April 2017

Post date: Apr 14, 2017 7:19:03 AM

Disability Law

Take notes from these two videos about how children with learning issues should be treated in schools: PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2:32) and PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (5:7).

Spelling Opportunity

Here's a site that will let you practice spelling many different words.

Writing Opportunity

The Change Agent is calling for stories written by adult learners. Write 200-1000 words. They pay $50 stipends to adult education students whose work is accepted for publication. Deadline May 4, 2017. SAMPLE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

• What opportunities do you see in your workplace for advancing to a better job and better wages?

• What career pathway have you identified for yourself? Why did you choose this one? How is your adult education program supporting you on this path?

• Is your education program focused on helping you prepare for work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of education that is focused mostly on work-readiness? Are there other topics you’d like to study in your education program?

• Describe a way you have changed jobs at work or made a career move. How did you get the training? What supports did you use? What was most useful to you as you tried to make a change?

• From your own observations of jobs that are available in the U.S., what are the most important steps we can take to make sure we are paid a living wage?

• How satisfied are you with the career pathway you chose? How does it compare to your expectations? Are your skills and talents used well in this career?

Stories

World Education published stories written by adult education students from around the world. Read some of them here.

Listen to stories about 5 refugees and how they learn English through Carlos Rosario Public Charter School.

COABE lists these success stories by adult learners from across the US.

ADD

This presentation gives you one idea about what it is like to have ADD. Is this what it is like for you?

This presentation tells you about the three types of ADD. Which one are you?

ADD and how to get organized. Which strategies could work for you?

This video shows how you can use a bullet journal.