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Category: Grants
Adult Ed Research Grants
Syracuse University Library's Special Collections Research Center invites applicants for adult education research grants
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Library invites applicants to its Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Research Grants-in-Aid Program, now in its third year. As much as $5,000 of grants-in-aid will be awarded in 2010 to researchers in the history and practice of adult education who wish to use the collections in SCRC's Charters Library. The actual amount of each award will depend upon the scope of the research outlined in the applicant's proposal.
The Charters Library of Resources for the Educators of Adults (http://scrc.syr.edu/charterslibrary is the world's most comprehensive collection of English-language materials in the field of adult and continuing education. Among the resources available to researchers are: more than 55 discrete manuscript collections, 2,100 books, 50 professional journals, 220 newsletters, 400 sound recordings, 100 video-recordings, 10,000 photographs and some 2,800 master's theses and dissertations in the field. Online finding aids to the manuscript collections are available on SCRC's website at http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/ead/subjlistfromdb.htm#adulted
With more than 145,000 printed works and 2,000 manuscript and archival collections, SCRC is home to some of SU's most valued treasures, including early printed editions of Gutenberg, Galileo, and Sir Isaac Newton, as well as the library of 19th-century German historian Leopold Von Ranke. Holdings are particularly strong in the 20th century; they include the personal papers and manuscripts of such luminaries as artist Grace Hartigan, inspirational preacher Norman Vincent Peale, author Joyce Carol Oates, photojournalist Margaret Bourke White, and industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as the records of organizations such as avant-garde publisher Grove Press. SCRC regularly hosts exhibitions, lectures, and classes and offers fellowships and internships in library instruction and conservation.
The application deadline is December 1, 2009, and winners will be announced by January 15, 2010. To apply, submit a letter of intent outlining the proposed research topic, including the term of stay, proposed budget, a current résumé, and the name, with contact information, of one professional reference to:
Mary Beth Hinton Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Ave. Syracuse, N.Y. 13244-2010 Phone: 315-443-9763 Fax: 315-443-2671 mbhinton@syr.edu
For more information, see: http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/a/AlexanderNCharters/grants.htm
Category: Grants
Applications Available For 2010 E Pluribus Unum Prizes
The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy just released its application for the 2010 E Pluribus Unum Prizes. The prizes consist of four $50,000 awards, which annually recognize outstanding initiatives that help immigrants and their children adapt, thrive, and contribute to the United States or that have successfully brought immigrants and native-born residents together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. Awards are open to individuals, community organizations, businesses, and government entities, agencies, or officials in the United States. The application deadline is Dec. 10, 2009. http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/
Category: Other/General
Green Jobs for Women
From: Oswald, Garret J. Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: FW: Green Jobs for Women Roundtable
Hello All, Please see Sharon Barker's message concerning the Green Jobs for Women Roundtable event at the University of Maine at Orono.
Garret Oswald, Director Maine Jobs Council 45 Commerce Drive Augusta, Maine, 04330
Phone (207) 621-5087 Fax (207) 287-5933 Cell (207) 592-1455
-----Original Message----- From: Sharon Barker [mailto:Sharon_Barker@umit.maine.edu] Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:10 AM To: Oswald, Garret J.; Bass, Peaches; McCann, Edmund J; Cross, Christy Cc: Caitlin Rafferty Subject: Green Jobs for Women Roundtable
Greetings,
I've attached a description of the Green Jobs for Women Roundtable that will be held at the University of Maine on December 11, and also the publicity flyer.
I would like to have this information distributed widely, and I'm asking your assistance in making sure that it is forwarded to the Maine Jobs Council, the Workforce Investment Boards and staff, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, WEIC, and any other individuals, organizations, or government entities that would benefit from this discussion.
Thanks for your help.
Sharon
Sharon Barker, Director Women's Resource Center University of Maine 5728 Fernald Hall, Suite 102 Orono, ME 04469
207-581-1501 sbarker@maine.edu
Category: Other/General
NCTN Web Site Helps Adults With College Transition
The National College Transition Network (NCTN) recently unveiled its redesigned Web site that helps adults wanting to attend college for the first time with college admission. The site teaches study skills, links to sites with academic online preparation, and guides prospective college students through offices such as admissions and student support. More information is available from Priyanka Sharma.
Category: Professional Development
Maine College Transitions Conference December 4, 2009 agenda now set!
