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The RI Adult Education Professional Development Center (PDCenter), located at the West Bay Collaborative, has been delivering high-quality, research-based professional development and technical assistance to Rhode Island's adult education programs and practitioners since 2007. Through its leadership and partnerships, the PDCenter seeks to support, enhance and promote the network of quality educational opportunities for RI's adult learners.

Please go to our website at www.riaepdc.org to learn more about upcoming professional development opportunities.

You can also reach us at (401)941-8353 x113 or x109.

Upcoming Professional Development opportunities this summer! Sign up for one of the Google Chromebook Orientation information sessions to learn the basics of the device in a group setting using your new riadulted.org account. Session #1  July 27th 1:30pm Register HERE! Session #3  Aug. 4th 9:00am Register HERE! Session #2  July 31st 1:00pm Register HERE! Session #4  Aug. 15th 10:00am Register HERE! 21st Century Skills and Strategies: Integrating the English Language Proficiency Standards with Contextualized Task-Based Learning This day-long professional development session will focus on how project-based learning expands and refines learners’ 21st century skills as they use language “to collaborate on a plan, negotiate tasks, contribute ideas and constructive criticism, assess progress, and achieve consensus on various issues” relevant to the learner. (Finn Miller, 2010, p. 4).  Building on the instructional shifts in the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards, you will have the opportunity to analyze and apply the new English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards’ integrated approach to instructional planning. Facilitator: Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Lighthearted Learning Follow Up assistance will be provided by Janet Isserlis and Nazneen Rahman. Registration at 8:30am, Training is from 9am to 3pm.   Lunch will be provided (with support from RITELL!) Two sessions available:  August 30th: for Teachers with Beginning Levels of English Language Learners Register Here! August 31st: for Teachers with Intermediate and Advanced Levels of English Language Learners Register Here! The Core Skills Partnership is Hiring an Employer Liaison! The Employer Liaison will provide leadership and management of all aspects of RI Core Skills Partnership.  This position will manage activities, administrative and programmatic, and be responsible for the coordination and completion of projects under the supervision of RI Core Skills Partnership Leadership Team members. This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to help enhance and expand an employer-responsive system providing Core Skills (Adult Education) worksite classes. This is a newly funded full time position with benefits. The initial Real Pathways grant period is through June 30, 2018, with the possibility of extension. The salary range is between $40,000 and $50,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Employer Liaison Posting Annual RI Adult Education Conference:  March 8, 2018 at CCRI Warwick Campus!!! Call for Proposals Form PDC Calendar of Events Contact: Jill Holloway, Director / jholloway@riaepdc.org Sue Grundy, Administrative Assistant/Google G-Suite Certified Administrator / info@riaepdc.org Copyright © 2017 RI Adult Education Professional Development Center, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at the time of any registration. Our mailing address is: RI Adult Education Professional Development Center 144 Bignall St Warwick, RI 02888 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences