New Staff Orientation--Session 1 of 5 (Bos)

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Overview

This orientation is primarily intended for all new staff at adult basic education programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education. ("New" is defined as having worked in adult basic education in Massachusetts for less than a year.) It is meant to serve as a broad introduction to the field, looking at such topics as the adult learner, adult learning theory, approaches to teaching, curriculum development and assessment, literacy and language acquisition, and an overview of the field. It is therefore NOT a basic course in teaching. (Our ESOL and ABE Foundations mini-courses serve more of that purpose.) This orientation is required for all new staff at DOE-funded adult basic education programs; staff from other programs are also welcomes as space permits.

Details

When

November 5, 2008 from 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

Where

• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston Regional Support Center, Wheatley Building 4th Floor, Room 04-167/Library, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA
• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/Greater Boston SABES Regional Support Center
• Wheatley Building 4th Floor
• Room 04-167/Library
• University of Massachusetts
• 100 Morrissey Boulevard
• Boston, MA 02125

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Registration Deadline

Oct 29, 2008 at 5:00 PM

Topics

New Staff Orientation

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

Andrea Lawless
andrea.lawless@umb.edu
Deborah Schwartz: (617) 287-4072

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

Learning Objectives will be provided at the first session. Participants must attend all sessions (or make up no more than one) and do all required work to get a Certificate of Completion

Presenters

Adult Literacy Resource Institute staff and guests

Prerequisites

NA

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

no