Thank you Donna for what is a Friday treat for me 
Kind regards Susan Reid 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Brian, Dr Donna J G
Sent: Fri 13/10/2006 7:07 p.m.
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace 450] FW: Thursday Resources




Workplace Literacy Discussion List Members, Below are the resources that have come to my attention in the past week.  Remember that you may have to cut and paste the URL back together in your address window if it has been divided by a line break in the information below.  I hope all members will find something useful below. Please read on....
Donna

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>From Public/Private Ventures <www.ppv.org>: An Invitation: Performance Benchmarking Project

        P/PV is inviting eligible workforce programs to apply for its Performance Benchmarking Project.
        In this expanded round of data collection, programs that serve TANF participants will submit placement and retention outcomes using a web-based survey and will later receive reports comparing their outcomes with those of similar programs.
        Participating organizations will also be able to attend, free of charge, Working Ventures workshops on "Using Outcome Data to Improve Performance." An initial series of workshops will begin in San Francisco in November. Additional workshops will be scheduled soon in other US cities during 2006-07.
        Follow this link for information about the project:
<http://www.ppv.org/ppv/workforce_development/workforce_development_initiatives.asp?section_id=5&initiative_id=36>
        Working Ventures is an initiative of Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), a national nonprofit organization. Working Ventures seeks to improve the performance of the workforce development field by providing practitioners and policymakers with the knowledge and tools needed to operate effective employment programs.

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>From Philanthropy News Digest <http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/fundingsources/rfp.html>

Philanthropy News Digest posts requests for proposals (RFPs) <http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/> submitted by grantmakers everyday. Each RFP listing provides a brief overview of a current funding opportunity offered by a foundation or other grantmaking organization. You can subscribe to RFP Bulletin, a free listing of new RFPs delivered weekly by e-mail by visiting our Newsletters page. <http://foundationcenter.org/newsletters/>

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LINCS also offers a listing of available grants at <http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results>. The LINCS database of grants and funding is searchable by key word.  If you sign up for MyLINCS (there is a link on the grants page), you can request updates of newly added grants every 2 weeks and you will be notified by e-mail.

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New resource from Tom Sticht
Title: Literacies required for a 21st century workforce: preparing youth and adults for proficiency in the academic, technical and cultural literacies required by a complex work world - Tom Sticht - 2005 (US)
        This US report discusses the movement in high schools, community colleges, and adult basic education (ABE) towards functional context education (FCE), in which the basic academic skills of reading, writing, mathematics, reasoning, and problem solving are being integrated with content related to coping with the needs of adult life beyond the school.
        Author: Tom Sticht
        Organisation: NALD
        Organisation Web Address: http://www.nald.ca
        Website Address: http://www.nald.ca/FULLTEXT/sticht/wrkforce/wrkforce-.pdf
        Download address:
http://www.nald.ca/FULLTEXT/sticht/wrkforce/wrkforce-.pdf

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Studies by Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL)  <http://www.caalusa.org/>

Study of Adult ESL/Literacy Instruction & Faculty Development In Selected Community Colleges (Fall 2004 - Dec. 2006) <http://www.caalusa.org/esl-litcommcollproject.html>

Task Force Study of The Role & Potential of Community Colleges In Adult Literacy & subsequent implementation (Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2006) <http://www.caalusa.org/commcollproject.html>

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>From Job-Watch List

Slowing economy generates fewer jobs
        The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the economy added only 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in nearly a year, with housing continuing to flatten and blue-collar manufacturing suffering its biggest loss of jobs since July 2003. Read the full analysis in today's Jobs Picture.
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_econindicators_jobspict_20061006

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>From PEN Weekly NewsBlast for October 6, 2006 <http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_current.asp>

THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION
        We have forgotten -- indeed, if we ever really acknowledged -- the immigrant's contributions to American schools, a rich and vibrant history lost in the passage of time and the din of contemporary debates over immigration reform. From curriculum improvements, to the introduction of the trade school, to new ways to financially support public schools, the immigrant has helped propel some of the most significant and enduring changes in the last century in American public schools and in state and federal education policy, many of the changes made out of necessity. Immigrant children at the dawn of the 20th century transformed the institution in less than a generation, writes William Celis. They helped inspire, among other improvements, the permanent residency of school nurses and health clinics, the creation of enhanced civics classes, and free English classes. Innovations at the time, these services are now so standard in American schools that no one living today can remember an age without them. More recently, immigrant groups, civil rights organizations, and other groups have successfully pushed for history textbooks and multicultural curricula that offer, for starters, a wider framing of American history and the contributions of immigrants, an understanding that can only help in our shrinking world. The great irony, of course, is that immigrants today are flocking to the United States not only for jobs; they're also coming for another prize: free education in public schools that many Americans now consider too poor, too bereft of quality, to send their own children to. But even over issues of school quality, Americans can thank the immigrant for the continuing efforts to improve public spending on education. Supporting immigrants' rights and their access to schools and other services is not a popular stand. But in the nascent years of the 21st century, we would be well served in harnessing once again the raw energy and sheer numbers of immigrant  s to inspire more substantive changes in schools, using their presence, for example, to promote the idea that a good American citizen is, in fact, a citizen of the world, and to send strong messages to children that multilingualism is a meaningful pursuit.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/10/04/06celis.h26.html

