We had 20+ new members join our group during the month of December. I would like to welcome all new members and invite them to click on the "Comment" button below and introduce themselves.
Good Afternoon. My name is Kerry Wiley. I am a Program Research Specialist with the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
The DDPC is a grant-making and policy-making body that is federally funded. DDPC is funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, Public Law 106-402. DDPC provides time-limited grant funding for innovative projects and programs that address service delivery and systems capacity issues including employment, transportation, health, inclusion and community participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in New York State.
DDPC investigates a number of issues and I hope I can seek feedback and provide information to members of this group.
As an example, DDPC is investigating the concept of Middle Skills and Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DD/ID). As you likely are aware, Middle Skills jobs refer to occupations that require less than a four-year degree, but more than a high school diploma. Middle Skills training and education may refer to specialized internships, etc.
DDPC is exploring what currently exists and /or what is currently happening in New York State and other States related to Middle Skills and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
I hope to become an active member of this group and thank you for your valuable insights.
Thank you.
Kerry A. Wiley
Program Research Specialist
NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC)
Welcome to our COP! Your area of interest, intellectual and development disabilities, is shared by many members within this group.
Middle Skills and Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DD/ID) is a most interesting topic. Would you like to begin a new discussion thread on this subject and share basic information for those group members that may not be familiar? Just look for the tab marked, "Discussions," and the link below that marked "Create a New Discussion" to start a new thread.
My name is Pat Garrison and I found LINCS last night when I was searching online for ABE resources. In December I completed a Master of Arts in Adult Education at University of South Florida. Now I am in the process of looking for employment more closely related to adult education than my current position as resource coordinator for a small private mental health practice. I have joined several of the discussion groups here.
In my graduate program there were no courses offered in Adult Basic Ed during the year and a half I was enrolled. (In contrast there are relatively high offerings of HRD courses and a related certificate). (I do want to say, I think it is a great program and being a grad student in adult ed at USF was a fantastic experience.). Last night another resource I happened upon was a graduate certificate in ABE offered distance from University of Idaho. I wrote to the enrollment coordinator and the response was that the certificate is being discontinued (I would have been possibly interested in Foundations of Adult Basic Ed, but tuition is way too high out of state, anyway). They did offer that an HRD certificate is available! It appeared while I was in the program (through courses offered, literature / readings, etc.) that HRD may be being prioritized over ABE, when resources are in competition. I wonder if this has at all to do with policy changes in the '90s that stream some of the funding for adult basic ed through the Dept of Labor (My understanding is that on a federal level funding streams through the DoL and the DoE, but that 'workforce training' has taken some priority over adult ed as it might have existed before policy changes...).
So I'm glad to have run across LINCS and am hoping this will be a way to tap into possible professional development opportunities and learn from participants' experiences in ABE. It sounds like a lot of people here have many years of experience. I taught one year of 6th and 7th grade science at a very high poverty (98% free and reduced lunch) Title I middle school for a year (2005-2006), through South Carolina's Program of Alternative Certification for Educators. I assisted about ten years ago with two semesters of forensic chemistry at a local community college (2004-ish). And I served as a volunteer with a literacy organization for a few months, working with one client on reading and math skills, in 2001. Also during my last semester in the adult ed program I volunteered / interned at a local homeless mission in the area of adult educational assessment. There seem to not be many full-time ABE instructor positions out there... Since December I have applied to five full-time positions (but may be overlooked due to my lack of ABE instructor experience) and a number of part-time positions and adjunct pools (30 applications altogether, so far).
Living for a few years in a rural, low-income community in SC has provided some motivation and interest in ABE. Living in the southeast in general, with sometimes inadequate infrastructure, also has stoked my interest.
I am glad that you found us. LINCS has so many outstanding resources for an adult educator or someone looking to become one. Have you checked the LINCS main page at https://lincs.ed.gov ?
We are in the middle of Day 2 for a guest discussion on Teaching Strategies. You will find it within this Disabilities in Adult Education group on the "Discussions" tab. The guest discussion is the first discussion thread at the top of the page. Please read down through all the message where you will find content from the guest speaker as well as all the comments and messages posted by group members. Feel free to contribute.
You have some many good thoughts in your introduction message above. During next week, I will re-post your message into its own discussion strand. Hopefully, you will get responses from practitioners in Florida or elsewhere.
Are you already a member of Adult & Community Educators of Florida, the professional organization for adult educators in Florida? You can find out more at www.aceofflorida.org >
I am a Floridian as well. Please email me if I can assist you with anything.
