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Professional Development Webinars (FREE)

"Thank you for the workshop. Your speaker was terrific, giving very specific examples which I could understand and use in my classroom."
  
August 19th, at 2PM EST, 
Featuring: Mitch Rosin and Robert Painter

Title: Developing Human Capital in the Age of WIOA  
As states are moving forward with developing unified and combined state plans under WIOA, the needs of adult education classrooms are evolving. This presentation focuses on the high-level details of WIOA--why the law was written to include a customer focus; the influences globally on the workforce; and the importance of career pathways. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the WIOA legislation and what drivers led to the passing of the act, as well as practical applications and strategies for implementation.  
 



Parents and Children Thriving Together (PACTT): Two-Generation State Policy Network

The NGA Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)--with support from the Annie E. Casey, W.K. Kellogg, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations--will provide two years of intensive technical assistance, peer support, and financial support to help participating states, commonwealths, and territories ("states") achieve statewide systems change through the development and implementation of a two-generation state plan.

Applications due by August 10th.
New Job Listings:
 

Summer Camp Teacher Needed! Boston, MA
Who we are looking for to join this amazing team:
  • Those who are able to take initiative, prepare, and show a propensity to learn. 
  • Passion for working with children.
  • Experience with 1+ years teaching. 
  • Must be available daily, June - August, with transportation.
  • Must live local to the area where summer camps are being delivered.
Learn more 
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Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), located in Reno, Nevada, is seeking applicants for a College and Career Transitions Coordinator.

This position coordinates all activities related to college and career transitions for TMCC's Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program--including,  but not limited to, student advisement, educational and/or career planning and needs evaluation. 

Application and Announcement Link:  HERE 

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LAPCAE 2016 CONFERENCE   
August 1 - 3, 2016

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August 17 - 19, 2016

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September 26th, 2016

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COABE CAPITOL HILL DAY 
September 28, 2016 
Washington, DC
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ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE 
November 2 - 4, 2016

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CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS IN ADULT EDUCATION 
November 14 - 16, 2016
We are excited to share that COABE's Adult Student of the Year, Margo Hudson--a Seeds of Literacy graduate and tutor--led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Republican National Convention (RNC), on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 7:30 pm.
 
Margo received the 2016 National Adult Learner of the Year award, from the Commission on Adult Basic Education, and the 2016 Courage Award, from Governor John Kasich, 
in April 2016. Both awards recognized her intense, personal commitment to adult education.  

Watch a short video about Margo (here).

Over 95 percent of jobs created during the recovery have gone to workers with at least some college education, while those with a high school diploma or less are being left behind. America's Divided Recovery: College Haves and Have-Nots reveals that those with at least some college education have captured 11.5 million of the 11.6 million jobs created during the recovery. While jobs are back, they are not the same jobs lost during the recession. The Great Recession decimated low-skill blue-collar and clerical jobs, whereas the recovery added primarily high-skill managerial and professional jobs. Learn more here.
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COABE will hold a fall virtual conference on
Tuesday, October 25th and Wednesday, October 26th.
This will include 8 hour-long sessions each day, plus presenter interviews, keynote speakers, and opportunities for networking. Registration will be opening soon. 

This conference will showcase our top national presenters and is provided by a partnership with McGraw-Hill Education.

McGraw Hill
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Adult educators know that learners who have limited reading, math, or English skills often come up with creative solutions to do their jobs. For example, a learner might use her cell phone to take a picture of the order-input screen at her fast-food job so she can practice the vocabulary at home. Or she might rely on her teenage son's help with Excel to generate her monthly sales report. National Skills Coalition is looking for real-life examples of these situations, focusing on learners who work in retail, hospitality, food service, or entry-level healthcare jobs.

If you have a story to share, we want to hear it! Please contact Amanda Bergson-Shilcock at [email protected] and let us know if you would prefer to share the story in a brief phone interview or by submitting a short e-mail. Please Note: We do NOT need to know the name of the learner or the employer. Your name and/or your organization's name will be credited in the "Acknowledgements" section of our report, unless you prefer otherwise. Deadline: August 20, 2016.

The National Skills Coalition is a COABE 2017 conference strand partner.


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