February 2014: College and Career Standards Group Snapshot: Join the Conversations!
New and Ongoing Discussions
- Learning Targets: Is anyone using learning targets with adult education students? How do you use them and how are students responding to them? https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/learning-targets
- Guest Discussion – Teaching Strategies: Easing the Pathway for All Adult Learners to Develop Competence in the Classroom and Beyond: The Disabilities in Adult Education group is hosting a guest discussion with Laura Digalbo for correctional educators and adult educators and literacy practitioners in general to learn about strategies to use when teaching adults with disabilities. Find out more here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/guest-discussion-teaching-strategies-easing-pathway-all-adult-learners-develop-competence and share your questions for Laura Digalbo here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/questions-guest-speaker-laura-digalbo
- 11 Things to Love about the Common Core Standards: Jacqui Murray, a prolific K-12 technology blogger shared her list of 11 things she loves about the Common Core. Do you agree with her list? What would you add to it? https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/11-things-love-about-common-core-standards
- Words of Wisdom: Instructors are often wondering, “How can I help my students feel less overwhelmed when I am feeling the very same way?” Have you ever encountered this situation? What would you say to that instructor? https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/words-wisdom
- Getting Students College and Career Ready: As a continuation of last year’s discussion on what states are doing to get students college and career ready, a group member asks: Why are habits “noncognitive”? How are skills and habits categorized as cognitive or noncognitive? https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/getting-students-college-and-career-ready
- 2014, Reflect Back and Look Ahead: College and Career Standards group subject matter expert, Meryl Becker-Prezocki, reflects on the past year and looks forward to 2014. Catch up on the most active threads and share your thoughts about topics you’d like to see discussed in the group this year:https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/2014-reflect-back-and-look-ahead
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New Group Bulletins
- Special Discussion: Incorporating Financial Literacy into Adult Education Programs: Join the Financial Literacy and Postsecondary Completion groups in the LINCS Community from February 3- 14, 2014 for a special discussion in which adult education program managers, counselors, and teachers from a range of adult education programs will share their strategies and techniques for incorporating financial literacy and financial planning for college in their programming. Find out more: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/special-discussion-incorporating-financial-literacy-adult-education-programs#comment-5716
- Job Posting for Massachusetts ABE State Director –Deadline Extended: Massachusetts is seeking an ABE State Director. Please access the link below for a description of the position. The application deadline has been extended to February 10, 2014. Find out more: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/job-posting-massachusetts-abe-state-director-deadline-extended-1
- CCR Standards Institute: Registration is Now Open: The Office of Vocational and Adult Education is pleased to announce registration is now open for the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards Implementation Institutes. Learn more and register here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/ccr-standards-institute-registration-now-open
- Instructor Training Announcement for the 2014 GED Test: GED Testing Service and KET announce free teacher training courses for the 2014 GED® test. Find out more: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/instructor-training-announcement-2014-ged-test
- Free Webinar – Findings from the Adult Transitions Longitudinal Study: The National College Transition Network at World Education, Inc. invites you to a free 2-part webinar on February 11 and March 4 to learn about the findings from the ATLAS study, implemented by UMass Amherst and World Education with funding from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. ATLAS followed over 200 ABE-to-College transition course participants for five years to uncover the factors that influenced them in enrolling, persisting, and succeeding in college. Learn more and register here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/free-webinar-findings-adult-transitions-longitudinal-study
- Navigating Pathways to Opportunity: Comprehensive Student Supports: World Education is offering a facilitated online course from February 4 – March 11, 2014 aimed at supporting coaches, advisors, and navigators in providing the comprehensive supports that enable adults to succeed in an integrated career pathway program. Learn more and register here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/bulletin/navigating-pathways-opportunity-comprehensive-student-supports
Have an announcement to share with other group members? Post to the Bulletin tab! https://community.lincs.ed.gov/node/257/content/bulletins
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New LINCS Announcements
- Archived LINCS Community Training Webinar Available: In honor of Digital Learning Day, we’re pleased to announce that the archived video of December’s LINCS Community User Training webinar is available on the LINCS YouTube Channel (LincsEd). https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/archived-lincs-community-training-webinar-available
- LINCS at Upcoming Conferences: The LINCS team will present several sessions at a number of upcoming spring conferences. Presentations will range from content-specific sessions to overview presentations on the LINCS Resource Collection and LINCS Community. We hope to see your friendly faces in the crowd at these events. For a list of conferences with a LINCS presence, visit: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/lincs-upcoming-conferences
- Reminder: Special Discussion This Week: There are two special discussion occurring this week (and beyond) in the LINCS Community. Please join us for these events and share your knowledge with our 10,000+ members. Find out more: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/reminder-special-discussions-week
- Digital Learning Day: Four-Part Technology Tools Webinar Series: Celebrate Digital Learning Day on February 5, 2014 by pledging to acquire new knowledge about current technology tools used to advance education! Register now for a quick 30-minute webinar on current technology tools: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/digital-learning-day-four-part-technology-tools-webinar-series
- Special Discussion: Incorporating Financial Literacy into Adult Education Programs: Join the Financial Literacy and Postsecondary Completion groups from February 3- 14 for a special discussion in which adult education program managers, counselors, and teachers from a range of adult education programs will share their strategies and techniques for incorporating financial literacy and financial planning for college in their programming. https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/special-discussion-incorporating-financial-literacy-adult-education-programs
- CCR Standards Institute: Registration is Now Open: The Office of Vocational and Adult Education is pleased to announce registration is now open for the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards Implementation Institutes. https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/ccr-standards-institute-registration-now-open
- Time to Reskill: A Practitioner Engagement Event: Join the U.S. Department of Education, American Institutes for Research, and adult education advocates for a webinar on February 13, from 1:00pm-3:00pm ET. https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/time-reskill-practitioner-engagement-event
- Learn with LINCS: Integrating Technology in Adult Education Classrooms: LINCS has launched the latest online course: Integrating Technology in the Adult Education Classroom. https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/learn-lincs-integrating-technology-adult-education-classrooms
- LINCS Community 2013 Round Up: LINCS takes a look back at some of the most beneficial and thought-provoking discussions in 2013: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/lincs-community-2013-round
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New to the College and Career Standards group? Introduce yourself here! https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/welcome-and-please-introduce-yourself-0
See you in the College and Career Standards group!
The LINCS Community Team