Important things to know about Learning Works professional development activities:

• All events on this calendar are free unless otherwise noted.
• Food is provided only where noted, otherwise plan accordingly.
• The date and location of any given event is always subject to change. Registered participants will receive timely alerts regarding any changes.
• Professional development hours will be recorded only for full participation in events or trainings.
• Please observe registration deadlines as there may be space limits.

Didja know that there is a listserv for Learning Works staff in Vermont?  Announcements regarding professional development as well as other pertinent information are shared on the “didja_know” listserv.  To subscribe, send an email to kate.nicolet@state.vt.us.

With questions about trainings or registration, please contact:

Kate Nicolet or Louise Mastin, Co-Chairs of the Learning Works Professional Development Team

kate.nicolet@state.vt.us (802) 828-5144                            lmastin@vtadultlearning.org (802) 244-0634

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Professional development activities listed in alphabetical order by title (a calendar format follows)

How Supervisors Can Support Meaningful Staff Development

Kate Nicolet, Vermont Dept of Ed

This can be arranged on a site-specific basis by contacting Kate at 802-828-5144.

What is professional development, and how can managers, leaders, and supervisors best support staff in identifying, developing, and satisfying their professional development plans?  How can you support staff in transferring their new learning to their practice with adult learners?  What are key resources for professional development in adult education?  Discuss these questions and more with the professional development coordinator for Learning Works.

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Project-based Learning for Adult Educators

There will be a project-based learning for adult educators workshop on Friday, June 13, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, in Brattleboro at Vermont Adult Learning, 90 Birge St.  All Learning Works staff are welcome to register.  The workshop is relevant for general adult ed contexts and not geared specifically for ESOL.

To learn a little about project-based learning, read this article by Heide Spruck Wrigley from "Focus on the Basics": http://www.ncsall.net/?id=384  You can follow links to other articles by teachers on the topic from that publication if you like.

To learn all you want to know about project-based learning (and then some), check out the adult education and literacy project-based learning wiki: http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Project_Based_Learning

The agenda will cover:

• Overview of Project-Based Learning
• Preliminary Considerations and Project Planning
• Steps in Implementing Project-Based Learning
• Project Work Topics
• Examples
• Implementing Project-Based Learning

The workshop will be led by Caroline Gear from the International Language Institute of Massachusetts located in Northampton, MA where she has worked since 1986 as a teacher, administrator and teacher trainer. Caroline is a co-developer and co-facilitator for an on-line hybrid course, New Hampshire’s Adult Basic Education ESOL Certificate Program, and a Master Trainer for the School for International Training’s TESOL Certificate Course.

Please contact me to register by May 30.