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TSTM EdTech Maker Space Info Session

The TSTM-SkillBlox research team is rolling into another exciting EdTech Maker Space project. As they develop content to support the integration of Teaching Skills That Matter, this Maker Space will focus on designing activities for the nine skill areas.  Join the Info Session to hear more about the project background, goals, logistics, and how to get involved.  Register now! 
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For Better or Worse: Designing Jobs During Technological Change

The Aspen Institute brings us a timely session on the Future of Work! As the CREATE Adult Skills Network navigates the ever-changing landscape of technology, we are eager to see what we can learn about workforce development in this age that will inform our design of technology-based interventions for adult learners. Click here to register. Read Aspen Institute's description of this event: 
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Teaching Skills That Matter EdTech Maker Space Info Session

We’re harnessing the power of educators through an EdTech Maker Space to locate and curate high-quality Open Educational Resources (OER) that align to these Teaching Skills That Matter topic areas: Civics, Health Literacy, Financial Literacy, and Workplace Readiness. TSTM is an initiative led by our partners the American Institutes for Research and funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education with the goal of supporting instruction of transferable 21 Century skills. During this info session, join us to hear more about the research study behind this project, what participants can expect to learn and create, and the project logistics.
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Digital Skills Frameworks and Assessments: A Foundation for Understanding Adult Learners’ Strengths and Learning Needs

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The CREATE Adult Skills Network (the Network) research teams are developing technology-supported learning and assessment tools and implementing curricula to help adult learners build digital skills. Throughout this work, each team has noted the importance of gaining a better understanding of the digital skills learners need to fully participate in the research projects. To that end, this Network Brief will introduce several widely used and relevant digital literacy frameworks and assessment strategies used in adult education. The brief provides high-level descriptions of the following frameworks: Northstar Digital Literacy standards The ISTE SkillRise Profile of a Lifelong Learner Seattle Digital Equity Initiative’s (SDEI) Digital Skills Framework The Maryland Department of Labor/Adult Education’s Digital Literacy Framework for Adult Learners
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NAWDP's 38th Annual Conference

The Stakes are High. With a lower labor force participation rate than before the pandemic and almost 11 million job openings, we've got to reimagine workforce and how we deliver services. But reimagining service delivery by enhancing virtual and hybrid services isn't the only answer. Join NAWDP for the 38th Annual Conference May 16-18, 2022 in Las Vegas to learn about best practices and strategies on how we can reimagine workforce by raising the bar for the skill sets of workforce professionals, looking at how our workforce programs are funded, new ways to determine our purpose in the communities we serve, and creating new workforce partnerships. 
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AERA 2022 Annual Meeting

The American Educational Research Association's 2022 Annual Meeting will take place in San Diego, CA, April 21-26, 2022. The theme is "Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century."
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COABE 2022 National Conference

The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) presents its national conference: Move the Nation with Adult Education: A Hybrid [In-Person & Virtual] Experience