RSS FeedsFacilitated Asynchronous Courses
Facilitated Training in Real Time
Self-Assessments and Individual PD Plans
Located on the CALPRO Web site, the Virtual Workrooms provide adult educators with instant access to research–based professional development resources on a particular topic.
In 2011–12, educators may visit Virtual Workrooms and an associated e-CoP on three topics:
- Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors
- Virtual Workroom on Workforce Readiness
- Virtual Workroom on Best Practices in ABE Reading Instruction
Companion Electronic Community of Practice (e-CoP)
Each Virtual Workroom has a discussion area in CALPRO’s electronic Community of Practice (e-CoP), a separate Web site located at http://calproecop.groupsite.com. The e-CoP is open to all eligible adult educators, i.e., those who are currently employed by programs that receive funding through the California Department of Education, Adult Education Office.
The mission of the CALPRO e-CoP is to expand the professional knowledge of adult educators through an exchange of practitioner wisdom that ultimately results in increased student learning. Whether they are engaging in e-CoP discussions, attending e-CoP Webinars, sharing their own resources or accessing new ones from the e-CoP or the companion Virtual Workrooms, CALPRO encourages its e-CoP members to begin their professional learning with a thoughtful consideration of their students' current abilities, needs, and goals, and continue to keep the student's perspective in sharp focus throughout their professional learning activities.
Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors
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The Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors offers a wide variety of professional resources organized around five central challenges in multilevel instruction: needs assessment, lesson planning, group work, materials, and evaluation. Intended Audience
Teachers often see variation in skill-level across an entire class or within an individual student (e.g., a fairly fluent speaker may be a struggling reader or writer). Click Sample Resources to view a summary of professional development resources found in the Virtual Workroom. Getting StartedLog in to the Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors, using the Login box on the right. (You may use the same log–in credentials you have used for registering for other CALPRO Events or the other Virtual Workroom.) |
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Virtual Workroom on Workforce Readiness
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Federal and state policy and funding practices clearly identify workforce readiness as a top priority for adult education, including adult literacy instruction. Toward that end, the Virtual Workroom on Workforce Readiness provides adult educators of ABE, ASE, and ESL programs with a range of professional development resources focusing on three areas:
A companion electronic Community of Practice promotes an exchange of practitioner wisdom in these three areas. Click Sample Resources to view a summary of professional development resources found in the Virtual Workroom. Getting StartedLog in to the Virtual Workroom on Workforce Readiness, using the Login box on the right. (You may use the same log–in credentials you have used for registering for other CALPRO Events or the other Virtual Workroom.) |
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Virtual Workroom on Best Practices in ABE Reading Instruction
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The Virtual Workroom on Best Practices in ABE Reading Instruction will provide educators of adult basic education programs with a range of professional development resources focusing on three areas:
Intended Audience
While the context for many examples is reading instruction, several of the best practices can be applied equally effectively in teaching writing or numeracy to ABE learners. Click Sample Resources to view a summary of professional development resources found in the Virtual Workroom. Getting StartedLog in to the Virtual Workroom on Best Practices in ABE Reading Instruction, using the Login box on the right. (You may use the same log–in credentials you have used for registering for other CALPRO Events or the other Virtual Workroom.) |
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