Southern Illinois Professional
Development Center, SIPDC, provides professional/staff
development services to enhance the effectiveness of those serving
adult learners. This site provides a sample of what is available
through the SIPDC, links to other resources and programs and an
opportunity for you to contact us
with your needs and requests.
Mission
Our mission is to provide quality staff development, focusing on
curriculum and instruction, to all instructors of the Illinois
Community College Board (ICCB) Adult and Family Literacy programs.
Programs
contribute to the direction of staff development by participating in
an annual needs assessment process. Additional ICCB mandatory
trainings/workshops are also provided throughout the year.
Workshops are
held in a variety of venues: on-site, regionally, and via the
distance learning tool,
Horizon Wimba.
What is Adult Education?
Adult
Education refers to programs that help American adults obtain
the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members
and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic
Education, Adult Secondary Education and English as a Second
Language. These programs emphasize basic skills such as
reading, writing, math, English language competency and
problem-solving.
English As a Second Language
An
English as a Second Language (ESL) newsletter is published and
disseminated quarterly containing information, topics and sessions for
ESL instructors. To submit an article or idea, email Linda Cox (lilyhollow@earthlink.net).
To be placed on our email listserv, contact Pat Wellen (pwellen@siue.edu).
Special Learning Needs
The SIPDC
conducts year-long trainings for Special Learning Needs Resource
Specialists. This enables the certificate holder to administer and
interpret the Payne Learning Needs Inventory, make recommendations on
instruction improvement and enable the program to effectively address
the needs of all students.
Adult Education Programs
The SIPDC provides support, service, and staff development to the
following programs geographically located in the southern one-third of
Illinois. Specific program information may be obtained by visiting the
Adult Education Provider Locator at http://www.ilcco.net/AdultEd/index1.cfm
01.
Bond/Effingham/Fayette Regional Office of Education# 3, Vandalia
02. Kaskaskia
Community College,
Centralia
03. Lake Land College, Mattoon
04. Pana Community
Unit District#8, Pana
05. Mattoon
Community Unit#12, Mattoon
06. Rend Lake College, Ina
07. Southwestern
Illinois College,
Belleville
08. St. Clair
County Regional Office of Education, Belleville
09. Monroe/Randolph
Regional Office of Education, Chester
10. Illinois
Eastern Community College, Fairfield
11. John A. Logan College, Carterville
12. Southern
Illinois University
Carbondale-Evaluation and Developmental Center, Carbondale
13. Carbondale
Community High School,
Carbondale
14. Shawnee Community College, Ullin
15. Regional Office
of Education #02, Ullin
16. Southeastern
Illinois College, Harrisburg
17. Lewis and Clark
Community College, Godfrey
18. Regional Office
of Education #40, Carlinville
19. Edwardsville
Community Unit School District #7,
Edwardsville
20. Illinois Department of Corrections
a. Graham
Correctional Center, Hillsboro
b. Lawrence
Correctional Center, Sumner
c. Pinckneyville
Correctional Center, Pinckneyville
d. Vandalia
Correctional Center, Vandalia
