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		<title>Massage Therapy Salaries In Relation to Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that massage therapy salaries can be quite high. What we now know is that massage can be beneficial in relieving stress, and can help with a number of different medical conditions. The demand for qualified massage therapists is quite high, and there are no signs to indicate any coming decline in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no doubt that <a href="http://www.ptschools.com/">massage therapy salaries</a> can be quite high. What we now know is that massage can be beneficial in relieving stress, and can help with a number of different medical conditions. The demand for qualified massage therapists is quite high, and there are no signs to indicate any coming decline in this demand. Those who have any interested in massage as a career are encouraged to act now.</p>
<p>Your skills will certainly factor into your salary. Skills will include your previous experience and your education. These will be the only things that a potential employer will be able to base their hiring decision on. If your resume features an associated degree, chances are that you will stand a much higher chance of being hired. This should hold true even if you do not yet have any experience in this field. Age is not relevant in these careers, as the focus is mainly placed on what you skills are.</p>
<p>The trend in massage therapy salaries is on the way up. As the benefits of massage become even more widely known, there is little doubt that the demand for qualified therapists will continue to rise. This is very important, as many other careers are being phased out during these tough economic times. Finding a career that offers room for growth is highly advisable.</p>
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		<title>Types of Nursing Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura R. Savage</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing jobs can be considered as among the most stable professions in the health sector.  This is because the services of nurses are always needed.  You can start your career as a registered nurse (RN) and slowly progress into a licensed practical nurse (LPN).  When you want to become an LPN you need to pass [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nursing jobs can be considered as among the most stable professions in the health sector.  This is because the services of nurses are always needed.  You can start your career as a registered nurse (RN) and slowly progress into a licensed practical nurse (LPN).  When you want to become an LPN you need to pass the MSN degree.  The degree allows you to practice in specialized medical area where you can certainly enjoy increased salary and other benefits.</p>
<p>There are quite a number of different <a href="http://www.britishnursejobs.com/">nursing jobs</a> for you to apply.  The CRNA is a job opportunity that can provide you with promising salaries and benefits.  Your job is to administer anaesthesia related to surgeries. You need to have a degree in science and start your career by being an RN for at least a whole year.  Make sure you gather enough experience related to anaesthesia.  You also need to take some related tests.  When you have completed all these things, you can secure a job as a CRNA with salaries amounting to more than $125,000 per year.</p>
<p>Other lucrative nursing jobs may include nursing research.  Many people who got this position came from non-clinical posts in the nursing sector.  Your salary will be around $100k per annum.  Your job may include doing analysis and preparing reports with the findings that you find from your research.</p>
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		<title>Un Currículo Global para un Aprendizaje Local</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Como dijo Frank Turner en una de sus escrituras, «Una universidad, se debe aclarar, como implican sus nombres profesa a enseñar conocimientos universales.» (Turner, 1902) Es inútil estudiar cosas que no puedes compartir con los otros porque no hay posibilidad de profundizar los conocimientos. Si todo el mundo tiene la misma experiencia acerca la misma [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Como dijo Frank Turner en una de sus escrituras, «Una universidad, se debe aclarar, como implican sus nombres profesa a enseñar conocimientos universales.» (Turner, 1902) Es inútil estudiar cosas que no puedes compartir con los otros porque no hay posibilidad de profundizar los conocimientos. Si todo el mundo tiene la misma experiencia acerca la misma cosa, pues un hecho está reforzado.</span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Pero para que el aprendizaje sea personal, los aprendices aprenden los conocimientos en entornos locales. Aunque estudiamos la misma historia de Roma, cada aprendiz lo entiende en el contexto de su historia local. Claro que un filipino que estudia los sucesos del Egipto antiguo no la compara a los sucesos de la historia de Francia. </span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">En realidad, es fácil hacerlo en situaciones homogéneas. Por ejemplo, los países latinoamericanos comparten muchas cosas en la historia. Pero en situaciones heterogéneas, como en una </span><a href="http://www.imagenpublica.mx/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">universidad por internet</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">, podamos tener un problema. Una clase virtual puede tener estudiantes de los 7 continentes al mismo tiempo. Sin duda, es una pesadilla para los profesores.</span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">No importa el grado de nacionalismo de los profesores, hay que aceptar que es necesario saber cosas de importancia internacional. De hecho, no es una cosa nueva. Ya en las edades medias, un conocimiento de los asuntos de los otros países es una señal de cultura. Es necesario saber más de una lengua para ser considerado «culto». Y la globalización que tenemos ahora es solo una continuación.</span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Es necesario aceptar que el papel de los profesores ha cambiado. Hoy, los profesores no son los solos recursos de los estudiantes. La red hace que los conocimientos sean disponibles para un público más amplio. Entonces, el profesor tiene que enseñar los aprendices como encontrar los conocimientos. Es necesario enseñar los estudiantes a tamizar los conocimientos.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Si tengamos éxito en enseñar los estudiantes la belleza en la diversidad, la distinción entre los estudiantes se convertirán en una ventaja. Si los estudiantes saben variaciones, pueden entender más profundamente las cosas del mundo.  </span></p>
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		<title>PMP Guarantee Gives You a Certain Future to Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future is something that you have to make. This is why people often say that the future is one uncertain thing. It could be good, but it could be bad also. If you prepare yourself from now on and give the best of you to make the future, there is a big chance for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The future is something that you have to make. This is why people often say that the future is one uncertain thing. It could be good, but it could be bad also. If you prepare yourself from now on and give the best of you to make the future, there is a big chance for you to have a bright, good, and happy future. It happens on the other way when you do not prepare your future well. It happens on the other way when you do not give your effort to make your future. So, in order to have a great future, you have to get educated and after that, you will have to have yourself worked. Most of the time, people choose to have a career on their own. You can choose this as well.</p>
<p>You can decide to have a career first, work to gain experience, and later make your own business. To have a good career, you are required to have some requirements such as skills, abilities, or even a certificate. The certificate will show your employer all about you and what you are capable of. There are plenty of certificates that you can obtain, and one of them is the PMP certificate. The PMP test itself will help you gain the project management ability. Unfortunately, the test is not an easy exam to pass. You have to be trained first. You must have knowledge that furthermore will help you complete the exam.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.theyrg.com/"><strong>PMP guarantee</strong></a> can be your best option because by joining the PMP guarantee course, you will be trained to be someone who knows all about the project management profession. But it is not only that because you will also have the guarantee, that if you do not pass your exam well, you will retake the test under their mentor.</p>
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		<title>Choose Your Homeschool Philosophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling is as much a lifestyle choice as it is an educational alternative. Your beliefs about child development, learning theory and life in general will influence the homeschool philosophy you embrace. Many parents begin homeschooling with a particular style and shift to other methods as they gain experience. 1. Unschooling Believe that children learn best [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Choose-Your-Homeschool-Philosophy.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-186 alignright" src="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Choose-Your-Homeschool-Philosophy-269x300.jpg" alt="" width="269" height="300" /></a>Homeschooling is as much a lifestyle choice as it is an educational alternative. Your beliefs about child development, learning theory and life in general will influence the homeschool philosophy you embrace.</p>
<p>Many parents begin homeschooling with a particular style and shift to other methods as they gain experience.</p>
<p><strong>1. Unschooling</strong></p>
<p>Believe that children learn best when they follow their interests. Unschoolers often follow no formal curriculum, but they do include workbooks, textbooks, and other structured aspects if the child&#8217;s interests lead to them.</p>
<p>Expose your children to a variety of people, places and experiences and involve them in everyday life. Help them explore their areas of interest.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that learning opportunities are everywhere &#8211; in doubling recipes, divvying up cookies, writing thank-you notes, exploring the backyard, and visiting the zoo, museums and historical sites.</p>
<p><strong>2. School-at-Home</strong></p>
<p>Subscribe to the belief that learning occurs through the transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. School-at-home adherents, like formal educational institutions, follow structured lesson plans with set curricula.</p>
