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March 2017



World Education Statement on Immigration Ban

On Monday, March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a revised version of his executive order that bans immigrants from six predominantly Muslim nations. At World Education, we believe this ban hurts people and organizations.

Unlike any other country, this is a nation of immigrants. Immigration defines the past, present, and future of the United States. Immigrants’ contributions to U.S. society and their integration underlie the nation’s progress to date and its ability to thrive in the future. Immigrants and their children will account for 85% of the net growth in the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. Immigrants are vital to our economy. Without them, economic growth in the United States and in dozens of other countries would come to a halt.

Working with Immigrants at World Education/U.S.:
Spring online courses for professional development - Sign up today!
Are you looking for high-quality learning opportunities that can help you bring best practices and innovations to your classroom? Our spring e-learning courses are enrolling now and offer a rigorous environment with many opportunities for discussion and reflection, as well as the accommodations that busy professionals need in order to get the work done. Courses do not require you to be online at specific times, though there is a schedule with weekly deadlines to keep everyone together and moving forward.
If you’re new to online learning, taking a course can help you to see what it’s like from the student perspective, and give you the tools to help your students take advantage of online learning opportunities. Our facilitators offer extensive support to first time online learners, so give it a try!

The Basics: Courses are designed for adult education professionals and require either 12 or 24 hours to complete spread over 5-8 weeks. Cost for participation ranges from $234 to $341 depending on the length of the course and includes access to all course materials and an expert facilitator. Participants may register as individuals or with a group. Read here for more information on options for groups.

Spring courses:
"When We Fight We Win" Issue of The Change Agent Now Available!
When we fight, what might we win? In this issue, writers share their stories of struggle and reflect on the large and small things they have won in the process. Maybe by fighting, they achieved their goal. Or maybe they didn’t achieve their goal yet, but by being in the fight, they’ve made friends, created community, used their voice, navigated a hard struggle, and discovered their power. What else might you win when you engage in the fight — whether it’s an internal battle or a struggle to create social and political change?

Get some tips and tricks for classroom use of our latest issue – a vibrant, full-color issue full of inspiring student writing. You’ll come away with many concrete ideas for College and Career Readiness-aligned teaching activities that involve reading comprehension, writing with evidence, research and presentation, and using real-world math. Perhaps most important: you will discover poignant and powerful writings (available in print and in audio) that engage students and help them see themselves as agents of change in their own lives and in the life of their community.

World Education Staff at COABE 2017
Come visit our booth in the exhibit hall!

Sunday, April 2nd Preconference
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Navigating College and Career Readiness Through the Lens of Program Practice presented by Priyanka Sharma

Monday, April 3rd
9:30 am - 10:45 am
- Workplace Education: An Interactive Case Study presented by Kathleen O'Connell and Luanne Teller

11:00 am - 12:15 pm
- IDEAL and Involved Instruction: Using Practitioner Expertise and Research with Distance and Blended Learning presented by Jen Vanek

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
- The Network Approach: Greater than the Sum of the Parts presented by Silja Kallenbach and Susan Finn-Miller
- Using Relevant Content and Graphic Organizers to Teach CCR-Aligned Reading and Writing Skills presented by Cynthia Peters

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
- Nurturing Student Success through Mentoring presented by Priyanka Sharma

Tuesday, April 4th
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- Promoting Life Skills, College, and Career Readiness for All ESOL Learners presented by Luanne Teller

Wednesday, April 5th
9:45 am - 11:00 am
- The (Approximately) 10 Magic Steps for Effective Professional Development Programs presented by Kaye Beall
- The Open Door Collective: Making the Case to Increase Public Funding for Adult Basic Skills Education presented by David Rosen, Margaret Patterson, John Comings, Heide Spruck Wrigley, Marcia Drew Hohn, and Jen Vanek

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- The Digital Homeroom: A Resource to Help Teach Computer Skills to Low-Literacy Adults presented by Jen Vanek
- Leading and Growing Your Program through Times of Change presented by Ellen Hewett
- MOBILE UP: Cell Phone First Education for Low-Wage Workers presented by Alsion Ascher Webber and Penny Pearson

*Presenters in italics are partners of World Education.
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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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