Family Literacy Day 2010 a Major Success March 11, 2010
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(TORONTO, ON, March 11, 2010) – ABC Life Literacy Canada (formerly ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation) and Family Literacy Day founding sponsor Honda Canada are pleased to announce that a record-breaking 314,000-plus Canadians made family literacy a priority by participating in Family Literacy Day (January 27, 2010) celebrations across the country.
Project Funding Available to Engage Local Seniors March 9, 2010
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The Government of Canada is once again accepting applications from not-for-profit organizations who want to give Canada’s seniors the opportunity to participate in and lead projects that will improve their quality of life and make a difference in their communities.
Today, the latest call for proposals under the Community Participation and Leadership stream of the New Horizons for Seniors Program was launched by the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Seniors).
Under the Program’s Community Participation and Leadership stream, non-profit organizations can apply for up to $25,000 per project.
CMEC’s Summit on Aboriginal Education March 9, 2010
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The summit, which took place in February 2009, brought together key stakeholders, including ministers of education and Aboriginal affairs, national and regional Aboriginal organizations, and federal government representatives to discuss issues related to Aboriginal education.
CMEC’s Commitment on Literacy March 9, 2010
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As Canada joins 40 countries around the world to celebrate International Adult Learners’ Week (IALW), the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), published its first-ever Progress Report on Literacy. The 21-page report outlines what is being done by provincial and territorial governments to raise the literacy levels of Canadians.
The report includes CMEC’s Commitment on Literacy, which recognizes the importance of lifelong learning for individuals and society as a whole. This commitment builds on Learn Canada 2020, a joint ministerial declaration issued in April 2008 that promotes “quality lifelong learning opportunities for all Canadians.”
CMEC’s Commitment on Literacy can also be viewed as Canada’s response to the call to action issued at the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education [CONFINTEA VI]. CONFINTEA VI underlined the need for greater collaboration between governments, civil society, and the private sector and the need to use this year’s IALW as a stepping stone to reach that goal.
Guys Read February 28, 2010
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Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys. The Guys Read mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. No one is quite sure why. Some of the reasons are biological. Some of the reasons are sociological.
But the good news is that research also shows that boys will read — if they are given reading that interests them.
Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Learning: The Case of Literacy, Essential Skills and Language Learning in Canada February 26, 2010
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This research report investigates the links between formal, non-formal and informal learning and the differences between them. It can be found at http://www.nald.ca/library/research/eaton/eaton.pdf
Workforce development: Ways to make instruction for adult learners more efficient February 25, 2010
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One of the problems in adult basic skills education is the need to get adults out of basic skills education and into work, vocational or academic coursework as rapidly as possible. There is evidence to suggest that the best way to accomplish this is to intensify the instruction of basic skills. For some ideas about how to do this check out http://www.nald.ca/info/whatnew/headline/2010/sticht-feb2010.htm
National Volunteer Week February 19, 2010
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National Volunteer Week, the biggest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in our country, is coming. The 2010 campaign lands on the week of April 18-24, and Volunteer Canada wants to make sure that your organization is prepared to celebrate the achievements and hard work of all the volunteers around you!
Read more about National Volunteer Week
Summer Institute 2010 Workplace LES: What Counts? and Why? February 12, 2010
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June 28-30, 2010, in Montreal
The Centre for Literacy of Quebec’s next Summer Institute will continue to explore issues in workplace literacy and essential skills. Key questions will include:
- What do we know about what employers really value?
- What do workers need and want?
- Do government policies around the globe take sufficient account of workers’ and employers’ priorities?
- How can we measure and find a balance between hard and soft outcomes?
- What weight should be given to test scores and levels?
For more information go to www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca.
