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What's New
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Renew Your LNS Membership or Become a New Member |
LNS membership fees were due on August 31, 2016. Please renew your membership to retain access to our programs and services. These include supports to learners, practitioners, and organizations, printed resources and subscribed informational emails. Your support helps Nova Scotians access quality literacy and essential skills programs. It also ensures paid and volunteer practitioners have the skills they need, supports adult learners’ participation and promotes the value of literacy and essential skills to all Nova Scotians.
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Fashion Show for Literacy |
October 30th, 2016 at 1:00pm, Holiday Inn Truro
Join us for an afternoon of ladies' consignment fashions, prizes and shopping! Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the LNS office. All proceeds will be used to support adult literacy in Nova Scotia. Poster
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Opportunities for Learners |
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Opportunities for Practitioners |
Register Now for Practitioner Training (PT) Modules offered in the Fall:
Techniques for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Spelling: Oct 2 – 28
Teaching Math: Keeping It Real: Oct 2 – 28
Integrating Information Technology (IT) Skills Into Your Teaching: Oct 30 - Nov 25
Communications: Learners in Transition: Oct 30 - Nov 25
Learning Challenges: Oct 30 - Nov 25
What’s Your Message? Relating to the Adult Learner: Nov 17 at Holiday Inn Truro
Check out the Practitioner Training webpage for more details on the program, modules, and tuition schedule. The program is tuition free for members of Literacy Nova Scotia who are with a NSSAL funded program. Anyone can take the training.
Registration Form for NSSAL Participants
Registration Form for Non-NSSAL Participants (Tuition Payers)
Professional Development Conference for Practitioners:
Supporting Learning Needs of Adults
November 17 — 18, 2015 at Holiday Inn, Prince Street, Truro
The Professional Development Conference for Practitioners is open to all practitioners and coordinators who are looking for professional development to help them better support under-skilled and under-employed Nova Scotians. In particular, we invite practitioners and coordinators from the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (community-based, adult high school, NSCC), work activity programs, career resource centers, workforce development programs and others. Online Registration Form
Deadline for registration: November 8th.
Share your best practices, knowledge and expertise. We are looking for presenters at the PD Conference. Contact Marie.David@nscc.ca.
Is there a PD opportunity that would benefit your learning organization?
Apply to the PD Fund. You can read about what others have learned through training funded by the PD Fund.
All practitioners (tutors, instructors), coordinators, and board members are eligible for funding up to $1000 per year for professional development relevant to their role at their community-based learning network. To date, there is approximately $7000 remaining in this fund.
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Opportunities for Organizations |
Community-based learning organizations can apply every year for free computer systems and laptops. Organizations should be replacing older systems each year. Apply today! These come with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 installed. Other computer accessories are also available through our partnership with Computers for Schools. There is a minimum of two per network at this time, but organizations may be able to order more in the fall 2016 if required.
Community-based learning organizations funded under NSSAL can apply for ipad minis and other assistive technology.
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In The News
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Congratulations to ACALA for Winning Honourable Mention for The First Voice Media Program |
ACALA earned honourable mention at the Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Awards for their First Voice Media (AFVM) program which builds literacy and essential skills into community engagement work. Read more
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How Canadian Kids Are Taught Financial Literacy From Coast To Coast |
Education is a provincial jurisdiction, which means how and when personal finance is taught varies across Canada. The Financial Post surveyed national financial literacy programs to understand how well we are educated on everything from basic budgets to student loans and the stock markets.
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Lower Tuition Best Way to Help 50 Per Cent of People Feeling Unprepared to Manage Finances |
Financial literacy is always good, but the Canadian Federation of Students-Nova Scotia says the only way to help young people is to lower their debt. A new financial education study says 47 per cent of Atlantic Canadians “felt unprepared” to manage their own finances going into university. Survey
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Staying Active Through Volunteering Can Promote Healthier Aging |
New studies published this week have provided yet more evidence to suggest that staying active as we age, through working or volunteering, can promote both physical and mental health and wellbeing, especially in seniors.
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Events
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International Literacy Day (ILD) |
Thursday, September 8th at Mount Saint Vincent University, 12:00 — 1:00pm
LNS is partnering with MSVU to celebrate ILD with a presentation to students.
Read more about ILD
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Fashion Show for Literacy |
Sunday, October 30th at 1:00pm, Holiday Inn Truro
Join us for an afternoon of ladies consignment fashions, prizes and shopping. All proceeds will be used to benefit adult learners in Nova Scotia.
Tickets $15; available at the LNS office.
Contact literacyns@nscc.ca or 1-800-255-5203. Read more
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Webinar: Celebrate Financial Literacy Month |
Thursday, September 8 from 2:00 — 3:00pm AT
Join ABC Life Literacy Canada for a webinar on ways to celebrate Financial Literacy Month (FLM) this November with your learners!
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Raise-A-Reader Week |
September 22nd to 29th, 2016
This campaign aims to empower children and families with tools to improve their reading skills. These skills are the foundation for lifelong learning that significantly affect the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
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211 Nova Scotia Regional Information Meeting |
Thursday, October 6 from 1:00 — 4:30pm at Dartmouth North Community Centre
Learn about available services and service gaps in your region, and gain valuable insights on what citizens in your region need, based on 211 contact data over the past three years. Register
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Resources
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Adobe Slate: Free Digital Storytelling App for iPad |
Adobe Slate allows users to turn words and images into a story that can be published as beautifully laid-out web content.
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Apps to Support Diverse Learners in the Classroom |
Here are some fun, effective, tried-and-true apps that can make a tremendous difference in the lives of diverse learners.
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Math By Your Teacher iPad App |
This free math education app for iPhone and iPad lets users browse over 50 courses for elementary, middle, and high school math; community college and college math; and standardized test prep.
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