Tutoring Routines Now Available

A new feature on the PAAER Tutors page offers a set of resources to your tutors for their immediate use. These tutoring routines are flexible instructional methods that volunteer tutors can use daily or weekly, adjusting the content as needed to meet the needs of their student(s). Tutors can incorporate one or two of the routines into their lessons, and classroom aides can use routines with individuals or groups of students as directed by the lead instructor.

Tutoring routines are standards-aligned and provide students with structured, regular practice of key academic skills. There are currently nine routines listed and more are planned for the future. Each routine offers the tutor's material as a PDF and the student's material in both PDF and Word format.

You can learn more about how tutors can utilize tutoring routines in the PD Portal course, "Tutor Training Module: Tutoring Routines."

Relationship Building Among Students

This Edutopia article, Three Fun Relationship-Building Activities for Older Students, emphasizes the importance and value in building social connections and comfort among your students. Three fun and simple activities will get students talking and connecting and can be used as an ice-breaker, as a reward, or as a method to build relationships and trust.

Professional Learning for Adult Education and Family Literacy Staff

Staff at PDE-funded adult education and family literacy agencies can view a list of upcoming courses now available for enrollment in the PD Portal. For more information about any of these courses, please visit the PD Portal, open the course catalog, and review the syllabus. If you are interested in enrolling in a course, please consult with your in-house professional development specialist (IHPDS) to determine if the course meets your professional learning goals.

Call for Presentation Proposals

The 2024 Families Learning Conference will be held on November 18-20, in Louisville, Kentucky. The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) is looking for family learning professionals to present best practices, strategies, and resources to help families succeed in accomplishing their learning and career goals. The call for proposals is open now through Monday, April 15. Learn more online.

PAACE Conference is Coming!

The 2024 Conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education (PAACE) is fast approaching on April 14-16, in Pittsburgh. The conference website has all the information that you need to prepare: the overall conference schedule, the specific session schedule, parking information for the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square, and even information to sign up to volunteer at the conference.

The job postings below are for adult basic education programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and, at least in part, by WIOA Title II funds. You can also find the postings on the PAAER website. To post a job, please email the job advertisement to mjmanfred@tiu11.org. 

• Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy

Visit PAAER.org for the latest PA adult education news and resources. Recent additions to the site include:

• eData Access Database Template Performance Reports
• Updates to the Tutors page including Tutoring Routines
• Draft 22-23 Agency Performance Data

• PAACE Conference - April 14-16, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA

• ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education - October 6-9, 2024, Baltimore, MD

State and national organizations' newsletters are listed below and may be of interest to you. To receive the most recent editions by email, please subscribe directly to the newsletter. 

Families Learning, News of the Week, National Center for Families Learning

Features information and resources for family literacy, early childhood education, and parent education.

Mar. 15 | Mar. 1 | Feb. 22

COABE Connects, Digital Equity, Coalition On Adult Basic Education

Features national information, resources, and initiatives for adult basic education.

Mar. 13 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 6 | Mar. 1

World Education/U.S.

Features resources and information from World Education projects, including EdTech Center News, The Change Agent, College for Adults, E-Learning, LINCS Region 1 Professional Development Center, National College Transition Network, and many others. 

Mar. 6 | Mar. 4 | Feb. 28 | Feb. 23 | Feb. 21