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Colleagues, Calls for participation, employment, funding, and conference and workshop opportunities, online and other resources. To post information, and/or to receive the bulletin via email, please contact the AEPDC or leave a message at (401-863-2839). 
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addition to events listed here, a recently updated list of events
(including workforce development workshops, new practitioner You can now register online for the May 25th Adult Education Conference at RI College. Registration is $25, which includes lunch and a light breakfast. To register, please go to: http://www.ripdc.eventbrite.com; to review the conference program in depth, please go to http://www.brown.edu/lrri/conference2011.doc for a downloadable word document. talk about it: via Daphne Greenberg, list moderator conversation this week: Have you heard about the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (LSAL)? This study focused on 1,000 high school dropouts over about 10 years providing repeated measures to look at issues such as change in individuals’ educational and occupational goals and experiences, literacy skills, uses of literacy, social and economic status. Starting May 2 through May 6th, Dr. Stephen Reder from Portland State University will facilitate a guest discussion on his LSAL study (for more info, go to: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/discussions/readwrite/11Growth I hope that you can plan to join us and share your questions, thoughts, and comments with Dr. Reder. Please invite your colleagues to join us for this discussion (they need to go to: http://lincs.ed.gov/mailman/listinfo/readwrite#sub follow the directions in the email to verify their subscription request). To prepare for this discussion, he suggests that we may want to think about the following questions: 1. What are the different ways you measure adults’ literacy growth over time? 2. How do adults measure their own literacy growth? 3. What is your “logic model” that connects students’ participation in literacy programs with their literacy development? What measures of literacy growth will best reflect the impact of your program (or of programs generally)? Do you expect the impact to be directly related to hours of attendance? 4. Over what time period will effects of participating in programs be evident using the various measures? He also suggest that we may want to read the following: Reder, S. (2009). Scaling up and moving in: Connecting social practices views to policies and programs in adult education. Literacy and Numeracy Studies, 16(2), 35-50. http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/lnj/article/viewFile/1276/1330 The journal website asks you to register (no cost) before downloading the PDF. Reder, S., & Strawn, C. (2006). Self-study: Broadening the concepts of participation and program support. Focus on Basics, 8(C), 6-10. http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/fob/2006/fob_8c.pdf The Reading and Writing Skills Discussion List Readwrite@lincs.ed.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://lincs.ed.gov/mailman/listinfo/readwrite ESOL practitioner learning community (ESOL share) May 18, at 2:30 pm at the Genesis Center, 620 Potters Avenue, Providence. Materials the work, multilevel classes. please come to share insights, materials, questions and concerns. Rhode Island's ninth annual adult education conference is being held on May 25th. The program is almost complete and will include workshops addressing a wide range of adult learning topics. For program information, please contact janet_isserlis@brown.edu 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 at http://www.edgov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html 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. learning opportunity: RIRAL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE – Monthly Information Sessions TTC is a partner in the RI Statewide Transition to College (RI TTC) initiative and a natural segue for GED, EDP, and Advanced ESL students prior to post-secondary education. Information Sessions start at 10:00 am. Please allow 2 -3 hours. Do not bring children. May 7 June 4 (or by appointment) 175 Main Street Pawtucket (2nd floor/ Pawtucket Visitor’s Center/DLT) Contact: MarieCrecca-Romero@riral.org Telephone: 722-9800 or 487-9566. TTC is a comprehensive college preparation program to prepare you for college. It includes a Free College Reading class (ENGL 0850) at CCRI in Providence; student success, career exploration, and mentoring workshops; academic writing, basic math, and pre-algebra; computer lab and tutorials; academic advising, support services, and registration for college; college application and financial aid preparation. learning opportunities CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING - 13 weeks of work readiness/soft skills training & CNA instruction, Home Health Aide Certificate, Resume & Interviewing preparation Performance-based grant (stipend) CPR for Health Care Providers 120 day temporary license issued after successful completion of training Must Attend MANDATORY Info Session to apply Wednesday, May 4 10:00AM-1:00PM CCRI NEWPORT-- AUDITORIUM BRING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO INFO SESSION: Completed Application (application will be provided at info