Everyday Challenges in the ESOL Classroom

What a wonderful training! I can't wait until the next one on December 11th. I hope you all will join us.

Happy Thanksgiving Region 1

Hey Region 1!
Can you believe that the end of November is in our sights. I wish you all a very blessed Thankgiving.
I am thankful for your dedication to the students in our Region and for the support you have given me.
We have three professional development opportunities planned for the month of December and here they are:

TABE 101 Certification Training
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
NWFSC, Niceville, Florida 8:00 - 4:00

Graphic Literacy
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
PAEC, Chipley, Florida 8:30- 1:00

Everyday Challenges in the ESOL Classroom Part 2
Friday, December 11, 2009
NWFSC Chautauqua Center, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 8:30 - 1:00

I hope to see you at one or all of these trainings.
Don't forget to BLOG!!!

Lisa

On-Line Resources to Share

Region 1...
I am so excited about the possiblities for our BLOG. Here is a site from the US Government with resources for numerous subject areas. Have fun and let us know if you find something really interesting. In our fifteen counties we have so much experience and our BLOG can be an extremely useful tool in sharing ideas and getting our questions answered.

http://www.free.ed.gov/sitemap.cfm?page=seeall

Learner Persistence

Here is a website on adult learner persistence including strategies for keeping students enrolled. Hope this will be helpful. Please share any successful strategies you have used.
http://www.nelrc.org/persist/

Health Literacy Resource

Thanks so much to Phil Anderson, Florida Department of Education for sharing the following website about Health Literacy.

http://www.healthliteracynow.org/index.html

New Web Resource

Thank you to Linda Neel, Jackson County Adult School for sharing a new resource for test preparation.
Visit www.4tests.com for practice versions of the GED,SAT, ACT and many more.

Congratulations to our Department of Corrections Colleagues

WCTV in Tallahassee released news this week detailing information about GED graduates with the Department of Corrections. Congratulations to the dedicated men and women that teach in the correctional setting!

Inmates Getting High Marks
Florida's Department of Corrections is focusing on education for inmates to give them a better chance at success when they get back into society.
The number of inmates earning a GED has increased by 49% within the past two years.
DOC says with 88% of Florida's inmates one day being released back into our communities, an effort to lower the re-entry statistics is crucial.
"We know that an inmate who has a GED is less likely once they're released to go back out into the community, commit a crime, create another victim and come back to our prison system. It's all about public safety," says Gretl Plessinger, Spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections.
DOC says the increase only reflects the number of inmates who've passed all five parts of the test.
Many more inmates have passed sections of it, and will be retaking those sections in the coming year.