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Tennessee has a long-standing commitment to honoring
diversity in adult education. Recently, however, Tennessee
has seen a dramatic increase in immigration (the largest growth
rate for a non-border/interior state in the country). This, along
with recent national events, has Tennessee residents struggling
to cope with the rapid pace of change and increase in cultural differences
in their local communities. Adult Education, therefore, continues
in its efforts to assist adult learners to not simply tolerate differences,
but to understand and appreciate them as well.
This year's celebration of diversity includes:
- The
Educator's Resource Toolkit - Lessons from the Holocaust,
first compiled and published in 1996 by the Center for Literacy
Studies and reprinted in July of 2001. The United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has honored Tennessee
by using
Lessons from the Holocaust in its training programs for educators
throughout the country.
- Adult Education Teacher and Community Partner Workshop in
Washington D.C. In January 2005, Tennessee adult educators
participated in a three day workshop at the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington D.C. They experienced first-hand
the powerful messages of the museum as well as participating in
training sessions with the museum's educators and historians.
After this moving experience, they returned to share diversity
information and teaching techniques with other practitioners and
in their own classrooms.
PArticipants from the following adult education programs have
taken part in the Appreciating Diversity professional development
series since 2000:
| Blount |
Cumberland |
Jefferson |
Marshall |
Shelby |
| Bradley |
Dickson |
Johnson |
Montgomery |
Smith |
| Cheatham |
Dyer |
Kingsport |
Putnam |
Stewart / Houston |
| Claiborne |
Franklin |
Knox |
Rhea |
Sumner |
| Cocke |
Giles |
Lawrence |
Robertson |
Weakley |
| Coffee |
Hawkins |
Lincoln |
Scott / Morgan |
Williamson |
| Crockett |
Jackson |
McNairy |
Sequatchie |
Wilson |
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- Gail Cope, Program Coordinator for Diversity and Holocaust
Education
at the Center for Literacy Studies, Knoxville,
TN
gcope@utk.edu 1-877-340-0546
Gail serves as contact for anyone wishing information on the work
of Tennessee adult educators for "Lessons from the Holocaust"
and other diversity-in-the-classroom issues.
- Marva Doremus, Assistant Director
at the Office of Adult Education, Nashville, TN
marva.doremus@state.tn.us
1-800-531-1515
Marva oversees programs at the state level on diversity and other
areas.
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For more information on the Events below, please see
the TN
Professional Development Catalog
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July 12 - 15, 2004
Academy for Instructional Excellence/TAACE
Gatlinburg, TN - Park Vista Hotel, 705 Cherokee Orchard Rd
865-436-9211
- Calendar
of Professional Development Events in Adult Education
Check for upcoming events on topics such as EFF,
Family Literacy, ESOL, Learning Disabilities, Learning Skills
Curriculum, Technology, Workplace, etc.
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