session) $5.00 money order (no cash or personal check) made payable to BCI, Sign BCI release form (will be provided at info session) Copy photo identification (government issued or license), Proof of family size (FIP award letter) Proof receiving DHS benefits SNAP, Rite Care or FIP Copies of pay stubs, If working or have worked in the last six months Proof of other household members working in the household For questions contact: Jamoya Ridgell, Case Manager, 401.848.6697 ext. 305 or jridgell@ebcap.org or Tom Costello, Project Coordinator, 401.851.1656 or trcostello@ccri.edu Newport Skills Alliance (NSA) Connecting Work-Ready RI Residents to Jobs on demand a Workforce Development Program of East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at Penn State and the National Center for Family Literacy announce the offering of ADTED 458: Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement, which begins on May 11. ADTED 458 is a three-credit online postbaccalaureate course designed for adult and family literacy practitioners, early childhood, elementary, and middle school teachers, and anyone interested in learning how parental involvement can enhance early language and literacy development. The curriculum allows students to tailor course assignments to meet the interests and needs of their own practice. For more information: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/FamilyLiteracyCertificate.shtml or contact Dr. Sheila Sherow, Director, Certificate in Family Literacy at sms20@psu.edu. Announcing 4 EFF Online Mini-courses being offered in May - August 2011 Register now - via our new online registration system! http://www.cvent.com/events/eff-online-courses-may-august-2011/agenda-a002e9403b9c44bcb089e961c483be79.aspx Each course provides participants one-on-one attention from a content-expert facilitator, and is designed to be completed on your own schedule in 8-10 hours over just 2 weeks. Course completion certificate and CEU credit available. These online mini-courses offer immediately applicable strategies on topics targeted to the needs of adult learners. The following courses are being offered this summer: How Close is Close Enough?: Improving Estimation Skills May 9 - 23, 2011; Registration Deadline: April 22nd Dare to Compare: An Introduction to Proportional Reasoning July 5 - 19th, 2011; Registration Deadline: June 17th Building Reading Fluency with Adult Developing Readers August 1 - 15th, 2011; Registration Deadline: July 22nd Vocabulary - Teaching Word Meanings August 15 - 29th, 2011; Registration Deadline: August 5th For more information on these courses see the Course Descriptions or contact us via eff@utk.edu Cost: $189/person for each course - check/money order/purchase order only. Group invoicing available. Information on Course Assignments and Completion information: http://tiny.cc/rrbyu Please review our Course Technical Requirements before registering! http://tiny.cc/enzhp Register online via: http://guest.cvent.com/d/sdq6p6 Registrants will be invoiced at time of e-mail confirmation, payment (or proof of payment processing) must be received before course start. For questions about these or other EFF services please contact us: eff@utk.edu or visit our web site at http://eff.cls.utk.edu/ Changing the way we teach math to adults – Kate Nonesuch's manual for teaching basic math to adults, at http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/mathman/mathman.pdf; if you’re so inclined, follow Kate on twitter at http://twitter.com/KateNonesuch 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 (via David Rosen) Saving workers' lives through literacy Health and safety practices are as effective as employees' reading-skill levels http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Saving+workers+lives+through+literacy/3318109/story.html and - the announcement of this year's UNESCO prize-winning adult literacy programs: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35452&Cr=&Cr1= 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. CCRI, Center for Workforce and Community Education, Department of Adult Education- Part time Staff Assistant, Bilingual Part-time Staff Assistant position (19 hours/week) available immediately in busy frontline non-credit community college office. Responsible for in-person and telephone customer service, record keeping and filing, data entry, and course registration assistance. Will be trained as a GED test examiner and in use of college student data system. Some evening and Saturdays may be part of the scheduled hours. Competitive hourly rate; no benefits. Higher rate paid for after hours GED testing time. Qualifications: Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, Minimum Associates degree, Experience in customer service Excellent organizational skills, communication skills and time management. Must be highly reliable Please email resumes by May 13th to smiles@ccri.edu. No phone calls please. 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
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Service at Brown University and the Rhode Island Campus Compact. RI DLT's Rhode Island Red job search feature draws job postings from ALL local jobs boards (except Monster.com). To access this resource visit RI RED http://www.dlt.ri.gov/rired/ -- under quick menu click job search; choose location search criteria, provide job title or other criteria. Source codes are listed at the bottom of the page
