At age 104, founder of Literacy Volunteers of America and co-founder of ProLiteracy Ruth Colvin says, “Age is just a number. It’s what you do with your number that counts.” Start the week inspired, as you learn from Ruth’s story, over a hundred years in the making.
Join us as Reggie Jackson, co-founder of Nurturing Diversity Partners, incorporates fun, interactive exercises to explore how our normal brains serve as effective pattern-making machines that unconsciously “prime” us for stereotyping – whether we intend it or not. We examine how the concept of race developed throughout US history and how this history and human tendency towards bias helped create and maintain today’s systemic racial inequities. We explore together how bias affects daily life, and whether something this difficult to perceive can ever be changed.
Join us as Sylvia Ruiz, Executive Director of Primordial Multicultural Healing Community, integrates cultural priorities and mindfulness. We’ll explore some of the basic principles of mindfulness with care, curiosity and playfulness. Please bring a piece of fruit!
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Maria del Carmen Rodriguez and Paul Cloutier, USCIS Community Relations Officers, will co-conduct the Naturalization 101 PowerPoint presentation, which includes an overview of the eligibility requirements for citizenship, the English-language and Civics examinations, as well as USCIS' online resources and study materials. They will also discuss the new 2020 Civics Test. There is a Q&A component.
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It is essential for students to find meaning and make sense of math to engage in learning. Join us as Amy Cops, Instructor at Lakeshore Technical College, explores strategies, activities, and games that can be utilized with adult learners that relate to their daily lives. This session is for tutors, technical college instructors and literacy staff and will focus on basic math skills in a fun way.
Join us as Scott Hodek, Section Chief of DWD Office of Economic Advisors, discusses current economic trends. Wisconsin's labor market was in the midst of an unprecedented talent crunch in 2019, with businesses doing everything they could to attract and retain talent. Then the pandemic hit, and Wisconsin lost almost 450,000 jobs in a single month. Learn about current conditions in today's volatile Covid-19 economy, the major workforce trends accelerated by the pandemic, and what the economy and labor market may look like post-pandemic.
Join Mari Kay-Nabozny (CEO of the NW WI Workforce Investment Board) and Bruce Palzkill (Assistant Administrator of Division of Employment and Training with DWD) for a general overview of local job centers and Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). In addition to basic organizational structures, we will explore how WWDA and DWD differ and collaborate, and how local job centers and WDBs intersect.
Join Disabilities Support Services staff from Gateway Technical College and learn concrete strategies to ensure virtual instruction is accessible to all students and tutors, including those with special needs. We’ll look at use of color, text and font size, use of white space and even closed captioning. We’ll also review what the Americans with Disabilities Act means for literacy programming and virtual testing accommodations.
Join us as Ann Brand, Mindfulness Instructor with The Center, explores why mindfulness is such a great practice for those in education and other roles where we support the growth and development of others. Our capacity to manage our stress, stay focused, and be kind and compassionate are central to working effectively with others. Tending to our own well-being is part of professional development. Our capacity to bring mindfulness practices into our work with others comes from practicing ourselves, so that is where we start.
This session will not be recorded.
Meet our regional literacy staff on Facebook Live - February 24th at 12:00 PM!
Their work is at the HEART of Wisconsin Literacy's mission. They provide training, personalized consultation, and materials to literacy agencies statewide.
Ask them questions and learn more about the capacity building work we do.
Mark your calendar for the next Thursday Morning Coffee!
Topic - DACA and how it may affect our learners
Presenter - Soberalski Immigration Law, LLC.
Register - Contact your RLC or RCC to register (https://wisconsinliteracy.org/about/staff.html)