<p>Involve the student in lesson planning as appropriate.</p>
<p>Take advantage of the growing number and variety of school-at-home prepared curricula. When choosing a curriculum, keep in mind your child&#8217;s interests and learning styles. Remember that you can adapt, supplement or discard any curriculum as needed.<span id="more-185"></span><strong>3. Other Philosophies</strong></p>
<p>Choose Eclectic Homeschooling if you believe that learning occurs best when children are given a variety of materials and options, but some structure is necessary.</p>
<p>Explore options such as textbooks, math units, and workbooks, and allow the child&#8217;s interests to influence choices of materials and methods. Try the approach that seems the most likely to work, observe your child and modify as needed.</p>
<p>Select the Unit Studies approach if you feel children learn best when they are given clear connections under each topic. For instance, a Pioneer Days theme might include reading and writing about the times and people, making a craft representative of Pioneer times and gaining skills by cooking a meal from Pioneer recipes and learning Pioneer songs.</p>
<p>Purchase or create unit studies, each of which covers several subject areas with one theme. Choose which units appeal to you, and allow children some say in which units to follow. You may enjoy using prepared unit studies programs such as KONOS or Five in a Row.</p>
<p>Educate your child using the Classical method if you acknowledge that there is a definitive body of knowledge found in the great books that have been passed down to us through the centuries that one needs in order to be educated in our society.</p>
<p>Research the various methods of Classical homeschooling, such as those of Charlotte Mason and Dorothy Sayers, and purchase or create your own classical curriculum, adapting as you see fit.</p>
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		<title>How to Get Into College From Homeschool</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 14:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last, concrete answers to the perennial challenge to homeschooling families: &#8220;But what about college?&#8221; Use the practical hints below to help your homeschooled child get into (and succeed in) the college of her choice. 1. Begin with the end in mind. If you know now that your homeschooled 14-year-old has the potential and interest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-to-Get-Into-College-From-Homeschool.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-183 alignright" src="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-to-Get-Into-College-From-Homeschool-300x204.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="204" /></a>At last, concrete answers to the perennial challenge to homeschooling families: &#8220;But what about college?&#8221; Use the practical hints below to help your homeschooled child get into (and succeed in) the college of her choice.</p>
<p>1. Begin with the end in mind. If you know now that your homeschooled 14-year-old has the potential and interest to pursue college, start gathering and organizing information about admission requirements for representative schools.</p>
<p>2. Maintain your child&#8217;s portfolio diligently. It will form the basis of your homemade &#8220;transcript,&#8221; or, for some schools, can be substituted for one.</p>
<p>3. Contact the schools your child is interested in attending to find out if they have special admission requirements for homeschooled students.</p>
<p>Some (Stanford, for example) have created guidelines to help homeschoolers with the application process (and Stanford has admitted numerous homeschoolers).</p>
<p>4. Apply with confidence. More than 900 colleges nationwide, including many rated as &#8220;highly selective,&#8221; regularly admit homeschooled students. In many ways, the homeschool experience helps your child stand out from the masses.</p>
<p>5. Focus on areas other than transcript information. Many colleges state that certain parts of the application package, such as SAT II and ACT scores, letters of recommendation, and the application essay, are given greater weight when considering homeschoolers for admission.<span id="more-182"></span>6. Help your child prepare to use the admission interview as a forum to emphasize how the homeschool experience has developed her as a whole person. Colleges that admit homeschoolers all say that the child&#8217;s reasons for homeschooling are integral to their evaluation of her.</p>
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		<title>How to Get Organized for School</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 14:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers are often amazed at the number of students who can never find homework on the due date. They find crunched up masses of papers in the bottom of the backpack or a torn-up mess in the locker at the end of the school year. With preparation and organization assistance, these students&#8217; odds of success [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-to-Get-Organized-for-School.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-179 alignright" src="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/How-to-Get-Organized-for-School-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Teachers are often amazed at the number of students who can never find homework on the due date.</p>