Unemployment
lifeline – from the AFL-CIO,
with locally-searchable links to resources http://www.unemploymentlifeline.com/
online / resources available from the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL): Certifying Adult education students: A survey of state director of adult education certificate programs in use This 16-page Information Brief reports on the use of certification systems, as reported by state education directors, to validate student attainment in adult education and workforce skills programs. The survey was administered and analyzed by CAAL Senior Advisor Garrett Murphy from June to November 2010. It provides a partial snapshot of usage at a fixed point in time and was intended to help identify issues for CAAL to examine in a future invitational Roundtable on the topic. CAAL's work in this area is funded by the AT&T Foundation the Dollar General Corporation, the Joyce Foundation, and The McGraw-Hill Companies. http://www.caalusa.org/StudentCert.pdf Adult Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research is a follow-up to the original review of Adult Education (AE) reading instruction, Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction, published in 2002. This new report is an analysis of the AE reading instruction research base, designed as a resource for both practitioners and reading researchers. It focuses on findings that can be derived from the research and their application in adult education settings. It includes research findings from reviews of adolescent reading instruction, reading-writing connections, English for Speakers of Other Languages reading and writing instruction, and an appendix. Download the PDF version of Adult Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research at: http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/adult_ed_2010.pdf Breaking the language barrier: A report on English language services in greater Boston This new report from the Boston Foundation (92 pp) describes adult English language services in the Greater Boston area, with attention to area demographics, education attainment, service distribution by age and other variables, elements of the service system, gaps in service, and system strengths. It makes numerous policy, research, and service recommendations to improve future reach and quality of service. The report notes that the very people "on which our future depends are facing high hurdles in every aspect of their lives..." and observes that access to ESL services "can have a profound and positive impact on the lives of these individuals and their families." http://www.tbf.org/UtilityNavigation/MultimediaLibrary/ReportsDetail.aspx?id=17664 Work after prison: One-year findings from the transitional jobs reentry demonstration is the first major evaluation of the multi-year "Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration" project funded by the Joyce Foundation. MDRC is the lead evaluator in a team that includes the Urban Institute and the University of Michigan. The project focuses on programs that provide temporary subsidized jobs, support services, and job placement help. The project's purpose is to test transitional jobs as a promising approach to regular paid employment for ex-offenders and other disadvantaged groups. The 278-page report describes how the program was implemented--with more than 1,800 men assigned to it in four cities (Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and St. Paul). It also looks at results in terms of employment and recidivism in the first year following entrance into the program. A key general finding is that transitional jobs, as currently designed and operated, do not sufficiently help people get or retain permanent jobs, nor do they have an impact on recidivism. Only about one-third of the participants was employed in the formal labor market at the end of a year. However, it is seen as a positive indicator that about 85 percent of the men assigned to the program actually worked in an income-subsidized transitional job, reflecting genuine eagerness to work. And the evaluators are inclined to think that subsidized transitional employment programs could be effective if they were strengthened with components that provide basic and workplace skills instruction and if better job- and post-placement services were built in. The project will be followed up for one more year with further results after which another report will be issued. full repoirt: http://www.mdrc.org/publications/570/full.pdf This report is also available as a 14-page executive summary: http://www.mdrc.org/publications/570/execsum.pdf Opening Doors to Student Success A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community Colleges - Susan Scrivener and Erin Coghlan http://www.mdrc.org/publications/585/overview.html Khan Academy - have you seen this? http://www.khanacademy.org/ Opening Doors to Student Success A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community Colleges - Susan Scrivener and Erin Coghlan http://www.mdrc.org/publications/585/overview.html Developing oral proficiency of adults learning English – resources from CAL http://www.cal.org/adultspeak/ 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. Knowledge is Power - ProvPlan Invites You to Take a Closer Look at Census 2010 