Search Results: digital
Science-Based Stories & Hands-On Experiments to Engage Families & Advance Literacy Skills
“The project-based learning (PBL) approach was really helpful in setting some concrete goals and stopping to evaluate along the way. Projects never go according to plan so having the time to think through and pivot when needed was essential.” Team SHINE: Super Scientist Family Literacy by Vici Garber… Read More
From the VDOE: Civics Education as a Critical Component of Adult Education
A key outcome of participation in adult education is that students are empowered to be more engaged in and informed about their roles as parents, employees, and community members. Civics education is a critical component of all levels and types of adult education, preparing students to engage in respectful… Read More
Lifelong Learning: A Key to Creating Healthier Communities
by Aaron Boush Most of us have a pretty good idea of what good health looks like—and what it doesn’t. But the picture of health is made up of more than just what you eat, how much exercise you get, and whether or not you… Read More
Workforce is a Team Sport
by Kaystyle Madden “It is in our best interest, especially at this time, to become familiar with all the available resources in our local communities.” Remember when digital literacy was just a part of the curriculum? Enter Pandemic 2020, and now it is a prerequisite. The world has gone… Read More
#GoOPENVA
Educators are always trying new ideas and new approaches to reach their students. Student circumstances shift, technology evolves, and research reveals new insights. As much professional learning as any one teacher does, it is hard to stay abreast AND create new materials to support new work. Read More
Meeting the Challenge of Online Learning Disparities for Adult Learners
At CORE, we asked ourselves, “if not now, when?” by Donna Walker James Issues of digital disparity have never been so stark. Just logging into a home computer and working from home is now so obviously a luxury reserved for those with broadband, a computer,… Read More
Leading the Charge of Distance & Blended Learning
by Sharon Hetland In 2019, Amy Judd, program manager of Region 7, wrote an Innovation and Opportunity Grant applying for funds to develop a site plan to implement distance education. The awarded funds were used to engage in a professional learning circle with the IDEAL Consortium,… Read More
Empowering Teachers and Learners by Teaching Skills that Matter
by Hillary Major 9-5-3. Those numbers speak to the heart of Teaching the Skills that Matter in Adult Education (TSTM), a federally funded project that focuses on improving adult education and literacy instruction as a means of helping adult learners acquire the skills they need for… Read More
The PRACEP Para Pathway
by Virginia (Ginger) Hilleary Three years ago, Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education Programs’ (PRACEP) Regional Specialist exclaimed, “We need to have a Plugged-In cohort this year!” There was only one problem: what were we going to do? Other regions had Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and welding and Commercial Driver’s… Read More
Growing a Partnership: SHINE and Middle River Regional Jail
by Vici Garber In August of 2017, Shenandoah Initiative for Adult Education (SHINE) decided to focus on the previously untapped population—citizens reentering the local community. Through an established partnership with the local Probation & Parole office, SHINE was able to connect with John Lilly, the program director at… Read More