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OTAN Upcoming Activities – Week of 3/21

OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues. (All times below are PST.)

• On Tuesday, March 22 at 12:00pm, OTAN and CAEP-TAP will present Canvas: Your Choice for Learner Access & Equity. A partnership called the California Distance Learning Cooperative (CDLC) is offering all adult education providers in California the opportunity to have their own instance of Canvas. This informational session will give administrators a basic understanding of what CDLC membership can provide their agency, learners, and teachers. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• On Friday, March 25 at 12:00pm, OTAN staff will facilitate a presentation on Dive Deep into the Continuous Improvement Plan! A panel of adult school administrators will review SMART goal creation, with an emphasis on keeping CIP goals simple, relevant, and measurable. A brief review of the CIP plan document, data collection, and Do's & Don'ts will also be covered. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• On Friday, April 1 from 10:00am to 12:00pm, OTAN will host CIP Open Office Hours. CIP Open Office Meetings will be available online for California Adult Education agencies that want specific guidance or feedback on their 2022-23 agency CIP goal prior to submission. You can sign up for these Open Office Hours at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• The nomination period for the 2022 Adult Education Students Succeed Program is open until April 15! OTAN invites nominations of adult education learners who are successful as a result of the education received at California adult education agencies. Learn more about the program and how to nominate a student: https://bit.ly/CAESS2022

• Interested in scheduling an OTAN training for your staff? Please reach out to us at support@otan.us to learn how we can help with your training needs.

• Found or using a great tech tool that you'd like to share with other educators? OTAN is always looking for adult education folks to present online for us on a cool tech tool or tech-related topic. Complete this form - we'll be in touch! bit.ly/OTANWebinar

• Web "siting" of the week: Project Zero's Thinking Routine Toolbox - A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking.

Please contact us at support@otan.us or call our office at 916-228-2580 for more information! We are here to support you!