Professional Development
OTAN Activities to Support Adult Educators
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This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development
Wednesday, May 22, 1-2:00 pm | Using Learning Upgrade for English, Math, and Job Skills | Find out how California Adult Education agencies are using Learning Upgrade to improve learner outcomes in English and ESL, math, job skills, and digital literacy.
Wednesday, May 22, 2-3:30 pm | Advanced Canvas: New Quizzes with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | We will learn how to create diverse question types, customize quiz settings, and explore innovative assessment that take your classic quizzes to new heights.
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Wednesday, May 29, 1-2:00 pm | Election and Voting Resources for Adult Learners | Attend this session to learn how educational technology tools to teach students about the electoral process for local, state, and federal political offices.
Wednesday, May 29, 2-3:30 pm | Advanced Canvas: Course Design | This is a session tailored for instructors seeking to elevate their course design using Canvas. This training emphasizes the development of student-centric courses that are both easily navigable and optimized for browser or mobile access.|
CALPRO Professional Learning Opportunities for May 2024 |
CALPRO is offering many learning opportunities for May 2024. Visit the CALPRO flyer for more information.
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Training of Trainers Institute |
We the People: Developing Adult Learners’ Critical Democratic Literacy
June 2024 – Application coming soon!
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Integrated and Contextualized Workforce Skills in the ABE/ASE & ESL Classrooms Workshop Series |
Session 1: Transferable Skills for the Workplace
Part 1: May 14, 2024; Part 2: May 16, 2024 - This is the first of two sessions; each session is broken into two parts (4 webinars total).
Session 1 is designed to provide background on skills transferable from the classroom to the workplace and to help instructors teach students how to articulate those skills.
Session 2: Contextualized Instructional Strategies - Session 2 is designed to provide hands-on application of transferable skills that can be taught in the classroom and transferred to the workplace.
ABE/ASE
Part 1: May 21, 2024; Part 2: May 28, 2024
Session 2 for ESL
Part 1: May 23, 2024; Part 2: May 30, 2024
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CALPRO Webinars |
CALPRO Research Forum Webinar: We the People: Adult Learners’ Critical Democratic Literacy
May 23, 2024, 1:00 — 2:00pm
We will discuss CALPRO’s newest Community of Practice on developing adult learners’ critical democratic literacy, designed to support educators in amplifying student voices and managing contemporary challenges. Join this webinar to find out more on the topic and hear from adult education practitioners who have implemented participatory approaches to democratic engagement in their classrooms and programs.