[Nesabes] ACLS Call for presenters for conference, "Integrated Models Get Better Results"

[Bower, Carol]

To all our colleagues:  Happy New Year!  Please consider submitting a
proposal to present at this conference.  

 

Carol

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Dear Directors: 

 

Please read this message and pass it on to your staff.  The attached
Word document contains the same message and form to fill out when
submitting a workshop proposal. Due date for submission is Tuesday,
January 15, 2008

 

Thank you.

With Literacy in Mind.

 

Anne 

 

Anne Serino

State Director

Adult and Community Learning Services

Massachusetts Department of Education

350 Main Street

Malden, MA  02148

 

"Integrated Models Get Better Results" Curriculum Conference

 


CALL FOR PRESENTERS


 

 

ACLS is hosting a conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 that focuses on
promoting the development and implementation of integrated or
contextualized curriculum strategies that are aligned with the ABE
Curriculum Frameworks and connect to our learners' lives. The conference
will be held at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA.
This daylong conference is a follow-up to the December 2005 Curriculum
Frameworks conference.

 

The purposes of the conference are to:

*	Support teachers in meeting the multiple roles of learners as
workers, family, and community members 
*	Highlight the excellent work of experienced and talented ABE
program staff  
*	Clarify by example the types of curriculum, instruction, and
connection to the Frameworks ACLS is promoting 
*	Provide practical strategies and materials teachers can use in
their programs 

 

Workshop sessions could include how to: 

*	Integrate themes such as worker safety, training for childcare
workers, housing, EL Civics, tenant relations, career awareness, job
readiness, financial literacy ABE or ESL in lesson plans, units, or
curricula around these themes 
*	Connect goal setting to lessons on integrated themes  
*	Link to other aspects of the Frameworks, such as Guiding
Principles or Habits of Mind 
*	Develop successful, practical strategies and materials that work
well with students (e.g., resources such as samples of authentic
materials adapted for use in class, a written lesson plan, unit or
curriculum, a bibliography of helpful resources, list of suggestions for
how to implement a project, etc.) 
*	Provide leadership and support to staff as a program director
(e.g., orient teachers to the frameworks, or lead successful curriculum
development around integrated themes) 
*	Create opportunities for counselors and teachers to work
together to provide instruction that meets learner needs 
*	Involve community planning partners in curriculum development 
*	Use common planning time to develop a program-wide curriculum 

 

Intended audience for the conference:  Teachers of all levels of ESOL,
ABE, GED, Workplace Education, Family Literacy, math, science, health,
history, etc.; counselors; program directors

 

We invite ABE practitioners or program directors to submit a proposal by
January 15 to present a 75 or 90-minute session. Please complete the
attached form and email or send it to:

 

Anne Holbrook (aholbrook at doe.mass.edu)

Massachusetts Department of Education

350 Main Street, 4th Floor (ACLS)

Malden, MA  02148  

 

Questions about a workshop session?  Contact Jane Schwerdtfeger at (781)
338-3855




"Integrated Models Get Better Results" Curriculum Conference

 

Presentation Proposal

 

 

 


Presenter/Contact Info:
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Intended Audience and Level:
___________________________________________________

 

 

Workshop Title:
______________________________________________________________

 

 

Workshop Brief Description:
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Connection to Curriculum Framework Standards/Benchmarks:
_____________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources to be Shared:
_______________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Thank you for submitting a proposal!

 

 

 

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