OTAN News Latest OTAN News Content http://www.otan.us en-us Education Adult Education Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:09 PST Oakland Adult Education Retains Funding Fri, 24 May 2013 16:11 PST Credit: Drake Talk Oakland Plans to shut down Oakland's adult... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4370 Governor's May Budget Revision Leaves Some Adult Educators and Assembly Members Concerned Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31 PST In what the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) is calling "a dramatic turn of events," California Governor Jerry Brown has dropped a proposal to shift... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4369 Pilot for GED Academy Seat Licenses Wed, 22 May 2013 09:57 PST A limited number of seat licenses and practice tests will be made available to Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (AEFLA) funded Adult Education agencies... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4367 Stomp Into Summer with OTAN's Online Boot Camp Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00 PST OTAN is offering two weeks of free professional development from June 17 - June 28. Choose from more than 35 workshops focused on technology integration, online/blended teaching, productivity... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4368 OTAC and TIMAC Applications Now Open Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11 PST OTAN's two popular academies are opening their doors to teacher candidates for 10 spots each for the 2013-14 school year. These year-long professional development projects support adult education agency efforts to... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4365 Toyota and National Center for Family Literacy Launch $10 Million Initiative Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22 PST New initiative kicks off by accepting grant applications from local organizations to further family learning beyond the classroom and into homes and communities Toyota and the National Center for Family... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4366 Improving Access to Persons with Limited English Proficiency Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01 PST In August 2000 an Executive Order was issued by then President Bill Clinton requiring... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4363 May 2013 Issues of OTAN's Administrators' and Teacher's Digests are Available Tue, 14 May 2013 10:56 PST OTAN has two online digests that have been keeping adult educators informed about professional development and training opportunities, valuable teaching resources, and adult education trends for more than five years. The latest... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4364 ESL Insights - Is Technology Changing Your Brain? Mon, 13 May 2013 09:01 PST We are once again highlighting KQED Education's recently launched blog for ESL educators and... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4362 California Department of Education to hold public hearings on changes to equivalency test regulations Thu, 09 May 2013 15:55 PST The California Department of Education (CDE ) staff, on behalf of the State Board of Education (SBE), will hold a public hearing on amendments... /index.cfm?fuseaction=othernews&Newsid=4361