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Resource RepositoryCOABE Presenters are welcome to send their presentations to pd@coabe.org for inclusion in COABE's online repository so that all members can access and share the best practices garnered from the national conference.
Recent Additions• Making Math More Meaningful: A Workshop for Exploring Numeracy and Hands-On • Energize Instruction with Technology • Tactile, Paper and Tech—The Complete ABE/GED® Math Experience • Empower Your Students to Thoughtfully Solve Math Word Problems • Meeting the Many Needs of Numeracy Practitioners • The FUNdamentals of Geometry • Career Pathways 101–Background, Models, Resources • Breaking Barriers Through Book Clubs: What’s your Story? • Discover Carlos Rosario School, The Nations First Charter School for Adults • Adult Basic Skills and College Pathways • Multimedia Orientation for ESL Students • Your Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing an Adult Career Pathways Program • Supporting Skilled Immigrants: An ESL Practitioner's Toolkit • Reading Circles, Novels, and Adult Reading Development • Emerging Technologies in the Adult Education Classroom • The Three C's of GED 2014: Change, Content, and Critical Thinking • Collaboration to Deliver Best Practices in Education within the Alabama Department of Corrections • EBRI in Rural and Correctional Settings • Fail-Safe Success Model for the Varying Needs and Goals of the Adult Student • 21st Century Skills: Free Instructional Web Sites • Professional Development: It's Critical • Building Benchmarks and Metics fro High Quality Career Pathways: An Adult Education Perspective • The Federal Budget Process and Implications for Adult Education (and What You Can Do About It!) • Whatever Works: Teaching Adults with Learning Difficulties in Adult Basic Education Programs • Be Prepared! Using a Free Online Course to Help Students Succeed in Postsecondary! • Out of this World Instruction Using Android Tablets • CASAS: Quality Assessments for Adult ABE and ESL Programs • Beyond the 5-Paragrah Essay: Using LINCS Resources to Help Students Become Mature Writers • Creating Materials to Help Adults With Low Literacy Boost Their Consumer and Literacy Skills • Teach Technology, Standards, Transition, and GED All at Once • Raising the Stakes: Making Adult Education Relevant in Indiana • A New Paradigm of Partnership: Aligning Adult Education and Workforce Development Initiatives • Enhancing Student Opportunities Through Certifications and Career and • Assessment Needs of Students with Disabilities • Adult Basic Education Online: A 21st Century Educational Tool • ELL-U. Join. Learn. Share. A Professional Development Community for ESOL Practitioners • Points of Entry: Low-Skilled Adults & Adults in Correctional Education in Career Pathways • Preparing Transitioning Adult Education Students for Success with Postsecondary Writing • Adult Education’s Contribution to Postsecondary Writing Readiness: A Research Agenda? • Current Issues in Professional Development • How Pennsylvania Used Teacher Coaches to Implement the National Career Awareness Project • Minnesota’s Professional Development Plan to Prepare for the 2014 GED Test • Visual Bookmarking with Pinterest • The Detroit Learning Labs–Meeting the Basic Skills Needs of Michigan’s Talent Pipeline • The Transformation Agenda MA Community Colleges and Workforce Development Previous Resources
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Making Math More Meaningful: A Workshop for Exploring Numeracy and Hands-On Geometry
So many changes are coming with the new GED®
2014. How do we begin to get ready? In this session we will
start at the beginning and explore the definition of numeracy and its components. Participants will learn about
Mahesh Sharma’s “Levels of Knowing Math” and explore algebraic thinking. Participants will also experience
hands-on geometry activities where we discover formulas for perimeter, area, and volume, pi, and even the
Pythagorean Theorem using manipulatives you might find around your own classroom- string, post-its and
dice. At the conclusion, we will look at and discuss sample questions from the new GED®
2014.
Presenter:
• Rebecca Strom, Math Instructor, Mankato ABE
Strand: Numeracy
Resources:
• Making Math More Meaningful: A Workshop for Exploring Numeracy and Hands-On Geometry (PDF version of the PowerPoint)
• Making Math More Meaningful: A Workshop for Exploring Numeracy and Hands-On Geometry (PowerPoint)
• Making Math More Meaningful: A Workshop for Exploring Numeracy and Hands-On Geometry (Handout–Word)
Energize Instruction with Technology
Learn how to energize your instruction by creating interactive, technology-rich presentations that allow
students to become active participants in the learning process by making choices about the direction and
depth of the lecture. The presenter will demonstrate a technology-rich lesson plan that incorporates quizzes,
video clips, polls, images, sounds, and web-based tools to improve the learning experience for students.
Participants will learn techniques for using technology to actively involve students in learning: embedding
hyperlinks, avatars, QR codes, Edmodo, and other web tools. Participants will be involved in the activities,
and are encouraged to bring their own technology so that they can increase their level of participation.
