Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8TBpFG17568; Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:51:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:51:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4352D6B2@webmail.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2278] FCE workshop schedule X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Infinite Mobile Delivery (Hydra) SMTP v3.62.01 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 6376 Lines: 157 Hello again everyone, Fyi...I asked Tom about his workshops, in case some of you are interested in attending. See schedule below along with contact information. Jackie +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FREE ADULT BASIC SKILLS EDUCATOR’S WORKSHOP ON FUNCTIONAL CONTEXT EDUCATION Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education In Australia, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, New Zealand, and the United States there is a growing concern for education that is more relevant to the needs of youth and adults who are at risk of social exclusion and marginalization because of their lack of basic skills and knowledge education. To develop the understanding and resources needed to design, develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of relevant instructional programs for these youth and adults, I am offering a free workshop on Functional Context Education for which the sponsors of the workshop pay only travel and accommodation expenses, no fees. NAME OF THE WORKSHOP: Functional Context Education: Making Learning Relevant in the 21st Century DESCRIPTION: A One-day Workshop with Dr. Tom Sticht, International Consultant in Adult Education Who should attend? Policymakers, managers, administrators, teachers and trainers, involved in programs integrating basic skills with important content knowledge, with a focus on vocational and academic skills, such as involved in: * school-to-work; * welfare-to-work; * workplace literacy; * vocational and job skills training, * general academic and GED education, * intergenerational and family literacy programs, and * other programs for undereducated youth and adults Researchers and policy analysts who study human learning, assessment and develop education policies. What will you learn? * You will gain an understanding of the conceptual framework of Functional Context Education (FCE) based on cognitive science. * You will learn the scientific, evidence-based research that validates the FCE principles and methods. * You will learn how various approaches to "contextual learning" such as "situated," "embedded" or "integrated" basic skills relate to FCE. * You will learn what research and development following FCE principles and methods has been accomplished in several industrialized nations. * You will learn the differences between FCE and traditional adult education. * You will learn how to use FCE principles and methods to design new courses of instruction for workforce education, family literacy, and lifelong learning. * You will learn different techniques for determining what is relevant to youth and adult learners: focus groups; individual interviews; literacy task analysis; photographic ethnography; community newspapers; teachers and students as researchers and reporters; environmental analysis and design for learning. * You will learn where you can download free materials for FCE from internet web sites in different nations. About Tom Sticht: Tom Sticht is recognized internationally for his work on the education and training of under-educated youth and adults. He holds a Ph.D in psychology from the University of Arizona and has taught at numerous universities, including the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has published over 150 books and articles on the education of under-educated youth and adults. Dr. Sticht has served on the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS); the National Commission on Working Women; and he chaired the California Workforce Literacy Task Force. Earlier he was President, Applied Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences, Inc. and Project Coordinator for the San Diego Consortium for Workforce Education & Lifelong Learning. Articles on Dr. Sticht's work have appeared in newspapers and magazines in several countries including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the London Times, the New Zealand Herald, and the Wall Street Journal. In 1994, Dr. Sticht was the first adult literacy specialist elected to the Reading Hall of Fame in the United States and in 2003 he was awarded UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi medal. CONTACT: To arrange for the presentation of this one day workshop in your local area contact: Schedule for keynote (Key.) presentations or Functional Context Education (FCE) workshops during the academic year from September 2005 through June 2006 1. COMPLETED September 22 Bismarck, North Dakota (Key.) Contact: Deb Sisco Email: deb.sisco@sendit.nodak.edu 2. October 6 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (FCE Workshop) Contact: Lindsay Laidlaw Email: llaidlaw@gov.mb.ca 3. October 14: London, England, United Kingdom (Key.) Contact: Sophie Allen Email: sophiea@ctad.co.uk 4. October 20: Missoula, Montana (Key.) Contact: Dixie Stark Email: abc123@montana.com 5. October 25 Little Rock, Arkansas (FCE Workshop) Contact: Nancy Loftis Email: nancy@aalrc.org October 30-November 5 Michigan, US (FCE Workshop) 6. October 31, Novi, MI 7. November 2, Kalamazoo, MI 8. November 4 Clinton Township, MI Contact: Ken Walsh Email: office@macae.org (note: schedule subject to change) November 11 Gary, Indiana (Key.) 9. Contact: Mary Corder Email: mcorder@thediscoveryalliance.com November 13-19 Atlantic Provinces, Canada (FCE Workshop) 10. Nov 14 Halifax, Nova Scotia 11. Nov 16 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 12. Nov 18 Fredericton, New Brunswick Contact: Ann Marie Downie Email: annmarie.downie@ns.sympatico.ca November 28-December 2 Ontario, Canada (FCE Workshop) 13. Nov. 28 Barrie, Contact: Stephanie Hobbs, Email: simcoe.muskoka@literacynetwork.ca 14. Nov. 30 Kingston, Contact: Doug Noyes, Email: edlleo@lleo.ca 15. Dec. 2 St Catharines, Contact: Gay Douglas Broerse Email: literacylink@on.aibn.com 16. February 24 Milwaukee, WI (FCE Workshop) Contact: Mary Moze Email: mozem@matc.edu 17. April 27 Denver, Colorado (Key.) Contact: Paulette Church Email: paulette@durangoaec.org 18. May 3 Baltimore, Maryland (Key.) Contact: Kathy Ira Email: ira@umbc.edu 19. June 1 North Bay, Ontario, Canada (FCE Workshop) Contact: Lynne Wallace Email: lwallace@vianet.on.ca 20. June 3 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (FCE Workshop) Contact: Cayla Chenier, Email: caylachenier@bellnet.ca (note: this schedule subject to change) Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education 2062 Valley View Blvd. El Cajon, CA 92019-2059 Tel/fax: (619) 444-9133 Email: tsticht@aznet.net
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