
ERIC Number: ED408419
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 242
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Professional Development Capacity Building in Pennsylvania's Regional Staff Development Program: The "WorkNet" Project. Final Report [and] WorkNet Workplace Literacy Trainer's Guide.
Carman, Priscilla S.
These two documents are products of a project to improve the capability of the Pennsylvania Regional Staff Development Centers to provide current, research-based workplace literacy training and technical assistance to adult basic and literacy education programs. The final report describes these project activities: development of training materials for participants to use in staff development activities; development of resource databases; provision and evaluation of two 5-hour train-the-trainer sessions; and technical assistance. Appendices composing over half the report contain the following: the needs assessment, participants' resource notebook materials, correspondence, project newsletter, meeting agendas, surveys, evaluations, and press release. The second document is a trainer's guide for anyone who provides training, information, or technical assistance to workplace literacy providers. An overview illustrates the need for workplace literacy programs. Section 2 addresses how and why providers must market their services to the business community and funding options to support programs. Section 3 discusses building and maintaining effective partnerships and tips for working with businesses and unions. Section 4 focuses on curriculum options, recruitment, learner assessment, and program evaluation. Sections 1-4 are divided into two or three topics. For each topic, these components are included: background reading, resource materials list, training ideas, suggested in-depth readings, overhead transparency masters, and worksheets. Section 5 is a glossary. Section 6 contains lists of newsletters, resource organizations, electronic resources, curriculum resources, resource persons and includes an extensive bibliography. (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Literacy Education, Material Development, Program Development, Program Evaluation, School Business Relationship, Staff Development, Student Evaluation, Teaching Guides, Technical Assistance, Trainers, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education.
Authoring Institution: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy.
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