2021 Leadership Workshop

The 2021 National Literacy Missions Leadership Workshop will be conducted online and through live video conferencing. This course is not advanced training in your literacy ministry area. It is ​training to equip participants to teach others the skills of teaching volunteers to teach English to internationals, help adults to read better, or to tutor children and youth in basic school work.

Before registering, please make sure you are available for every session.

All Training Track Information

• Course opens June 1 with a mandatory evening video conference.
• Weekly mandatory evening video conferences dates are June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. 
• Final mandatory video conference dates are July 22-23 (afternoon/early evening).
• Registration closes May 18.
• Registration fee remains $85 for Partner States and $170 for non-Partner States.
• Assignments and weekly course work are assessed by the coordinator and/or training track leader. The weekly video conference meetings will be used to introduce and reinforce information and allow you to interact with other participants from all training tracks.
• The state convention leader responsible for literacy missions ministries must approve each applicant. from that state. 

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English as a Second Language

• A minimum of one year in teaching in an ESL ministry is required.
• The applicant must be currently involved in teaching or directing a church-based ministry.
• During the workshop you will 
  
  • ​complete a salvation-based testimony
    
  • ​write and present an awareness speech about ESL ministries
    
  • write and record an original devotion to share in a basic workshop
    
  • write and share lesson plans
    
  • demonstrate your ability to conduct basic ESL drills
    
  • demonstrate you understand ESL ministry and methods well enough to teach others
    

English as a Second Language Application

Adult Reading and Writing

• A minimum of one year  teaching  in a church-based ministry is preferred; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the national coordinator.
• The applicant must be currently involved in teaching or directing a church-based ministry or have a plan in place to do so.
• During the workshop, you will 
  • ​complete a salvation-based testimony
  • ​write and present an awareness speech about Adult Reading and Writing ministries
  • write and record an original devotion to share in a basic workshop
  • write and share lesson plans
  • demonstrate your ability to conduct basic techniques used to teach an adult to read
  • demonstrate you understand Adult Reading and Writing ministry and methods well enough to teach others

Adult Reading and Writing Application

Tutoring Children and Youth

• A minimum of one year  teaching  in a church-based tutoring ministry is preferred; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the national coordinator.
• The applicant must be currently involved in teaching or directing a church-based tutoring ministry or have a plan in place to do so.
• During the workshop, you will
  • ​complete a salvation-based testimony
  • ​write and present an awareness speech about tutoring ministries
  • write and record an original devotion to share in a basic workshop
  • write and share lesson plans
  • demonstrate your ability to conduct basic ESL drills used with children and youth
  • demonstrate you understand tutoring ministry and methods well enough to teach others

Tutoring Children and Youth Application


Update Training Workshops

• Each training track will have its own update course.
• Assignments will be submitted for assessment.
• The begin and end dates of the update courses are to-be-determined. Applications will be available when those dates have been determined.
• Participant will attend weekly mandatory video conference meetings.
• Registration fee is $85 for Partner States and $170 for non-Partner States.
• Workshop guidelines will be provided after the registration fee is received.
• Access to PowerPoints and handouts will be available after successful completion.

Training is provided through the National Literacy Missions Partnership.

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