Adult and Community Education
"In The Know" 7/19/2016
A Message from the Leadership Team
As summer classes are coming to a close and fall classes are quickly approaching, it is important that we take time to reflect on the semester. What strategies worked and where do have room for professional growth. Prior to the start of fall semester, during our professional development time, we will have a chance work and learn together. Allowing time for teachers and staff to share/discuss practices/resources and learn from one another is invaluable. In order to continue with our professional development throughout the year and have a means of sharing our best-practices and resources, we are pleased to announce a new position beginning this fall: Christine Briggs will join us full-time as a resource teacher. Christine has taught as a full-time k-12 instructor and for the last five years as an ESOL evening instructor at LWTC. We will begin registering students for fall classes this week. Teachers we are seeking your help. Students will be asked to complete a registration form in class—use this time to work on student skills. Your coordinators will be providing more information shortly. Finally, CASAS post-testing sign-up will begin this week. Testing will be the week of August 1 – August 4.
EDUCATION, CAREERS AND JOBS
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Take a look at all the great workshop opportunities being offered at Lorenzo Walker Technical College! Come join a tour of the campus, or learn more about Career Exploration, or even Resume writing. All of these events are free! Click here.
THIS WEEK'S CAREER CLUSTER VIDEO: HEALTH SCIENCE
(remember a career cluster is a group or family of related careers,
there are 17 different career clusters.)
Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.
To explore all the careers listed in the O*NET HEALTH SCIENCE career cluster click here.
CAREERSOURCE HELPS PEOPLE FIND JOBS! CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
The job search can be intimidating. Let us help!
16 to 24 year old students, please remember that Destination Career can pay your 30 dollar tuition for you and much more! They can pay for your GED test and you can even earn 150 dollars for passing your GED! Click here for more information.
Ten Questions You Want to Ask at the Job Interview!
HOT JOBS!
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Administrative Assistant Suppressed Immokalee, FL $14.00 per hour
Facility / Clinical Administrative Assistant Total Renal Care Naples, FL
Cook Naples Lakes Country Club Naples, FL $12.95 per hour Preferred Employer
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DO YOU HAVE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN?
KEEP LEARNING ALIVE THIS SUMMER! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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Reminders
- July 28: End of Summer Session
Aug. 1 - 4 : Casas Post-Testing week for all eligible students
Aug. 9 & 11: Back-to-school instructional workshop
Aug. 10: Support Staff training
Aug. 15: LWTC classes start; Open enrollment for off-site locations
Aug. 22: First day of class for off-site locations
If there is a staff member that you feel should be acknowledged for "going above and beyond" please share with Bruce & Ariel so we can share.
Best Practices
Even though children are famous for their exploratory nature and curiosity, adult learners, too, sometimes like to take the opportunity to construct knowledge in a way that is meaningful to them. For this reason, you should have all sorts of materials, references, infographics, short videos, lectures, and free resources available. In such a perfect learning environment learners are more likely to get inspired or find something that makes them want to learn more.
Kudos
- Rosellla Shanahan, Wilnie, Ana for completing and earning their CASAS testing certicication.
- Logan Tarr for assisting and leading the training of the new CASAS instructors
- Lisa O’toole, Eba Loyola, Dulce Lora for their input and help in creating a registration/intake protocol.
GED Testing Services Wants To Know
GED Testing Service is conducting a survey to better understand GED classroom educators and what they need to help their students succeed.
Tell us more about your experience as a GED classroom educator by completing this brief survey.
Your responses will give GED Testing Service better insight into your experiences, challenges, and preferences and will enable them to better meet your needs in the future.
Additional English Conversation Practice Opportunities
Florida Department of Education 2016-2017 Curriculum Frameworks
Instructors, below are the updated curriculum frameworks for your use and review which are effective July 1.
- Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (PDF)
- Adult ESOL College and Career Readiness (PDF)
- Adult ESOL Literacy Skills (PDF)
- Citizenship (PDF)
- English Literacy for Career and Technical Education (PDF)
- Adult Basic Education Language Arts (PDF)
- Adult Basic Education Mathematics (PDF)
- Adult Basic Education Reading (PDF)
- GED® Reasoning through Language Arts (PDF)
- GED® Science (PDF)
- GED® Social Studies (PDF)
- GED® Mathematical Reasoning (PDF)
Birthdays
7/20 Lettie Grigs
7/21 Diana Tomlinson
7/23 Henry Ventry
7/23 Lacie Oakey