<p>They find crunched up masses of papers in the bottom of the backpack or a torn-up mess in the locker at the end of the school year.</p>
<p>With preparation and organization assistance, these students&#8217; odds of success would improve greatly.</p>
<p>1. Use different colored binders for each class. Color-code everything whenever possible.</p>
<p>2. Take time to find the right binder in the locker. Take the right binder to class daily. Take notes in that binder.</p>
<p>3. Buy an inexpensive 3-hole punch that fits in your notebook. Hole punch handouts from teachers and put them in the right binder as soon as the teacher instructs you to put them up.</p>
<p>4. Keep at least one ink pen and/or pencil in a side pocket of the backpack. Return the writing utensil after class to be ready for the next class. Make a note to get new supplies when needed.</p>
<p>5. Write the current date on the upper corner of your notes. This process helps you know what to study when the teacher gives specific notes to study. This also comes in handy when a friend needs to borrow notes.</p>
<p>6. Schedule time to study, do homework and prepare for tests.</p>
<p>7. Use a calendar to record important dates, especially dates for tests and research papers.</p>
<p>8. Prioritize tasks. Complete the short-notice tasks first while continuing to complete parts of long-term tasks.</p>
<p>9. Mark the calendar after completing tasks.</p>
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		<title>Learning Strategies for Middle School English</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To pinpoint effective learning strategies to guide their lesson plans, educators must first determine their learning objectives. They must also create lesson plans that engage various learning styles by combining visual, auditory and tactile methods of relaying information. Teachers must also vary their projects, assignments and types of assessments. This practice will give their students [...]]]></description>
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<p>To pinpoint effective learning strategies to guide their lesson plans, educators must first determine their learning objectives. They must also create lesson plans that engage various learning styles by combining visual, auditory and tactile methods of relaying information.</p>
<p>Teachers must also vary their projects, assignments and types of assessments. This practice will give their students opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge individually, in small groups, as a class or with partners.</p>
<p><strong>Individually</strong></p>
<p>Provide opportunities for students to learn independently by making reading assignments, by requiring them to select their own works to read or by asking questions that they must complete.</p>
<p>You can also have them research and analyze a topic, and then create questions that they must answer or brainstorm a list of questions based on their prior knowledge of a given topic.</p>
<p><strong>Partners</strong></p>
<p>Working with partners allows students to explore concepts together, and then help each other fill in the gaps in their own knowledge. Partners can work through problems together, analyze situations or ideas, role-play or teach each other assigned topics.</p>
<p><strong>Small Groups</strong></p>
<p>Small group assignments create a learning environment where natural leaders can shine and other group members can learn by example. Small groups often spark great debates that help students see ideas and concepts in new ways.</p>
<p>They also create effective self-awareness because students are forced to solidify their own ideas before presenting them to the group.</p>
<p>To ensure that each member contributes and stays on task and engaged, assign a different role to each person and utilize concepts like literature circles where roles constantly switch and each person is responsible for gathering feedback.<span id="more-175"></span><strong><br />
Whole Class</strong></p>
<p>Lesson plans that incorporate the entire class allow teachers to have more control and guide students to conclusions that aide in the learning process.</p>
<p>Teacher-led discussions also give students a chance to demonstrate their thinking process as teachers lead them to logical, thoughtful answers. Whole class lessons give teachers more control because they can stop frequently to check for understanding.</p>
<p>These types of lessons also allow the incorporation of technology such as PowerPoint slides, videos or other audio/visual aides.</p>
<p><strong>One-on-One</strong></p>
<p>Due to time restraints, this may be the most difficult type of learning tactic to incorporate into a teacher&#8217;s unit plans. However, one-on-one instruction allows students to ask questions until they fully understand a concept.</p>
<p>These teaching moments also build a stronger connection between teachers and students, forging a positive environment of trust that helps foster learning. In writing, one-on-one meetings are critical because teachers can give students direct feedback instead of just making comments on a page.</p>
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		<title>How to Make Homeschooling Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the many benefits of homeschooling is the variety you can achieve when you&#8217;re schooling just a few students, as opposed to a whole classroom. Here&#8217;s how to use the benefits of homeschooling to make learning fun. 1. Make every day an adventure. Education is everywhere. Don&#8217;t try to fit everything in, but follow [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the many benefits of homeschooling is the variety you can achieve when you&#8217;re schooling just a few students, as opposed to a whole classroom. Here&#8217;s how to use the benefits of homeschooling to make learning fun.</p>
