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In the spring of 2007, the Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center (RI AEPDC) began its work.  Based on a model developed with field input, this new center will continue much of LR/RI's work, while broadening its scope and capacity.  The AEPDC's website, launched on February 15, 2008 is at http://www.ric.edu/aepdc.  This site will remain intact as a resource for adult educators and learners, and will be updated regularly. Information about RI's New Practitioner Orientation is available here. Literacy Resources/Rhode Island was established in 1997 to:  expand existing professional capacity within Rhode Island's adult education community; increase educators' and learners' capacity to use and interact with online technology, and assist in improving delivery of services to adult learners, thereby strengthening adult education provision across the state. As part of an ongoing process of facilitating access to professional development, LR/RI worked  with practitioners, learners and administrators to identify areas of strength and expertise, and to assist practitioners in sharing knowledge  with one another.  LR/RI's  work has  included  facilitating/publicizing teacher sharing sessions, development of inquiry projects, exploration of issues and activities which include adult learners in meaningful ways, information dissemination through the bulletin and the ongoing development and maintenance of this web site.   Advocacy and legislative activity fall within the broaders work of addressing systemic and specific issues pertinent to the field of adult education. To this end, a copy of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is linked to the site; its reauthorization is pending.  Both the advocacy and EL/Civics pages contain resources  related to equity (health, access to education, etc).  Adult Learners' Bill of Rights   -  1999  Rhode Island  legislation. STANDARDS -  a page addressing issues of standards development, assessment and outcome measures in the state.  The page also includes links to Rhode Island's content standards for adult education. RI Adult Educators' 2008 conference, May 23: details here responding to international violence: resources  located on LR/RI's  intergenerational literacy, dis/abilities, EL/CIVICS, ESOL,women and literacy , women, learning and violence  and peace resources pages.   How 9/11 Changed our Lives - and other resources from the Nation,  9.23.02 LR/RI served as a coordinating entity, assisting those engaged and/or interested in adult education in gaining access to information and contact with others in an ongoing manner. Progress reports provde an overview of its ten years' work..  PRACTITIONER SURVEY - please click here to complete a survey assessing the field's response to  professional development. Please complete it if you haven't already done so.  The survey has been updated to submit online.  finally. This site was designed by Zachary Franklin and Janet Isserlis, and is maintained by Janet Isserlis. Please send questions or comments to Literacy Resources/RI. last updated September 17, 2008 contact LR/RI