Coordination of Services and Opportunities

Creating a Vibrant Hartford: Adult Learning as a Pathway to Change

Sponsored by Hartford Public Library

Team

Terry Brown Manisha Desai Libby Diliee Richard Frieder Polly Moran Kim Oliver Andy Tyskiewicz

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Vision & Mission

VisionThere exists a dynamic, open system for adult learning

in Hartford that provides equal access to high-quality coordinated services for Hartford’s diverse

community

MissionTo facilitate the creation and use of user-friendly, comprehensive database of adult learning resources

for Hartford’s diverse community

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Main Idea

Adult Education Life Long Learning Beyond Careers

Include Both Immigrants and Hartford Residents

Focus our action on Careers

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Workplace Skills Training

Shortage of qualified workers Job applicants lack basic reading and math

skills Students struggle to demonstrate the ability

to apply learned skills and knowledge

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KeyTrain

Targeted, self-paced instruction– English and Spanish curriculum in several formats– Pre- and post-assessments– Occupational job profiles database

Curriculum for all levels– Applied mathematics skills– Reading for information– Locating information

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Learner Web Concept

A Learning Support System Not a Curriculum Requires a Learning Community Self Paced Instruction On Line and Face to Face Work Tutor Support Electronic Portfolio Regional Implementation

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Learning Plans

Individual Workspace Share with Tutor or Teacher Current Content Focuses on Adult Basic

Education, Workforce Development, Consumer Education, College Transition, Digital Literacy

Regional Curriculum Development and Sharing with All Uses

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Next Steps

Identify Funding Source Identify Regional Sponsor or Host Recruit Part-Time Coordinator Select Initial Target Group of Participants and

Content Identify Potential Curriculum Development

Content to be Locally Developed Join the Developer - Portland State University

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