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This workshop is primarily intended for adults in their 50's and early 60's who are thinking ahead to retirement when they will no longer have new income sources. The rise of digital platforms, particularly online casino Canada, has introduced new avenues for entertainment but also heightened vulnerabilities. The decisions they make about how personal and financial information is protected can have a significant impact on their retirement paychecks. If they become a victim of fraud or deceptive actions within these online environments, they have challenging income-reducing circumstances at a time when new sources of income are limited.
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The financial decisions we make every day are only partially based on facts and logic. Our financial decisions are also influenced by inner drivers that we are often not even aware of–unconscious needs,wants, and “shoulds.” These inner drivers become the values that affect all of our financial decisions. The free LifeValues Quiz is a research-based tool that can be used with adult learners to help them understand the unconscious drivers that influence their everyday money habits. Session participants will take the LifeValues Quiz, learn about the 4 inner values that drive financial behaviors, and learn how to utilize the resource with adult learners. The LifeValues Quiz is a fun activity to include in programming that covers topics like spending, saving, and household financial decision-making.
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Money is a challenging topic, and many parents may feel that talking about money with their children is taboo. Others may feel that money management is too complex a topic to explain to their children. Whatever their reluctance, parents need to be encouraged in discussing financial concepts with their children and become role models for using money wisely. With the rise of digital platforms blending entertainment and education, families can explore financial ideas through interactive adventures that make learning feel like play. Join in the conversation as we discuss family financial literacy, the role it plays in moving families forward, and dive into free resources available from the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). These resources include a gaming app to reach learners on the go, created through collaborations with developers behind Le Bandit to bring thrilling chases into lessons on saving and spending, classroom books, and a booklet of games to help parents engage their children in the conversation about financial literacy. Drawing from these dynamic worlds fosters habits that turn everyday decisions into opportunities for growth and smart choices.
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Adult learners and nontraditional students may be discouraged by the thought of paying for school and handling the workload along with their other financial, family, and community responsibilities. This sessions will empower students to further career goals through college or other forms of continuing education.
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CAELA - The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition - has developed an excellent free resource designed to provide Training for both novice and experienced teachers of adult English Language Learners. The resource provides information on how to use the CAELA Website as a resource for professional development, as well as step by step guidelines for providing coaching, peer mentoring, study circles, and workshops for local program staff. This presentation focused on the Teaching Writing Workshop guidelines.
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Seeking a deeper, more personal experience for your adult ESOL learners? Looking for a way to make reading more interesting? Explore how to use high interest, low reading-level biographies to create 10 weeks of integrated language curriculum. Using books that feature inspirational global figures naturally draws in curious minds and brings out prior knowledge. You will practice how to look at text with an eye to expanding to the personal realm, encouraging deep and individual connection to material. You will also look beyond the words to bring the world of your book to life. In addition, you will see how to create extensive language practice, linking what you are reading to writing, speaking and listening activities. Come ready to practice planning as a teacher and also experience language activities as a student. This hands-on workshop provides routines and techniques you can use right away!
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In many classrooms reading comprehension is addressed by having students read passages and answer questions about what they have read. While this is definitely a necessary part of practice, it does not provide them with strategies to improve their ability to comprehend texts. In this session instructors will practice 10 specific reading strategies that they can use with students to help make the practices of successful readers a part of their classroom instruction. The goal is to give instructors the tools to expand their personal repertoire, but also to broaden the scope of reading instruction at their program sites.