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One of the simplest ways to reach your audience of learners is to meet them where they already are. Why recreate the wheel when partnerships can run smoother by developing solutions that integrate seamlessly with solutions already being used? That's what our client Maryland Center for History & Culture did when they sought to increase partnerships and participation in their Historical Investigative Portal. With the use of LTI, local school districts are able to seamlessly access these supplemental programs to enhance their studies. https://lnkd.in/gi5g9AZx

"There was a student whose story was just like mine...[the ad] said 'Make Someday Today,' and I signed up for classes the next day." Love the power of this story from Atheena Martinez, an adult student at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona. Atheena's story highlights why National Skills Coalition does the work we do: ✅ Digital equity: She describes the challenges of using a cell phone to complete college classes, until she got a loaner laptop from Pima ✅ Integrated Education and Training (IET): Atheena explains the power of a program model that allows students to obtain a GED/high school equivalency while simultaneously earning an industry-recognized credential ✅ Creative approaches to financial aid: Atheena's story illustrates the importance of financial aid for high-quality shorter term programs -- something that Pima temporarily solved by blending WIOA and other funding streams, but could be permanently solved if Congress passes Short-Term Pell. ✅ Parents as role models: I love the photo of Atheena's son trying on her graduation cap and gown! Over and over, we hear how parents' motivation for returning to school is to set a good example for their children and to inspire them. It's so beautiful to see this in action. https://lnkd.in/eKqXmMxV ✅

This is the first thing I have ever posted on this site. I am sorry it has to be about this. On March 1st of this year I graduation from the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin, TX. CCRC is a vocational training center for blind adults to learn the skills needed for a blind adult to live independently & return to work if they desire. Ostensibly the goal is for all students that go there to enter/re-enter the workforce. The facility is ran by the Texas Workforce Commission's Vocational Rehabilitation department under the Texas Department of Health & Human Services. My own experience at CCRC was great. I feel I got what I needed from my training. I am employeed & on a career path I am passionate about. I will soon begin classes at Texas State University w/ a goal of eventually attending law school. Unfortunatley not everyone has the same experience. While there. I heard from several fellow students about cases of racial profiling/discrimination. Many Black students are rushed thru their program. Sometimes they are inexplicably denied courses that every student is supposed to recieve. There are also cases of students, not just Black students, who are told they cannot progress further because they "failed" the final assessment of a technology course. They are not told what they missed. They are not given the chance to continue training or to re-assess. Concerns about personal safety while out in the community are often dismissed. Several female students related to me stories of men inappropriately touching them w/o consent on their orientation & mobility outings. They are frequently told sighted individuals will always be there to help. Even inside the center, there are reports that go unheeded about attempts to get female students drunk in order to take advantage of them. While I was there, we had several outbreaks of COVID. Students were pressured to return to their class schedule while sick. Sometimes forced to break quarantine & spread the illness further. I am sharing this video from Youtube from my friend & fellow former student Terry Thomas. He gives a brief overview of his experience including being forced to "graduate" before his program was complete & being escorted out of the building by armed guard w/o the opportunity to pack his belongings. Terry did nothing to deserve this. He was loved by students & instructors alike. He has posted 2 more videos of much longer length that go into more detail w/ reciepts. I will be sharing those as I finish watching them. Please give this a watch & share it. So far it has received some attention from Texas Workforce, but we are not seeing any responsibility being acknowledged by TWC. We do not believe anything will change until they are made to see that it gets widespread attention from important figures.

Why not... Go on a bear hunt! Children love using their imagination and going on adventures. Head to the playground and take a teddy to go on an adventure. Hide the teddy and then go on a hunt using the repeating phrases from the well-known story "We’re going on a bear hunt." You can use this to teach prepositions, words that tell you where things are e.g. under, on, above, below, next to. Click the link to hear the story: https://lnkd.in/eXKniJfX #EveryChildaReader #learntoread #earlyliteracy #earlylearning #prepositions #teachyourchildren #literacy

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Today's fantastic quote is from this month's Star School, Theale Green School! 🌟 We interviewed Higher Level Learning Mentor, Rebecca Wilson, to get her thoughts on using the Lexia program with her pupils. Read the full interview here → https://buff.ly/3Xclqyk #LiteracyForAll #LiteracySuccess #StudentAchievement #StudentSuccess

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