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See How These Educators Are Using Classroom Tech to Maximize Teaching and Learning
This resource features five masterclasses hosted by Digital Promise Leaders. Threaded throughout are OTAN resources which complement them.
California Prison Programs and Reentry Pathways
The Public Policy Institute of California, (PPIC), released a full report about programs found in prisons and reentry pathways. “In 2005, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was given a rehabilitative mission, which included providing programs to reduce recidivism by addressing the needs of imprisoned people.” “This report examined “how effectively the agency...delivered on this mission by describing the education, employment and rehabilitative programs available to people released from prison between 2015 and 2019, assessing program participation, and mapping underlying trends in recidivism outcomes.” In many cases, it’s an adult school where a reentry student seeks help to continue their education.
Election 2024 Interactive Voting Guide
If you wonder about how to teach this year’s Election in your classroom, consult ProLiteracy’s resources. This year’s offerings include:
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of August 19
Thursday, August 22, 12:45-3:00 ET | Flyer link: An Open Conference on Digital Education: IDEAL Edtech Innovations | Open and free half-day conference helps participants deepen their knowledge about digital education for adult learners through lightning talks or EdTech Maker Space focused on GenAI
Google Voice Typing
An amazing tool accessed in Google Docs and Slides is the Type & edit with your voice. It has come a long way since its inception with each additional iteration making the tool more accurate and easier to use. Accessibility is for everyone, and this tool allows a person’s voice to type and edit in Google Docs and add speaker notes and captions in Google Slides. This feature works in the latest version of Chrome, Edge and Safari. If this feature is not enabled in your organization, then it may need to be turned on by your administrator.
Access to Powerful Technology as a Catalyst for Career Pathway Engagement
This paper “explored the opportunities and affordances presented when historically and systemically excluded (HSE) youth gain access to high-powered technology and tools in their school environment through an innovative program.” Access to good paying STEM jobs is predicated upon effective school to career pathways. Often among excluded HSE youth effective school to career pathways do not exist.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of August 12
Thursday, August 22, 12:45-3:00 ET | Flyer link: An Open Conference on Digital Education: IDEAL Edtech Innovations | Open and free half-day conference helps participants deepen their knowledge about digital education for adult learners through lightning talks or EdTech Maker Space focused on GenAI Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information. Schedule time to plan and discuss Canvas adoption aecanvas@scoe.net
Student Voice Project: Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines facilitate planning for learner variability. While adult educators quite often anticipate how lessons can be altered for differentiation, there might be ways to pre-plan for learning which add student voice and choice.
A National Skills Coalition Series on Jobs, Skills Training and the Economy
The National Skills Coalition surveyed American workers about their thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence) and work.