Hello all,
 
I have been asked to forward this information about online  professional 
development opportunities.
 
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon, Moderator
National Institute for Literacy Learning  Disabilities Discussion List
_RKenyon721 at aol.com_ (mailto:RKenyon721 at aol.com)  
 
 


The final deadline for registration is creeping up on  us!

The Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee, and  the Ohio 
Literacy Resource Center at Kent State University are proud to announce  the 
opening of registration for our winter distance learning courses. Overviews  
of each course, as well as the start dates, are outlined below.

Each  course is a carefully-paced, facilitated training opportunity for  adult
education professionals. Each one has been piloted, reviewed, and  offered 
previously to excellent reviews.

More information and  registration can be found at:
_http://www.aeprofessional.org_ (http://www.aeprofessional.org) 
Bill McNutt
Technology Coordinator, AEProfessional Project
University  of Tennessee, Center for Literacy  Studies

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Integration  of Technology into the Adult Education Classroom Course begins 
January 9, 2006  Cost - $149/person
Facilitator: Linda Eckert, AE Pro Developer

Have  you ever tried to blindly put a puzzle together without knowing what 
the final  picture will look like? This may be what is happening to you when you 
are trying  to integrate computer technology into your classroom. This course 
will provide  quick access to educational resources, lesson plans, 
activities, tools for  evaluating educational software, information about purchasing 
educational  software, and knowledge to help you utilize a variety of software 
applications  and web-based activities in the classroom. Online activities, 
discussion boards  and assessments will keep you  engaged.
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ESOL  Basics
January 9, 2006 Cost - $149/person
Facilitator: Claire Valier, ESOL  Coordinator and Certified CASAS Trainer

Do you need to know the basics of  ESOL instruction? Through this online
course, you will learn how to identify  characteristics of adult ESOL
learners, effective methods of teaching  languages, the four language skills,
and how adults learn another language.  Online activities, discussion boards
and assessments will keep you  engaged.
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Adult  Education Teacher and Student
Course begins January 9, 2006 Cost -  $149/person
Facilitator: Debra L. Hargrove, AE Pro Developer

How Do We  Teach Adults? Research investigating adults as learners concludes 
that adults  learn differently than children. If that premise is true, then 
why do we so  often teach them both in the same way? In truth, many 
practitioners come to  adult education with little or no background in
"adults as learners." Through  this online course, you will look at "who is 
the adult learner" by looking at  background statistics on "who takes the GED", 
learning disabilities in adults,  and what brain research says about how 
adult learners learn best. Online  activities, discussion boards and assessments 
will keep you  engaged.

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