The Major Trainings
and Initiatives of the PDCenter for 2011-12 are as follows (please check the
PDC
Calendar* of Events for scheduled dates and times): And
contact Jessica Ortiz jortiz@riaepdc.org to register!
*On the calender, make sure you are in the
proper time zone before browsing any events. Time zone can be changed on the upper right hand side, once you're in the calendar*
Standardized
Assessment Trainings:
CASAS,
BESTPlus and the NEDP (National External Diploma Program) trainings are held
each year to support the requirements of RIDE.
New Practitioner
Orientation:
For
practitioners new to Adult Education, or for those who would like an overview,
this two day training covers the national and state system of adult education,
as well as specific topics of the participants’ choosing. http://swearercenter.brown.edu/Literacy_Resources/npo.html
Monthly
Practitioner Learning Communities (PLC’s):
PDCenter
staff offer these position-based PLC’s, which have part of each session
dedicated to open sharing amongst participants on emerging issues and
questions, and part of each session dedicated to the exploration of research
and best practices on topics previously agreed upon by the group.
Directors/
Managers, ESOL practitioners, Case Managers, Job Developers and STAR-trained
practitioners are the 5 monthly PLC’s offered in 2011-2012.
Workforce
Development Support:
Through
scheduled workshops and individual agency follow-up, the PDCenter supports
agencies/programs in developing their staff’s skills and agencies’ policies
that will increase employment and pre-employment outcomes for students.
TEAL: Writing
The PDCenter is part of this two year national training of trainers & teachers project, facilitated by American Institutes of Research (AIR). TEAL stands for AIR's Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy center. Four practitioners from RI adult education, along with two PDCenter staff have taken part in this project's online, face to face, and coaching activities since October of 2010. They will share their learnings and best practices in the coming year.
TIAN: Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy
A
cohort of adult education practitioners will come together between January and
June to engage in math activities, experiment with new approaches, and share
resources. In between the 3-4 scheduled workshops/ meetings, teachers will have
the opportunity to try out some activities/approaches in their classes. http://adultnumeracy.terc.edu/TIAN_profdev_model.html
LEA: Leadership
Excellence Academy
A
two year nationally recognized training for program mangers (and aspiring
managers!). Participants have 5 face to
face training days over the two years, partake in a short online course and
several webinars, and, most importantly, develop real time, critical projects
with your own staff around program improvement. Programs will commit to
supporting their leaders through this training by signing off on the application,
and by contributing $200 to offset the several thousand dollars this training
costs. Participants can earn national Certification of Program Improvement Management
and graduate credit http://leadershipliteracy.net/index.html
Youth in ABE: a
blended learning opportunity for New England AE Practitioners
A
cohort of RI practitioners joined this Fall Institute, consisting of one
face-to-face day of training, an online course, and several webinars with
national experts in the field. Offered by NELRC (New England Literacy Resource
Council).