JOIN NETDAY SPEAK UP 2006 -- NOVEMBER 1st-30th Now in its 4th year, NetDay Speak Up's national online survey invites students, teachers, and parents from around the country to share their input in an online survey. This is an opportunity for students, teachers and parents to participate in the national dialog about science, math, technology, and 21st century workforce skills. Learn more about NetDay Speak Up and how schools and districts can register to participate at:
http://www.netday.org/speakup/

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>From Workforce3One

Webinar Invitation: Financial Services Industry: Preparing the Workers of Tomorrow
Description:
        The financial services industry is a major economic driver in the United States and the highest-earning industry in the world. In 2002, the financial services industry's Gross Domestic Product generated over $2 trillion in current dollars, a 20.6% share of the total GDP. As one of ETA's targeted high-growth industries, financial services is experiencing the combined effects of technology, restructuring, and new service strategies that diversify and expand the education and skill levels required for its workforce. This webinar will highlight the industry's challenges to recruiting and retaining workers in a competitive global marketplace and introduce attendees to public-private partnerships that are working to develop a critical skilled workforce.
Presenters:  Joseph Carbone, Executive Director, The Workplace, Inc.
        Barbara Wolf, Senior Vice President, Jobs for America's Graduates
        Lucy Klain, National Projects Director, International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
Moderator:  Katie Anderson, Business Relations Group, Employment and Training Administration
Date:  10/16/2006
Time:  2:00pm Eastern (1:00pm/Central, 12:00pm/Mountain, 11:00am/Pacific)
Length:  90 minutes
Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce3One and register today!
<http://www.workforce3one.org/public/skillbuilding/webinar_info.cfm?id=122>

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>From Workforce Management Research Center <http://search.crownpeak.com/cpt_search/result_1?account=1005&sort_by=date&psel=60&sup=training_and_development <http://search.crownpeak.com/cpt_search/result_1?account=1005&sort_by=date&psel=60½=training_and_development> >

English-only not Always Best Course in Language Programs While English is the language of business for many firms, some find that getting employees to learn Spanish can build bridges to both line workers and customers. <http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/24/29/37/index.php?ht=>

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>From The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education <http://www.nccte.org/> Newsletter <http://www.nccte.org/ctemail/newsletter.asp?issue=62>


"ALIGNING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO REAL-WORLD TECHNICAL SKILLS" FOCUS OF NEXT WEBCAST The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education will present a webcast entitled "Aligning Career and Technical Education Programs to Real-World Technical Skills" on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The webcast can be viewed online here: http://www.nccte.org/re/060922a.asp.
        All workers in the 21st century are going to need more highly developed technical skills if our nation is going to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Additionally, all students need to be prepared to enter either college or employment upon completion of high school. Those who enter employment also need to be able to earn a living wage. Career and technical education programs play an important role in this process.
        Building these rigorous career and technical programs at the state and local levels for all students requires knowledge about what technical skill content is needed, how the instructional content is aligned with the required technical skills, and how student performance is evaluated in the technical skill content area.
        This webcast will bring together three state and local education leaders who have developed strong technical programs. The experiences of these leaders will help others who plan to develop similar programs.

The presenters for this webcast include: Bryan Butz, Health Science Teacher and Human Services Chairman, White Knoll High School, Lexington, SC; Wende Dallain, Career Coach, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences; and John L. Davidson, Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Workforce Education.

Additional Upcoming Webcasts
November 6, Broadening Skills Gap Threatens Manufacturing Competitiveness, Paul Hallacher, University of Pennsylvania; and Stacey Wagoner, National Association of Manufacturers
November 9, Career Pathways: The New Career Technical Education, Ann Benson, Education Consultant, Oklahoma
November 13, CTE Career Pathways: Implementation 

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