Calendar for Fall

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As fall starts up, there are a number of training opportunities statewide.  Here is a calendar provided by ACE of Florida, the association representing adult education programs serving those with less than a high school diploma. These programs are usually state and federally funded using paid teachers and more of a classroom format.
http://www.aceofflorida.org/Calendar.aspx  The ACE conference is the last week in September and is a great way to visit adult education publisher exhibits.

New US Department of Education Leader--what does it mean???

Here are several quotes from a recent speech by the new head of Department of Education.  Earlier in the speech he noted 1/3 of students drop out of high school.  We know Florida has a rate that is worse and that volunteer literacy groups, along with the adult education programs run by schools and colleges strive to fill the gap.  Most of the speech seems to be from the k-12 perspective, but you and I know, adult education providers --including our volunteer literacy programs MUST be on board to really make a difference. More...

What does the Obama Administration Think?

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There was a post this week which summarized a report by the 

Obama Administration. 

One concept, our quality volunteer literacy programs do is 

blending literacy with learning in context of jobs. 

Another part of the report (and earlier discussions on 

the family literacy list serve) highlights the importance of 

non-cognitive skills, things like motivation.

 

For the full post, go to trends on our wiki at

http://literacyflorida.wikispaces.com/Adult+Literacy+Trends+in+Florida