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1. Montana ABLE Professional Development Survey – Deadline Friday, February 12
Click here http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K2PD76X to let Montana OPI know what your wishes are for ABLE Professional Development.
The state has spent
the last three years focused on building infrastructure through providing data
workshops, developing content standards, implementing distance learning, joining
the CAELA network, creating the PEP Talk process, and supporting the Leadership
Academy. These strands have been developed and explored in order to position
your programs for reauthorization and to strengthen Montana’s adult basic
education delivery system.
It is now time to develop a strategic plan that will tie these strands together
and define our future professional development delivery system. Your responses
to this survey will guide the state in planning for the future. Together we will
enhance our ability to meet the needs of programs and students.
Thank you for your time!
Margaret Bowles
Adult Literacy and Basic Education Specialist
Montana Office of Public Instruction
2. Distance Learning and PEP Talk Project Grants Available for Montana ABLE Programs
Click here http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/opiableupdates.htm#Distance Learning and Pep Talk Grants for more information about grants. Deadline 2/26/10.
3. Montana ABLE Content Standards Lesson: Lesson #9 ESOL
ESOL LI (Low Intermediate) Reading
Click here to access CS Sample Lesson 9: ESOL LI - Reading.
http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/CS/esol_li_rd.pdf
All Content Standards Lessons
Click here to access all lessons posted. http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/CS/cslessons.htm
Don't forget! Lessons will also be linked from the Content Standards. Linked lessons are highlighted in yellow. http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/CS/MTABLE_content_standards_2009draft1.0.pdf
ESOL Standards at http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/CS/ESOL_content_standards.pdf
4. ESL Resource: Webinar on Differentiated Instruction for Multilevel
Differentiated Instruction for the Multilevel ESL Classroom
A free webinar from ProLiteracyThursday, February 11, 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
Presenter: Erik Jacobson
The demand for ESL instruction continues to challenge teachers, particularly in the area of managing the multilevel classroom. During this webinar we will explore the unique features of a multilevel classroom, as well as the challenges and opportunities it offers for instruction. We will look at practical strategies for tailoring instruction to meet the needs of students at different levels of language learning. In particular, we'll focus on differentiating the content, process, and products of learning activities.
Spaces fill up quickly — register today!
5. Math Resource: Factor Game
Looking for a fun online math game? Click here to check out The Factor Game
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=12
6. Reading Resource for Beginning Readers
Looking for a fun online activity for beginning readers? Click here to check out Construct a Word at http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/
7. LINCS: Workforce Competitiveness Resource Collection
What’s New in the Workforce
Competitiveness Resource Collection?
Many adult learners have employment goals, from preparing to enter the workforce
to improving skills that can lead to a better job. Resources in the Workforce
Competitiveness Collection – research-based products and materials, and research
papers – can help you expand and improve work-based basic skills classes offered
to adults. Discussion lists also are available, providing a forum through which
you can ask questions and share ideas with colleagues across the country. For
free subscriptions to the Workforce Competitiveness, Technology and Distance
Learning, and Adult English Language Acquisition discussion lists, go to
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html.
Additional workforce education resources, organized by career clusters or
occupational categories, can be found in the newly launched
Career Pathways Instructional Materials Library.
Professionals in state adult education departments shared these examples as
online materials that their teachers use in the classroom to build basic skills
and prepare adults for success at work. Most of these materials are not reviewed
by the Collection’s external content experts; an asterisk marks those that have
been externally reviewed and are also available in the Resource Collection.
It is often difficult for teachers to integrate technology into their classes.
Under Construction: Building Web Sites as a Project-Based Learning Activity for
ABE/ESOL Classes: Tips for Teachers
offers some simple, user-friendly guidance on using project based instruction
and technology to build a Web site with students. You might consider having
students in a work preparation class develop a Web site that includes
information on work skills. A project such as this would include content of
interest to adult learners and help them build communication, math, and problem-
solving skills.
Norene Peterson
Adult Education Center
415 N. 30th
Billings, MT 59101
norenehp@bresnan.net