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Janet Isserlis
ESOL share Wednesday, January 21st, 3 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Swap Shop – write up an activity, strategy or lesson plan you've used that's worked particularly well. Include key pieces – time needed to implement, time needed to prepare, level(s) at which the activity works, materials needed as well. Please bring at least 8 copies to share. If you don’t have time to write your piece, that's fine – but please be prepared to walk us through it. Standards Rollout If you've not yet participated in the introduction to RI's adult education content standards, consider spending the morning of January 23rd (from 9 to 1) with us to learn more about them. For more information, and/or to reserve space, please contact Jessica Ortiz (jortiz@ric.edu ) by January 19th. The follow up to Persistence Conference that had been scheduled for December 19th will be rescheduled. (There was too much snow for that mtg). A new date will be announced soon. The follow up still extends an open invitation to all interested practitioners, whether or not you'd attended the conference itself. As well, if you've not completed a work plan or evaluation, please contact Jessica Ortiz (jortiz@ric.edu) for an electronic copy of these documents. Latino Dollars for Scholars 15th Annual Awards Banquet. Providence Marriott January 8th, 6:00 pm http://www.ladori.org Providence area providers: You are invited to the first meeting of the Providence Adult Education Network group on Wednesday, January 14th from 2-4 at Dorcas Place (220 Elmwood Avenue). The purpose of the meeting is to begin the process of forming networks for adult education in Providence for better access and continuum of services for learners and to be poised for the next RIDE funding cycle that will commence in 2010. The agenda for the meeting will be to share information about your agency's services and capacity, to identify service gaps, and to develop a tentative work plan for the group. To expedite the process, you will receive an invitation in a separate email (from RIFLI HR) to complete a Google Survey that captures your agency's offerings and will be the basis for the group's analysis. Please complete one survey per agency, if possible. Please RSVP to Jessica Ortiz at the PDCenter (jortiz@ric.edu or 456-2838) by Friday, January 9th. At this point, a few members of the RIDE Network Work Group (Christine Yankee/Goodwill, Bernice Morris/Genesis Center, Jill Holloway/PDC and Karisa Tashjian/RIFLI) as well as Nancy Fritz (Genesis) and Brenda Dann Messier (Dorcas) are spearheading this effort, however, no formal structure or design for the group has been determined. We welcome your input! You are also welcome to invite others from your agency who may be interested in joining the group. If you have any questions or difficulty completing the survey, please feel free to contact Karisa at 455-8185 (ktashjian@provlib.org). 8th Annual Adult Education Fair CCRI, Providence Campus, January 15, 9:00 AM – Noon This event will give students and practitioners the opportunity to learn about adult education and training programs. All students and agency staff are invited to attend. Please contact Yvette Kenner with number of attendees, and if you would like to staff a table. (Tables are on first come, first serve basis for registered agencies). For more information, please contact: yvette@lvari.org College Goal Sunday: On January 25th, The RI Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, in conjunction with the Lumina Foundation for Education, will be hosting College Goal Sunday at four RI locations: CCRI Lincoln, CCRI Providence, CCRI Newport, and Central Falls High School. The Purpose of College Goal Sunday is to assist the college-bound students and parents in our communities with the college financial aid process. So many students are either intimidated or unaware of how it all works. We are here to help. Families will be able to receive assistance with filling out financial aid forms, have their questions answered, and most of all, they will leave the program with a sense of ease, accomplishment, and knowledge. (College Goal Sunday focuses on assisting with the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is required for any student seeking federal financial aid, including grants and loans, at educational institutions nationwide.) This is a free service to citizens of Rhode Island. For information or for families to register on line: http://www.collegegoalri.org or contact: Gail Walker, gwalker@risla.com or Andrea Swain, aswain@cpcri.org. Transitions from ESOL to ABE – what do we need to know? A group of practitioners have been discussing what we need to learn and how we can help each other as more and more learners leave ESOL classes and move into ABE classes and programs. How can we support learners and one another in making these shifts? Please come to share ideas, questions and suggestions. We'll be meeting on January 29th, at 5 pm, at a location to be decided. You don't need to RSVP, but if you could send email to janet_isserlis@brown.edu if you plan to attend, it will help us determine where to meet. Location will be announced in early January. New Practitioner Orientation (NPO) for full time practitioners will