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COABE Journal Call for Articles
The “Professional Development” edition of the COABE Journal will be coedited by COABE and the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD) and seeks article submissions focusing on the importance, value, and impact of quality professional development (PD) for adult education teachers.
Submissions highlighting PD programs and techniques in face-to-face, online, and hybrid settings are of particular interest. Works focusing on PD for adult-focused program types and settings, such as high school equivalency, ABE, literacy, workforce, corrections, and ESOL, are encouraged. Visit the COABE Journal page to learn more and submit an article. The submission deadline is May 22, 2023.
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COABE Legislative Briefing in Washington, DC
COABE held a Legislative Briefing in Washington, DC, which featured two panels that made the case for additional funding for adult education. The first panel consisted of former adult learners who shared about the transformative value of adult education. The second panel featured adult education's role as a talent pipeline for the workforce and community colleges. COABE shared legislative recommendations and national data fact sheets with those who attended. Learn more about the briefing, and catch up on Advocacy April highlights from State Advocate for Adult Education Fellows (SAAEF).
Staff from Senate offices in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire and Tennessee and House districts CO-01 and AZ-06 attended the briefing. If your State or district is not listed, please reach out to your senators and representatives to share what was covered during COABE’s Capitol Hill briefing! Send a message.
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$1,000 Graduation Fund
Graduates are invited to sign up to participate in the COABE Alumni Study. After enrolling, they will receive two additional emails from us over the course of the year (that's it!), and they will be automatically entered into the $1,000 Graduation Fund!
Local program administrators and teachers, sign up your local program to participate in COABE's Alumni Study to be entered into a raffle for $500. All winners will be announced on June 1, 2023. Learn more and sign up today!
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New Episode of COABE Advocast Available
Listen to Episode 10: "Organizing Effective Rallies." In this episode, hosts Erin Vobornik and Sarah Haghighi discuss the process for organizing effective rallies. You will hear from Jeff Campbell of the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association (IACEA) about adapting to virtual events, managing tasks, and engaging participants. Madison Flannery, a former adult education student who is enrolled in Lewis and Clark Community College’s paralegal program also joined the discussion. Watch Episode 10, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. Visit the podcast page for more info.
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New Measurable Skill Gains Models are Coming: Are You Ready?
Date: Tuesday, June 13 | 2-3 p.m. (ET) | REGISTER
Presenters: Anson Green, Maria Elen Oliveri, Jen Vanek, Javier Suárez-Álvare z
Sponsor: Burlington English
Satisfied with current NRS tests? Probably not. Come learn what the future of Measurable Skill Gains assessment looks like. Assessment researchers and leading adult education practitioners will describe how revolutionary new methods are being applied to support the next generation of NRS assessments under a Department of Education project. Skills developed in IET and workplace learning tasks are hard to measure. This webinar will describe how future assessments will be closely aligned to close this gap.
Integrating Digital Literacy in HSE Instruction: A Free Resource From Essential Education
Date: Tuesday, June 27 | 2-3 p.m. (ET) | REGISTER
Presenters: Dan Griffith and Charlie Weeks
Sponsor: Essential Education
Have you ever been tasked with ensuring your students are getting digital literacy skills? Teachers are regularly asked to integrate digital literacy (DL) skills into their classrooms, but very little has been provided on how to do it. To address this issue, Essential Education has created a powerful guide that includes teaching strategies, lesson plans, and pacing guides to help adult education teachers seamlessly provide DL skills to their students. This free guide will be available to all participants and will be added to Essential Education’s growing library of teacher support tools.
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Correctional Education Symposium Replays
Over 1,500 COABE members registered to attend the first of its kind symposium on prison literacy which was convened by COABE and the Correctional Education Association (CEA). Impactful live sessions are available on replay on topics including innovative practices, equity in corrections, overcoming reentry barriers, and higher education.
If you were unable to join us live, register now so you can watch the replays. View the session descriptions to learn more about the topics. Register now.
"This has been the best workshop in my 5 years with Department of Prisons as a Math Educator. I feel like this was never shared with me in the past years. Thank you so much for this information!" Jamie, North Carolina
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Naturalization Test Redesign
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a national engagement on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, from 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern, to learn more about the nationwide trial tests for the naturalization test redesign initiative. During this engagement, USCIS will provide updates on the naturalization test redesign initiative and address questions. Learn more and register.
Register for the Online Entrepreneurship Institute
COABE's Online Entrepreneurship Institute equips adult educators and service providers with the content knowledge and 400+ free instructional resources to create Entrepreneurship Bridges and IETs as well as prepare their adult learners to pass the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination. However, the Institute content is extremely flexible and accessible to a variety of other adult education programs and easily customizable to organizational missions and target populations. Online modules are mostly self-paced and live Zoom classes feature introductions to supportive community resources, grassroots entrepreneurs who share "lessons learned," and breakout groups for WIOA and cross-state/agency networking, collaboration, resource sharing, and planning. COABE Entrepreneurship Educator Certification, Certificate of Completion, and Digital Badge included. Learn more and register.
Accepting Presentation Proposals for COABE 2024 National Conference
Would you like to present at the 2024 COABE National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee? Get your proposal ready, and prepare to submit it by June 30, 2023. Learn more about presenting at a COABE conference. Additional information and resources can be found on the Presenter Resources page.
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