Volume 12, Issue 2 Fall 2023 The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS): The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s (OCTAE) Primary Dissemination Tool for Providing Technical Assistance and Professional Learning Opportunities
Author: Adria Katka, Cherise Moore, PhD, Marcela Movit, PhD, Michelle Perry, & Sudie Whalen
Subject Area: Digital, Computer Literacy & Technology, Professional Development
Program Level: COABE Journal
Material Type: Journal
Language: English
License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

Abstract:

The importance of professional development to the success of adult education cannot be emphasized enough. In a field with many part-time educators, and where recruitment and retention of adult educators is an ongoing challenge, professional development plays a critical role in attracting, retaining, and developing teachers, administrators, and support staff. The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) provides resources to support and advance these professional development efforts. This article shares the five-factor model for change through effective professional development and how LINCS implements this model to bring effective professional development to the field through the LINCS components.