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OTAN Upcoming Activities – Week of 2/14

OTAN provides activities and resources to support our adult education colleagues. (All times below are PST.)

• The OTAN Office is closed on Monday, February 14 for Lincoln's Birthday. We will return to the office on Tuesday.

• On Tuesday, February 15 at 2:00pm, OTAN and WorldEd will present Building an EdTech Strategy Toolkit (BEST) Course Orientation. The BEST Course is designed to walk instructors through a thoughtful process of designing strategic, sustainable instructional routines that leverage EdTech and are centered around the factors that most impact adult learners. Read more about the BEST Course in this OTAN news item. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• On Thursday, February 17 at 12:00pm, Dr. Carolyn Zachry from the CDE Adult Education Office will present Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP): Process and Requirements. Dr. Zachry will provide a high-level review of the CIP document, requirements, and due dates as well as answer questions from the field. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• On Tuesday, February 22 at 12:00pm, OTAN and CAEP-TAP will present Canvas: Your Choice for Learner Access & Equity. A partnership called the California Distance Learning Cooperative (CDLC) is offering all adult education providers in California the opportunity to have their own instance of Canvas. This informational session will give administrators a basic understanding of what CDLC membership can provide their agency, learners, and teachers. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• On Thursday, February 24 at 1:00pm, Barry Bakin will present Easy Microsoft Projects 2 – PowerPoint and Excel. Participants will be shown simple project-based activities using PowerPoint and Excel which serve the dual purpose of language practice and learning basic functions of common software programs. You can sign up for this webinar at the California Adult Education Training Calendar.

• Register's for OTAN Technology and Distance Learning Symposium from March 2 to 4! More information and the link to register: https://bit.ly/TDLS2022

• The nomination period for the 2022 Adult Education Students Succeed Program is now open! OTAN invites nominations of adult education learners who are successful as a result of the education received at California adult education agencies. Learn more about the program and how to nominate a student: https://bit.ly/CAESS2022

• Interested in scheduling an OTAN training for your staff? Please reach out to us at support@otan.us to learn how we can help with your training needs.

• Found or using a great tech tool that you'd like to share with other educators? OTAN is always looking for adult education folks to present online for us on a cool tech tool or tech-related topic. Complete this form - we'll be in touch! bit.ly/OTANWebinar

• Web "siting" of the week: youcubed which aims to combine the teaching of mathematics with a growth mindset.

Please contact us at support@otan.us or call our office at 916-228-2580 for more information! We are here to support you!