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Teaching on ZOOM with Ellsworth Adult Education

with Ann Sargent

Aug

August 5th, 2021

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We are looking for teachers to share their expertise, knowledge and experience online with the community. We look forward to the time that we can have more in-person workshops and courses, but until then we’d like to promote teaching and learning from the convenience of our own homes. Ellsworth Adult Education will provide technical support including:

ZOOM basics for instructors;
tips for teaching online for instructors;
registration management for learners;
tech support for learners;
online support during the classes (tech support for instructor & managing the chat); and
emailing/mailing of materials to learners.

Register for this session to explore the possibilities. We’d love to have you join us! This is a live online session.

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CNA PLUS Information Session (Daytime Session)

with Ann Sargent

Aug

August 11th, 2021

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Join our Fall 2021 CNA PLUS course. It's a pilot course complimenting CNA with two additional certificates - WorkReady and Northstar Digital Literacy.

Our CNA classes will be online Monday and Tuesday evenings, and the lab and clinical sessions will be in-person on Wednesdays, 8am-4pm. The CNA course will run from mid-October through early February.

There is a two-week orientation before the course starts. The orientation will involve a general CNA orientation, as well as orientation to WorkReady and Northstar Digital Literacy. We will also provide training and support for ZOOM, the program used for our live online courses, and Schoology, which is the course management platform you will be using.

If you want to learn more, please register for this information session. We are offering these sessions daytime and evening hours. If none of the session dates work for you, please call our office at 207.664.7110 and you can set up an appointment with the Annie Sargent, Health Occupations Advisor.

This is an in-person session.

CNA PLUS Information Session (Evening Session)

with Ann Sargent

Aug

August 17th, 2021

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Join our Fall 2021 CNA PLUS course. It's a pilot course complimenting CNA with two additional certificates - WorkReady and Northstar Digital Literacy.

This is an in-person session.

Cooking Matters Grocery Store Tour: Online!

with Nicole Gurreri: Healthy Acadia

Aug

August 17th, 2021

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This one-hour course reviews basic tips to choose healthy options at the grocery store while stretching your food budget. Participants will be introduced to MyPlate, practice reading food labels, learn to identify whole grains, and review easy tips to choose healthy options in each food group. This is a live online class.

Families First Community Center Volunteer in Service to Famlies Information Session

with Annie Sargent Families First Community Center Volunteer

Aug

August 18th, 2021

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Families First Community Center is seeking empathetic, positive and sensitive volunteers who would like to support parents as they embark on a path to improve the lives of their children, themselves and their families, by developing their potential to become self-sufficient.

VIFS (Volunteer in Family Service) will support, encourage and assist families to fulfill the life plan developed by the parents, with the support of their case manager. The role of the VIFS is to provide positive communication and support. The needs of each family will be unique, so thoughtful planning will be involved with finding the right match.

This in-person information session will involve a tour of the center, discussion of role and commitment of a Volunteer in Family Service, sharing of tools for communication, and plans for ongoing support of volunteers. This is an in-person session.

If you are interested in this program but are unable to attend this information session, please contact Annie Sargent at asargent@ellsworthschools.org and we will reach out to you!

WorkReady Credential Information Session

with Ann Sargent

Sep

September 6th, 2021

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If you’re looking for a program to certify that you have the ‘soft’ or ‘transferrable’ skills employers value most, this workshop is for you!

WorkReady is a portable credential endorsed by businesses throughout Maine. The course is designed around seven standards critical for finding a career that’s a good fit, and landing a job and keeping it - the WorkReady curriculum addresses seven basic standards, including personal motivations and challenges to employment, effective communication and interpersonal skills, understanding taxes and benefits, job searching, and resume and portfolio preparation. This is an in-person class.