Description & Purpose of Event: *

North Dakota has eight Adult Educational Learning Centers, satellite locations, and the DOCR Educational Centers across the state. The sites are open to serve students 16+ who need basic education and secondary education services, workforce preparation/training, or upskilling for employment or post-secondary opportunities. Some of the directors and educators in the field of Adult Education have had to acquire training for Adult Education and attend additional coursework for their continuing education credits. The state would like to offer the option of Adult Ed. staff to obtain credit/certification for training/content that compliments and benefits their specific areas through LINCS, a research-based platform, and framework that will help North Dakota Adult Learning Center directors and staff and states across the country.
Directors and teachers will choose from among the LINCS self-directed online courses based on their individual interests (which show the number of hours of the training and certificates shared). They would need to select courses that added up to a total of 15 hours. They would upload their certificates of completion to verify that they completed the necessary number of hours to verify training completion and attendance. The courses that they could choose from can be found here: https://courses.lincs.ed.gov/static/about.html

Event Sponsor: *

NDDPI (Sara Mitzel) and LINCS-Marcela Movit, Senior Researcher for AIR

Event Contact Name: *

Sara Mitzel

Position or Title: *

NDDPI Adult Education Program Manager/Adult Ed Lead/Assis. Dir. of Assessment

Event Contact Phone: *

(701) 328-2271

Event Contact Email: *

sjmitzel@nd.gov

Event Location: *

ND

Event Start Date: *

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Event End Date: *

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Objective and Outcomes: *

The ND Adult Education Power Hour will support local ALC’s in meeting professional development standards with topics on their specific field area(s).
In addition, the opportunity will be given to:
• Refine their local vision for teaching and learning
• Create a supportive, transparent culture for educators and students
• Enable deeper learning practices through knowledge application, critical thinking, and collaboration
• Empower educators with practices and knowledge that will benefit students while enhancing the field of Adult Education in North Dakota
This professional development opportunity supports NDDPI’s values of building relationships, cultivating opportunity, and inspiring growth. LINCS is a research-based platform and framework that will help other districts and states across the country.

Resources/Course Materials: *

Directors and teachers will choose from among the LINCS self-directed online courses based on their individual interests (which show the number of hours of the training and certificates shared). Content is qualified and shared by qualified staff. The senior researcher and I will partner to assure guidelines are met. They would need to select courses that added up to a total of 15 hours. They would upload their certificates of completion to verify that they completed the necessary number of hours to verify training completion and attendance. The courses that they could choose from can be found here: https://courses.lincs.ed.gov/static/about.html
In addition, participants will…
• Collaborate with various stakeholders across the state
• Participate in virtual meetings
• Design and develop strategies for implementation
• Participate in continuous improvement practices
• Provide evidence of planning and implementation at their local agency through submission of a final paper

Attendance: *

Directors and teachers will choose from among the LINCS self-directed online courses based on their individual interests (which show the number of hours of the training and certificates shared). They will upload certificates (proof of hours).

Evaluation and Evidence of Learning and Application: *

Directors and teachers will choose from among the LINCS self-directed online courses based on their individual interests (which show the number of hours of the training and certificates shared). Content is qualified and shared by qualified staff. The senior researcher and I will partner to assure guidelines are met. They would need to select courses that added up to a total of 15 hours. They would upload their certificates of completion to verify that they completed the necessary number of hours to verify training completion and attendance. The courses that they could choose from can be found here: https://courses.lincs.ed.gov/static/about.html

Participation in this cohort will provide materials and supports needed for the completion of this professional development. Technical support will also be offered. Adult Education Power Hour will allow the flexibility and creativity needed to address the personalized professional development needs at each site, assist in meeting workshop credit for license renewal, and enhance meeting discussions among directors/staff across the state.

Pass/Fail