Developing Adult Numeracy:  Practitioner Training Course

This course was developed by Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) with project funding from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and the National Literacy Secretariat of Canada.

Developing Adult Numeracy (DAN) is designed primarily as a practitioner training resource for Literacy and Basic Skills practitioners in all sectors of Ontario, however, those from other jurisdictions may also find the course relevant. It is based upon prior project work by OCDSB on practitioner needs and effective professional development in numeracy teaching, blended with current research in adult numeracy.

The course is delivered via a highly interactive and dynamic framework, thus users require some specialized, but freely downloadable programs in order to engage with it fully. In addition to a web browser and internet connection, users require the following:

• Macromedia Flash Player (ver.6)
• Adobe Reader (ver.5)
• RealPlayer

In addition, this course makes use of pop-up windows, so you will need to either disable your web browser's pop-up blocking or manually allow a pop-up event each time you open a new module. See the Troubleshooting Tips on the course table of contents (once inside the course) for more information.

If you can see the animated movie below, then your Flash player should be ok. (Right click on the image below to check the version if you're unsure.) If you don't see the movie playing, follow the Get Flash Player link below for your free download.

When you're ready to begin, click on
the link to enter the DAN course.

Download free software if necessary:

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