Ben Aldama

Ben Aldama

Aldama selected for academy
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BENTONVILLE - Ben Aldama, director of Northwest Arkansas Community College's Adult Education Department, has been accepted into the Arkansas Adult Education Leadership Academy.

This initiative for program directors is sponsored by the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, ProLiteracy America and Arkansas Adult Education, Aldama said.

The pilot project will take place from October to December 2008, according to an NWACC news release.

There will be three face-toface workshops in Little Rock, two online courses and three webcasts.

" I believe my participation will help me provide leadership to our program, " Aldama said.

Program director Ben Aldama said the growth is a result of word of mouth.

" Friends are telling their friends and their relatives, " he said." Morning classes are already filled.There's a waiting list for English As a Second Language."

He said his teachers deliver quality instruction.There are five full-time and 17 part-time teachers.

" We have more teachers than ever before, " Aldama said.
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" We're teaching the parents of elementary and middleschool children, " Aldama said.

NWACC Adult Education Department Director Ben Aldama received the award Oct. 27 for Cortes who was not able to attend the conference last week.
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Aldama was re-elected to the position of AACAE Treasurer for the upcoming year.

There will be a similar class in Little Rock on Tuesday, but NWACC was able to offer the class in northwest Arkansas because of the large number of ESL programs in the area, said Ben Aldama, director of NWACC adult education."They recognize we have a need for this kind of training," he said.
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When the test was on paper, it just followed an outline, but this program goes on to the next question based on the (previous question's) answer," Aldama said.

Ben Aldama, director of Adult Education, said he is excited that NWACC Adult Education ESL students will have access to free legal information regarding immigration issues.
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"Arminda has eight years of experience in immigration law and has been in private practice since 2000," said Aldama.

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Ben Aldama, director of NWACC's adult education program, said students form bonds while taking the class and celebrate others' successes.Students often come back after taking the test to talk to the class about their experience and let others know what to expect, he said.

Ben Aldama, NWACC director of Adult Education, credited Lynn Stanberry for the college's success.

Ben Aldama, Director Adult EducationNorthwest Arkansas Community College
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Ben Aldama, Director del Colegio Comunitario