See attached for detailed information on workshops and agenda
Category: Professional Development
Penn State's Online Adult Literacy Course
Prepare now to advance your career
Enroll in online graduate courses for practical information and lasting impact!
Register now for spring semester online courses at Penn State University. Two popular courses from the Certificate in Family Literacy will be available: ADTED 456: Introduction to Family Literacy and ADTED 459: Interactive Literacy: Parents and Children, both three-credit courses available for graduate or undergraduate credit. Class runs January 13 – April 14, 2010 and registration is already underway. There are no prerequisites—students participate at their own level of experience and need.
For more information visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/FamilyLiteracyCertificate.shtml or contact Dr. Sheila Sherow at sms20@psu.edu.
Register today at http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/StudentServices_GettingStarted.shtml
Mailing Address: National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 US
Contact Name: Ann Reynolds Telephone Number: (502) 584-1133
Category: Professional Development
NIFL Transitions to Post-secondary Education Discussion List(NEW!)
The National Institute for Literacy is pleased to announce a new discussion list on the topic of Transitions to Post-secondary Education. The list is moderated by Ellen Hewett from the National College Transition Network (NCTN) at World Education, Inc.
The purpose of this list is to provide an on-going professional development forum for practitioners, administrators, researchers, and policy-makers from the Adult Secondary Education (ASE), English Language Acquisition (ELA), post-secondary education, and workforce development fields. This list promotes the sharing of information, research, expertise, and resources to help bridge the gap between what ASE and ELA programs traditionally offer and what most adult learners need to succeed in post-secondary education. Topics such as curriculum and instruction, college readiness, counseling, assessment, program development, career awareness, data collection, and partnerships will be explored.
To join, visit www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html.
Category: Professional Development
MACEA Conference
SAVE THE DATE What: MACEA Planning Meeting When: December 3, 2009 8:30 – 3:30 Where: Maple Hill Farm B&B Inn, Hallowell, Maine Topic: UPDATES, NETWORKING, PLANNING Lunch paid for by MACEA MACEA Membership Cards Distributed Agenda to follow on/about November 19th with link for directions Please RSVP "Bob Aubrey" Baubrey@localnet.com by Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Category: Professional Development
NCFL's Family Literacy Discussion List
The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at The Pennsylvania State University and the National Center for Family Literacy are sponsoring a new National Family Literacy Discussion List. Gail Price of the National Center for Family Literacy, will moderate this list. The Discussion List will provide a forum for discussing family literacy program operation and instructional practices, research and evaluation, and policies and advocacy. To subscribe, send a message to NationalFamilyLiteracy-L-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu. [No subject or message text is required.]
Category: Professional Development
Fund Application
The Deadline to submit funding application for individual and regional PD support is Friday, December 11th at 3:00 p.m. The applications can be found: http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/index.htm
Category: Professional Development
New Adult Math Resources Online
To help ensure the challenge of teaching math to adults can be met, the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) has posted newly juried math resources for upgrading adult math instruction. These include strategies for transitioning adult basic education students to postsecondary education, a review of the implications of research on adult numeracy instruction, and research on the negative impact of low numeracy, especially for disadvantaged women. Additional resources from LINCS also are available.
Category: Reporting
Compare EF-X-132 and MEDMS
We have compiled an Adult Ed MEDMS Report for your program from the last reporting period and is was sent to you. You are to review this against the EF-X-132 you submitted in September and discuss discrepancies with your Business Manager. By December 15th, please send any discrepancy issues that need to addressed here at the Department (to jeff.fantine@maine.gov). Some of you have already done this. Staff at the Department will convene in early January and come up with a response to inform consistency of coding. We will then disseminate written guidance on this and schedule a Connect Pro Meeting to review guidance and for question/answer session.
Some of you have been in contact with me regarding this and have indicated – "I checked with my Business Manager, reviewed EF-X-132 and MEDMS and everything is exact but we used different codes" – please understand that this DOES make a difference and is something we DO need to fix as we are going through our last cycle of dual reporting through EF-X-132 and MEDMS.
Category: Research
Study Identifies Five Statewide Models of Career Pathways
A recent report by the Seattle Jobs Initiative describes five states’ roles in instituting career pathways. Charting a Path: An Exploration of the Statewide Career Pathway Efforts in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin lays out the strategies these states use to bring colleges, workforce and economic development agencies, community organizations and employers to the table to accomplish this goal. The five states in the study represent three different stages of career pathways implementation: mature, intermediate, and emergent.
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