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Pre-Algebra Brush Up
with Vanessa Richards
Brush-up on fractions, decimals, and percentages, ratios and porportions. If you are new to these topics and need more in-depth learning and support, we have individualized options. This is an in-person class; no class 12/23/24, 12/30/24 or 01/20/25.
Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.
Planning and Paying for College
with Jessica Whittier
Do you have children who will be looking at college in the next few years or might you be thinking of going to college yourself? Now is a great time to start thinking about the college financial aid process and ways to boost college savings. The earlier you start, the more confident and relaxed you will feel when it is time to apply for financial aid. Join others online as we talk all things paying for college. Live online class using ZOOM.
CNA Plus Orientation Session (online)
with Vanessa Richards
Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is working with MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Village to offer a Certified Nursing Assistant course. This orientation is an information session, providing you with enough information to determine if our CNA+ program is a good fit for you this winter. We will provide an overview of the program as well as provide information about the admissions process. This is an live, online session over ZOOM.
The CNA Plus program is a comprehensive hybrid with classroom sessions live online using ZOOM on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:00p-8:30p; and lab sessions held in-person for 6 Wednesday evenings, followed by 5 in-person clinical sessions.
CNA Plus also offers BLS, CPR & First Aid, Digital Literacy Certification and a WorkReady credential. Pre-requisites are access to high speed internet, basic computer skills and a computer and sufficient reading skills for class success.
Interested students can begin on the Northstar Digital Literacy and WorkReady Credentials anytime. This orientation will provide you with all the information you need to decide if the CNA+ course is a good fit for you this winter.
This course is free for Maine residents who plan to work at a facility in this region. It is funded by a Strengthen Maine's Workforce Grant offered by the State of Maine.
Google Drive: Get It Organized!
with Vanessa Richards
Google Drive is an example of a cloud-based place where you can create and save files of all kinds - word documents, spreadsheets, surveys and more. You can access the files from most devices and more than one person can work on them at the same time. If you’re using it for personal use, Drive applications are free. It’s a practical way to learn programs without investing in software. This workshop will introduce you to these features. This is an in-person class; makeup class, if needed, 12/17/24.
You’ll need a Gmail account for this workshop, and will need to know your account username and password. It’s ideal if you access your Gmail on the web vs. a computer-based program. If you’re not sure what this means, please contact us and we’ll be glad to assist you!
Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strenghts, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.
CNA Plus Orientation Session (in-person)
with Vanessa Richards
Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is working with MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Village to offer a Certified Nursing Assistant course. This orientation is an information session, providing you with enough information to determine if our CNA+ program is a good fit for you this winter. We will provide an overview of the program as well as provide information about the admissions process. This is an in-person session.
The CNA Plus program is a comprehensive hybrid with classroom sessions live online using ZOOM on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:00p-8:30p; and lab sessions held in-person for 6 Wednesday evenings, followed by 5 in-person clinical sessions.
CNA Plus also offers BLS, CPR & First Aid, Digital Literacy Certification and a WorkReady credential. Pre-requisites are access to high speed internet, basic computer skills and a computer and sufficient reading skills for class success.
Interested students can begin on the Northstar Digital Literacy and WorkReady Credentials anytime. This orientation will provide you with all the information you need to decide if the CNA+ course is a good fit for you this winter.
This course is free for Maine residents who plan to work at a facility in this region. It is funded by a Strengthen Maine's Workforce Grant offered by the State of Maine.
Microsoft Excel Advanced (Dec)
with Val Landry
You will learn how to hide data, split and freeze a window, create ranges, understand the name manager, learn additional functions, copy and paste special, sort data, and learn the power of filters. Some examples of using Microsoft Excel as a practical tool include the amortization table, 20 top functions companies want their employees to know, and pivot tables.
The design of this course includes 2-3 hours of work with the software between classes to gain maximum benefit from the sessions.
You will receive a link to a brief pre-assessment with your email receipt. This will assist the instructor in meeting your goals for the class.
You will want to have Microsoft Excel on your computer for this workshop and many people find it helpful to have two monitors, though it is certainly not necessary to benefit from the sessions. There are two ways to accomplish this: 1) attach an external screen to your computer (contact our program if you need technical assistance with that); or 2) using two computers (one for Excel and the other for the ZOOM meeting). This is a live, online class using ZOOM; makeup class, if needed, 01/02/25.
Val is a lifelong business educator and academic advisor focused on helping enrich and enhance students' educational and life purposes. He is experienced in college management and as an adult educator having taught at Mid-State College and Kennebec Valley Community College. His teaching experience covers over 45 years in the areas of computer applications, accounting, and Quickbooks training workshops.
Writing Federal Resumes (12/05 In-person)
with National Park Service Team
Applying for Federal jobs is different than applying for jobs in almost any other business or industry. Join representatives from Acadia National Park for a 2-hour workshop to learn about employment opportunities at Acadia, how to write a Federal Resume, and the application process.
Acadia National Park hires more than 100 seasonal and many permanent employees each year into jobs that have great potential for developing into exciting careers. Careers in maintenance, fee collection, education, interpretation, resource management, law enforcement, and more are available. This is a hybrid course. If you sign up here, you're signing up for the in-person option.
If you prefer to take the workshop online, (same date and time), register here.
Writing Federal Resumes (12/05 Online)
with National Park Service Team
Applying for Federal jobs is different than applying for jobs in almost any other business or industry. Join representatives from Acadia National Park for a 2-hour workshop to learn about employment opportunities at Acadia, how to write a Federal Resume, and the application process. Acadia National Park hires more than 100 seasonal and many permanent employees each year into jobs that have great potential for developing into exciting careers. Careers in maintenance, fee collection, education, interpretation, resource management, law enforcement, and more are available. The team of presenters includes:
This is a hybrid course. If you register here, you're signing up for the online option.
If you prefer to take the workshop in-person (same date and time), register here.