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Montana LINCS: Another “LINC” in
Professional Development
2001 to 2008
http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/index.htm
Brief History of NIFL
In 1992 the Literacy Act created NIFL, www.nifl.gov. Its purpose
was to develop a national database. To do this, NIFL devised
LINCS in 1994, www.nifl.gov/lincs. At that time LINCS could see
the potential use of the web to complete its mission. LINCS
created four regions: Eastern, Midwest, Southern, and Western-
Pacific. The focus of LINCS was to develop the infrastructure
(tools and standards) which would be used on the web. The
various regions began collecting resources. LINCS
staff/committee created a template for LINCS regions which gave
more cohesiveness to the project.
Purpose of LINCS: Literacy Information aNd Communication System
Become a resource for literacy field Find literacy information more easily Locate more literacy resources Discuss literacy issues online
– Special Collections – the following categories contain a vast array of research Assessment Correctional Education English as a Second Language Equipped for the Future Family Literacy Health and Literacy Literacy and Learning Disabilities Policy and Legislation Science and Numeracy Technology Training Workforce Education
– Discussion Groups – LINCS provides an access to a variety of list serves
– My LINCS – LINCS allows one to personalize search– Hot Sites – LINCS recommends quality sites (no longer exists)
Regions of LINCS
Eastern LINCS
Midwest LINCS
Southern LINCS
Western/Pacific LINCS
Northwest LINCS(WP LINCS too large so
NW created)
Northwest LINCS
OriginBOG
Board of Governors for NW Literacy Resource
Center
State Directors fromAlaskaIdaho
MontanaOregon
WashingtonWyoming
*Utah
*Part of LINCS, not NW Literacy Resource
Center
NWRLRCNorthwest Regional Literacy Resource
Center
Grant recipient for LINCS
NETC
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
(K-12 technology consortium with
$37,000 grant money set aside for Adult
Learning)AlaskaIdaho
MontanaOregon
Washington
Montana LINCS
Timeline OverviewLink to OPI (ABLE, GED, Family Literacy)
and MAACE – 2001 - 2002 Pilot Project – 2002 - 2005
Teacher as ResearcherResearcher – Montana Discovery: Exploring
and Evaluation Internet Sites – 2004 - 2005 Maintenance as means for continued
communication – 2005 - 2007 RIB – 2007 to present
Montana LINCS Pilot Project
Student Interactive Websites
http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/pphome.htm
MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003
July 2002 - Steering Committee developed criteria for lesson plan
Advertised RFP for MT– Billings Adult Education Center
staff– Six (6) participants
MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Curriculum
BusinessLanguageMathReadingScience
MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Curriculum
Research based on LINCS criteriaParticipants created template
MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Outreach
Training – Summer of 2003Western MontanaCentralData Quality Institute
MT LINCS Pilot Project2003-2004 Continuation
Expansion and RecruitmentBillings Adult Education Center
and Other Montana ABLE StaffEleven (11) participants
MT LINCS Pilot Project2003-2004 Curriculum
Continued with posted curriculum
Business
Language
Math
Reading
Science
Added more categories
Career
Social Studies
Student Resources
Study Skills
Writing (combined with Language)
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2003-2004Expansion into Online Activities
MAACE mini-grant - Using MT LINCS Pilot Project: Implementing Teacher as Researcher
Fourteen (14) participants onsite– Five (5) designed additional activities
Online Activity with stipendEleven (11) participantsTotal geographic locations – eleven (11)
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005
Research position – MT Discovery: Exploring and Evaluation Internet Sites
Expansion of Online Activities Concept
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level I Educator Twelve (12) participants enrolled – 12 completed
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level I Student Ten (10) participants enrolled – 5 completed
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level II Educator Fifteen (15) participants enrolled – 14 completed
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level III Educator Seven (7) Participants enrolled – 3 completed
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level IV Educator Ten (10) participants enrolled – 9 completed
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level I Educator: 12 participants
WHAT: Receive a $100 stipend by completing a Getting to Know LINCS Activity:
Level I. Using the emailed activity, participants will answer specific questions about
LINCS. Participants will complete the activity by using the National, Northwest, and
Montana LINCS websites.
WHO: Stipends will be given to the first ten (10) Montana ABLE educators who
contact Norene Peterson.
WHEN: The activity must be completed by March 31, 2005.
HOW: Contact Norene Peterson at norenehp@bresnan.net by Tuesday, February 1
for more information.
Remember: The first ten (10) who express interest, sign the contract, and complete
the activity can receive a $100 stipend!
