CALIFORNIA ADULT LITERACY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

CALPRO offers two types of online training in real time, interactive Online Workshops and Webinars.

Online Workshops

In these synchronous trainings, participants come together to attend typically two online meetings, which are formatted into 90-minute blocks separated by a week or two; these trainings include interim assignments and application activities that support the transfer of learning and implementation of new skills beyond the online meetings. Highly interactive, these online workshops in real time share the same objectives and research basis as their corresponding CALPRO face–to–face workshops.

Topics

The following workshops are offered in 2011–12:

• Integrated and Contextualized Workforce Skills for the Classroom, Session 1: Transferable Skills for the Workplace

  How can you prepare your learners to succeed in the workforce? Find out what employers say are essential skills for today's workforce. This session shows you how to connect transferable skills in the ESL ABE, and ASE classroom to the workplace.

• Integrated and Contextualized Workforce Skills for the ABE/ASE Classroom, Session 2: Contextualized Instructional Strategies

  How can you integrate and contextualize your instruction? Find out what contextualized instruction is and how it benefits your learners to succeed in the workforce. This session offers examples of contextualizing ABE/ASE instruction easily by using workplace activities and forms.

• Integrated and Contextualized Workforce Skills for the ESL Classroom, Session 2: Contextualized Instructional Strategies

  How can you integrate and contextualize your instruction? Find out what contextualized instruction is and how it benefits your learners to succeed in the workforce. This session offers examples of contextualizing ESL instruction easily by using workplace activities and forms.

• Teaching Critical Thinking Series

  Learn how to help your students become better critical thinkers, problem solvers and decision makers.

  • –Session 1: Critical Thinking and Metacognition

    Session 1, Critical Thinking and Metacognition helps teachers move students beyond simple knowledge to greater understanding of what you are teaching. This workshop demonstrates methods for teaching critical thinking skills and for planning instructional activities that encourage and require students to think critically.

  • –Session 2: Problem Solving and Decision Making

    Session 2, Problem Solving and Decision Making presents the basic steps to problem solving and decision-making. You will explore strategies for helping your students apply critical thinking to their lives both in and out of the classroom.

  • –Implementing Critical Thinking Strategies

    Implementing Critical Thinking Strategies is a follow-up session that supports educators as they try out new instructional strategies and skills presented in Sessions 1 and 2.

Technical Requirements

To join these online trainings, participants need:

• A computer with high-speed Internet access (DSL, cable, T-1, etc.)
• Speakers (or a headset) to hear the facilitator
• Optional: A microphone connected to your computer or a headset allows you to speak and be heard, but is not required. Participants without a mic can type comments and ask questions at any time.

Schedule and Registration

For a schedule of workshops, registration, and additional information, visit the CALPRO Event Calendar or sign up to get an e-mail announcement when registration opens for online workshops in real-time.

Participant Feedback

Since introducing these online trainings in real time in spring 2010, more than 230 adult educators have participated in them. Find out what participants have said about these workshops in Participant Feedback.