OTAN News Latest OTAN News Content http://www.otan.us en-us Education Adult Education Wed, 16 May 2012 14:36:21 PST New OTAN Online Tool for Teachers Wed, 16 May 2012 09:33 PST Image courtesy of TPACK. OTAN has long provided resources on our Web site for teachers to use in the classroom. Now we have released a new tool called... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4191 Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) Report on District Spending Tue, 15 May 2012 15:44 PST The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), an independent agency that provides information to the legislature on policy issues, has issued its latest three year report, Update on... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4190 New Research Report on Improving Adult Literacy Instruction Thu, 10 May 2012 15:37 PST The National Research Council (NRC) (www) has released a new report, Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research (www). The report recommends a program of... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4189 Promise Neighborhoods Round 3 Competition Announced Mon, 07 May 2012 09:04 PST Education Secretary Arne Duncan making Promise Neighborhoods announcement in Sept. 2010. | U.S. Dept. of Education photo The U.S. Department of Education has released the 2012 <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html"... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4188 New Course Approval Form Now Live Wed, 02 May 2012 12:09 PST The new A-22 Course Approval System can now be accessed from the California Adult Education Online Application and Reporting site (www). You will need your agency logon name and password to access the form. If you need help... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4187 Kristi Reyes' Web-based Activities: 'The Change Agent' for Reading, Critical Thinking, and Teaching About Social Issues Tue, 01 May 2012 11:13 PST The latest addition to OTAN's extensive list of Web-based classroom activities is on how to use The Change Agent (www), a Web-based social justice newspaper with articles based... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4186 Online Discussion on Teacher Effectiveness in Adult Education Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:38 PST The national Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) (www) will host a two-part discussion of Teacher Effectiveness in Adult Education (www), on the Professional Development Discussion... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4185 Department of Labor Offers Resources for Career Pathway Systems Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:27 PST The Career Pathways Initiative (www), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, encourages state and local collaborative efforts to develop career pathways at... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4184 New Consultant in The Adult Education Office Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:20 PST Dr. Shadidi Sia-Maat is a new arrival to the Adult Education Office at the California Department of Education (CDE). He will replace Neil Kelly as the consultant for Region... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4183 Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor Release Joint Career Pathways Letter Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:47 PST OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier shows the joint career pathways letter at the April 4, 2012, meeting of state directors of adult education in Washington, D.C. Pictured,... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4182