• Register Online for TN Professional Development Events!
• PD Framework Forms for Instructors
• Online Professional Development Courses for 2007-08!

• TN Professional Development Framework
• Frequently Asked Questions & Forms
• Tennessee Professional Development Catalog
• Calendar of Professional Development Events
• Online Professional Development Courses

• Tennessee Adult Education Professional Development Framework and Tracking System 
  

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• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Memo Re: Using PD Points for Renewal of Professional Teacher's License
  • FAQs about Professional Development Transcripts
  • How to use the Tennessee AE Professional Development Plan
    
• Professional Development Forms
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  • Library Borrower Form
  • General Professional Development Registration Form
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  • Instructor Level 1 - Interest
  • Instructor Level 2 - Commitment
  • Instructor Level 3 - Achievement
  • Supervisor Level 1 - Interest: All Forms and Instructions
  • Supervisor Level 2 - Commitment: All Forms and Instructions
  • Supervisor Level 3 - Achievement: All Forms and Instructions

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We are happy to present an expanded program of training and development offerings to help practitioners build skills for the rapidly changing field of adult education.  We hope you will utilize the many resources listed within this publication. Workshops, conferences, institutes, websites, online courses, peer mentoring, and other opportunities await you.

2007 - 2008 TN Adult Education Professional Development Catalog

• Approved Professional Development Activities for 2007-08 
• 2007-2008 Year at a Glance
• Event Descriptions for 2007-2008

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Here's what's coming up soon!

Be sure to check the Center for Literacy Studies' online Calendar of Events 
for further information as well as the *most* up-to-date listing of approved professional development events for adult education practitioners.

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The University of Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies, Division of Labor and Workforce Development is proud to present four more online professional development courses for the 2007-2008 academic year. Designed for instructors, each focuses on instructional techniques and hands-on application of techniques with students. 
Each course will be offered at least once during 2007-2008, with a limit of 30 participants in each session. 

Introduction to Learning Difficulties in Adults (12 PD points)
Fifty to eighty percent of students in adult education classes have learning difficulties many with diagnosed learning disabilities. This introductory course, designed for adult education instructors, will overview types of learning difficulties, various screening tools to assist in identification, and teaching tools to support identified learning needs.

Note: Registrants must have their own e-mail address to participate in the course.

To Register for Introduction to Learning Difficulties in Adults
contact the instructor, via e-mail: aeonline at utk.edu or Register Online

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Online Course: Adult Education - Teaching Tools (12 PD points)
Delivered via the Internet, this six-week course focuses on familiarizing instructors with teaching tools that will enhance teaching practices leading to greater learning, retention, and success for adult students. It offers a wealth of resources and teaching strategies on topics such as reflective teaching, cooperative/collaborative learning, multiple intelligences, and contextual instruction. The course will help participants draw their own connections between current research and teacher practice; it provides opportunities for practical classroom application, online collaboration, and sharing best practices with other adult educators—and much more!

Note: Registrants must have their own e-mail address to participate in the course.

To Register for Adult Education - Teaching Tools
contact the instructor, via e-mail: tnae1 at utk.edu or Register Online

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Online Course: Distance Education in Adult Education-
The GED Connections Video Series (8 PD points)
Delivered via the internet, this online course replaces the previously offered "face-to-face" workshop on this same topic. This workshop will overview the GED Connections video series as a distance Education tool, provide recommendations for successfully supporting AE students at a distance, and review accountability procedures for administering distance education in Tennessee. Programs new to Distance Education in Tennessee are strongly encouraged to register at least one instructor and one supervisor pair for this daylong workshop. All participants MUST register by the deadline as some hardcopy materials and video tapes *will* be mailed to them prior to course start.
(For TN AE practitioners only - new to DE OR who wish a "refresher")
Note: Registrants must have their own e-mail address to participate in the course.

To Register for DE in AE - GED Connections Video Series
contact the instructor, via e-mail: tnae2 at utk.edu or Register Online

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