Webinars from The Centre for Literacy
In response to demand after the Fall 2011 Institute, Professor Steve Reder, Portland State University and Mr. Patrick Bussière, Director, Learning Policy Research Division, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) will offer webinars in February 2012.
February 8, 2012 – 13:30 – 15:00 (EST)
Participation, Proficiency and Practice: What the research says
Professor Steve Reder will present findings from his decade-long Longitudinal Study of Adult basic Learners (LSAL) on the impacts of programs on their lives and the implications for LES policy and Practice.
February 15, 2012 – 11:30 – 13:00 (EST) – ENGLISH
February 16, 2012 – 11:30 – 13:00 (EST) – FRENCH
Mr. Patrick Bussière will present an outline of the PIAAC Survey (Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) and what LES programs can learn from the findings and the Canadian demographic information.
How to participate:
Send an email with your coordinates including your telephone number to:
Paul Beaulieu – library@centreforliteracy.qc.ca
AND
Indicate in your email which webinar you would like to attend
Featured Events
If you can read, you can tutor. Teachers on Wheels will be holding a tutor-training workshop on Saturday, May 26th. Call Tom Dawe for details at 738-3975.
May 26, 2012–all day
Montreal
Enduring WLES models have been developed and implemented in specific geographic locations, such as Nova Scotia and Manitoba, in defined job sectors, such as the construction industry in British Columbia, and in organizational milieus, such as hospitals, in the UK. Why have some models endured? Why have they not been directly transferrable to other settings? What lessons can be learned? www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/sites/default/files/SUM_INSTITUTE_2012.pdf
June 27, 2012–all day
