I announced the following resource this morning on the adult English
language learner list, and I apologize in advance for some of you who
may be seeing it now for the second time. However, this is the
Professional Development Discussion list, so I think the resource merits
a posting to this list as well.

 

CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers

 

The CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers was prepared for professional
developers and training staff to use in training novice and experienced
teachers of adult English language learners. This guide contains
resources for preparing and implementing professional development
activities such as 

*        Coaching

*        Peer mentoring 

*        Study circles 

*        Workshops for local program staff

It also provides information on 

*        Using the CAELA Web site as a resource for professional
development activities; and 

*        References for additional training materials.

Topics selected for inclusion in the CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers
are based on the needs articulated by the 24 states that participated in
the CAELA initiative - funded by the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Vocational and Adult Education -  to increase state capacity
for providing professional development to local adult ESL program staff.
The materials were developed, piloted, and revised over a 3-year period
(2004-2007). To access the complete guide in pdf format, go to
http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/CAELAGuide.pdf
<http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/CAELAGuide.pdf> 

To access sections of the guide in pdf format, go to
http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/guide.html
<http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/guide.html> 

Finally, the focus of the guide is on providing technical assistance on
the content and strategies practitioners need when teaching adult
English language learners, rather than all adult learners.  Hope some of
you find it helpful. Thanks.

Miriam

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Miriam Burt
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-0700
(202) 363-7204 (fax) 
mburt at cal.org <mailto:mburt at cal.org>  (email)
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