Sure do you want to send it to program managers or shall I.

At 12:14 PM 11/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:

>Should we be mass emailing this stuff?

>

>At 02:53 PM 11/2/05 -0500, you wrote:

>>Hello all,

>>Following is information about on-line professional devlopment

>>opportunities that may be of interest to you.

>>Regards,

>>Mariann

>>

>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>>

>>Subject: Online Professional Development

>>

>>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.

>> 

>>__________________________________________________

>> 

>>Integration of Technology in 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.

>>__________________________________________________

>> 

>>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.

>>___________________________________________________

>> 

>>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.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>Mariann Fedele

>>Coordinator of Professional Development, 

>>Literacy Assistance Center

>>Moderator,

>>NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List

>>32 Broadway 10th Floor

>>New York, New York 10004

>>212-803-3325

>>mariannf at lacnyc.org

>>www.lacnyc.org

>>

>>

>>

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>>

>

>

>Ira Yankwitt, Director

>Professional Development / 

>NYC Regional Adult Education Network 

>Literacy Assistance Center

>32 Broadway, 10th Floor

>NY, NY 10004

>(212) 803-3356

>iray at lacnyc.org

>

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Mariann Fedele
Coordinator of Professional Development, 
Literacy Assistance Center
Moderator,
NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
32 Broadway 10th Floor
New York, New York 10004
212-803-3325
mariannf at lacnyc.org
www.lacnyc.org