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Beyond the First Meeting: A Guide for Beginning and Cultivating a Thriving Workplace Education Program
The handbook, "Beyond the First Meeting: A Guide for Beginning and Cultivating a Thriving Workplace Education Program," is crafted to assist adult education providers in establishing sustainable partnerships with employers.
Upcoming OTAN Activities Week of November 18
TDLS (Technology Digital Learning Symposium) Presenter Proposals Open! OTAN November Digest 2024 OTAN Online Connection - Fall Newsletter 2024
New Saturday Webinar Series
Join Alisa Takeuchi, OTAN Subject Matter Expert, for an interactive, two-part webinar series about how to transform CASAS data into powerful learning activities. Alisa will demonstrate how to use ChatGPT as an invaluable tool to analyze CASAS results, identify key learning gaps, and develop custom differentiated plans. Save the dates and register soon.
Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving
The myth of the Thanksgiving story “sparked in the mid-1800s when English accounts of the 1621 harvest event resurfaced and fueled the American imagination.” President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday to celebrate gratitude during the Civil War.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - November 11
November 11 | Veterans Day TDLS (Technology Digital Learning Symposium) Presenter Proposals Open! OTAN November Digest 2024
Veterans Day Message
OTAN is closed today honoring all veterans.
Education Department releases highly anticipated AI toolkit for schools
The federal guidance, prompted by a Biden administration executive order, includes district strategies for mitigating risks and developing AI use policies.
Using Virtual Visits to Explore Our National Parks
Whether to build context in a unit or offer choices about places to explore, make a note to use Expeditions in Education. This non-profit site seeks to increase student understanding of “natural and human communities.” It gives students a virtual field trip to our country’s National Park treasures. There are over 90 virtual learning experiences on this website.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of November 4
TDLS (Technology Digital Learning Symposium) Presenter Proposals Open! OTAN November Digest 2024
5 Tips for Designing AI-Resistant Tasks
According to Dr. Catlin Tucker in her October 1, 2024, post, she outlines 5 resistant AI tasks. For many, AI hasn’t yet caught up with choice board tasks which “foster creativity, critical thinking and problem solving.”