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[FamilyLiteracy] Reminder: Online Professional Development Opportunityjhamlett at insightbb.com jhamlett at insightbb.comTue Dec 13 08:04:11 EST 2005
Will there be any family literacy professional development courses in the near future. I will be teaching a family lit/basic ed class in the summer and would like a refresher course. Thanks, Jackie Hamlett > Subject: Online Professional Development > > The registration deadline is creeping up on us. > > The Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee, and the Ohio > Literacy Resource Center at Kent State University are proud to announce the > opening of registration for our winter distance learning courses. Overviews > of each course, as well as the start dates, are outlined below. > > Each course is a carefully-paced, facilitated training opportunity for adult > education professionals. Each one has been piloted, reviewed, and offered > previously to excellent reviews. > > More information and registration can be found at: > http://www.aeprofessional.org. > > __________________________________________________ > > Integration of Technology into the Adult Education Classroom Course begins > January 9, 2006 > Cost - $149/person > Facilitator: Linda Eckert, AE Pro Developer > > Have you ever tried to blindly put a puzzle together without knowing what > the final picture will look like? This may be what is happening to you when > you are trying to integrate computer technology into your classroom. This > course will provide quick access to educational resources, lesson plans, > activities, tools for evaluating educational software, information about > purchasing educational software, and knowledge to help you utilize a variety > of software applications and web-based activities in the classroom. Online > activities, discussion boards and assessments will keep you engaged. > __________________________________________________ > > ESOL Basics > January 9, 2006 > Cost - $149/person > Facilitator: Claire Valier, ESOL Coordinator and Certified CASAS Trainer > > Do you need to know the basics of ESOL instruction? Through this online > course, you will learn how to identify characteristics of adult ESOL > learners, effective methods of teaching languages, the four language skills, > and how adults learn another language. Online activities, discussion boards > and assessments will keep you engaged. > ___________________________________________________ > > Adult Education Teacher and Student > Course begins January 9, 2006 > Cost - $149/person > Facilitator: Debra L. Hargrove, AE Pro Developer > > How Do We Teach Adults? Research investigating adults as learners concludes > that adults learn differently than children. If that premise is true, then > why do we so often teach them both in the same way? In truth, many > practitioners come to adult education with little or no background in > "adults as learners." > Through this online course, you will look at "who is the adult learner" by > looking at background statistics on "who takes the GED", learning > disabilities in adults, and what brain research says about how adult > learners learn best. Online activities, discussion boards and assessments > will keep you engaged. > > Bill McNutt > Technology Coordinator, AEProfessional Project > University of Tennessee, Center for Literacy Studies > http://www.aeprofessional.org > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National Insitute for Literacy > Family Literacy mailing list > FamilyLiteracy at nifl.gov > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/familyliteracy
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