be offered on January 30th and 31st, at the Genesis Center, from 9 am to 4 pm. Question? please call (401) 863-2839. To RSVP, by January23rd, please contact Jessica Ortiz (jortiz@ric.edu). daycare available: Urban League of Rhode Island, Inc. Early Learning Childcare Center 246 Prairie Ave, Providence. - Now Enrolling Infants to 5 years old Monday - Friday from 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM Before and After School Program Children ages 5-12 years old. Monday - Friday from 6:30 AM ˆ 9:00 AM After School from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Please call Dawn Olagbegi at 401-351-5000 ext 166 for more information or to enroll your child/children in our quality and affordable childcare programs. Applications forms are available at the Urban League of RI. Urban League Of RI operates a DCYF licensed childcare program and accepts DHS childcare subsidies. Sliding scale fee is also available for working parents. learning opportunities If you're interested in growing your skills in technology for the purpose of teaching ESL, consider participating in Becoming a Webhead, a free, well- structured online training opportunity offered by TESOL's CALL interest section (computer assisted language learning). http://www.call-is.org/moodle/ The session starts in January and is part of TESOL's Electronic Village Online. For six weeks, participants can engage with ESOL experts in collaborative, online discussion sessions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions will bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by the four-day land-based TESOL convention and will allow a fuller development of ideas and themes of the convention or of professional interest in general. The sessions are free and open to all interested parties. You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate. Certificate in Family Literacy graduate courses through flexible online learning at Penn State University Spring 2009 classes run January 21, 2009, through April 22, 2009, and registration is underway. Certificate courses offered this semester include: ADTED 456, Introduction to Family Literacy, which probes comprehensive family literacy services as a way to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and under-education. ADTED 459, Interactive Literacy: Parents and Children that prepares educators to understand, plan and practice interactive literacy strategies in intentional and strategic ways. There is an ongoing focus on effective learning strategies for all children and families, including English language learners. For more information visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/FamilyLiteracyCertificate.shtml or contact Dr. Sheila Sherow at sms20@psu.edu http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/StudentServices_GettingStarted.shtml National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Numeracy, critical thinking and technology: have a look http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home funding opportunities - large and less large deadline extended: The National Center for Family Literacy Verizon Tech Savvy Awards recognizes exemplary programs that demystify technology for parents and enable them to better guide their children in the use of new media. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including community-based nonprofits, libraries and schools. Deadline: January 12. http://www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards Applications are now being accepted for grants from the Charles Evans Book Fund, a special program of ProLiteracy’s National Book Fund, that supplies local programs with adult literacy and basic education curricula and materials. The Fund, dedicated to improving the lives of people who are homeless, was established with a generous grant from the Charles Evans Foundation in honor of the late Charles Evans. Non-profit organizations that provide adult literacy or basic education services for people who are homeless are eligible to apply for a Charles Evans Book Fund grant from ProLiteracy. Grants typically range between $3,000 and $8,000, but may be smaller or larger depending on the needs of the applicant organization. Grants are in the form of vouchers for teaching materials and products from ProLiteracy’s publishing division, New Readers Press. In addition to literacy instructional and reading materials, New Readers Press also produces many materials to help individuals with life skills such as applying for a job, parenting, obtaining a driver’s license, and others. Applications are being accepted by mail and must be postmarked no later than January 23, 2009 to be considered. For grant guidelines, applications, and additional information: http://ww.proliteracy.org National Program Improvement Grant Opportunity Learn effective and innovative ways to tell your community and your funders about your program's effectiveness with the help of ProLiteracy and your peers! Apply to join Year Three of the Dollar General/ProLiteracy Performance Accountability (DGPA) Initiative As a one-year participating program, your program gets: Ideas tested by your literacy peers; a stipend to help offset travel and reporting requirements; two places at one of six regional trainings, "Communicating Success to Stakeholders," scheduled