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January 31, 2014
Good Afternoon. My name is Kerry Wiley. I am a Program Research Specialist with the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
The DDPC is a grant-making and policy-making body that is federally funded. DDPC is funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, Public Law 106-402. DDPC provides time-limited grant funding for innovative projects and programs that address service delivery and systems capacity issues including employment, transportation, health, inclusion and community participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in New York State.
DDPC investigates a number of issues and I hope I can seek feedback and provide information to members of this group.
As an example, DDPC is investigating the concept of Middle Skills and Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DD/ID). As you likely are aware, Middle Skills jobs refer to occupations that require less than a four-year degree, but more than a high school diploma. Middle Skills training and education may refer to specialized internships, etc.
DDPC is exploring what currently exists and /or what is currently happening in New York State and other States related to Middle Skills and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
I hope to become an active member of this group and thank you for your valuable insights.
Thank you.
Kerry A. Wiley
Program Research Specialist
NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC)
99 Washington Avenue,
12th Floor, Suite 1230
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-486-7505
Fax: 518-402-3505
Hi Kerry,
Welcome to our COP! Your area of interest, intellectual and development disabilities, is shared by many members within this group.
Middle Skills and Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DD/ID) is a most interesting topic. Would you like to begin a new discussion thread on this subject and share basic information for those group members that may not be familiar? Just look for the tab marked, "Discussions," and the link below that marked "Create a New Discussion" to start a new thread.
I look forward to hearning more about this topic.
Thanks,
Rochelle Kenyon, Subject Matter Expert
Hi,
My name is Pat Garrison and I found LINCS last night when I was searching online for ABE resources. In December I completed a Master of Arts in Adult Education at University of South Florida. Now I am in the process of looking for employment more closely related to adult education than my current position as resource coordinator for a small private mental health practice. I have joined several of the discussion groups here.
In my graduate program there were no courses offered in Adult Basic Ed during the year and a half I was enrolled. (In contrast there are relatively high offerings of HRD courses and a related certificate). (I do want to say, I think it is a great program and being a grad student in adult ed at USF was a fantastic experience.). Last night another resource I happened upon was a graduate certificate in ABE offered distance from University of Idaho. I wrote to the enrollment coordinator and the response was that the certificate is being discontinued (I would have been possibly interested in Foundations of Adult Basic Ed, but tuition is way too high out of state, anyway). They did offer that an HRD certificate is available! It appeared while I was in the program (through courses offered, literature / readings, etc.) that HRD may be being prioritized over ABE, when resources are in competition. I wonder if this has at all to do with policy changes in the '90s that stream some of the funding for adult basic ed through the Dept of Labor (My understanding is that on a federal level funding streams through the DoL and the DoE, but that 'workforce training' has taken some priority over adult ed as it might have existed before policy changes...).
So I'm glad to have run across LINCS and am hoping this will be a way to tap into possible professional development opportunities and learn from participants' experiences in ABE. It sounds like a lot of people here have many years of experience. I taught one year of 6th and 7th grade science at a very high poverty (98% free and reduced lunch) Title I middle school for a year (2005-2006), through South Carolina's Program of Alternative Certification for Educators. I assisted about ten years ago with two semesters of forensic chemistry at a local community college (2004-ish). And I served as a volunteer with a literacy organization for a few months, working with one client on reading and math skills, in 2001. Also during my last semester in the adult ed program I volunteered / interned at a local homeless mission in the area of adult educational assessment. There seem to not be many full-time ABE instructor positions out there... Since December I have applied to five full-time positions (but may be overlooked due to my lack of ABE instructor experience) and a number of part-time positions and adjunct pools (30 applications altogether, so far).
Living for a few years in a rural, low-income community in SC has provided some motivation and interest in ABE. Living in the southeast in general, with sometimes inadequate infrastructure, also has stoked my interest.
Hi Pat,
I am glad that you found us. LINCS has so many outstanding resources for an adult educator or someone looking to become one. Have you checked the LINCS main page at https://lincs.ed.gov ?
We are in the middle of Day 2 for a guest discussion on Teaching Strategies. You will find it within this Disabilities in Adult Education group on the "Discussions" tab. The guest discussion is the first discussion thread at the top of the page. Please read down through all the message where you will find content from the guest speaker as well as all the comments and messages posted by group members. Feel free to contribute.
You have some many good thoughts in your introduction message above. During next week, I will re-post your message into its own discussion strand. Hopefully, you will get responses from practitioners in Florida or elsewhere.
Are you already a member of Adult & Community Educators of Florida, the professional organization for adult educators in Florida? You can find out more at www.aceofflorida.org >
I am a Floridian as well. Please email me if I can assist you with anything.
Rochelle Kenyon, Subject Matter Expert
Disabilities in Adult Education