CILIA-T

Just out: Guest Editorial in #SSLA by @HanZhaoHong: Chatgpt in and for second language acquisition: a call for systematic research. Best thing out there to start a principled/theory-informed program of research on AI for SLA. doi.org/10.1017/S02722…

Designing Tech for Adult Learners: Support and Scaffolding 5 Key Design Principles. #DigitalPromise #EdTech #andragogy #OTAn bit.ly/3w0bc8w

How much do you know about morphological knowledge? In the Research Digest, authors break down why it’s important for adult learners. Read the article from our Adult Literacy Education journal: hubs.la/Q02mr6Bj0

Congratulations fellows, it is great to see Marlaina Larsen Thorselev (AZ) and Clark Roman (MN) on the list, colleagues that we got to know through the #CILIATech project, which is part of the CREATE network's #adultLiteracy, #adultNumeracy, #adultESL, #digitalLiteracy efforts.

Many children around the world are taught in languages they do not speak or understand. AIR and @DalbergTweet are researching when and how students in Francophone Africa should transition from learning in their local language to French. #MotherLanguageDay air.org/project/suppor…

Join @WorldEd for an interactive session on #PhET's HTML5 simulations and to hear about a #DigitalSkills learning community for teachers to enhance digital tool use and integrate them into lessons. Register at bit.ly/maretss24 #DigitalEquity #AdultEdu

Community colleges are creating postsecondary pathways for #MultilingualLearners of English! 💪Read this new Q&A w/ @accdistrict Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart & @WestEd Sr. Program Associate Amy Getz to explore innovative policies and practices: bit.ly/3SEMAdi

Come join JFF at COABE from March 17-19 to learn about our DRAW (Digital Resilience in the American Workforce) initiative and our work with our partner CREATE >> jfflink.org/4bEmeAE #AdultEducation #TransformWorkandLearning

Hope 2024 will bring us closer to a just and peaceful world and give all of us opportunities to grow, enjoy life and contribute to our communities.

Adult ed is critical for advancing access and Digital Equity. Learn more in this report by the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce project team. bit.ly/DRAWdigitalequ… #DIW2023 #DigitalInclusion @WorldEdUS @jfftweets @SafalPartners @LINCS_ED

Curious about how YOU can be part of #DigitalInclusion Week? Find local events and tools to advance #DigitalEquity during #DIW2023. digitalinclusion.org/digital-inclus… #AdultEdu @CREATE_Skills

#AdultEducation powers families. A study funded by @NIH argues that improving mothers' literacy skills can significantly enhance children's academic achievement, outweighing other factors like family income. 🔗ow.ly/WZLC50PMYrX #AEFLWeek

11.4 million adults in the US need #ESOL classes. #WIOA Title II has funded fewer than one million of these adults in ESOL classes per year over the last 10 years. We ask Congress to increase Adult Ed Funding! #COABEontheHill2023 #AEFLweek2023 #AdultEdLiteracyWeek

#AdultEdLiteracyWeek #AEFLWeek #AdultEdu

This week is #AdultEdLiteracyWeek. Adult Education has never been more important. 28 million adults lack basic digital skills yet most must use computers every day. We need funding for #wifi and #devices for adult learners that want to #reskill and #upskill for the #workforce.

Mya Schaftel, a member of the CILIA-T team, was recently interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a story on how changes to the US Citizenship Test will impact test takers. Listen to the story here mprnews.org/episode/2023/0… #ESOL #civics #AdultEdu

There are so many misconceptions about the bilingual/biliteracy journey. This infographic succinctly debunks some of the misinformation. Credit: (K. Ibáñez, 2016) #duallanguage #bilingual #bilingualism

You may be wondering why exactly background knowledge is so important for #literacy? Reason #1: Background knowledge enables readers to choose between multiple meanings of words #reading #education #teachertwitter #edutwitter readingrockets.org/article/buildi…

Reading comprehension is regarded as a generic skill: make an inference, find the main idea, etc. But what if instead comprehension is seen not as a skill but as the development of knowledge networks? dyslexialibrary.org/wp-content/upl… #literacy #education #teachertwitter #edutwitter