for February and March 2009; Access to practical resources and support through the DGPA wiki and online discussion list and the opportunity to test and evaluate new strategies Applications available November 2008 For information e-mail Marie Cora, DGPA Project Manager at mcora@proliteracy.org This project is made possible through the generous support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation 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. GED Testing Service is building Content Coordinating Teams to assist us in the review of new test items being developed for the 2012 Series GED Tests. This is an opportunity for specialists in the content areas assessed on the GED test battery to have a real and lasting impact on the items that will ultimately appear on the new tests. We will be putting six content area teams together (one each for the five GED Test content areas--language arts-reading, language arts-writing, mathematics, science, and social studies--plus a sixth team for the Canadian Social Studies GED Test), and hope to have the teams in place by January 30, 2009. Teams will begin meeting, either in person or virtually (via WebEx), beginning in the first quarter of 2009. details and application form: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/about/GEDTS_Contractor_Opp.htm. (You can also navigate to this link by going to our web site, http://www.gedtest.org/ > About GED Testing > Opportunities with GED Testing Service > Content Coordinating Team Consultant.) For more information: Martin D. Kehe, Director of Test Development, GED® Testing Service, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, NW Ste 250, Washington, DC 20036 (202)939.9701 martin_kehe@ace.nche.edu Substitute teaching: The Genesis Center is interested in adding to its substitute list. If you are an ESOL instructor who is interested in occasional work as a substitute, either day, evening or Saturday hours, please call Nancy Fritz or Pat Clarkin at 781-6110. Jobs in Literacy – nation wide postings on the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS site: http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/jobs/jobs.cgi Substitute list: if you would like your name added to the general list, please see contact LR/RI. The list needs to be updated so that it can function more usefully for teachers and programs hoping to work with them. (http://www.brown.edu/lrri/sub.html) Rhode Island Community Jobs (RICOMJOB)
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online / resources available The CAELA Network quarterly newsletter, Network News, is completed and posted on the CAELA Network Web site; it can be downloaded at http://www.cal.org/caelanetwork/news/dec08.html The issue includes articles on an online EL/Civics course, a checklist for students and other stakeholders to use when selecting an ESL instructional program, and projects on immigrant road safety. There are also links to CAELA Network briefs on using data to plan professional development for pracitioners working with adult English langugage learners and reflective practice for pracitioners working with adult English language learners. Finally, there is information about the CAELA Network technical work group meeting held this past October. Democracy At Risk: The Need for a New Federal Policy in Education http://www.forumforeducation.org/upload_files/files/FED_ReportRevised415.pdf The NIFL English Language learners listserv will host a focused discussion during the week of January 12 -16. The topic to be discussed will be issues in managing programs for adult English language learners. Three current or recent managers - all former adult ESL teachers - will address successes and challenges in moving from the classroom to the manager's office. MaryAnn Florez of Washington, DC; Donna Kinerney of Montgomery County, Maryland; and Brigitte Marshall of Oakland, California, will be guest facilitators. They will describe their path from teaching to managing programs and will answer questions from participants on skills, experience, and training needed for those managing programs serving adult English language learners. For more information, http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/englishlanguage//09programs.html - Miriam Burt, Moderator, Adult English Language Learners discussion list mburt@cal.org To subscribe to the list, or to read the postings please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguage The NIFL English Language learners listserv will host a focused discussion during the week of January 12 -16. The topic to be discussed will be issues in managing programs for adult English language learners. Three current or recent managers - all former adult ESL teachers - will address successes and challenges in moving from the classroom to the manager's office. MaryAnn Florez of Washington, DC; Donna Kinerney of Montgomery County, Maryland; and Brigitte Marshall of Oakland, California, will be guest facilitators. They will describe their path from teaching to managing programs and will answer questions from participants on skills, experience, and training needed for those managing programs serving adult English language learners. For more information, http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/englishlanguage//09programs.html - Miriam Burt, Moderator, Adult English Language Learners discussion list mburt@cal.org To subscribe to the list, or to read the postings please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguage New Research to Practice Briefs Two new additions to our series are written by Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student Lauren Capotosto, EdM. In Decoding and Fluency Problems of Poor College Readers <http://www.collegetransition.org/promising/rp8.html>, Lauren provides an overview of the research describing the print difficulties of many struggling college readers, as well as studies identifying strategies for improving poor readers' decoding and fluency. Working with Young Adults in College Transition Programs <http://www.collegetransition.org/promising/rp9.html> identifies the challenges of working with older and younger students together in college transition classes and presents strategies that four successful programs use in their work with younger students. read the documents at: http://www.collegetransition.org/ Tapping Online Professional Development Through Communities of Practice http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/ABELJournal08PD.pdf Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, Fall 2008 (PDF - 513KB) Since 1995, the National Institute for Literacy's Discussion Lists have served as trusted online resources for adult literacy practitioners. In the fall 2008 issue of the Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal <http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=4130>, Jackie Taylor writes about professional development through Communities of Practice using examples from the Institute's Discussion Lists <http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html>. Taylor moderates the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Professionaldevelopment> , co-sponsored by the Institute and the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers. She began moderating the list at its inception in 2003, bringing the subscription base from approximately 70 subscribers to nearly 1,000 in 2008. Moving research about violence and learning into practice - How do we move the research about violence and learning into practice? This question was a starting point for research projects by 11 practitioners. In this publication they share their research process and what they learned. Topics explored included the effects of systemic violence; power relationships; mind-body learning; arts based approaches in literacy education; what literacy practitioners know about violence and learning; what people learn and apply from workshops on violence and learning; and a research model. http://www.learningandviolence.net/changing/ElevenResearchers/ElevenResearchers.htm and Move the body. Stretch the mind: Open yourself to learning through breathwork, movement and meditation, by Judy Murphy: Windsound Learning Society. sample page: http://www.learningandviolence.net/helpself/breathe.pdf To order: http://www.windsoundlearning.ca/pdf/MoveTheBody.pdf some best of best sites from Larry Ferlazzo, Luther Burbank High School, Sacramento, CA: The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration <http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/23/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-presidential-inauguration/> (http://tinyurl.com/7fx4zk <http://tinyurl.com/7fx4zk> ) The Best Temporary Email Address Sites For Students (Or Anyone) <http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/24/the-best-temporary-email-address-sites-for-students-or-anyone/> <http://tinyurl.com/7qvyeh> The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2008 <http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/25/the-best-year-end-collections-of-images-2008/> <http://tinyurl.com/a8kz7y> The 'Best' Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict <http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/28/the-best-resources-for-learning-about-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/> <http://tinyurl.com/7us25o> The Best Year-In-Review Features That Aren’t Photo Collections 2008 <http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/29/the-best-year-in-review-features-that-arent-photo-collections-2008/> Sites you like? Please let us know. 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 from Jobs for the Future: An Agenda for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress: Ten Ways the Federal Government can restore economic vitality and increase competitiveness through education and skill development http://www.jff.org/Documents/AdvicetoObama.pdf - and – Education Sector also offers more education ideas for the next president, including recommendations on revamping the federal role in education human capital and revising NCLB to provide more high-quality public school options to the students who need them the most. Revamping the Federal Role in Education Human Capital by Co-director Andrew J. Rotherham http://www.educationsector.org/analysis/analysis_show.htm?doc_id=727538. In Need of Improvement: Revising NCLB’s School Choice Provision http://www.educationsector.org/analysis/analysis_show.htm?doc_id=727885. For more information about Education Sector and our work, please visit http://www.educationsector.org from the National Institute for Literacy: Adults wanting to learn or improve their English skills can log on to a new free Online English Portal called USALearns. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, through its Division of Adult Education and Literacy, oversaw the design of USALearns. Launch of the site completes a goal set by President Bush in his August 10, 2007 announcement of initiatives to address border security and immigration challenges in the United States - a plan to have the U.S.Department of Education develop and launch a free, web-based portal to help immigrants learn English, expand their opportunities, and make effective contributions to American society." http://www.USALearns.org; fact sheet at http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf. a manual of family numeracy activities, ready to use in early literacy programs, day care centres, primary grades and Adult Basic Education/Literacy programs. Patterns, recipes, and hand-outs all included (109 pages). Download your free copy: http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/familymath/cover.htm Math for the whole person: Spirit, heart, body and mind are all connected in the activities in this book. When we balance the spirit, heart, body and mind, math becomes part of our whole lives, not a beast or a barrier. Activities for the whole family: Things to do in the kitchen and on a walk, rhymes, games, and things to make, all to promote math thinking and learning. For more information: Kate.Nonesuch@viu.ca. Funded by The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Bananagrams – a word game, maybe useful for new readers, old readers. (full disclosure: a friend of a friend sold me one set and gave another to the PDC for further exploration. We gain nothing from any sales of the game.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananagrams RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature is now drawing job postings from ALL local jobs boards (except Monster.com). To access this resource visit RI RED http://www.dlt.ri.gov/rired/ -- under quick menu click job search; choose location search criteria, provide job title or other criteria. Source codes are listed at the bottom of the page numeracy resources: from PEN Weekly Newsblast, December 19: Math videos on YouTube are study aids -Students have begun to use math tutorials found on YouTube for help with hard-to-understand concepts and formulas http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j27byHk1EAb3KhBo1ePXyg0h7rogD950NKS80 to subscribe to the Newsblast: http://www.publiceducation.org Lots to do at the library Providence Public Library's calendar of events: http://www.provlib.org/calendar.asp Seven habits and more: a recent online discussion about reading and ESOL (and English speaking) learners, led to a number of resources being shared, including Heide Spruck Wrigley's Seven Habits of Successful Readers, http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/7Habits.pdf. To follow the entire conversation, go to http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/englishlanguage/2008/date.html and follow the conversation thread that began on May 12th (you’ll need to scroll down the page). Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection series Now Available Through VIDEO-ON-DEMAND The adult learning series Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection are available online through the Rhode Island PBS video streaming portal. In 25 half-hour segments, the Workplace Essential Skills series presents refreshers in fundamental reading, writing, and math skills as they relate to getting, keeping, or advancing in a job. Lessons also cover job applications, resume writing, and job interviews. An orientation segment touches upon the use of the different components included in this series. Lessons are written at a pre-GED level, and can help prepare adults for the GED tests. Four workbooks accompany the series. In 39 half-hour programs, the GED Connection helps learners prepare for the GED exam. Episodes cover subjects and skills related to work, community, and home life. Practice tests help learners know what to expect, see which skills they need to strengthen, and build confidence. Access to Workplace Essential Skills and GED Connection series through RI PBS video streaming is free. Users access VOD through an account and passcode, available by email request to Education@ RIpbs.org or by calling Education Services at 401-222-3636 x 211. Video streaming, also known as video on demand (VOD), allows users the convenience of watching lessons at any time from an Internet-connected computer. VOD is also flexible, allowing users to watch several episodes in one sitting, or repeat lessons as often as desired. Both the Workplace Essential Skills and the GED Connection series are also broadcast on RI PBS LEARN, digital 36.2 and Verizon 787. The Workplace Essential Skills broadcasts Fridays at 12:30 PM and the GED Connection series broadcasts Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays at 12:30 PM. For Workplace Essential Skills and the GED Connection broadcast dates please visit: http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/ For information about RIPBS Education Services please visit out web pages at http://www.ripbs.org/Education/ - Dr. María D. Velásquez de Tondreau Education Director Rhode Island PBS 50 Park Lane Providence, RI 02907 Phone: (401) 222-3636, ext. 211 Fax: (401) 222-3407 Education@RIpbs.org National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, dedicated to conducting research and development projects to improve literacy, numeracy, language and related skills and knowledge. On this site you will find information on all our activities, including: Research and development projects <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/projects.asp> Creative routes to specialist teacher qualifications <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/creativeroutes> The Voices on the Page storybank is now live! Read all of the 640 stories here <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/voicesonthepage.asp> Research reports and reviews <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=329> Latest e- newsletter <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=671> News and events <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/news.asp> While the work originates in the U.K., much of it has usefulness and validity for work in this country. google literacy site: http://www.google.com/literacy/ outstanding resource: http://www.youthliteracy.ca/ - Youth Literacy work in Canada Shannon Gavin, a senior graduating from Brown this year, has developed a new website, as her capstone project in Middle East Studies, called Arab Perceptions of the United States: Video Interviews from Amman, Jordan and Damascus, Syria.You can view them, and supporting text at http://arabperceptions.wordpress.com The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - The U.S. Civics and Citizenship Online: Resource Center for Instructors is available online at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b36e663784bcd010VgnVCM100000d1f1d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=b36e663784bcd010VgnVCM100000d1f1d6a1RCRD The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Assisting Refugees with Disabilities Program : Resource Guide for Serving Refugees with Disabilities available at http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide The guide, written for refugee case managers and those serving refugees with disabilities, includes 139 pages of information about resources for serving adults and children with disabilities, housing for refugees with disabilities, assistive technology, medical resources, citizenship and disability, benefits for refugees with disabilities and more. If you have any questions or technical assistance needs, please contact Xuan Nguyen, Director of USCRI Health and Human Services at xnguyen@uscridc.org or at 202-347-3507 ext 3056. Resources from EdChange family of Web sites: A new Classism and Poverty Awareness Quiz http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/quizzes.html ; Newly designed Social Justice News Service site http://mail.socialjusticenews.net/mailman/listinfo/news_socialjusticenews.net- email-based news service, periodic email digests of links to articles related to equity, social justice, and multiculturalism from sources all over the world. New essays and links to essays http://www.edchange.org/publications.html New essays in the Multicultural Education Research Room http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/papers.html Living in Poverty slideshow does the math: what does it take to live at the poverty level. http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm RI Foundation online scholarship directory - searchable by city/town, intended field of study, current high school, and more. http://scholarship.rifoundation.org/ YouthBuild USA Learning Network has links to Web sites and full-text documents, and includes a section on "Authentic Materials/Engaged Learning/Constructivism/Contextual Learning/Project-based Learning." http://www.youthbuild.org/learningnetwork/professionaldev.html conferences and workshops - conferences and workshops are listed chronologically and are updated with each bulletin Rhode Island - Training/events around employment issues for people with disabilities http://www.ric.edu/uap/training.html TESOL Conference on Building a Culture of Peace – Saturday, February 7, 2009, 9:00 am—5:00 pm, George Mason University. Fairfax, Virginia (Fairfax Campus) Early Registration Deadline: January 30. Building on two previous successful TESOL peace conferences, this is a professional development conference for K–12, adult, and higher education ESL teachers, teacher trainers, administrators, and other educators who work extensively with English language learners. Participants will learn about educational initiatives, curricular resources, teaching methods, and language learning processes that build, enhance, and sustain understanding between persons, groups, cultures, and nations. For complete program and registration information, visit TESOL's Website at: http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=5&DID=11864 The conference fee is $35 if you register by January 30, $45 if you register after that. Conference participants, as well as those who are not able to attend this event, are invited to join an online discussion on building a culture of peace on TESOL’s Web site. A link to sign up for that discussion is provided on the conference Web site. If you have any questions, please contact edprograms@tesol.org or 703-518-2528. NAASLN's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference - Access to the Workforce for Adult & Adolescent Learners with AD/HD and Asperger's Syndrome February 22–23 This regional conference will draw adult education practitioners, transition specialists, community college faculty, workforce counselors, disability advocates, and others from New York to Virginia. The self-contained conference site and tight format lends itself to ample time for small-group discussions of how these breakthrough strategies apply to the evolving economy; issues affecting the new workforce; transition to postsecondary education and the workforce; advocacy issues and techniques; webinars; leadership options; and more. The conference will feature three plenary sessions: ADD and Entrepreneurism...A Curriculum that Works! presented by Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Learning Specialist Asperger’s Syndrome, Part I: The Adult Education Class presented by Bevan Gibson, M.S. Sp. Ed., Director Southern Illinois Professional Development Center Asperger’s Syndrome, Part II: Transitioning to Postsecondary Education presented by Melissa Arnott-Cox, Ed.D., L.P.C., C.A.C., Director Academic Success Center, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ Registration is limited to 70 overnight registrants and 80 day-only registrants. Full registration of $250 covers a day-and-a-half of sessions, overnight accommodations, all meals, and 24-hour access to a hospitality suite. Day-only registration of $135 covers one day of sessions and two meals. For full session information, site description, accommodations, driving directions, or to register online, visit NAASLN at http://www.naasln.org/Regional_2009_conference.htm March 6-7, 2009 - URI, Providence Campus: WeLearn - 6th Annual (Net)Working Gathering & Conference on Women & Literacy http://www.litwomen.org/conference.html - more online – deadline – December 6th. Test Development Workshop - CETE/OSU March 9-11 , 2009 (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM) Developing valid, reliable assessments (tests) of job specific knowledge and skills is critical to effective defensible practice in workforce development and human resources. Occupational knowledge and skill assessments are used for many personnel- and education-related functions, including: Workforce development and Career Technical Education accountability (Perkins IV), Personnel selection and placement, Training needs assessment or diagnosis, and Individual certification and licensure. A carefully-designed systematic approach to test construction maximizes return on investment and contributes to candidate satisfaction and motivation. Poorly designed assessments may yield erroneous and damaging results, leading to employee or candidate dissatisfaction, ineffective credentialing decisions and possible exposure to litigation. To learn more: http://www.cete.org/AssessmentSP/images/March2009Brochure.pdf (pdf). and/or contact Kathy Summerfield at 614-688-4000 or summerfield.1@osu.edu. The Center on Education and Training for Employment, The Ohio State University, 1900 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH 43210 http://www.cete.org (If we receive insufficient registrations for the workshop, it may be rescheduled) Sharing Skills – Building Connections, March 11, in Worcester - Commonwealth Workforce Coalition’s 6th annual conference. Registration materials will be online after January 7th: http://cwc.cedac.org/ MATSOL Annual Conference : May 7-8, 2009 at the Sheraton Four Points in Leominster, MA. The 2009 conference theme is Multiple Literacies: Launching English Language Learners into a New Era. There will be a K-12 strand on both days and an Adult, Workplace and Higher Education strand on Friday, May 8. Our keynote speakers will be Stephen Krashen and Jim Cummins. COABE Conference 2009, Louisville, KY April 17-22 Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE), Kentucky Association of Adult & Continuing Education, and Kentucky Adult Education Council on Postsecondary Education are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the 2009 COABE national conference. . The goal of the Annual COABE National Conference is to provide best practices and program guidance to adult basic education professionals. http://www.coabeconference.org/ For more information, contact: Lorena Lasky, COABE 2009 Concurrent Sessions Chairperson, Jefferson County Adult & Continuing Education Lorena.Lasky@kentuckianaworks.org 502-574-4123 other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
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breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html street yoga - Through the teaching of free yoga, meditation and wellness classes we seek to help homeless youth increase their physical, emotional and spiritual strength, stamina and flexibility so they can better meet their own core needs. We work closely with those service providers striving to help homeless youth secure safe housing, nutritious food, accessible health care, employment, clean clothing, educational choices and human dignity.
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