A project of the California Department of Education California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO) American Institutes for Research A project of the California Department of Education Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
CALPRO Mission To facilitate communication among, and to provide a range of high quality professional development activities for Adult education instructors, Administrators, and Professional development staff Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
CALPRO GOALS To plan and provide high quality professional development in collaboration with CDE, other State Leadership Projects, and local service providers; To develop and support a regional structure for the delivery of professional development services through the CALPRO Professional Development Centers (PDCs); and To improve the quality of instruction delivered to adult learners and, ultimately, to enhance learner outcomes. Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
CALPRO Activities Website: www.calpro-online.org Nine Professional Development Centers (PDCs) Two-year Leadership Institute and Just-in-Time Leadership Workshops Institutes, e.g., Learning Communities , Practitioner Inquiry, Facilitation Skills Study Circles on Learner Persistence, Research-based Reading, and Health Literacy Site-based Professional Development Online Courses Programs of Excellence Development of Train-the-Trainer Modules Research-to-Practice Initiative Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
CALPRO PDCs Bay Area (New Haven Adult School) Capital Area (Old Marshall Adult Ed Center) Delta Sierra (Stockton School for Adults) Inland Counties (San Bernardino Adult School) LAUSD Northern CA (Eureka Adult School) Orange County (Santa Ana College) San Diego and Imperial Counties (Sweetwater UHSD) South Coast (Baldwin Park Adult & Community Ed) Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
Mission of the CALPRO PDCs To provide services and resources for adult educators, including access to, and professional development on, research-based practices, and To enhance communication within the field of adult education. Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
Research-to-Practice Professional Development Initiative To raise awareness of the importance and relevance of adult education research for practice To improve ability to use research as a continuous improvement tool Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019
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Thank you! Mary Ann Corley 4/27/2019