Coordination of Services and Opportunities

1. Coordination of Services and Opportunities Creating a Vibrant Hartford: Adult Learning as a Pathway to Change Sponsored by Hartford Public Library

2. Team • Terry Brown • Manisha Desai • Libby Diliee • Richard Frieder • Polly Moran • Kim Oliver • Andy Tyskiewicz

3. Vision & Mission Vision There exists a dynamic, open system for adult learning in Hartford that provides equal access to high-quality coordinated services for Hartford’s diverse community Mission To facilitate the creation and use of user-friendly, comprehensive database of adult learning resources for Hartford’s diverse community

4. Main Idea • Adult Education Life Long Learning Beyond Careers • Include Both Immigrants and Hartford Residents • Focus our action on Careers

5. Workplace Skills Training • Shortage of qualified workers • Job applicants lack basic reading and math skills • Students struggle to demonstrate the ability to apply learned skills and knowledge

6. KeyTrain • Targeted, self-paced instruction • English and Spanish curriculum in several formats • Pre- and post-assessments • Occupational job profiles database • Curriculum for all levels • Applied mathematics skills • Reading for information • Locating information

8. Learner Web Concept • A Learning Support System • Not a Curriculum • Requires a Learning Community • Self Paced Instruction • On Line and Face to Face Work • Tutor Support • Electronic Portfolio • Regional Implementation

9. Learning Plans • Individual Workspace • Share with Tutor or Teacher • Current Content Focuses on Adult Basic Education, Workforce Development, Consumer Education, College Transition, Digital Literacy • Regional Curriculum Development and Sharing with All Uses

10. Next Steps • Identify Funding Source • Identify Regional Sponsor or Host • Recruit Part-Time Coordinator • Select Initial Target Group of Participants and Content • Identify Potential Curriculum Development Content to be Locally Developed • Join the Developer - Portland State University