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Blending College Preparation and Career Development for Adult Students in New England
By Silja Kallenbach and Sandy Goodman
The article written by Silja and Sandy describes the
Transition to College and Careers (TCC) Program, a 2-year project that addressed academic and non-academic barriers encountered by college-going adult students. Findings from the research identified that "both students and staff reported that TCC program components had a tremendous impact on students' ability and confidence (i.e., self-efficacy) to tackle more challenging academic work and navigate college culture and systems. Students who entered TCC with slightly higher academic skills in math and language arts completed their coursework at a higher rate on average. The findings also indicate that while students were attending the TCC program, they benefited from the sense of community and the readily available support from staff and peers that the TCC programs provided."
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Our Math Stories
In our new issue of
The Change Agent, adult learners from all over the U.S. share how they use math to save money, shop wisely, solve problems at work, get places faster, analyze sports stats, and plan for college; how they have struggled to overcome math anxiety and step up to help their kids with math homework; and how math can lead to beauty, symmetry, and, yes, even fun!
Indeed, we need numeracy to fully participate in society and to be knowledgeable agents of change in our families, workplaces, and communities. And the math classroom can be a key place to practice reasoning and asking questions that lead to more information and more perspective. While it may be tempting to reduce problem-solving to a series of rote steps, math teachers strive to support students to see the underlying relationships and concepts. I particularly appreciate editorial board member Sarah Lonberg-Lew’s reminder to ask students to ask themselves, “What do I notice? What do I wonder?” The math classroom, it turns out, provides the perfect space for honing critical thinking skills, not just getting the right answer.
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Writing Prompts for our March 2019 Issue Now Available
In March 2019. we'll be publishing an issue on Indigenous Peoples. The Call for Articles for this issue is available on our website
here. To encourage more responses from beginning learners, we are making the Call available at two levels -- intermediate (grade-level-equivalent 7) and high beginner (grade-level-equivalent 4). Why not bring these writing prompts into your classroom and invite your students to submit articles for a national magazine? Deadline is November 2, 2018. Students whose pieces are accepted receive a $50 stipend.
Change Agent Featured on NYC Subway!
In a collaboration between
Literacy Partners and the New York City subway system, people can access free books and articles (including five Change Agent articles!) on relevant and engaging topics. Share
SubwayReads with your students to promote literacy and give them access to excellent reading materials, readily accessibly by phone..
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Preconference Sessions at the 2018 Conference
Monday, November 12, 2018
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Workplace Education: Meeting Employer and Employee Needs
Kathleen O’Connell, Workplace Education Coordinator, World Education, Inc.
Luanne Teller, Director, SABES Program Support PD Center, World Education, Inc.
Leadership Fundamentals: Charting Your Own Development
Ellen Hewett, Senior Technical Advisor, National College Transition Network, World Education, Inc.
How a Cross-Discipline Focus on Reasoning and Finding Evidence Teaches to the Standards and Builds Stability
Cynthia Peters, Editor, Change Agent, World Education, Inc.
Sarah Longberg-Lew, Training and Curriculum Development Specialist, SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum and Instruction PD Center
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Each August, the IDEAL Consortium hosts a multi-day Institute for representatives from member states. Participants have an opportunity to share information and learn from one another, see presentations, and discuss innovative instructional strategies, important policy considerations, and administrative practices. The goal of Institute activities is to help members plan for the upcoming distance/blended education programming in their states.
The 2018 Institute took place August 21-22 in Boston, MA.
Read about past Institutes.
IDEAL Consortium Awards
The IDEAL Consortium members recommend colleagues for two awards that are presented at the annual Institute: The Lifetime Achievement Award and the Advancing Adult Digital Learning Award.
Award recipients:
- Jere Johnston, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016
- David Rosen, Advancing Adult Digital Learning Award, 2016
- Steve Quann, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
- Deb Hargrove, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
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We welcome Dr. Jenifer Vanek to World Education as Director of Digital Learning and Research for our Ed Tech Center!
Dr. Jen Vanek joins the US Division of World Education to be part of the current leadership team at t
he EdTech Center. Her work centers on teacher education/professional development, technical support, and research on the topics of instructional technology integration, digital literacy, adult learning, English language learning, and online learning. As part of this work, she directs the
Innovating Distance Education for Adult Learners (IDEAL) Consortium by facilitating a network of distance and blended learning leaders from across the US and providing professional development and technical support on administrative, policy, and instructional issues. Jen also plans and implements field testing of technologies invested in by the
Employment Technology Fund. Through her research and practitioner experience she is also able to support ESOL and professional development initiatives of the US Division and World Education more broadly.
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Come Work With Us!
We are looking for a Communications and E-Learning Associate to join us in Boston, MA!
This position will support virtual training and communications of the EdTech Center housed within World Education’s U.S. Division. The candidate can expect to be involved in a broad range of projects that support the U.S. adult education system and some international edtech initiatives. This position is 32 hours/week in a fast-paced setting. This position has potential to grow into a full-time position with career growth. Application deadline is September 14, 2018. |
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Confirmed Literacy Lounge Speakers |
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Literation Lounge is a virtual speaker series supported by the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE. The Literation Lounge is hosted twice a month through December 2018 and features experts in the fields of ed tech, adult literacy, adult education, and entrepreneurs breaking ground on new ways to solve the world’s literacy problem. Each presentation in the series will be a 30 minute virtual presentation on perennial topics as they relate to adult literacy.
Upcoming Literacy Lounge Speakers:
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Health Literacy Research and Practice
Special Supplement on Health Literacy and Adult Basic Education
Deadline for submissions: September 15th
https://www.healio.com/public-health/journals/hlrp
Health literacy and adult basic education practice have much in common, although they have largely developed as separate research, policy, and program domains. We hope this special issue highlights ways in which the health literacy and adult basic education fields have intersected and influenced each other to the benefit of people with the greatest literacy and numeracy challenges. We are particularly interested in submissions from practitioners working in public health and/or adult education who work in community-based organizations, coalitions, and public sector partnerships that have a focus on health literacy promotion. We are happy to consider a full range of articles as described in the author instructions.
Please email questions to Michael Paasche-Orlow, Editor-in-Chief:
mpo@bu.edu
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XPrize Communities Competition, Phase 1
Demonstrate how your organization will use tech to increase access to education for adults for a chance to be one of 50 competitors that will share up to $500k for the Proposal Phase 1. Eligible competitors in the Deployment Phase II will be able to compete for between $50k and $350k in XPrize winnings to benefit adult learners.
Phase I proposals due December 21, 2018.
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In the U.S., our mission at World Education is to strengthen the effectiveness of educators, organizations, and systems to support adults, older youth, and communities to thrive. We hope our resources help bring best practices and inspiring content to the adult education classroom and beyond. |
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Boston, MA 02210
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