Jackie and all:

In St. Louis we recently were fortunate to have a training from Luz Santana
on The Right Question.  The training focused on encouraging critical
thinking and civic engagement with a particular emphasis on voting in the
upcoming election.  Learn more at their web site:
http://www.rightquestion.org/


Sarah Beaman-Jones 
Literacy Program Director

LIFT-Missouri
815 Olive Street, Suite 22
St. Louis, Missouri  63101

1-800-729-4443 ext. 206
www.lift-missouri.org





On 10/14/08 7:11 AM, "Jackie A. Taylor" <jackie at jataylor.net> wrote:


> Hello Tom, Marcia and All:

> I appreciate Tom Sticht¹s posting on the historical groundings of voting and

> adult literacy in our country and your responses. In August, I posted some

> elections resources here that were collected by ProLiteracy and by others on

> voting. I¹ve since added this list to the PD Area of the ALE Wiki. What would

> you add to it ­ what have you found useful?

>  

> http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Voting_and_Elections

>  

> I also asked for us to share what we¹re doing in our programs and classrooms

> to help adult learners understand the elections process, its value, and the

> candidates¹ positions on issues that adult learners say are important. Like

> Marcia, I¹m sure some of you have had challenges and successes in this regard.

> Now that we¹re full swing into fall, what are others doing about helping

> students with these issues? What were students¹ responses? What successes and

> challenges have you faced?

>  

> And in professional development, what are ways you¹re supporting programs and

> teachers in teaching one of the most important democratic practices in our

> country?

>  

> Looking forward to hearing from you,

>  

> Jackie

>  

> Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, jackie at jataylor.net

>  

> 

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