Curriculum Development

Check ncsall.gse.harvard.edu/fob/2003/fob_6c.htm for the September 2003 issue of NCSALL's Focus on Basics. The topic: curriculum development. Authors include Jamaica Plain's Charissa Ahlstrom.

Health and Literacy

The LINCS Health & Literacy Special Collection awarded mini-grants to student/teacher teams to develop learning activities combining health, literacy, and technology. A selection of final products are Web-published and available online for others to see and use. Visit the LINCS Health & Literacy Special Collection at www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs and click on mini-grants.

Technology Practices in ABE

The new World Education report Technology in Today's ABE Classroom: A Look at the Technology Practices and Preferences of ABE Teachers is now available online at literacytech.worlded.org/weitechreport.pdf. This report presents the results from World Education's technology survey of ABE programs in the northeastern United States conducted during the winter of 2003. The goal of the survey was to examine how technology is being used today by teachers in their everyday practice, what teachers want to use it for, and what kinds of supports and professional development are perceived to be valuable in achieving these goals. For more information, please contact Jeff Carter by e-mail at jcarter@worlded.org or phone at 617-482-9485.