National Adult Literacy Database -- Weekly Update -- May 21, 2012

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NALD update - May 21, 2012

Story of the Week

Story by Jessalyn

Literacy and Learning

Alberta representing Canadian provinces/territories at APEC meeting in Korea

A tuition graphic: How the numbers stack up across Canada

Most Canadians feel tuition fees should be frozen or lowered: survey

Essential resources if you're immigrating to Canada

New campaign to connect university researchers with public

Inuit-language Bible complete after 34-year translation project

Aboriginal students making 'remarkable gains' in B.C.'s Sooke school district

Workplace and Essential Skills

Nominations still open for ABC's Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award - Deadline May 31, 2012

May 27-June 2, 2012, is Disability Awareness Week in N.B.

Are the days of the paper cheque almost over?

Humility is a quiet, underappreciated strength, especially in the workplace

In-person collaboration still most effective way to communicate at work: study

University College of the North (UCN) struggling to find Aboriginal faculty members

Government of Canada increases support for part-time, post-secondary education students

N.B. proposes legislation to establish new governance model for apprenticeship, occupational certification

Request for proposals - Labour Market Study of Literacy and Essential Skills Workers - Deadline May 29, 2012

Review the latest events.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plan – Document Use: Recipe Conversion by READ Saskatoon (2012)

Order of Operations & Decimals - Concept [Video – 19:18] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Order of Operations & Decimals - Practice [Video – 11:03] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Beginner’s Guide for Program Coordinators of Literacy Organizations by Mid North Network for Adult Learning (2012)

The Clear Writer’s Hit Squad [Video - 15:52] by Parashoot Productions Inc. (2009)

Research Materials

Learning on the edge: Connecting people and l(e)arning in the everyday to policy and practice possibilities by Terrie Lynn Thompson (2006)

The CONNECT Supporting the Canadian Advancement of Literacy and Essential Skills (SCALES) – Phase One: Research Results by CONNECT Strategic Alliances (2011)

Navigating Post-secondary Education in Canada: The Challenge of a Changing Landscape by Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) (2010)

Report on Consultations with Immigrants and Refugees - Fact Sheet by Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley et al. (2009)

The READer Newsletter for Adult Learners - READ Saskatoon - May 2012 (PDF)

On the MARC - Midland Area Reading Council - May 2012 (PDF)

The Buzz on Literacy - Literacy Now South Okanagan Similkameen - May 2012 (PDF)