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=5qk7mzeab&v=001qwhULkbmHDtNFUfHfpFZNJtf-NJdp5pUGyVTleegoV6kfIc5JeElD7t4g5JZKkyXSoyHwvyoyRK7OdZn4ENkYrZ3YI25Zl-LoMSkkAyH5fLVliwVXED1y5bJZ_4c4Nkk11S_TQT-7ygS10SNI5leSg%3D%3D updates form the National Coalition for Advocacy: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2d6768592c02f5717ce038fa8&id=d2dadf552b fact sheets from the national Coalition for Literacy: http://www.ncladvocacy.org/ffadult.html and http://national-coalition-literacy.org/advocacy/AdultEducationSupportsNationalPriorities.pdf 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. CLASP is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Beyond Basic Skills: State Strategies to Connect Low-Skilled Students to an Employer-Valued Postsecondary Education. Beyond Basic Skills describes strategies that can be used to strengthen connections between basic skills education and postsecondary education to help lower -skilled adults and out-of-school youth attain the postsecondary credentials they need to advance in the labor market. This includes state-level innovations such as: instructional strategies that provide a strong foundation in occupational skills required for jobs in the local economy; acceleration strategies that help students progress further and more quickly in education and training programs in a shorter period of time than traditional approaches, and funding formulas, assessment policies, and other administrative policies that support a statewide vision to provide adults and youth with pathways to better jobs through postsecondary education. The report also includes examples of states and local institutions that are effectively implementing one or more of these innovations. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Beyond-Basic-Skills-March-2011.pdf 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 The proceedings for the 2009 LESLLA (Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition) Symposium in Banff, Alberta, Canada are available at http://www.leslla.org/files/resources/Conference_Proceedings_FINAL_Aug12.pdf. Thanks to Theresa Wall and colleagues at Bow Valley College for putting them together. 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 the Math Bulletin, developed by SABES http://www.sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/math-bulletin-june2009.pdf Good geography refresher...and good mouse skill practice as well. http://jimspages.com/States.htm from Kate Northcott, Director, Student Literacy Corps Webster University 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 19th annual conference on serving adults with disabilities – April 28, Hartford Marriott Farmington, CT http://www.crec.org/events.php, http://www.crec.org/tabs/documents/2011-Learning-Disabilities-Conference-Brochure.pdf call for proposals: LESLLA 2011 Call for Presentations Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition (LESLLA) for Adults is an international forum of researchers who share an interest in research into the development of second language skills by adult immigrants and refugees with little or no schooling in the home country, low levels of literacy in the native language, and limited proficiency in the language of the new country. LESLLA'ss goal is to share empirical research and information that will guide further studies on second language acquisition for the adult immigrant population with limited formal education. This research, in turn, is meant to influence educational policy development in all those countries where immigrants settle and are likely to need educational support. LESLLA welcomes presentation proposals for the 7th annual conference to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 29-October 1, 2011. We are anticipating a large conference with a mix of researchers, teacher educators, program administrators, and practitioners. To best serve ALL of our attendees, we invite presentations in the following areas: 1. Classroom Practice 2. Teacher Education for LESLLA Instructors 3. Research 4. Materials Development and Use 5. Socio-Cultural Issues 6. Policy 7. Adolescent Learners, Teaching LESLLA in Secondary Settings Please note that only presentations directly related to LESLLA learners will be considered. Deadline for Submissions: May 25; To submit a proposal for a presentation, please visit: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ci/LESLLA/default.html 17th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) Conference July 20th through 23rd, 2011 Francis W. Parker School, Chicago, Illinois Conference Theme: We Are Each Other's Harvest learn more: http://www.ptoweb.org other events and conferences http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar_world.cgi TESOL worldwide
calendar of events http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/calendar/index.html
breathe - everyday yoga at your desk. http://www.mydailyyoga.com/yoga/everyday_yoga.html street yoga - Through the teaching of free yoga, meditation and wellness classes we seek to help homeless youth increase their physical, emotional and spiritual strength, stamina and flexibility so they can better meet their own core needs. We work closely with those service providers striving to help homeless youth secure safe housing, nutritious food, accessible health care, employment, clean clothing, educational choices and human dignity.
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