| Name | Application Deadline: CALPRO TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS INSTITUTE |
|---|---|
| Start | 5/14/2025 12:00:00 AM |
| End | 5/14/2025 5:00:00 PM |
| Description | WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN? CALPRO will conduct the Training-of-Trainers (ToT) Institute for the new community of practice (CoP) on Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction in June 2025. The asynchronous online Moodle course for this ToT Institute is from June 9 to June 30, 2025. The Face-to-Face sessions are at the CALPRO office in Sacramento on Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24, 2025. The purposes of the ToT Institute are:
The CoP on Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction aims to equip instructors in adult education programs with the practical tools and strategies needed to implement evidence-based instruction that meets the varied needs of adult learners. The objectives include: (1) using various data to design instruction that leverages adult learner’s strengths and motivations, (2) developing and using formative assessments effectively, (3) designing learner-centered differentiated classroom activities, and (4) planning lessons to meet instructional goals.
Communities of Practice are formed by groups of professionals who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain (Wenger, 2002). CALPRO’s Communities of Practice (CoP) Initiative aims to increase the field’s focus on supported implementation of skills, strategies and action plans that participants develop in CALPRO trainings and institutes. For each CoP training, an online community is established. Participants meet each other and begin learning together online; they continue to build community, knowledge and skills in the face-to-face training sessions; and they have the option of continuing to support each other’s efforts to apply new learning after the conclusion of the face-to-face sessions. CALPRO CoP trainers facilitate the entire process, including online and face-to-face sessions. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The ToT is open to applicants from all California Adult Education Program (CAEP) funded agencies. The ToT is for individuals who will commit to following up on the ToT by facilitating the CoP for CALPRO at least once within a year of the ToT. WHAT ARE EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS? Participants will be expected to complete pre-Institute assignments online. Participants are expected to attend the entire ToT Institute – no exceptions – and demonstrate facilitation skills in practice sessions during the ToT. After completing the ToT, participants are expected to be available to facilitate training at their agency, at other agencies, or at CDE- or CALPRO-organized events within a year of the ToT. Trainers will receive an honorarium for training conducted. CALPRO will reimburse travel costs for all nominees accepted to attend the Training-of-Trainers Institute. CALPRO will cover in advance the cost of hotel rooms for the night of Sunday, June 22 and Monday, June 23 if travel is 50 miles or greater one-way between the individual’s home and the training location (2150 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento 95833). CALPRO will also provide working session morning refreshments and lunch each training day and will reimburse for dinner costs as applicable at the state rate. The only cost to your agency is your time to participate. WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE OF TRAINING SESSIONS? Dates:
Face-to-Face Session Location: 2150 River Plaza Drive, Suite 185 Please Note: Persons who arrive late or leave early will not be certified as trainers and, therefore, CALPRO will not be able to reimburse their costs. Please complete the online application below. Submission Deadline: 5 PM on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Questions? Contact Sachiko Oates, soates@air.org. |
| Location | Online In-Person |
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