2008 Provincial Learner Achievement Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the
2008 Co-operators Provincial Learner Achievement Award. This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of an adult learner in BC.
http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/cooperators_award_files/cooperators_award.htm

The deadline for applications is May 16, 2008

Mark your Calendars for our fundraising events:

Literacy & Beyond and the PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy BC

Literacy BC's signature fundraising events are just four months away. Please join us for Literacy & Beyond on July 7th and the PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy BC on July 8th. Hosted by Peter Mansbridge, Literacy & Beyond offers a unique opportunity to taste BC's most coveted wines, sample some incredible food and mingle with BC's finest. The PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy BC, founded by Peter Gzowski, includes a day of scramble golf followed by an awards dinner hosted by Peter Mansbridge. Together the events are expected to raise more than $100,000 to support Literacy BC's programs and services for adult learners, including our two bursary funds for adult learners.

Look for more information on our website at the end of March.

Get Involved in ELMO!

ELMO Reviews - Exemplary Literacy Materials Online Reviews is a new project to review adult and family literacy materials. The ELMO Reviews web site will soon be available at www.elmoreviews.ca. From the site, practitioners, tutors, learners, librarians and others working with literacy materials will be able to read and write reviews. Here are some ways you can get involved:

• Suggest a resource for review. Are there any great literacy materials (books, web sites, videos, newspapers, etc.) you are already using? Email us at library@literacy.bc.ca or add them to the ELMO Web site yourself.
• Write mini-reviews! Learners, tutors and practitioners can all write mini-reviews. Find a great book, web site or any other resource that you have found useful. Then, write a mini-review. Tell us “What did you think of this resource?” “How would you use it?” “What feedback have you had about it?” You'll also have the opportunity to give the resource a star rating. Consider using ELMO Reviews as a classroom exercise and ask learners to review a resource.
• Conduct a field review. Work with a learner one-on-one – or with a small or large group – to assess a resource. A field review is a more in-depth review that answers the question “Does this resource work in practice with my learner(s)?” Contact us at library@literacy.bc.ca if you would like to write a field review and we will provide you with the criteria and process.

Don't forget to sign up to be kept up to date about ELMO Reviews at http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/elmo_form.htm.