Volunteer Literacy Program Management

Volunteer literacy programs struggle to provide the training, technical assistance and support for their volunteer tutors, trainers and board members. If you are a new manager or want help with improving your program, call on Literacy Florida! We can provide training and technical assistance related to improving your program. Tap into the expertise of our board or arrange for a program management workshop. For assistance contact Sandra Newell at 850-245-6624 or by e-mail at snewell@dos.state.fl.us.

Library Literacy Tip Sheets

Literacy Florida! and the State Library and Archives of Florida have developed a series of Tip Sheets for library-based literacy programs. The topics are varied and o interest to non-library-based programs as well.

Click Here to view the Library Literacy Tip Sheets. Viewed April 29, 2007

Training Calendar

May 2-5, 2006, Hilton St. Petersburg, Florida Literacy Conference www.floridaliteracy.org

Training Opportunities

Would you like to be part of a Literacy Florida! Training Team? We’re always looking for trainers willing to volunteer their services for the good of other Florida adult literacy volunteer groups.

If you are a Supervising Tutor Trainer and willing to help conduct a Trainer’s Workshop or a Supervising Trainer’s Workshop, please contact mhearnmb@tampabay.rr.com or williamsflorence@bellsouth.net.

Verizon Literacy Campus

ProLiteracy wants to alert its affiliates that the VLU Web site (vluonline.org) is now back online with a new name: Verizon Literacy Campus (www.literacycampus.org).

Along with the new name, the site has some new features, including a search tool and some new course offerings. Be sure to visit "What's New" to see all the recent updates.

Verizon Literacy Campus is an important resource for anyone who wants to learn more about supporting literacy. The free online courses are designed to help train potential and existing volunteers, as well as literacy program staff.

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact VLC at webmaster@literacycampus.org.

Update Your Organization Information
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ProLiteracy America Announces New Trainer Certification System

In January 2006, ProLiteracy America will introduce a new trainer certification system.

ProLiteracy America will offer a number of supportive features as part of the new certification system, such as:

• An online Tool Kit containing diverse resources that address training skills and content
• Face-to-face and online professional development activities
• A listserv for certified trainers and those going through the certification process
• Tools to assess a prospective trainer’s knowledge of training content and training skills.

Questions regarding the New Trainer Certification? Please email trainer@proliteracy.org .

ProLiteracy Online Training Resources
Communications is one of the highest priorities for ProLiteracy America. They are moving to make greater use of e-mail and their web site to provide rich new resources for affiliates. Here are a few related to training:

Listservs
ProLiteracyConnect – a peer sharing forum where affiliate staff and key volunteers can discuss – via email – subjects related to managing local literacy programs. To add a person to this listserv, affiliate directors should request a subscription form from Michele Diecuch at info@proliteracy.org

ProLiteracyTrainers – To subscribe, just send a blank email addressed to join-proliteracytrainers@proliteracylist.org .