[AAACE-NLA] Contest for a Career Pathways Graphic

[Bonnie Odiorne]

There is a lovely photograph of rocks spiraling into the distance at the 
Spiritual Life Center's pathways program that might be adapted; a spiral, 
winding pathway or a stylized labyrinth might also be possibilities. 
www.spiritlifectr.org 

 Bonnie Odiorne, PhD Director, Writing Center Adjunct Professor of English, 
French, First Year Transitions, Day Division and ADP
Post University, Waterbury, CT
Labyrinth Facilitator, Spiritual Director
please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to 




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From: Tana Reiff <tana_reiff at comcast.net>
To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 9:19:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Contest for a Career Pathways Graphic

There are two relevant graphics in the Shifting Gears report, on pages 16 and 
20. Here in PA, we used the one on page 16, with modifications, for our best 
practices publication, ABLE in Context. We had contacted the Wisconsin RISE 
people about using their earlier graphic and they supplied the new one prior to 
release of the new report. We elaborated on two areas, adding Postsecondary 
Readiness under Bridge Instruction and Job Training after Occupational 
Certificates. You can see this image on page 6 of ABLE in Context, Issue 4:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/920641/able_in_context_04_pdf


As an aside, recent PA-angled themes of ABLE in Context issues follow the "focus 
areas" of One Step Forward's Guide to Adult Education for Work. Issue 4 is about 
program design; the upcoming Issue 5 is about work-based curriculum and 
instruction. ABLE in Context is aimed at keeping the field and partners informed 
and is used for adult education professional development. Published only in PDF, 
the first four issues are available at:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources_for_adult_education/9086


Tana Reiff
TIU 11 Community Education Services
Managing Editor, ABLE in Context for the PA Department of Education


On 11/8/10 1:52 PM, Hal Beder wrote:
> Look at the Shifting Gears Report by Julie Strawn.  It is a great report and
> there is a good graphic there.
> http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=0784&list=pub
> lications
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of David Rosen
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 5:55 AM
> To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE;
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> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Contest for a Career Pathways Graphic
> 
> Colleagues,
> 
> I have been trying to find a friendly graphic image that shows
> visually -- for adult learners in ABE/ESOL/GED/ADP or transition
> programs -- the idea of career pathways or career roadmaps. I am
> looking for a graphic that includes beginning signposts or stepping
> stones like learning English or getting a GED diploma, as well as
> more advanced ones such as enrolling in college. Metaphors that have
> been suggested include "roadmaps" and "pathways." I have also seen a
> photograph of a shallow river with stepping stones in it explained
> this way: education and employment opportunities on the far side and
> learners on the near side. The idea is that there is no simple bridge,
> no single right path to get across the river, that some steps across
> might
> be lateral, or that sometimes learners have to "take a step backwards"
> before they can move forward. I have not yet seen a graphic that
> captures this well.
> 
> Recently I received a career roadmap digital image made by an adult
> learner in a GED program in Boston. It stimulated me to think that
> we may have some good graphic designers in our adult education
> community, among learners as well as practitioners, so I am holding
> a North American contest -- and I will provide a $50 reward to the
> winner -- for the best graphic that communicates this image. If I
> like more than one, I may also award $25 each to the runner(s) up. I
> will
> pay for the rewards myself, and I will figure out a process for
> selecting
> the winner(s). Maybe I'll just decide by myself, or I might try to
> involve
> learners and practitioners. We'll see. It depends, in part, on how many
> submissions I get.
> 
> The graphic must be submitted to djrosen at comcast.net  by
> December 1st, 2010. It must be a jpeg/jpg digital image. For details
> on what  I am looking for, go to the ALE Wiki page on this at
> http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Career_Pathways
> 
> Please share this information with learners and practitioners whom
> you think might be interested.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> David J. Rosen
> djrosen at theworld.com
> 
> 
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