to pre-college. She began learning about and using differentiated instruction (DI) as a teacher-researcher in the Adult Multiple Intelligences study conducted by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. Wendy provides workshops on and teaches online courses on DI and AMI. https://jsi.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?service=1&siteurl=jsi&nomenu=true&main_url=%2Fmc0806l%2Fe.do%3Fsiteurl%3Djsi%26AT%3DMI%26EventID%3D193094252%26UID%3D1277445522%26Host%3Da61ebddc3e2018203226%26RG%3D1%26FrameSet%3D2 Foundations of Teaching Adult Numeracy In this foundational course you'll learn how to keep students at the center of numeracy instruction. You’ll explore the 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. July 9 to August 17, 2012 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6528 Course instructor: Barbara Goodridge Course registration is also open for other 2012-13 offerings of math/numeracy online professional development courses from www.professionalstudiesae.org. Number Sense: Teaching About Parts and Wholes Teaching students how to use estimation, mental math, benchmarking, and calculators will enhance their conceptual understanding of numbers and what numbers represent. This course focuses on helping adult students develop number sense by addressing two key questions: When is it necessary to have an exact answer, and when is an estimate sufficient? When calculation is necessary, which tool is appropriate to use? You’ll design math activities that are permeated with estimation, mental math, and reasonableness strategies. September 17 to October 26, 2012 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6503 Course instructor: Rebecca Strom Geometry: Teaching About Shapes and Their Measures Adult basic education students need foundational geometry and measurement skills not only to succeed in GED math, but also in the workplace. In this course, you will explore key topics in geometry, such as area, perimeter, and volume, and their importance in everyday life. You’ll look at numerous instructional activities for teaching about angles, spatial relationships, similarity, and figure transformations on a coordinate graph system. October 29 to December 14, 2012 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6511 Course instructor: Barbara Goodridge Teaching Reasoning and Problem Solving Strategies Numerate adults do more than calculate figures. They think about the relationships between mathematical concepts and real-life situations. They look for patterns, make predictions, and evaluate their conclusions. They can form problems, represent them, and solve them. They apply critical thinking skills. This course examines mathematical reasoning and problem solving strategies and provides numerous teaching strategies and activities that you can apply to your teaching right away. January 28 to March 8, 2013 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6508 Course instructor: Amy Vickers Data: Helping Students Interpret Statistical Representations Data, or numerical information, can be described, represented, analyzed, and interpreted in various ways for various purposes. This course looks at some common uses (and misuses) of data. Learn about measures of central tendency statistics, graphs, and probability. Through the course readings, activities, and discussions, you’ll review basic concepts and explore strategies for introducing and teaching these concepts to your adult students. March 11 to April 26, 2013 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6514 Course instructor: Pam Meader Algebra: Introducing Algebraic Reasoning 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. April 29 to June 14, 2013 Course fee: $179.00 Registration link: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6515 Course instructor: Barbara Goodridge Group discounts available! Call (888) 528-2224 ext. 221 or email prodev@proliteracy.org for more information. Questions? Please e-mail 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. - Kaye Beall. Project Director World Education kaye_beall@worlded.org 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. 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 funding opportunities - large and less large Promise neighborhood grants: The U.S. Department of Education has released the 2012 application for the Promise Neighborhoods program, which will provide $60 million to continue support for existing implementation grants and award new planning and implementation grants. Adult education providers are eligible. As part of the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, Promise Neighborhoods seeks to direct federal funding to transform neighborhoods of concentrated poverty into neighborhoods of opportunity. Applications are due July 27, 2012, by 4:30 p.m. EST. Awards announcements will be made in December. Planning grants will support cradle-to-career services for high-need communities. Implementation grants will support efforts to enlist and coordinate better education, health, and safety services; provide young people the opportunity to be successful in school and everyday life; and boost family engagement in student learning and access to learning technology. Funds may be used to improve learning inside and outside of school; build support staff; secure additional and sustainable funding sources; and establish data systems to record the community's development and progress. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/28jsjg4 - 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/ 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
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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
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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 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 read all about it, via EstherPrins: summary of National Research Council report on improving adult literacy instruction: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13242 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. 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 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 Maine Adult Education Association (MAEA) to Present Pathways for Changing Live Annual Conference – All COABE Members are welcomed to register! June 19-21, at Colby College in Waterville. - pre-conference Tuesday, June 19 from 8:30-4:00 on the subject of Learning & Creativity in the Digital Age- It’s All About Students! The Pre-conference keynote will feature best-selling author, teacher and researcher, Jason Ohler. A professor emeritus from the University of Alaska, Ohler has worked with students and teachers around the world to face the challenges and opportunities of the digital universe. The workshop sessions for the pre-conference include: Leveraging Distance Learning to Expand Educational Opportunities, featuring the video-conferencing systems in many schools, libraries and adult education centers. The session, led by Dr. Lance Ford from Cisco and Brian Barrows from CBE Technologies, will focus on the most effective ways to leverage video conferencing technology to enhance your course offerings; Creating Digital Portfolios ~ Managing Your Digital Presence will be offered by Jim Burke a veteran educator specializing in technology integration. The hands-on workshop will focus on developing digital portfolios to plan, organize and document education, work samples and skills, and The Wild World of Online Learning – the Many Models of Moodle will be presented by a group of experienced adult educators, led by David Patterson, the Distance Learning Specialist at the Maine Department of Education. All workshops will be offered in the morning and afternoon sessions. The Conference on June 20 and 21 includes workshop sessions and vendor displays; topics include program administration, marketing, social media, instructional techniques in all subject areas, GED. English Language Learning, uses of technology in adult education and more. Wednesday's keynote presentation is by Glenn Cummings, President and Executive Director of the Goodwill Hinckley School, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Cummings will address the relevance of adult education in today's economy and support for post-secondary goals. The Conference will feature the annual MAEA Awards Luncheon on Thursday, recognizing the excellence in administration and teaching in Maine Adult Education. For learn more or to register for the conference call 207-875-2722 or visit http://www.maineadulted.org/mae_conference 2012 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference Call for Conference Workshop Proposals The 2012 Conference will be held in Chicago on October 18-19, more here: http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/refugee.html; questions? please contact losheff@cntrmail.org Read.Write.Act 2012 Virtual Conference Call for Conference Presenters & Virtual Posters The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) is currently seeking proposals for presentations and virtual posters from interested parties for The Read.Write.Act 2012 Virtual Conference. In honor of an election year, this year the theme is Literacy as a National Priority. SCALE is looking for individuals who are interested in presenting a session that is approximately 50 minutes long during the conference days, November 1st – 3rd, 2012. Conference presenters will use Elluminate software for these presentations. SCALE will provide training and technical support. If you are interested in presenting during the virtual conference, please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdDLWgtejFhYWV4WTY0dy0tMEVuaXc6MQ SCALE is also looking to include virtual posters for this year’s Read.Write.Act 2012 conference. We would like to encourage interested undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students to create virtual posters”that describe literacy programs they are involved in or communicate original research. If you are interested in creating a virtual poster for this year’s Read.Write.Act virtual conference, please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEp0U0xkTldocnZ0Y1pJOWJXUUhNanc6MQ More information: http://readwriteact.org/rwa2012. 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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