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Hi everyone,
I wanted to share with you what COABE is doing for AEFL Week
http://www.coabe.org/aefl-week/ . In particular, those of you on Twitter
might wish to join us in the twitter campaign online here
http://www.coabe.org/aefl-week-tweets and pasted below. The tweets are
from Tom Sticht's "ABCs of Investing in Adult Education" and we're actually
starting the tweeting now through 9/26.
Also new is the Keys to Success Campaign, which encourages students and
practitioners to post a picture of their key to success in adult education
to COABE's Facebook page. Incentives include drawings for a conference
registration and phone chargers.
Please help us to get the word out and I look forward to seeing you in
Twitter!
Best ~ Jackie
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The ABC's of Investing in Adult Education-In 140 Characters or Less!
With thanks to Tom Sticht, COABE is publishing tweets Mr. Sticht has
prepared using his well-known ABC's of Investing in Adult Education. Tweet
one-per-day starting September 1st-26th to help raise awareness of adult
literacy.
A
* An investment in #AdultEdu produces "double duty dollars" & improves
skills for work, home & community. #COABE #AEFLWeek (122 characters)
B
* Better educated parents tend to produce better educated children.
#COABE #AEFLWeek #FamLit (92 characters)
C
* Child & #AdultEdu form "multiple life cycles" of education as
parents transfer language & literacy to children. #COABE #AEFLWeek (130
characters)
D
* Develop integrated basic skills & work skills programs for
cost-effective paths to higher paying jobs for adults. #COABE #AEFLWeek
#wkdev (139 characters)
E
* Educating adult learners improves self-esteem & cost-effectively
provides mental health outcomes along with literacy. #COABE #AEFLWeek (136
characters)
F
* Federal funds for #AdultEdu < $365/student; funds for Head Start >
$7K /student. This is unfair and unjust. #COABE #AEFLWeek (126 characters)
G
* Globalization means America's adults must compete globally; adult
workplace literacy programs help workers compete #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev
(140 characters)
H
* #HealthLit programs can increase adults' understanding of medical
problems & contribute to medical cost-savings. #COABE #AEFLWeek (131
characters)
I
* Intergenerational transfer to children of motivation for learning
occurs when parents engage in #literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134
characters)
J
* Just-in-time basic skills education in workplaces has helped adults
keep jobs from being lost to foreign competition. #COABE #AEFLWeek (136
characters)
K
* Knowledge is as important as skill development & grows fast in adult
functional context literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek (125 characters)
L
* Literacy education in adulthood is an important contributor to
success in pre-school programs in childhood. #COABE #AEFLWeek #FamLit (134
characters)
M
* Military chaplains at Valley Forge, Pa. taught the ABC's to
illiterate soldiers in the War for Independence, 1777. #COABE #AEFLWeek
(133 characters)
N
* Navy R&D found that each $1 invested in basic skills training
returned $14-$22 in recruitment & training savings. #COABE #AEFLWeek (132
characters)
O
* Organizational improvements in recruitment & job productivity have
resulted from workplace literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (135
characters)
P
* Promoting the #AdultEdu & Literacy System (AELS) of the U.S. should
be a major activity for business & industry. #COABE #AEFLWeek (131
characters)
Q
* Quantitative & qualitative data show that adult literacy education
has led to the growth of democracy in our nation. #COABE #AEFLWeek (135
characters)
R
* Renewed commitment to adult literacy education by policymakers will
return benefits to children & the #workforce. #COABE #AEFLWeek (132
characters)
S
* Social inclusion w/increased social justice requires that
investments in adult literacy education be increased. #COABE #AEFLWeek
#AdultEdu (140 characters)
T
* Training programs w/functional context designs can help adults move
quickly from poverty into well-paying jobs. #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (137
characters)
U
* Under-educated adults are presently under-served by a grossly
under-funded & marginalized #AdultEdu system. #COABE #AEFLWeek (126
characters)
V
* Volunteers serving adult literacy needs ought to be reinforced by
even greater numbers of FT, paid teachers. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (137
characters)
W
* Women's literacy education is of special importance in producing
more secondary school & college graduates. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (136
characters)
X
* Xenophobia-fear/hatred of strangers/foreigners-is fought every day
in the Adult Literacy & Education System of U.S. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134
characters)
Y
* Young adults can receive literacy education & improve their own life
chances & those of children they may have. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (140
characters)
Z
* Zest & zeal for life & a greater chance for success in pursuing
happiness are intangibles resulting from #AdultEdu. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134
characters)
Thanks for sharing, Jackie.
What are other groups/individuals doing?
BTW, House and Senate resolutions recognizing AEFL week are in the works. Like last year, a bit late, but better late then never. I’ll forward co-sponsor info to the list as soon as I have it.
