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Tour LINCS Professional Development Resources
May 8, 2014
Presented by:
Cynthia Zafft, LINCS Region 1 Staff
World Education, Inc.
Why Should I Visit LINCS Regularly?
LINCS provides you with the information, resources,
professional development activities, and online network
you need to enhance your practice and ensure your adult
students receive high-quality learning opportunities.
http://lincs.ed.gov/
LINCS is funded by the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. It is comprised of the Resource Collection, managed by Kratos Learning, the Regional Professional Development Centers, and the Technical Contractor, Quotient, Inc.
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LINCS Makes a Difference
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How can LINCS help you with your work? It offers:
• A Resource Collection containing high-quality, evidence-based materials in 16 topic areas;
• An online Community of Practice where you can share and collaborate with your peers;
• A Learning Portal where you can engage in self-paced and facilitated professional development courses; and
• Four Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDCs) that deploy evidenced-based PD trainings to states.
For a video overview of LINCS, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bq6Mdn2Qg
Don’t Miss a Beat; Connect with LINCS
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• Join the Community: https://community.lincs.ed.gov
• Access the Learning Portal: http://lincs.ed.gov/courses
• Search the Resource Collection: http://lincs.ed.gov/collections
• Follow the latest updates: @LINCS_ED
• Join our professional group: LINCS_ED
• Watch webinar archives and more: LincsEd
Work Roles
Teacher
Administrator
Counselor
Technology
Workforce
Trainer/professional development
Continuing education
Distance Learning
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How Are Your Needs Being Addressed?
Where do you go for information to help you with your work?
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Activity: LINCS Website
Use the find feature to locate a resource in the Resource Collection by entering a key word and selecting a topic area.
Find out what event is happening on May 15, 2014 and where.
Locate America’s Literacy Directory (using the search feature) and find a program near you.
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Resource Collection
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LINCS Resource Collection – Topic Areas
Adult English Language Learners Financial Literacy
Assessment Health Literacy
Career Pathways Math & Numeracy
College & Career Standards Postsecondary Completion
Correctional Education Program Management
Disabilities in Adult Education Reading & Writing
Diversity & Literacy Science
Evidence-based Prof. Dev. Technology & Learning
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LINCS Community of Practice
Sixteen groups that discuss, review, and share adult education relevant resources, issues, and topics.
Lead by recognized subject matter experts (SMEs).
Group members can receive email notifications about community activity immediately or change to daily or weekly digest format.
Join at: https://community.lincs.ed.gov
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Definition of a Community of Practice
Groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
~Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to managing knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
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Mini Tour of the LINCS Community
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Activity—First Steps
1. Become a community member (if you are not already).
2. Find the My LINCS tab.
3. Look at the ways you can update your profile—add a picture.
4. Check out the events calendar.
5. Locate search function and search for the “User Code of Conduct”.
6. Set your digest delivery style.
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LINCS Learning Portal – Online Courses
The LINCS Learning Portal is an open-access, web-based learning platform that enables learners, instructors, and organizations to access online learning opportunities.
Courses are free, include multimedia activities, and provide participants with a certificate of completion
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LINCS Online Learning Portal
Adult Career Pathways
English Language Learner University (ELL-U)
Learning to Achieve (L2A)
LINCS Science
Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL)
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Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDCs)
World Education, Inc.
Center for Literacy, Education,
and Employment
Ohio Literacy Resource Center
Peninsula Library System
and LiteracyWorks
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RPDCs Mission
The LINCS RPDCs are designed to:
Disseminate Adult Education Professional Development (AEPD) materials to adult education and related organizations;
Collaborate closely with eligible agencies to organize and deliver virtual or in-person AEPD;
Foster the use of new technologies for adult educators
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LINCS RPDCs—Ongoing Activities
Professional Development and Training Activities
Adult Numeracy Instruction (ANI)
Standards in Action (SIA)
Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL)
Online Study Circles in several content areas including: Self-Determination, Preparing Students for College, Adult Numeracy, Adult Learner Motivation
Presentations at national conferences (American Association for Adult & Continuing Education, U.S. Conference on Adult Literacy/Proliteracy, Commission on Adult Basic Education, National Center for Family Literacy Conference, and others)
Professional development & training at state conferences
Advisory Partner Activities
Annual meeting, Spring 2014
Newsletters, conference calls, webinars
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Follow Us for LINCS Updates
@LINCS_ED
Join our group:
LINCS_ED
Contact Us
Cynthia Zafft, World Education, Inc.
LINCS RPDC Staff, LINCS Region 1
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LINCS Website: http://lincs.ed.gov/
LINCS Help: [email protected]