David,  Will  there be audio tapes or transcripts of any of these presentations.  I can't attend COABE but I would especially like to hear about Heide Wrigley's presentation on Mc Donald's program.  Thank you,m Annie Walker 


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From: David J. Rosen <djrosen at comcast.net>
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:33:49 AM
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2106] Re: The PD List and COABE

Colleagues, 


On Apr 24, 2008, Taylor, Jackie wrote:
For those presenting at COABE:
Tell us about your session(s). Why might others attend your session? What might participants look forward to learning or exploring?


(I am not sure of the room numbers below, so please check your schedule at the conference.)


TUESDAY


Building Program-based Professional Development:
How the National Institute for Literacy Can Help
Program-initiated Professional Development using NIFL LINCS and other online resources
9:30 - 10:30


Jackie Taylor and I will present two cases where an administrator wants to help teachers or tutors get access to good online professional development resources to help them answer their questions or meet their needs. We'll start with the administrator's and teachers' questions and show a rewarding search for online resources. 


Assess and Improve Your Classroom Tech Skills
Online Professional Development in Integrating Technology
11-12  St. louis H


Marian Thacher and I, with Tim Ponder, Kate Nicolet, and Mariann Fedele -- representatives from Ohio, Vermont and New York, states that have adopted it -- will present a free online professional development process for teachers interested in better integrating technology in their classrooms, and administrators at the program and state level who want to use this free online service for groups of teachers. The Technology Integration Self Assessment (TISA) is a teacher online self assessment, followed by a process for developing an online PD plan, and then selection of strategies and online resources for carrying out the PD plan. It's designed for teachers who cannot attend face-to-face training, and for those who can do both face-to-face and online PD.


English at Work: A National Model for Integrated Language Learning
Workplace ESOL
2:15 - 3:15


Heide Spruck Wrigley, Betsy Mckay from the McDonald's Corporation, and I will present McDonald's new "English Under the Arches" workplace English language learning program, a collaboration with selected restaurants and community college ESOL faculty to deliver work-contextualized ESOL to employees who want to advance into restaurant management positions. The program offers five hours a week of work-time instruction: three hours of real-time online ESOL classes, one hour of state-of-the-art, highly engaging, asynchronous Web-based learning activities, and one hour of guided English language practice on the job. Heide and I are on the Advisory Committee for this project.


Student Voices in Adult Education: Panel Discussion
Student Leadership
3:45 - 4: 45 Director's Row 48


I am moderating a panel of adult learners and practitioners  who have considerable personal and professional experience with adult learner leadership. They include: Ernest Best, Director of the Massachusetts Alliance for Adult Literacy; Ami Magisos, Pima County Community College; Dwight Johnson an Intern with the ABC's of Literacy Project in Missouri; and Etta Key, a teacher in Missouri. We hope there will be a crowd of adult learners and practitioners participating in the discussion.


WEDNESDAY


The Learner Web: A Learning Support System
11 -12  St.  Louis G


Steve Reder and I will present the Learner Web, a three-year, federally-funded  demonstration of a new online learner support system designed for students enrolled in programs as well as for those who study on their own. It is being implemented in eight regions throughout the U.S., and begins pilot project services to learners this fall. In addition to its many other intriguing features, the Learner Web enables practitioners to do collaborative curriculum development within their program or their region and across regions.


Wikis For You
3:45 -4:45


Want to know what a Wiki is and how you can use it for your own professional development or with students? I will present the Adult Literacy education Wiki, WikiHow, the Wiring Wiki, the Wikipedia and a plain language version of the Wikipedia for learners. 




And if these six presentations are not enough, then also come to the two pre-conferences I am presenting at.  : - )




David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net
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