Posted by dhoogland on December 1, 2011 under News | 
Each week from now until January 27, ABC Canada is featuring one story per week as their Family Literacy Day Weekly Story. Learners are invited to get together with their families and write an original short story (500 words or less about how they learn with their family) in celebration of Family Literacy Day. Families whose stories are featured on the website will receive a Family Literacy Day prize pack. Visit ABC Canada to submit stories (http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day). Please spread the word!
Posted by dhoogland on November 22, 2011 under News |
ABC Life Literacy encourages families to take the Learning Journey during Family Literacy Week 2012.
Learning happens everywhere, and it’s easy to make learning part of your daily life. Just download the Journey to Learning Passport and complete as many activities as you can leading up to Family Literacy Day on January 27, 2012. You can complete the passport as a family, individually or in groups at a Family Literacy Day event. Find out more about the Journey to Learning Passport.
Posted by dhoogland on October 27, 2011 under News |
Dear North Island community members
North Island College, Decoda Literacy Solutions, and North Island Literacy Outreach Coordinators welcome you to attend the North Island Literacy Gathering from Wednesday, November 2nd to Friday, November 4th, 2011 in the Comox Valley. The purpose of this gathering is to learn more about Decoda Literacy Solutions and provincial, regional and community literacy strategies; to connect with other North Island literacy practitioners to share resources, experience, and practice; to learn and discuss how literacy practitioners can support one another by aligning themselves regionally; and to learn about new adult literacy assessment tools.
To achieve these objectives, we have created the following schedule. Within the schedule is a column of participants who would benefit from attending these sessions. This is just a suggestion; participants are welcome to attend any session that interests them. Please note that there is no cost to attend these sessions.
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Description |
Participants |
| Wed, Nov 2nd |
7-9pm |
Stan Hagen Theatre, NIC Comox Valley |
Decoda Literacy Solutions will present their organization and provincial literacy strategies. There will be an emphasis on community-based literacy planning and implementation. |
- LOCs
- Literacy Task groups
- Municipal, Provincial, Federal and Band Leaders
- CALP holders
- Community and regional members
- Literacy practitioners
- Media
|
| Thurs, Nov. 3rd |
9am-12pm |
Old House Village Hotel, River’s Edge Building |
This is an opportunity for North Island communities/ School District regions to present their community literacy plans and actions. (We’d ask the LOCs to present on behalf of their communities – a question guide and moderator will help facilitate this session) |
- LOCs
- SD representatives
- Early years coordinators
- Family Literacy coordinators
- CALP holders
- Task group members
- Literacy practitioners
|
| Thurs,Nov. 3rd |
1pm-4pm |
Old House Village Hotel, River’s Edge Building |
Three consecutive sessions – tutor training, digital literacy, and essential skills. |
- LOCs
- SD representatives
- CALP holders
- Interested Task group members
- Literacy practitioners
|
| Thurs, Nov. 3rd |
7-9pm |
Old House Village Hotel, Eagle’s Ridge Building lobby |
Leona Gadsby of Decoda will lead a discussion on how we can work collaboratively as a region |
- LOCs
- CALP holders
- SD representatives
- NIC
- Early years coordinators
- VIRL
- VIHA
|
| Fri, Nov. 4th |
9am-2h30pm |
Old House Village Hotel, River’s Edge Building |
Decoda will facilitate a session on adult literacy assessment and will introduce the benchmarks and database used for CALP |
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Please let your Community Literacy Outreach Coordinator know if you will be attending. Alternatively, you can register directly for the North Island Literacy Gathering by going to the following link: http://dhoogland.wufoo.com/forms/north-island-literacy-gathering/
If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns please do not hesitate to contact either Lori Walker at lwalker@Decoda.com, Tony Bellavia at Tony.Bellavia@nic.bc.ca, or Danielle Hoogland at dhoogland@shaw.ca.
Posted by dhoogland on October 19, 2011 under News |
Posted by dhoogland on September 29, 2011 under General |
Comox Valley Literacy Now (CVLN) is recruiting up to three new members of its Steering Committee. The current Steering Committee includes representatives from the Vancouver Island Regional Library, North Island College, Wachiay Friendship Centre, Adult Learning Centre, School District No. 71, Creative Employment Access Society, and literacy resource professionals. The Steering Committee would like to broaden its membership to include representatives from the Comox Valley business community (as a representative of a business association or group or as a business owner or manager) and from our community at large.
CVLN began in 2008 as the Comox Valley Literacy Now initiative with grants from Legacies 2010. We are currently in the process of becoming a registered non-profit society under the name the Comox Valley Literacy Network Association with the stated aim to improve the literacy levels of our community and promote literacy and learning. As a result of this change, the Steering Committee members will become the Directors of the Comox Valley Literacy Network Association Board. The development of the Comox Valley Community Literacy Plan and its annual review are the focus of our collaboration with learning organizations and stakeholders in literacy to address the literacy realities that exist within our community. CVLN’s intention is to be a hub for community networking and currently oversees two initiatives: the Essential Skills Partnership Initiative and the Family Literacy Outreach Initiative. CVLN has a coordinator who supports literacy projects, plans and facilitates literacy events and initiatives, and facilitates networking among learning organizations.
Steering Committee members (and in due course Directors) are expected to:
- commit to one meeting per month
- work collaboratively to implement the Comox Valley Community Literacy Plan
- share ideas, resources, experience, and insight to move the Community Literacy Plan forward
- provide support and direction to the Literacy Outreach Coordinator
Being involved as a Steering Committee member/Director on CVLN is an opportunity to connect with colleagues who are passionate about improving literacy in the Comox Valley as a strategy to address many of our socio-economic realities. It is also an opportunity to learn strategic ways to embed literacy into your own organization and/or business. Finally, it is an opportunity for your organization, business, or self to participate in building a life-long learning community.
To apply as a Director please send an expression of interest to Danielle Hoogland, Comox Valley Literacy Outreach Coordinator at dhoogland@shaw.ca by Tuesday, October 11th, 2011. For more information, please contact Danielle Hoogland by email or by phone at 250-897-0525.
