e-Channel (Contact North) Online training platform for TCU e-channel & Blended learning. ACE Distance Lead Organization delivering online Academic and Career Entrance programming of College upgrading – online distance – part of the e-Channel initiative Deaf Learn Now http://www.deaflearnnow.ca Lead Organization for the Deaf Stream of Online distance learning opportunities – part of the e-Channel initative Formation à distance Lead Organization for the Francophone Stream of e-Channel Online distance learning opportunities – part of the e-Channel initiative Good Learning Anywhere www. Lead Organization for the Aboriginal Stream of e-Channel Online distance learning opportunities – part of the e-Channel initiative LearningHub (Avon Maitland District School Board) Lead organization for the Anglophone Stream of e-Channel Online distance learning opportunities – part of the e-Channel initiative Tools and Resources for LBS Service Provider Orientation or Training Name Information Literacy Basics Community Literacy Ontario a free, self-directed online training website for Ontario literacy practitioners LBS Practitioner Professional development support for LBS educators in Ontario CESBA
Category Title Created by/Website Curriculum EmployABILITY SUCCESS! Essential Skills At Work Through this manual, “job shadow” 4 people who improved their essential skills and how they transferred those skills to the workplace QUILL Learning Network Curriculum LBS Apprenticeship Curriculum Auto Trade Construction Trade Food Trade Literacy Link South Central Curriculum Literacy Link Eastern Ontario Occupational Curricula (10 are now aligned to the OALCF) Cleaner Clerical Essential Skills for the Trades Grocery Clerk Health Care Attendant Landscaping Material Handler Public Retail Skilled Trades Literacy Link Eastern Ontario Curriculum Moving Forward – Curricula and Resources for Learners on the Independence Goal Path Community Literacy of Ontario Category Title Created by/Website Curriculum Make Math Work – 10 booklets and teacher’s guide There are ten booklets in this series. Each one focuses on one area of math related to that career. Practice real-life tasks and develop the math skills needed to Ningwakwe Learning
Instructor Resources Tasks Task Based Portal Searchable database with a collection of task-based learning activities aligned to the OALCF and organized by stream, goal path and level Task-Based Activities for LBS Instructor Resources Tasks The Practitioner’s Guide to Developing Tasks Integrating OALCF Task Development within Ontario’s Literacy Program QUILL Learning Network Activities for LBS Performance Management Beginner’s Guide for Program Coordinators of Literacy Programs (available in English & French) Manual designed to help a new program coordinator adjust to the adult literacy environment The Mid North Network for Adult for the Coordination and Development of Adult Learning Performance Management Community Literacy of Ontario’s Board Governance Resource Guide workshop slides Podcasts Community Literacy of Ontario Category Title Created by/Website Performance Management Performance Management for Northern Literacy and Basic Skills Agencies Resources and sample best practices for agencies Literacy Northwest Performance management Newsletters Performance Management Newsletters to support agency capacity to meet obligations Literacy Link South Central Performance Management Reducing Risk Protecting People An Annotated Guide to Risk Management Resources Community Literacy Ontario Performance Management Succession Planning for LBS Agencies and Networks Toolkit of resources to help an agency develop a succession plan Literacy Link South Central
Category Title Created by/Website Service Coordination Aligning 10 Employment Services Workshops with the OALCF – this project identified the competencies and levels required for adults to successfully complete these workshops Although each region is different, these charts are intended to foster accurate referrals between LBS and ES agencies. Literacy Link Eastern Ontario Service Coordination Assessment and Training Referral Guide for EO agencies in Northwestern Ontario Screening guides Customizable “common” referral form Essential Skills Checklist Referral guide and PPT presentation Literacy Northwest Service Coordination Competency Portfolio Implementation Common screening tool for EO and LBS agencies for skills identification Tools to integrate the Competency Portfolio Manual into literacy and employment counselling practices Marketing and training videos to come in 2014/15 Literacy Ontario Central South Service Coordination Difficult or Disability: It’s Worth a Closer Look A Resource Guide on Hidden Learning Disabilities for Literacy and Employment Services Staff The Literacy Network of Durham Region Service Coordination Enhancing Pathways – how to increase understanding among agencies that provide language and literacy programming to enhance communication and increase referrals Enhancing Pathways The Literacy and Language Continuum Category Title Created by/Website
Curriculum MakerBus Project Practitioners, it’s time to get on the bus! Choose from the following exciting Maker Modules for your learners: Augmented Reality, Bluetooth, Bloud Storage, Evernote, LEAP Motion, Macrophotography, MaKey MaKey, Portable Podcasting, QR Codes, Tiny Scan, WordLens, printrbot – The World of 3D. Literacy Link Central Instructor Resources Aligning and Measuring PS-TREs in the OALCF Determine how this new competency can best align with the OALCF. Project will work with LBS practitioners to determine practical ways to integrate PS-TREs in classroom setting. (Program Solving in the Technology-Rich Environment) Essential Skills Ontario Category Title Created by/Website Instructor Resources Creating Pathways to Learning Supports for EO Clients with Learning Disabilities Project An intensive research project, aiming to provide practitioners in Ontario with foundational information and guidance necessary to improving service delivery to EO Clients with LDs. This project lays the foundation for developing further supports and strategies to assist this vulnerable client group with meeting goals and succeeding within the EO framework of services. These findings will be shared with service providers through two key deliverables: - A Literature Review and Environmental Scan of currently available supports, interventions and accommodations in Ontario, reviewing client needs/gaps and practitioner strategies to identify and support clients with LDs in the classroom and with intake, assessment accommodation and referrals. Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy