Montana LINCS: Another LINC in Professional Development

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Montana LINCS Another LINC in Professional
Development

• 2001 to 2008

http//www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/index.htm
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Brief History of NIFL

• In 1992 the Literacy Act created NIFL,
  www.nifl.gov. Its purpose was to develop a
  national database. To do this, NIFL devised
  LINCS in 1994, www.nifl.gov/lincs. At that time
  LINCS could see the potential use of the web to
  complete its mission. LINCS created four
  regions Eastern, Midwest, Southern, and
  Western-Pacific. The focus of LINCS was to
  develop the infrastructure (tools and standards)
  which would be used on the web. The various
  regions began collecting resources. LINCS
  staff/committee created a template for LINCS
  regions which gave more cohesiveness to the
  project.

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Purpose of LINCS Literacy Information aNd
Communication System

• Become a resource for literacy field
• Find literacy information more easily
• Locate more literacy resources
• Discuss literacy issues online
• Special Collections the following categories
  contain a vast array of research
• Assessment
• Correctional Education
• English as a Second Language
• Equipped for the Future
• Family Literacy
• Health and Literacy
• Literacy and Learning Disabilities
• Policy and Legislation
• Science and Numeracy
• Technology Training
• Workforce Education
• Discussion Groups LINCS provides an access to a
  variety of list serves
• My LINCS LINCS allows one to personalize search
• Hot Sites LINCS recommends quality sites (no
  longer exists)

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Regions of LINCS
Eastern LINCS
Midwest LINCS
Southern LINCS
Western/Pacific LINCS
Northwest LINCS (WP LINCS too large so NW created)
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Northwest LINCS

• Origin

BOG Board of Governors for NW Literacy Resource
Center State Directors from Alaska Idaho Montana
Oregon Washington Wyoming Utah Part of LINCS,
not NW Literacy Resource Center
NETC Northwest Educational Technology
Consortium (K-12 technology consortium with
37,000 grant money set aside for Adult
Learning) Alaska Idaho Montana Oregon Washington
NWRLRC Northwest Regional Literacy Resource
Center Grant recipient for LINCS
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Montana LINCS

• Timeline Overview
• Link to OPI (ABLE, GED, Family Literacy) and
  MAACE 2001 - 2002
• Pilot Project 2002 - 2005
• Teacher as Researcher
• Researcher Montana Discovery Exploring and
  Evaluation Internet Sites 2004 - 2005
• Maintenance as means for continued communication
  2005 - 2007
• RIB 2007 to present

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Montana LINCS Pilot Project

• Student Interactive Websites

http//www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/pilotproject/pphome
.htm
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MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003

• July 2002 - Steering Committee developed criteria
  for lesson plan
• Advertised RFP for MT
• Billings Adult Education Center staff
• Six (6) participants

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MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Curriculum

• Business
• Language
• Math
• Reading
• Science

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MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Curriculum

• Research based on LINCS criteria
• Participants created template

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MT LINCS Pilot Project2002-2003 Outreach

• Training Summer of 2003
• Western Montana
• Central
• Data Quality Institute

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MT LINCS Pilot Project2003-2004 Continuation

• Expansion and Recruitment
• Billings Adult Education Center and Other Montana
  ABLE Staff
• Eleven (11) participants

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MT LINCS Pilot Project2003-2004 Curriculum

• Continued with posted curriculum
• Business
• Language
• Math
• Reading
• Science
• Added more categories
• Career
• Social Studies
• Student Resources
• Study Skills
• Writing (combined with Language)

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2003-2004Expansion into
Online Activities

• MAACE mini-grant - Using MT LINCS Pilot Project
  Implementing Teacher as Researcher
• Fourteen (14) participants onsite
• Five (5) designed additional activities
• Online Activity with stipend
• Eleven (11) participants
• Total geographic locations eleven (11)

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005

• Research position MT Discovery Exploring and
  Evaluation Internet Sites
• Expansion of Online Activities Concept

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level I
  Educator
• Twelve (12) participants enrolled 12 completed
• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level I Student
• Ten (10) participants enrolled 5 completed
• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level II
  Educator
• Fifteen (15) participants enrolled 14 completed
• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level III
  Educator
• Seven (7) Participants enrolled 3 completed
• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level IV
  Educator
• Ten (10) participants enrolled 9 completed

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online
Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level I
• Educator 12 participants
• WHAT Receive a 100 stipend by completing a
  Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level I. Using
  the emailed activity, participants will answer
  specific questions about LINCS.  Participants
  will complete the activity by using the National,
  Northwest, and Montana LINCS websites.
• WHO Stipends will be given to the first ten
  (10) Montana ABLE educators who contact Norene
  Peterson.
• WHEN The activity must be completed by March
  31, 2005.
• HOW Contact Norene Peterson at norenehp_at_bresnan.
  net by Tuesday, February 1 for more information. 
• Remember  The first ten (10) who express
  interest, sign the contract, and complete the
  activity can receive a 100 stipend! 

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level I
• Student 5 participants
• WHAT Receive a 50 stipend by completing a
  Getting to Know LINCS Activity. Using the
  emailed activity, participants will answer
  specific questions about LINCS.  Participants
  will complete the activity by using the National,
  Northwest, and Montana LINCS websites.
• WHO Stipends will be given to the first twenty
  (20) Montana ABLE students who contact Norene
  Peterson.
• WHEN The activity must be completed by March
  31, 2005.
• HOW  Contact Norene Peterson at
  norenehp_at_bresnan.net by Tuesday, February 1 for
  more information.
• Remember  The first twenty (20) who express
  interest, sign the contract, and complete the
  activity can receive a 50 stipend! 

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level II
• Educator (Prerequisite Getting to Know LINCS
  Activity Level I) 14 participants
• WHAT Receive a 150 stipend by completing
  Getting to Know LINCS Activity II. Using the
  emailed activity, participants will integrate
  into the classroom specific activities found on
  National, Northwest, and Montana LINCS websites.
• WHO Stipends will be given to the first fifteen
  (15) Montana ABLE educators who contact Norene
  Peterson. (Participants who have completed Level
  I may begin this activity immediately. Other
  participants need to complete Level I first.)
• WHEN The activity must be completed by March
  31, 2005. (If participants are doing both Level
  I and Level II, then the due date for Level II
  may be April 15, 2005.)
• HOW Contact Norene Peterson at
  norenehp_at_bresnan.net by Tuesday, February 1 for
  more information.
• Remember  The first fifteen (15) who express
  interest, sign the contract, and complete the
  activity can receive a 150 stipend! 

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level III
• Educator 3 participants
• Now that you have completed the Getting to Know
  LINCS Activity Level II, you are ready to
  become more involved in the creation of the MT
  Pilot Project. The goal of this activity will be
  to design three (3) new interactive documents for
  the MT Pilot Project.

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Getting to Know LINCS Activity Level IV
• Educator 9 participants
• The goal of this activity will be to proof
  existing activities in your curricular area and
  design two (2) new interactive documents for the
  MT Pilot Project.

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities

• Summary
• Forty-one (43) participants total
• Fourteen (14) different locations
• Twenty-eight (28) new curriculum items added
• Participant Summary
• 2002-2003 - 6
• 2003-2004 - 25
• 2004-2005 - 43

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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2004-2005Online Activities
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Montana LINCS 2005-2007

• Volunteering in Montana

Maintaining MT LINCS website for communication
purposes Hosted on server at Midwest LINCS at
Kent State University
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Montana LINCS RIB 2007-2008

• A Virtual
• Staff Lounge

http//www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/opi/reading/rbindex
.htm
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Montana LINCS RIB

• Origin
• Route to Reading - 2005
• Dr. Rosalind Davidson
• National Center for the Study of Adult Learning
  and Literacy at Harvard University Graduate
  School of Education
• Reading is the Bridge - 2007
• Dr. John Kruidenier
• Education Consultant
• Researcher with Harvard University Graduate
  School of Education

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Purpose
• Sustainability for RIB
• Order based on reading research categories
• Post questions
• Share ideas and resources
• Montana ideas, etc.
• Postings from NIFL Discussion Lists

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Montana LINCS RIB Plan

• Work Plan
• September Overview of Project and Introduction
  to MTLINCS
• October Research and Assessment
• November Phonemic Awareness and Decoding
• December Fluency
• January Vocabulary
• February Comprehension
• March Comprehension
• April Reading Connections
• May Reading Connections
• June Review and Evaluation

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Emails
• Format
• Snippets of research highlighted
• Resources for research
• Number

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Montana LINCS RIBhttp//www.nwlincs.org/mtlincs/o
pi/reading/rbindex.htm

• Reading is the Bridge
• In June 2007 Montana OPI provided a reading
  workshop for Montana ABLE participants.
• This website is a continuation of that
  professional development opportunity. 
• Click here to email questions or postings.
• Calendar
• Discussions
• Resources
• Archives (This includes previous calendars,
  discussions, and emails.)

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Calendar
• Based on first email for month
• Archives

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Discussions
• Plan evolves
• Chart
• Archives

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Resources
• Index
• Websites
• Activities

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Montana LINCS RIB

• Archives
• Calendar
• Discussions
• Emails

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Montana LINCS RIB Snapshot
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Montana LINCS RIB Statistics
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Montana LINCS RIB Future
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MT LINCS Pilot Project 2001-2008http//www.nwlin
cs.org/mtlincs/index.htm

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