Jeff
Jeff Carter
—
President, National Coalition for Literacy
http://national-coalition-literacy.org
General Contact Info —
jcarter@literacypolicy.org or jeffcrtr@gmail.org
Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org
Cell: (202) 374-4387
On Sep 1, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Jackie Taylor jackie@jataylor.net wrote:
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share with you what COABE is doing for AEFL Week http://www.coabe.org/aefl-week/. In particular, those of you on Twitter might wish to join us in the twitter campaign online here http://www.coabe.org/aefl-week-tweets and pasted below. The tweets are from Tom Sticht’s “ABCs of Investing in Adult Education” and we’re actually starting the tweeting now through 9/26.
Also new is the Keys to Success Campaign, which encourages students and practitioners to post a picture of their key to success in adult education to COABE’s Facebook page. Incentives include drawings for a conference registration and phone chargers.
Please help us to get the word out and I look forward to seeing you in Twitter!
Best ~ Jackie
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The ABC’s of Investing in Adult Education–In 140 Characters or Less!
With thanks to Tom Sticht, COABE is publishing tweets Mr. Sticht has prepared using his well-known ABC’s of Investing in Adult Education. Tweet one-per-day starting September 1st-26th to help raise awareness of adult literacy.
A
An investment in #AdultEdu produces "double duty dollars" & improves skills for work, home & community. #COABE #AEFLWeek (122 characters)
B
Better educated parents tend to produce better educated children. #COABE #AEFLWeek #FamLit (92 characters)
C
Child & #AdultEdu form "multiple life cycles" of education as parents transfer language & literacy to children. #COABE #AEFLWeek (130 characters)
D
Develop integrated basic skills & work skills programs for cost-effective paths to higher paying jobs for adults. #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (139 characters)
E
Educating adult learners improves self-esteem & cost-effectively provides mental health outcomes along with literacy. #COABE #AEFLWeek (136 characters)
F
Federal funds for #AdultEdu < $365/student; funds for Head Start > $7K /student. This is unfair and unjust. #COABE #AEFLWeek (126 characters)
G
Globalization means America's adults must compete globally; adult workplace literacy programs help workers compete #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (140 characters)
H
#HealthLit programs can increase adults' understanding of medical problems & contribute to medical cost-savings. #COABE #AEFLWeek (131 characters)
I
Intergenerational transfer to children of motivation for learning occurs when parents engage in #literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134 characters)
J
Just-in-time basic skills education in workplaces has helped adults keep jobs from being lost to foreign competition. #COABE #AEFLWeek (136 characters)
K
Knowledge is as important as skill development & grows fast in adult functional context literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek (125 characters)
L
Literacy education in adulthood is an important contributor to success in pre-school programs in childhood. #COABE #AEFLWeek #FamLit (134 characters)
M
Military chaplains at Valley Forge, Pa. taught the ABC's to illiterate soldiers in the War for Independence, 1777. #COABE #AEFLWeek (133 characters)
N
Navy R&D found that each $1 invested in basic skills training returned $14-$22 in recruitment & training savings. #COABE #AEFLWeek (132 characters)
O
Organizational improvements in recruitment & job productivity have resulted from workplace literacy programs. #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (135 characters)
P
Promoting the #AdultEdu & Literacy System (AELS) of the U.S. should be a major activity for business & industry. #COABE #AEFLWeek (131 characters)
Q
Quantitative & qualitative data show that adult literacy education has led to the growth of democracy in our nation. #COABE #AEFLWeek (135 characters)
R
Renewed commitment to adult literacy education by policymakers will return benefits to children & the #workforce. #COABE #AEFLWeek (132 characters)
S
Social inclusion w/increased social justice requires that investments in adult literacy education be increased. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (140 characters)
T
Training programs w/functional context designs can help adults move quickly from poverty into well-paying jobs. #COABE #AEFLWeek #wkdev (137 characters)
U
Under-educated adults are presently under-served by a grossly under-funded & marginalized #AdultEdu system. #COABE #AEFLWeek (126 characters)
V
Volunteers serving adult literacy needs ought to be reinforced by even greater numbers of FT, paid teachers. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (137 characters)
W
Women's literacy education is of special importance in producing more secondary school & college graduates. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (136 characters)
X
Xenophobia-fear/hatred of strangers/foreigners-is fought every day in the Adult Literacy & Education System of U.S. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134 characters)
Y
Young adults can receive literacy education & improve their own life chances & those of children they may have. #COABE #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu (140 characters)
Z
Zest & zeal for life & a greater chance for success in pursuing happiness are intangibles resulting from #AdultEdu. #COABE #AEFLWeek (134 characters)
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