PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR OTAN'S TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 2020!

OTAN’s Technology and Distance Learning Symposium 2020 is our two-day all-things-edtech annual conference. TDLS is scheduled for Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 at the Charles A. Jones Career & Education Center in Sacramento. Please consider having your staff join us at TDLS next year!

The call for proposals has opened! Participants are invited to present and share their favorite technology tools and/or best practices with their adult education colleagues. The call for proposals is open until Thursday, October 31. You can visit the TDLS page on the OTAN website for more information: https://tdls.otan.us/ (Please note that registration for TDLS will open on Monday, November 18.)

As one of California’s three adult education state leadership projects, OTAN is here to serve you! Contact us at support@otan.us or 916-228-2580.  

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OTAN Has Launched a New Website!

It's been a long time coming, but OTAN has finally launched a brand new, user-friendly website! 

Helping New Teachers Be Successful

One of the challenges is to support those new staff members to ensure that they are successful throughout the year and remain on staff to lessen turnover.

Using Social Media to Get the Word Out

Social media is where are students and supporters are in the 21st century, so if your adult ed agency is not on social media, consider getting started.

Creating an Accessible Website

No matter how small or large your website is, the reality is that your website should be accessible for all users. 

Ideas from Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2019

Even though the week has passed, there are many ideas and resources for adult education programs to promote the many ways they are working to raise adult literacy levels in their local communities and across the country and promote the 2020 Census.

OTAN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER EVENTS

OTAN training events are OPEN to Adult Education staff.
★ = CLOSED, In-Service Training

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PLAN AHEAD!

Did you know OTAN provides FREE professional development workshops related to technology for Adult Educators?

With the start of the new 2019-2020 school year, think about scheduling Professional Development for this year. With a wide-variety of technology topics in their arsenal, OTAN training staff will go to any WIOA-funded adult education program in CA that has a computer lab or devices connected to the Internet.

All of OTAN's workshops are provided at no-cost!
Each three-hour session is hands-on - everyone will learn new skills related to technology or using technology that they can use in their adult education class or program. And all of OTAN's face-to-face workshops can be tailored to fit the needs of the requesting program. Select the link to see a list of the current face-to-face workshops and, remember, if you don't see a workshop that "floats your boat" contact OTAN - we'll create what you and your staff need!

OTAN's Face-to-Face Workshops

OTAN also offers short, online workshops to meet the demands of busy adult educators. Click on the link to see our list of online workshops and webinars: Online Workshops & Webinars

All of OTAN workshops are free! Read more about OTAN Training and select Face-to-Face or Online workshops options to view complete workshop lists including descriptions and prerequisites.

Need more information? Contact OTAN training staff anytime by phone or email at 916-228-2580 and support@otan.us

To view workshops already scheduled, visit the California Adult Education Professional Development Calendar and search for workshops sponsored by OTAN. Don't miss any!