“Traditionally,
development strategies for educators focused on the improvement
of skills and the acquisition of new knowledge and techniques.
Although these activities are an essential part of professional
development, the recent emphasis in the adult education literature
on critical reflection and transformative learning gives us new
insights into how educators learn. If adults learn by transforming
their perspective or by reconstructing their experiences, then
we should be able to apply our understanding of these processes
to learning about educational practice. We can integrate our
learning into our practice – learn about teaching while
we are teaching – and reconstruct what we know in addition
to acquiring new knowledge.”
– Patricia Cranton, Professional Development
as Transformative Learning
Project READ Literacy Network coordinates professional
development workshops and opportunities for its member agencies.
We support the growth of literacy practitioners, instructors,
trainers and educators in the field of adult education by presenting
several workshops each year, maintaining a resource library,
and partnering with Conestoga College to deliver the Teacher
of Adults: Literacy Educator Certificate Program.
The network has assessment tools for practitioners
to identify their professional strengths and set goals for
development. We work with our member organizations and other
community groups to identify the training needs of educators
and trainers in our region of Waterloo-Wellington. Contact
us about our upcoming training events or obtaining a copy of
the practitioner assessment tool.
For more information about the Teacher
of Adults: Literacy Educator Certificate Program, please
visit: www.nald.ca/literacyeducator
You can also check under “Continuing Education” on
the Conestoga web site: www.conestogac.on.ca
Feel free to download the pdf documents about the T of A:
LE program – “Program
At A Glance” and “So
What’s In It For Me”. These short documents outline
the contents of the program including course outcomes as well
as highlighting the benefits of enrolling.
Are you looking for workshop facilitators or new workshop topics? We have a list of Workshops and Facilitators that are offered by professional consultants in the adult literacy field in Ontario. Please email anne@projectread.ca to request a copy of the "2009 Workshop Inventory".
