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From: World Education [mailto:lpeterson at worlded.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:31 PM
To: Bower, Carol
Subject: New from World Education

World Education

Strengthening the Effectiveness of Adult Education in the U.S. 

Volume 2

October 2008

Dear colleague,

Thank you for your continuing interest in World Education and our U.S.
projects. This month, we are pleased to announce the completion of the
latest issue of Focus on Basics: Health & Literacy Partnerships. It is
not being printed so download yourself a copy today. Please read on for
information regarding the new issue of Focus on Basics, other resources
on health and literacy, and Q&A about the new format of The Change
Agent's website. For more information about any of these or other World
Education resources please e-mail me at lpeter son at worlded.org
<mailto:lpeterson at worlded.org>  . 

Warm regards,

Leah Peterson
World Education

NEW!
Focus on Basics: Health & Literacy Partnerships

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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=31> Focus on Basics:
Health & Literacy Partnerships 
Sept. 2008 (Volume 9, Issue B)

It is not news that health and literacy are linked. What is news is the
growing number of vibrant partnerships being formed between health
providers and literacy providers. What is also news is that these
partnerships now reflect the view that health and literacy are everyon
e's problem: health providers, literacy providers, any adult who
struggles with navigating the health care system. These partnerships
take many forms. Some involve just two agencies, others bring together
many participants. This issue of Focus on Basics features articles about
these partnerships and others.

This issue and all back issues of Focus on Basics are available on the 
NCSALL
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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=31> website.

Project Care: Health Care Case Studies, Multimedia, and Projects for
Practicing English

Project Care is a health and literacy website that provides English
language learners with activities to improve their English. It includes:

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c.mass.edu&url=http://projectcare.worlded.org/index.html>  
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<http://bme1.net/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=253797&l=335609854&e=cbower@nec
c.mass.edu&url=http://projectcare.worlded.org/index.html> -  authentic
video clips from professionals, with 
downloadable transcripts and follow-up listening comprehension quizzes;
-  mp3 audio clips of vocabulary words; 
-  engaging projects with downloadable handouts, related website links,
and rubrics.

http://projectcare.worlded.org/
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c.mass.edu&url=http://projectcare.worlded.org/>  

The Change Agent Website Q&A

Where can I get classroom-ready, socially relevant, skill-building
lessons and activities for the adult education classroom?
At The Change Agent's website: www.nelrc.org/changeagent
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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent>  

Are all of these materi als free?
Yes, all you have to do is fill out a simple form in order to get the
user name and password. You will then be prompted to make a sliding
scale donation of $0-20. If you can't pay, skip the donation and go
ahead and download the materials you need.

Why are you asking for money? Aren't most online materials free? Who
wants to bother with user names and passwords? 
There are many reasons for this new approach: It is greener because it
reduces printing and transporting the magazine, and you have the option
of printing only the pages you will use. It helps sustain The Change
Agent because we are not an advertising-driven magazine and we don't
want to become one. We depend on your subscriptions! This approach
spreads the cost of the magazine among all readers - not just the paper
subscribers. And it still makes The Change Agent available for free to
those who can't afford to pay for it.

I have some thoughts (rants, complaints, kudos) about this new system.
Who do I share them with?
We welcome your feedback on our new approach to disseminating and
sustaining The Change Agent. Please contact the editor, Cynthia Peters,
at cpeters at worlded.org <mailto:cpeters at worlded.org>  .

Highlight from our Publication List:
Family Health and Literacy

Family Health and Literacy: A Guide to Easy-to-Read Health Education
Materials and Web Sites for Families
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tm>  includes concrete examples of how to integrate health and literacy
education, how to get started and engage adult learners, and how to
build connections between literacy programs and local health services.
The easy-to-read health education materials and websites are organized
by health topic such as: nutrition, childhood, medicine use, and stress.
Published in 2006. To order, send an e-mail to lpeterson at worlded.org .
Discounts are available for bulk orders, while supplies last.

QUICK LINKS

Focus on Basics
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Project Care
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c.mass.edu&url=http://projectcare.worlded.org/>  

The Change Agent
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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent>  

Family Health and Literacy
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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/docs/family/index.h
tm>  

Don't Forget to Register!

The National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education is
coming up on November 17-18, 2008 in Providence, RI. For more
information and to register go to www.collegetransition.org
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c.mass.edu&url=http://www.collegetransition.org/>  

Our U.S. mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of educators,
organizations, and systems to support adults, older youth, and
communities to thrive. We hope our resources help bring best practices
and inspiring content to the adult education classroom and beyond.

CONTACT DETAILS

World Education
Leah Peterson
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210

Phone:(617) 482-9485
Fax:(617) 482-0617

www.worlded.org

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