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level I Student: 5 participants
WHAT: Receive a $50 stipend by completing a Getting to Know LINCS Activity.
Using the emailed activity, participants will answer specific questions about LINCS.
Participants will complete the activity by using the National, Northwest, and
Montana LINCS websites.
WHO: Stipends will be given to the first twenty (20) Montana ABLE students who
contact Norene Peterson.
WHEN: The activity must be completed by March 31, 2005.
HOW: Contact Norene Peterson at norenehp@bresnan.net by Tuesday, February 1
for more information.
Remember: The first twenty (20) who express interest, sign the contract, and
complete the activity can receive a $50 stipend!
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level IIEducator (*Prerequisite: Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level I) 14 participants
WHAT: Receive a $150 stipend by completing Getting to Know LINCS Activity II.
Using the emailed activity, participants will integrate into the classroom specific
activities found on National, Northwest, and Montana LINCS websites.
WHO: Stipends will be given to the first fifteen (15) Montana ABLE educators who
contact Norene Peterson. (Participants who have completed Level I may begin this
activity immediately. Other participants need to complete Level I first.)
WHEN: The activity must be completed by March 31, 2005. (If participants are doing
both Level I and Level II, then the due date for Level II may be April 15, 2005.)
HOW: Contact Norene Peterson at norenehp@bresnan.net by Tuesday, February 1
for more information.
Remember: The first fifteen (15) who express interest, sign the contract, and
complete the activity can receive a $150 stipend!
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level III
Educator: 3 participants Now that you have completed the Getting to Know
LINCS Activity: Level II, you are ready to become more involved in the creation of the MT Pilot Project. The goal of this activity will be to design three (3) new interactive documents for the MT Pilot Project.
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Getting to Know LINCS Activity: Level IV
Educator: 9 participants The goal of this activity will be to proof existing
activities in your curricular area and design two (2) new interactive documents for the MT Pilot Project.
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
SummaryForty-one (43) participants totalFourteen (14) different locationsTwenty-eight (28) new curriculum
items added
Participant Summary2002-2003 - 62003-2004 - 252004-2005 - 43
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
Montana LINCS 2005-2007
Volunteering in Montana
Maintaining MT LINCS website for communication purposes: Hosted on server at Midwest LINCS at Kent State University
Montana LINCS RIB: 2007-2008
A Virtual
Staff Lounge
http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/reading/rbindex.htm
Montana LINCS RIB
Origin– Route to Reading - 2005
Dr. Rosalind Davidson– National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and
Literacy at Harvard University Graduate School of Education
– Reading is the Bridge - 2007Dr. John Kruidenier
– Education Consultant– Researcher with Harvard University Graduate School
of Education
Montana LINCS RIB
PurposeSustainability for RIB
– Order based on reading research categories
Post questionsShare ideas and resources
– Montana ideas, etc.– Postings from NIFL Discussion
Lists
Montana LINCS RIB Plan
Work Plan September: Overview of Project and Introduction to
MTLINCS October: Research and Assessment November: Phonemic Awareness and Decoding December: Fluency January: Vocabulary February: Comprehension March: Comprehension April: Reading Connections May: Reading Connections June: Review and Evaluation
Montana LINCS RIB
EmailsFormat
–Snippets of research highlighted
–Resources for researchNumber
Montana LINCS RIBhttp://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/reading/rbindex.htm
Reading is the BridgeIn June 2007 Montana OPI provided a reading
workshop for Montana ABLE participants.This website is a continuation of that professional
development opportunity. Click here to email questions or postings.
Calendar Discussions Resources Archives (This includes previous calendars, discussions, and
emails.)
Montana LINCS RIB
CalendarBased on first email for month
Archives
Montana LINCS RIB
DiscussionsPlan evolvesChartArchives
Montana LINCS RIB
ResourcesIndexWebsitesActivities
Montana LINCS RIB
ArchivesCalendarDiscussionsEmails
Montana LINCS RIB Snapshot
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100
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300
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Vis
its
Sept Nov Jan Mar
MT LINCS RIB 07-08
Montana LINCS RIB Statistics
10/07
Page Views 366
Average Views per Day
8
Visits total 169
Visits per day 4
Average Length of visit
6 min.
Visit more than once (core)
21
Top entry page Index
4/08
Page Views 2957
Average Views per Day
29
Visits total 2617
Visits per day 26
Average Length of visit
12 min.
Visit more than once (core)
282
Top entry page Discussions
Montana LINCS RIB Future
MT LINCS Pilot Project 2001-2008http://www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/index.htm
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