Free Online Courses for Instructors Teaching Citizenship

Check out these three free online courses for instructors teaching citizenship.

Watch for Further Online Supports for Tutors of Adult Learners

Are you interested in web-based resources connecting you with other tutors of adult learners?

Tutors of Literacy is planning to start a wiki for tutors as well as a Ning social network account. A wiki is "the simplest online database that could possibly work" quoted from  http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki; a wiki allows for anyone to create or edit information so tutors can ask questions, share information and share hyperlinks. Ning is a platform where a social network for a select group of people (namely adult literacy tutors) would be created and it would be similar to a Facebook account.

While this all may sound like overload, my goal is to provide your preferred mode of online support so that you can interact however you choose.

Watch here for links to these new resources.

Online PD Opportunity Starting March 22

Ever wonder what else you could do to help adult learners succeed? Of course you have - you are a volunteer tutor!

TLC is going to facilitate an online book study based on the book "Making Case Management Work" by Dr. Beverly O. Ford. Don't panic - no one is expecting you to turn into a case manager! This book simply describes numerous techniques that would also work well for tutors of adult learners.

The 9 week course starts with an introductory webinar and then consists of assignments that involve postings on Discussion Boards. There are two role plays to be done throughout the book study; the majority of the work can be done at times convenient to the individual.

If you are interested in participating in this course, you can sign up in e-campus, https://www.ecampus.ed.state.pa.us/courseregistration.asp?course=1949&Search=Month or contact Kim Rossman, kim@tlcliteracy.org.

Free Online Study Circle Available to PA Tutors

Pennsylvania tutors have a wonderful opportunity to participate - at no cost - in the Research-based Adult Reading Instruction Study Circle. It is designed to engage adult literacy practitioners in discussing theories and concepts related to reading instruction. The 8 week course starts March 25 and ends May 26, 2010. Participants work on team projects, engage in self-paced activities and readings, as well as asynchronous discussions and synchronous chats with the facilitator and course participants.

If you are interested and willing to commit the time for participating in this course, please contact Kim at kim@tlcliteracy.org.

"Making Case Management Work" Book Study

Keep posted for more information about an upcoming on-line book study to be based on Dr. Beverly Ford's book "Making Case Management Work: Empowering People for Change".

On Line Tutor Trainings Soon to be Available

TLC is working with LitCorp Director Sheila Sherow to develop a Blackboard professional development site for tutors. More information about this site will be available within the next week!

Check back soon.