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DLAC 5 Application Closes August 9

Are you ready to take your adult education program to the next level? The Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) invites you to participate in the Digital Leadership Academy (DLAC), a 2-year program designed to enhance technology integration, distance learning, and blended teaching strategies in adult education.

Report on Technology and Distance Learning for California Adult Education Now Available

OTAN recently submitted to the California Department of Education Adult Education Office a report entitled Technology and Distance Learning for California Adult Education 2022-2023. As the Introduction states, "This report provides a broad overview of the state of distance learning in [WIOA Title II AEFLA] funded adult schools and community colleges in California in Program Year 2022–2023 with recommendations for continued support for teachers and programs, as well as further research to continuously improve adult education services for Californians."

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of July 22

Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information.

Ditch the PD Dread: How to Create a Culture of Continuous Learning

Writer Mirko Chardin in their July 1, 2024, blogpost outlines a common scenario for all who plan professional development. Many administrators dread planning PD “for your staff because you know they’ll complain no matter what you do” and the person planning may actually “be the problem."

3 AI Tools for Making Choice Boards

Choice Boards provide students with options which enable students to own their own learning. A Choice board presents learners between “two and generally nine different options.” However, curating engaging, well-rounded choice boards “that align with clear goals can be time-consuming.” This is where AI can be a timesaver for teachers.

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of July 15

Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information.

Tech & Learning Announces Winners of Best of Show at ISTE2024

This year’s ISTE 24 Conference hosted in Denver, Colorado showcased “hundreds of new products and services.” Judges evaluated nominated products on the show floor with the following criteria: “ease of use, value, uniqueness in the market, and proof the product helped make teachers’ lives easier and supported student achievement.”

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent ow vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, that are instantly downloadable to a personal device or delivered by mail free of charge.

Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of July 8

Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information.

Building Educator Digital Capacity

Going beyond access to devices and technology is the high level of quality professional learning critical to a technology initiative. Whether in a rural, urban or suburb, the condition of success in any agency is a culture of collaborative inquiry.

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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN220124 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.