Join Wisconsin Literacy on March 2 and share your commitment to literacy during The Big Share, a day of online giving hosted by Community Shares of Wisconsin.

We're hiring a 40 hour/week Health Literacy Project Manager.

Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL), a division of Wisconsin Literacy, has a clear vision to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and to do their best work. We work in close partnership with communities across Wisconsin to improve health literacy and health equity.

Under the general direction of the Health Literacy Director, the Project Manager will help provide advice, technical assistance, and leadership in planning, developing, and evaluating statewide health literacy strategies and interventions directed toward a broad audience including health and social service professionals, literacy professionals, and healthcare consumers. The Project Manager will also assist in developing and implementing fee-for-service contracts. 

Go to the full position description for more information and to apply by March 19, 2021:

Thank you to all the presenters and attendees for a thought-provoking and engaging Winter Virtual Conference.

Missed a session? Go to bit.ly/winter-conference for resources and recordings.

Save the date for Wisconsin Literacy's regional meetings this spring. Connect with your Regional Literacy Consultant or Regional Community Coordinator to find out more details.

Two roundtables of Wisconsin educators will discuss:

Attend one or both of these virtual events live, or watch the recordings on the Reading League of Wisconsin's YouTube Channel.

Free registration at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC450R2JxL2Uyv27zu0KyyEsZFXUjEJqz5fSzEIvZFL6MHDg/viewform

Join more than 2,000 conferees and enjoy networking opportunities with your peers in adult education from around the country.

Register today to attend COABE's national conference. Members save money on their registration.

Wisconsin Literacy members and our technical college partners qualify for membership under Wisconsin Literacy. For questions on your membership status contact Liz@wisconsinliteracy.org.

Presenters: Beth Gaytan and Anna Bierer

When: Wednesday, 3/24, 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Where: COABE Embracing Collaborations Conference

Now, more than ever, we need to communicate effectively and efficiently. Using plain language can save you time and money, motivate your audience to act quickly and accurately, and reduce the time you spend prompting, clarifying questions, and correcting errors.

Learn how specific plain language strategies can help you empower adult learners, motivate volunteers, and engage community members. Through a blend of presentation and practical exercises, you will gain strategies you can use immediately.

ANN will present a three-hour professional development session, "Experiencing Harmony & Beauty in Mathematical Patterns," that focuses on adult numeracy at the COABE Virtual Preconference on Friday, March 19, 2021.

Explore the ways that music and art can be used to help students understand number sense, proportional reasoning, and symmetry.

Workforce Atlas is a free, online career pathways platform that assesses a person’s work interests and skills along with their literacy and numeracy proficiency levels.

After completing assessments, individuals are directed to recommended occupations, online resources, and local education providers that can help them achieve their professional and personal goals.

ProLiteracy designed Workforce Atlas for adults with low reading, numeracy, or English-language skills who need help finding employment or discovering a new career path. With so many community members currently unemployed due to COVID-19, this is a great resource to help adults reskill or upskill for employment success.

Resources from the Center for Racial Justice in Education for educators and families to use beyond Black History month.

Wisconsin government leaders and legislators will meet to discuss the state budget. The budget is tighter than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We must engage policymakers to make funding literacy a priority. We will continue talking with Gov. Evers, Lt. Gov. Barnes, state legislators, and local governments about the importance of literacy and their commitment to support it.

We are counting on YOU to lend your voice to this critical issue as well.

Please take a moment to write to your state legislators telling them to continue supporting community-based literacy statewide.

Please send news you want to share to info@wisconsinliteracy.org so we can include it in the April 2021 e-news.

Thank you for your support!

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