[MCAEnews] Fwd: [AAACE-NLA] Registration ends Friday for Online Course

[The MCAE Advocate]

 The following online course, offered by the National Center for the
study of Adult Learning and Literacy, is being facilitated by Wendy
Quinones from Massachusetts.
 Kenny Tamarkin 
 Executive Director 
 MCAE  
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              From: "Kaye Beall" kbeall at onlyinternet.net
 Sent: Mon 09/22/08  8:32 AM
              Subject: Fwd: [AAACE-NLA] Registration ends Friday for
Online Course
	Registration ends for this online professional development
opportunity on September 29, 2008.  

	Adult Multiple Intelligences and Differentiated Instruction 

	Course Dates: October 13–December 12, 2008; Online chats during
Lessons 3, 4, and 5 

	Course Description 
 Research conducted by the National  Center for the Study of Adult
Learning and Literacy shows that instructional practices inspired by
Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory resulted in high levels of
authentic instruction and student engagement.  

	Integrate your understanding of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory
with the power of differentiated instruction in this facilitated,
eight-session course. You’ll learn how to apply MI theory and
differentiate instruction for all levels of adult basic education and
English for speakers of other languages. The facilitator will guide
you as you develop your own MI-based lessons.  

	Objectives  

	Upon completion of this course you will be able to: 

	  *Apply the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) to design
learning activities that match your learning objectives  

	  *Use varying methods of differentiated instruction (DI) that
address the different skills and interests of your learners 

	  *Apply knowledge of your own MI profile to your classroom teaching


	  *Produce and reflect on a lesson or unit using both MI and DI  

	Required Text:  

	Viens, Julie and Silja Kallenbach. Multiple Intelligences and Adult
Literacy: A Sourcebook for Practitioners. (New York: Teachers College
Press, 2004. Copies of the required textbook can be obtained from the
publisher, Teachers College Press (TCP), the publisher at
http://store.tcpress.com/0807743461.shtml [1]. The cost is $27.95 per
copy.Bottom of Form 

	Course Format and Schedule: facilitated, online 
 During this eight-week course, you will engage in self-paced
activities and readings, as well as asynchronous discussions with the
facilitators and course participants. Three synchronous chats will be
scheduled during Lessons 3, 4, and 5.   

	Course Overview: Download at
http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/midi_overview.pdf [2].  

	Course Facilitator: Wendy Quiñones  

	Estimated Completion Time: 40 hours 

	Fee: $249.00 (negotiated group rates available) 

	Registration: Complete and return the registration form, which you
can download at
http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/midi_reg.pdf [3]. Payment
must be received prior to enrollment. Registration is limited to 20
participants. 

	Cancellation policy: World Education reserves the right to cancel
the course if the minimum number of registrants is not met by
September 29, 2008. 
	Kaye Beall 

	Project Director 

	World Education 

	6760 West Street 

	Linn Grove, IN 46711 

	765-717-3942 

	kaye_beall at worlded.org [4] 

	www.worlded.org 


Links:
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[1] http://store.tcpress.com/0807743461.shtml
[2] http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/midi_overview.pdf
[3] http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/midi_reg.pdf
[4] mailto:kaye_beall at worlded.org
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