By Martha Rankin
Adult Education matters!
So here’s a new professional-learning-community blog focused on the matters of adult education. We share to impart, impact, improve and empower! Read on. Lead on! What are some adult education matters?
I have started a working list. Feel free to add to it in the reply box.
- teaching 21st century skills
- increasing student motivation, retention, and persistence
- identifying and meeting student goals
- guiding students to the appropriate programs, courses, and levels
- sharing best practices
- collaborating to increase student achievement
- providing literacy and job-skills training
- helping working-age adults complete high school equivalency programs and enroll in postsecondary programs
- using innovative delivery systems like distance learning
- sustaining professional learning communities
- delivering professional development for adult education
- continuous program improvement
We’ll share ideas, information, stories, videos, pictures, lessons, resources, and results. We share to impart, to improve, to empower.
Our students matter.
Lifelong learning matters.
These are Adult Education Matters.
So, let’s get to the matters.
Adult Education does matter. I am thrilled we have the opportunity through this blog to discuss important topics, share ideas and discover new strategies to promote student learning, persistence, and success!
Great idea, Martha! I’ve been on the lookout for blogging adult educators, and you are creating a great example here for other programs. I will link to you from my blog.
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Our mission is “to provide lifelong educational opportunities and services to individuals”. This is a goal that touches my heart, not only because of the difference it can make in the lives of many, but because it has always been my personal goal. I want/need to never stop learning and growing and changing.
I have seen the lives of students improved and empowered because of what we are doing here in adult ed. I have heard comments like, ” I was able to communicate with the doctor in English when I took my child in for a specific problem.” and “Now I know what to say to my boss about a problem I was having at work.” The joy that I see on the faces of the students when they find this new freedom and power is what makes me excited about my job.