Literacy Network's Bookmarks

Check out these bookmarks, started by Literacy Network in Wisconsin. It shares numerous websites on everything from phonics to job seeking to health literacy. (Look at the Tags on the right side of the page for various topics.)

Video Examples of Technology Used in the Adult Education Classroom

Captured Wisdom is a set of videos that provide examples of technology being used effectively in the adult education classroom. To access the videos on the OTAN site you will be prompted to register - a quick and easy step which will give you access to numerous resources for those working in adult education.

Workforce Resource

Check out the new resource posted in the LINCS Workforce Competitiveness Collection. Integrating Adult Basic and Occupational Training: A Review of Research and Practice examines integration of basic skills and occupational training. 

Florida Literacy Coalition Shares Its Teacher/Tutor Resource Site

I put out a request on Twitter for lesson plans for tutors working with adult literacy learners and I received a link from the Florida Literacy Coalition for their Teacher/Tutor Resource Site. Let us know what you found really valuable on this site.

Resources for Workforce Related Lesson Plans

Go to TLC's Tutoring Adult Learners Using the Internet site to find several links with workforce related lesson plans.

True Livelihood Newsletter

Check out this inspiring workforce oriented newsletter and subscribe for a free monthly electronic version. http://www.diversityworld.com/Denise_Bissonnette/newsletter.htm

Free Online Learning

Goodwill Community Foundation has a website with interactive lessons in a wide variety of topics. It is well worth checking out!

NIFL and LINCS

The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) has a resource collection which is part of their Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS). Currently featured is a Workforce Competitiveness collection which has "resources applicable to workforce basic skills education, English language acquisition, and/or technology".

Also available is a Career Pathways Instructional Materials Library and numerous other wonderful resources. Follow this link http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/resourcecollections/RC_workforce.html to find these resources and more.

Looking for a Lesson Plan Template?

WERC (Workforce Education Resource Center) has created a lesson plan that will guide you through your tutoring sessions and be especially helpful if you are working on workplace skills. If the learner's goals are not workforce related the template can easily be adapted to work with any focus.

To view and download the template, follow this link then scroll down to WERC Lesson Plan Template. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources_for_adult_education/9086/workforce_education_resources/523341

Have You Heard of SABES?

SABES is the System for Adult Basic Education Support and according to the homepage, "SABES promotes high quality adult basic education services through training, support and resources that improve the skills and knowledge of practitioners and strengthen programs." http://sabes.org/
Check out their Math Bulletin which includes classroom related materials. http://sabes.org/resources/publications/mathbulletin/math-bulletin-dec2009.pdf
Working on writing? The tips and techniques provided in this Workplace Writing Skills publication will be helpful. http://sabes.org/curriculum/instruction/workplace-writing-skills1.pdf
Find these resources and many more on the SABES website. http://sabes.org

More on Workforce Skills and Tutoring Adult Learners

The PA Workforce Education Center (WERC) http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/able_programs___services/9082/workforce_education/523292/foundationskills has numerous resources available to help you incorporate workforce skills into your tutoring sessions. One of these resources is a booklet, "Innovative Strategies", which is compiled of stories from practitioners who are using the Foundation Skills Framework to guide their instruction. This booklet can be found at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources___documents/9086/workforce_education_resources/523341 under Foundation Skills Tools, "Innovative Strategies".
Do you have a lesson that you have developed to help an adult learner acquire a workforce or life skill? Please share it with us here.

Connecting Tutoring Sessions to Workforce Development

Are you working with a low level learner and wondering how the basic skills that you are working on can be connected to workforce goals? The document, Exploring Work-based Foundation Skills in the ABLE Classroom, Instructional Activities and Resources to Use with Adult Learners, can give you ideas for use in your one on one tutoring sessions.

The document can be found by going to http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/professional_development/9085/workforce_education_pd/523336, scrolling partway down the page until the Foundation Skills Framework for Volunteer Tutors header, and clicking on the link for the mentioned document.
You can also follow this link to access the document through Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B926mnQyIUuxZjE1ZDFkZjMtYjEwMC00ZmY2LWE1OWEtN2M2MTM1ODJlZjY4&hl=en

 Also available is the Foundation Skills Framework Resources booklet which contains the Foundation Skills Wheel, Learner Self-Appraisal, and Competency Lists. Go to this link, http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources___documents/9086/workforce_education_resources/523341, scroll down to Foundation Skills Tools and click on the Foundation Skills Framework Resources (pdf).

A New Approach to Career Selection

Are you working on career choices in your tutoring sessions? If so, this Focus on Basics article, Adding a Dimension to Career Counseling, http://www.ncsall.net/?id=371 is a great resource. It explores the use of multiple intelligences to help guide career choices.

Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE and ESOL Classroom: Curriculum Guide

This curriculum is a free download and it is a ready-to-use flexible curriculum designed to help adult educators - that includes tutors! - incorporate career awareness and planning into their instructional and counseling activities. The lessons and handouts can be adapted for a range of students and skill levels.

The download is available at this link: http://collegetransition.org/careerawareness.html