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 WORKPLACE/LIFE SKILLS LITERACY | FAMILY LITERACY | DIGITAL MEDIA CERTIFICATION | PROJECT-BASED LEARNING | TECHNOLOGY GRANTS | OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION | WORKSHOPS | OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL SEGMENTS

WORKPLACE/LIFE SKILLS LITERACY AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

Adults learn through association with what they know and want. Most adults who come to us have work-related goals. We encourage learning academic skills within the context of workplace situations and vocabulary. Through partnerships with the College of Eastern Utah and San Juan Basin Technical College, we currently offer training and certification in medical coding, medical lab assistant, and business and office fundamentals. Future training programs will include dental assistant, veterinary assistant, radiology technician, and uranium mining.

FAMILY LITERACY

Our learners are family members: parents, siblings, offspring, relatives. As we work with parents we influence their families. As we work with children and parents, they both learn more about building healthy relationships and confident selves.

Our Even Start partnership with Pinon Project develops healthy family habits through hands-on, interactive instruction.  Classes meet regularly throughout our project area and focus on parent-child time (PACT), child development, parent support time, and adult education.

COMPUTER TRAINING

We offer computer training that covers basic computer literacy and introductions to Microsoft Office applications. All of our computer training includes the completion of projects that emphasize work related skills.

PROJECT-BASED/THEMATIC LEARNING

We offer onsite instruction to adults (17 and over) in adult basic skills education, English as a second language, pre-GED and GED preparation. Our instructors encourage students to relate academic content to real life needs through completion of hands-on projects. On-site instruction is delivered to small groups or by individual tutoring.  The instructors assist students in developing an individualized learning plan which includes a portfolio of demonstrated competencies. 

TECHNOLOGY GRANTS IN PROGRESS

Rural Utilities Services (RUS) - We were awarded a significant Distance Education and Telemedicine grant (Rural Utilities Service grant of $430,300) from the Department of Agriculture in 2006 to implement a variety of distance education opportunities among our partners in the region. This rural development grant (RUS) furnishes the equipment needed to connect us with schools and hospitals in Colorado and other parts of the Southwest, including the Navajo Reservation. 

Independent Learning Project
Our Independent Learning Project has been enrolling students since spring of 2007.  ILP was funded through the Colorado Workforce Development Office of the Colorado Department of Labor. This innovative project has parolees and probationers in the Four Corners region use handheld computers to practice skills eventually required for passing the GED.

4Corners Online Project
Through a grant awarded by the Colorado Workforce Development Office, we are participating in an online GED preparation project that includes four adult education programs in our southwest region. The curriculum and accountability tools used in this project were developed by McGraw Hill Publishing Company. 

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Hospitality Industry Certification
We offer training and certification in hospitality careers for the hotel industries in Colorado. We have a record of 100% placement among students who complete our hospitality training program.

Medical Billing and Medical Assistant Certification
We offer certification for Medical Coding and Medical Lab Technician, in partnership with the College of Eastern Utah. Courses are offered through distance education formats, to include live interactive video conferencing.

WORKSHOPS: ONGOING OR UPON REQUEST -  offered in a variety of onsite and distance learning formats

Navajo Language - We collaborate with the College of Eastern Utah to teach Navajo through our distance education equipment. Our second session will begin in January of 2007.

Student-Centered Instruction and Intake in Adult Ed Programs - Identify basic characteristics of adult learners and practice strategies that help identify student goals and develop instruction to support them.

Basic Grant-Writing Tips - Practice meeting the essential elements required for getting funded by government and foundation grant sources.

Lesson Planning with or without Technology - Plan instruction that appeals to adult students and leads them toward becoming independent learners.

Multiple Intelligences and Learners - Engage different intelligences in teaching any topic to students from many different backgrounds and cultures.

Teaching the Learning Disabled (LD) Adult - Identify characteristics of LD students and practice strategies that help LD adults overcome the challenges that face them in classrooms and the workplace.

Technology as an Ideal Classroom Tool - Identify uses of different technologies to engage learners and help them become independent.

MS Office Applications for Educators - Use MS Office applications to create projects with and for students.

The Impact of Culture on Learning - Identify the characteristics of two major social groups as defined by Edward Hall and develop skills to address the learning preferences of each, to include Native American learners in the United States.

The Second Life Experience - Practice ways in which to use Second Life, a virtual environment for interaction, for instruction and enterprise development

Reading Development - Practice basic skills in teaching phonemic and phonological awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary and fluency among children and adults. Integrate technology and the Internet into teaching reading.

OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL SEGMENTS UPON REQUEST - offered in a variety of onsite and distance learning formats

GED Prep - online instruction for students preparing to pass the GED exam.

Remedial Basic Academic Skills - Pre-GED and basic skills instruction online for students in and out of high school who want to get ready to work on their GED skills.

English as a Second Language - conversational and functional English for students whose first language is not English.

MS Office Business Applications - the use of computer applications in the business world.

Conversational Spanish - Spanish for non-native speakers who want to deal with Spanish speakers in the United States or abroad.

Conversational Portuguese - Portuguese for non-native speakers who want to deal with Portuguese speakers in the United States or abroad.

Effective Practices for Online Instruction - online course with assignments on how to create learning segments and effectively deliver them to learners.

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