Stacey,

 

I was interested in reading and reviewing your suggested topics for
consideration for the Pre-Conference at COABE. 

 

Could you speak more about the stackable certificates?  Perhaps someone
from Ohio (and anyone else familiar with this concept) could add to the
discussion as well.

 

Thank you for your feedback.

 

Diane

 

Diane P. Gardner

Associate Director

Center for Literacy Studies

600 Henley Street, Suite 312

Knoxville, TN 37996

865-974-9949

 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Downey, Stacey (OSSE)
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:33 AM
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace 1636] Re: Workplace Pre-Conference at COABE -
SUGGESTIONS

 

Donna and Colleagues:  

 

Thanks so much for posting on the status of the pre-conference Workplace
strand and for seeking the listserv's input on possible offerings. 

 

I would appreciate it if the pre-conference session offered any or all
of the following: 

 

*        Stackable certificates:  Info on design and implementation.
(Ohio is doing fine work with this.)

*        Workforce Readiness Credential:   Analyze the skills in the WRC
and identifying how these skills might sequence to the next credential
in a stackable set; linking the CASAS Employability profile for targeted
WRC preparation; EFF Preparing for Work Curriculum.

*        Distance Learning:  What platforms are folks using to do
workforce readiness training online and is the actual workforce skills
content being done online or are states primarily using the distance
piece to reinforce the adult ed. piece.  (i.e. work being done in the
health services sector (Home Health Aide, LPN, etc.) would probably be
applicable to educators in all parts of the country;  demo of what the
Learner Web can potentially do as a platform for adult learners'
employment goals.

*        Industry Certifications:  Sessions that focus on industry
certifications and workforce development more rather than work
readiness. 

 

I would love to hear what colleagues are currently doing on any of these
topics and what else you would like to see at the pre-conference.

 

Stacey Downey

 

Stacey Downey 

Literacy Resource Center Coordinator 

Division of Education Excellence, Adult and Family Education 

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Government of the District of Columbia

51 N Street NE, 7th Floor

Washington, DC 20002

Direct:  202-741-5530

Fax:  202-741-0229

stacey.downey at dc.gov

www.osse.dc.gov

 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Brian, Dr Donna J G
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:27 PM
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace 1632] Workplace Pre-Conference at COABE

 

Workplace Literacy Discussion List members,

 

Plans are progressing for the Workplace/Workforce Pre-Conference at
COABE '09.  As the discussion list members who have been a part of this
list over the last year will remember, there was a lot of concern about
the lack of workplace/workforce sessions at the last COABE conference,
and there was quite a bit of list discussion at that time about the
desirability of having such a conference.  Several list members
volunteered to work on the project to see that such a conference would
come about, and it seemed the best way to do this was to offer a
pre-conference session at COABE '09. The committee planning this
pre-conference are all discussion list members, and we have been working
through conference calls to plan the content of the pre-conference. The
Center for Literacy Studies has agreed to work with us to sponsor this
pre-conference.  

 

Most of the people who might attend this pre-conference are probably on
this discussion list.  The description we turned in to COABE of our
pre-conference session (see below in red) gives a hint what we are
currently working on, and we need to be reassured that we are including
what you are most interested in. Would you please tell us what you would
like to have included, and what your goals for the pre-conference are.
What content would make you most likely to want to attend?  Please
respond to this email and post your thoughts to the list.

 

Workplace Education: The Workhorse of the Literacy Race  (note from
Donna: the theme of COABE '09 is "Winners Circle of Learning Champions")

Sponsored by: The Center for Literacy Studies at The University of
Tennessee

Join this provocative full-day session and network with leading national
and international workplace and workforce educators and employers as we
contemplate how enhancing the literacy skills of workers and potential
workers benefits both workers and employers. Leave with a better
understanding of how educators and employers can work together, how to
assess return on investment, the historical perspective, legislative
update, connecting policy to practice, best practices in the field, and
the contacts and resources you need to continue networking
post-conference.

Thanks to all of you for your encouragement! COABE has responded by
planning to have a workplace strand at COABE '09, and that will work to
increase our presence there. I truly feel like this is our conference,
and that you will continue to support it with by sharing your ideas,
planning to attend, and making presentations about your work at COABE!
Let us hear from you!

 

Donna

 

 

 

Donna Brian

Moderator, LINCS Workplace Literacy Discussion List

Off-list contact djgbrian at utk.edu

 

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