Workforce Development Month
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September is National Workforce Development Month, and it is a good time to highlight the importance of the workforce development system and new resources available in Pennsylvania. You can also check out the Workforce GPS
September Newsletter
to see customer service-focused resources.
The Workforce Development Project has added new career pathway resources to the Career Pathways area of PA Adult Education Resources for adult educators to use within the classroom and also with partner staff. The blank career maps are available in both PDF and Word versions and are designed for both electronic and paper-based use. KayLynn (
klh267@psu.edu
) and Chrissie (
cok5111@psu.edu
) are available to provide customized technical assistance on using the new career maps with partner staff.
The Reentry Resources section
provides adult education practitioners, case managers, and other partner staff (e.g., correctional facility employees, workforce development, probation and parole employees, drug and alcohol agencies, etc.) with tools to improve collaboration, resources for providing employment-focused services to offenders and reentrants, and evidence-based materials to assess reentrants and provide appropriate intervention strategies while aiming to reduce recidivism. Please contact Chrissie (
cok5111@psu.edu
) for support related to corrections education, reentry, or best practices for serving individuals who are involved with the criminal justice system.
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Teaching Tips and Resources
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Build better student relationships
The start of the school year always inspires the world of K-12 education to share a lot of ideas and best practices. We adult educators can benefit from this excitement as well. Edutopia recently shared an article,
Six Strategies for Building Better Student Relationships
, which has some tips that easily translate to the adult education classroom. These include listening, learning names, and connecting with students in small ways.
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Increasing student resilience
Feelings of frustration are common. However, our students can face especially frustrating circumstances and events in life. Sixteen Habits of Mind, outlined in
a recent Edutopia article
, can guide your students to develop a stronger sense of resilience when confronted by adversity. In addition to sharing the Habits of Mind, the article gives four specific strategies that you can use to build these skills in your students.
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Getting started in making your own videos
Perhaps you have thought of places in your instruction that would benefit from an instructional video. Maybe there is a topic that a lot of students commonly struggle with or a basic skill that some people need to review, and a short video is just what you need. If you know that your students would benefit, but the idea of recording and posting a video intimidates you, a recent Edutopia article can help you get started.
A 5-Step Guide to Making Your Own Instructional Videos
will give you some ideas for how short instructional videos can enhance your students' learning, as well as some helpful how-to tips.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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eData 2019-20 Opening Webinar: Introduction and What's New
The eData Tech Support Project will hold a webinar on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 2:30-3:30 p.m., to share what you need to know about eData for the 2019-20 program year. This webinar will be for agency administrators, data quality specialists, and eData entry staff. You can
join the webinar
or view the recording of the we
binar afterwards when it is posted on the PA Adult Education Resources
homepage
and
eData Help Documents page
.
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Webinar: Free Resources to Train Adult ESL Teachers and Volunteers
Whether your adult ESL instructors are full-time or part-time, paid or volunteer, they deserve to have the best training and preparation that you can provide. The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m., that will explore some resources that can boost instructors' confidence and skills while using their time wisely. These free resources will include the Minnesota Literacy Council's classroom activity videos, mini-trainings toolkit, and ESL small-group pull-out kits. Learn more and
register online
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New workshops and sessions added to NCTN Conference
The National College Transition Network (NCTN) Conference has been adding new conference workshops and pre-conference sessions to its list of offerings. The conference will be held in Cambridge, MA, on November 11-13. Many of the workshops relate to the positive use of technology in education or career pathways, with topics such as digital literacy, email skills, and supporting online students who are parents.
Learn more
about the conference offerings online.
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State and National Adult Education News
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TABE 11&12 times adjusted
The publisher has adjusted the TABE 11 & 12 assessment times, as of July 2019. Please note that the Test Directions book contains scripting for the administration of the assessment. The test times are incorrect. Review the new
Maximum Allowable Times Chart
available on
tabetest.com
. The adjusted times will be updated in the PA TABE 11 & 12 course in the PD Portal by October 1, 2019.
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Webinar: Preparing for the 2020 United States Census
The National Coalition for Literacy is sponsoring a series of three webinars to highlight the importance of the 2020 Census for the adult education community. The first webinar will be on October 11, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., and is titled
Census 2020: Preparing Your Adult Education Program, Participants, and Community.
It will feature an explanation and discussion of the efforts of California's Adult Education Program.
Register online
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Free books and magazines
World Education is giving away books and past issues of
Change Agent
magazine at the cost of shipping. The books available include:
Learning to Achieve, A Professional's Guide to Educating Adults with Learning Disabilities
; Various NCSALL research publications, including
Annual Reviews of Adult Learning and Literacy
;
Health Literacy Study Circle Guides
;
Adult Multiple Intelligences Sourcebooks
; and
HEAL: Breast and Cervical Cancer
student workbooks and teacher guides. Check the
LINCS discussion board
for details if you are interested.
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Federal grant application tips
When applying for federal grant funds, it is important to get all the details exactly right.
A recent blog post
from GetEdFunding.com sheds light on three tips to help you succeed.
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The job postings below are for adult basic education programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and, at least in part, by WIOA Title II funds. You can also find the postings on the
paadultedresources.org
website. To post a job, please email the job advertiseme
nt to
dschauer@tiu11.org
.
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PA Adult Education Resources
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Upcoming State and National Conferences
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State and National Newsletters
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State and national organizations' newsletters are listed below and may be of interest to you. To receive the most recent editions by email, please subscribe directly to the newsletter.
OCTAE Connection, US Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, & Adult Education
Features news and resources for adult basic, career, and technical education
World Education/U.S.
Features resources and information from World Education projects including The Change Agent, College for Adults, EdTech Center, National College Transitional network, and many others
August 20 Updates
Families Learning: News of the Week, National Center for Families Learning
Features information and resources for family literacy, early childhood education, and parent education
Workforce GPS, Workforce3 One
Features career pathways and workforce development information
COABE Journal, Coalition On Adult Basic Education
Features national information, resources, and initiatives for adult basic education
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