New Discussions
- AAACE Conference: Gail Cope, the Program Management subject matter expert, was recently at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Conference last week. For those of you who were unable to attend the conference, view her short recap here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/aaace-conference
- Learner-centered services from GEDTS. Are you ready? The biggest change to the GED may not be the academic standards, item formats, or intellectual frameworks; it could simply be the design and delivery of products and services. What does that mean? Read more here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/learner-centered-services-gedts-are-you-ready
- PIAAC Results Released: The PIAAC results were released on October 8, 2013. Read the press release from the OVAE Connection here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/piacc-results-released
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Group Bulletin
There are no new group bulletins. Have an announcement to share with other group members? Post to the Bulletin tab! https://community.lincs.ed.gov/node/259/content/bulletins
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LINCS Announcements
- Starting Today: Health Literacy in the ABE Classroom: The newly refocused Health Literacy group invites you to participate in a series of connected weekly discussions on the topic of health literacy in the adult education classroom. Click here to view the announcement: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/starting-today-health-literacy-abe-classroom and here to view the schedule: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/beginning-monday-health-literacy-adult-education-classroom
- Join the Release of OECD’s Report, “Time for the U.S. to Reskill?”: Join the Center for American Progress on November 12, 2013 when the OECD will release the new report, “Time for the U.S. to Reskill? What the Survey of Adult Skills Says”. For more information on this event, visit: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/join-release-oecd%E2%80%99s-report-%E2%80%9Ctime-us-reskill%E2%80%9D
- Reminder: New LINCS Science Course Available: In case you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, the second LINCS online course, Scientific Practices in Context: Curricular Planning and Lesson Development, is now available on the LINCS Learning Portal at https://courses.lincs.ed.gov. Read the announcement here: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/reminder-new-lincs-science-course-available
- Just Released: The Potential and Value of Using Digital Badges for Adult Learners: The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education recently released a report, The Potential and Value of Using Digital Badges for Adult Learners, for public comment. For more information: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/just-released-potential-and-value-using-digital-badges-adult-learners
- Register Now! Rescheduled LINCS Community User Training: If you have wondered how to fully utilize the LINCS Community features for professional development, then this user training is for you! The LINCS Community User Training, originally scheduled and canceled due to the government shutdown, is rescheduled for December 5, 2013 at 1:30 PM Eastern. To register, visit: https://community.lincs.ed.gov/notice/register-now-rescheduled-lincs-community-user-training
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New to the Program Management group? Introduce yourself here! https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/welcome-and-please-introduce-yourself-2
See you in the Program Management group!
The LINCS Community Team