Colleagues,
Quite a few professional development resources have now been uploaded to the new, free COABE Educator Resources online searchable database at http://adultedresource.coabe.org/ There are many resources that were presentation slides or handouts from the recent COABE conference in Denver, and a few professional development video links that I have uploaded, and perhaps others. You can browse them all or look at them by category: Mathematics/numeracy, reading, writing, science etc.
I noticed that so far I haven't seen any ratings for these resources. I encourage you to visit the database, to rate the resources you look at, and to add your own resources: lesson plans, videos, apps, conference presentations, professional development resources and more. This could be a terrific resource collection for our field, even better if users rate the resources.
David J. Rosen
djrosen123@gmail.com
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Well, I tried to comment but oh, I wasn't logged in yet. SO I clicked on the link That says "log in" which took me to the home page that informed me that I wasn't eligible ot make comments because I'm not logged in. So I found that link and clicked it and put in my complicated password and got back to the home page so I still had to wade back to this page and refresh so I could make comments.
A "Click to log in" button should, in my humble opinion, direct a user to (my goodness!!!) a ... wait for it ... place where I can log in. It would also be like a reasonable expectation (and not impossible -- www.teamestrogen.com 's forum has done it for over a decade) if logging in then directed the user back to the page they were on...
The comment? That I went to COABE and I guess the same people did their web design. I clicked on what looked like it might be a useful resource and got an abstract, with no resource. I *was* able to comment about that! Then I looked *all over* the page and saw a log in thing and thought that maybe I had to log in to actually get access to the materials, which is something that should be proclaimed if it's true. I went through the same "you need a symbol and a number in your password" schtick and then was informed that I would have to confirm my subscription. WHen I tried to do that I was told my activation code was wrong.
So... I'd be glad to be an active participant -- but the roadblocks make that a challenge.
Sorry to hear you had such difficulties, Susan.
I wrote some directions that worked for me. I hope they work for others.
David J. Rosen
djrosen123@gmail.com
I did manage to get through.
I also seem to have found the only resource that had the link to download but didn't *actually* have the PDF of the slide show.
I'm going to have to think about where to upload things I create ...
Colleagues,
The COABE Educator Resources online database is growing, and several of the resources have now been rated by users. http://adultedresource.coabe.org/ You can find slide presentations from the COABE 2015 conference, as well as several other professional development resources. There are resources in: business, career pathways, citizenship, digital and computer literacy, mathematics/numeracy,reading, science, social studies, soft skills, and writing. Other categories await their first resource. While you're there, you can rate the resources.
David J. Rosen
djrosen123@gmail.com
Thanks for keeping us posted on this great resource, David. Good luck, Susan. Hope you are able to navigate through all of the content!
Leecy Wise
leecywise@gmail.com
Hello David
Thanks for reminding us of the COABE resources database! I wanted to let you know that I am listing the database as a resource in the (new!) online Virginia Adult Educator Certification Course for Instructors (ABE and ESOL), which will be offered in the fall. As part of the course, teachers create a block of instruction that aligns to a pathway(s) for adult learners. The database of materials provides teachers with resources and ideas they can incorporate into the online coursework and their classrooms.
I also subscribed to the database to be kept up to date on new materials when added. I love that feature!
Thank you!
Susan in Virginia