<p>1. Make every day an adventure. Education is everywhere. Don&#8217;t try to fit everything in, but follow the day as it unfolds and experience the wonder of learning as opportunities present themselves to you and your child.</p>
<p>2. Operate within your child&#8217;s gifts. Understand where your child excels and utilize their abilities to help the learning process along. You only have one student to deal with, so there is no danger of excluding another child by catering to the talents of one.</p>
<p>3. Change your surroundings. Another benefit to homeschooling is that your school can be anywhere, even outside on the swing set when you&#8217;re having fun. This is a great place for those kinesthetic learners who need to be in motion for them to learn anything.</p>
<p>4. Take a field trip to make learning fun. No bus is required for a single student, or permission slip to travel. The beauty of homeschooling is that you can drop everything and go where the lesson can become real to your student.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re doing multiplication tables, for instance, go to your local produce department and ask your student to calculate the number of oranges in seven cases. Show him how important it is for the produce manager to know how many oranges are in stock for ordering purposes.<span id="more-172"></span>5. Know that you don&#8217;t have to do it all yourself. You don&#8217;t have to be the only teacher. Enlist your spouse or other family members in assisting your student with those subjects you have difficulty teaching.</p>
<p>Even though you homeschool, you&#8217;re not a superhero. Put your cape away and ask for help to make homeschooling fun and adventurous for everyone.</p>
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		<title>Improve Adult Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afni Shane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Continuing Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adult education programs vary in content and effectiveness. Whether you&#8217;re working as a teacher or a student, there are a few ways you can help improve the quality of instruction. 1. Purchase new materials to help keep your course content relevant. Buy kits that utilize different types of media, like audio CDs, computer programs, DVDs [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adult education  programs vary in content and effectiveness. Whether you&#8217;re working as a teacher or a student, there are a few ways you can help improve the quality of instruction.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Improve-Adult-Education.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-170 alignright" src="http://www.educationinturkey.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Improve-Adult-Education.jpg" alt="" width="277" height="185" /></a>1. Purchase new materials to help keep your course content relevant. Buy kits that utilize different types of media, like audio CDs, computer programs, DVDs and worksheets.</p>
<p>Plan the programs budget so that a different department gets to buy new materials each year.</p>
<p>2. Post ads in community centers to find people who can teach special courses.</p>
<p>You need qualified educators for things like GED preparation and alternative high school courses, but tax courses, home planning and music instruction can be taught by professionals if your department of education approves them.</p>
<p>Perform a background check on every person who will be teaching alone.</p>
<p>3. Lobby your state legislators to increase funding to improve adult education. Explain that decreased support has made it harder for adults to gain the skills they need to advance in the work force.</p>
<p>Contact your state representatives in Washington and ask them to push for bills that include additional federal money for non-traditional learning.</p>
<p>4. Provide training sessions for your volunteer ESL teachers. Allow them to share their ideas and issues with teaching English. Give out basic lesson plans and resources to help them improve their instruction techniques and inform them of ESL certification programs in the area.</p>
<p>5. Raise the community&#8217;s awareness of locally funded adult education. Encourage people to come out and vote to allocate more funding for these programs. Explain that adult education benefits everyone because it leads to better jobs and more money flowing into the local economy.<span id="more-169"></span>6. Inform local businesses of your course offerings and ask them to help pay for their employees&#8217; continuing education. See if you can post a flier asking people with special skills if they&#8217;d be interested in teaching adult education classes.</p>
<p>Provide some basic training to these volunteers and let them observe a few classes before they start teaching.</p>
<p>7. Hire bilingual teachers to reach out to the different ethnic groups in your area. Inform community centers of your course offerings to help find more students. See if these centers will help fund the purchase of materials for bilingual education programs.</p>
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