Presenters:
• Mary A. Gaston, Ed.D., Director, SC Adult Education RAETAC
• Kathy Woodson, Lead Training Specialist, SC Adult Education RAETAC
Strand: Technology
Resources:
• Register as a teacher at: edmodo.com (if you have not already). Once you are logged in, click "join a group" on the left and use the group code: 1a6k1r
• From there you should be able to access any of the resources used through the library—two folders—one is called COABE 2013, and the other is called COABE 2013 ESL Folder.
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Project-Based Learning 2.0
Most of us have some experience with projects in a classroom, but what makes classroom projects
authentic project-based learning in 2013? Recent models of PBL can be used to advance learners’ research
and critical thinking skills, enrich and strengthen communication skills and improve “soft” skills such as
teamwork, and simultaneously incorporate real-life technology skills. The PBL approach emphasizes
problem solving and, according to research, supports certain key characteristics of adult learning. This
presentation reviews concrete steps for using PBL in your classroom and will provide practical ideas for
creating engaging project-based learning using Web 2.0 technology.
Presenter:
• Steve Quann, Senior Advisor-Technology Education, World Education, Inc.
Strand: Technology
Resource:
• Project-Based Learning 2.0 (PDF version of the PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Manipulating Math
This session is designed to be an interactive learning experience. The math topics presented include: teaching fractions, decimals, percents, graphs, proportions, pi, rectangular coordinates, Pythagorean Theorem, financial math, algebra and a variety of other hands-on math activities. The first 50 attendees will receive a bound booklet of original worksheets and templates and samples of manipulatives. In addition, examples will be presented to organize math manipulatives to be used quickly and easily for individual instruction.
Presenter:
• Juli DeNisco, AEL Director, Crowder College
Strand: Numeracy
Resources:
Manipulating Math (PowerPoint), (x, y) Battleship, Algebra Tile 1 and 2 Step Equations Worksheet, Bar Graph Bracelet Worksheet, Box to Solve Percent Problems, Chocolate Math, Cover of Math Manipulatives Book, Financial Math, Finding Pi, Manipulating Math with M&Ms, Percent Word Problems 1, Percent Word Problem Answers, Percents Practice Answers, Percents Practice, PIG and Other Resources, Prime Numbers Handout, Proportions Practice 1, Pythagorean Theorem Hands On, Pythagorean Theorem Worksheet, Seasons Bar Graph Bracelet Handout, Square for Pythagorean 5, 4, 3, Table of Contents Manipulating Math, Tile Grid.
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Tactile, Paper and Tech—The Complete ABE/GED® Math Experience
Students will be rewarded with interesting, challenging and motivating lessons that will prepare them for the current and 2014 GED®. Ideas and examples in lesson planning for the ABE & GED® complete math interactive classroom will be provided. Hands-on realia, hardcopies and computer based interactions create a harmonious balance for instruction. These lessons help to shift from instructor-centered delivery to a learner-centered approach. These math lessons will accommodate for different student learning styles and meaningfully utilize technology. These lessons motivate and actively engage students. These ideas help to create well-planned, multi-sensory, and engaging activities communicating desired outcomes.
Presenters:
• Michael Matos, Director of AE, Data, & GED® Instructor, Albany Park Community Center
Strand: Testing Preparation
Resources: Some Math Websites of Interest (PowerPoint), Here Comes The Tax Man, Interest Rates, Pay Check Deductions, Create Forms That Users Complete or Print in Word, Show the Developer Tab, How Much Car Can You Afford, How Much Carpet, How Much House Can You Afford, How Much Paint (Painting a Room), Formulas Working with Shapes, Measurements in My Home, Cha..Cha..Cha..Changes, Penny Heads or Tails, The Penny Worksheet, What’s Probable Money Coins and Paper, 2 by 2 1 9 Digits, 3 on 3 1 9 Digits, Block Party 3, 4, 5 Spaces, Fraction Dominos, Number Games with Cards, What’s Probable Dice, What’s Probable Playing Cards, Ruler World, Understanding Nutrition Labels Sun Chips, Geography You Mission to Find the Location in the World, Xs and Ys, Number Stumper, Your Age By Coffee, Math Key Words.
Empower Your Students to Thoughtfully Solve Math Word Problems
We’ll explore a few activities and games you can use to further your students’ understanding of word problems. We’ll consider how we can encourage students to “zoom in” on the most effective strategies for a specific problem and “zoom out” to use metacognition to make connections between math content, the problem’s structure, and possible solving strategies. Possibilities for adapting these activities for students of varied proficiency will be addressed.
Presenter:
• Abby Roza, Adult Education Instructor, Hennepin County Corrections
Strand: Numeracy
Resources:
• Empower Your Students to Thoughtfully Solve Math Word Problems (Website)
• Word Problems Note Taking Outline Sheet (Word)
• A Variety of Word Problems (Word)
• Activities for Word Problems (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Meeting the Many Needs of Numeracy Practitioners
Improving numeracy instruction for adult learners means meeting the professional development (PD) needs of teachers. The Minnesota Numeracy Initiative (MNI), which begins with a year of job-embedded PD, has been very successful. Yet, there are challenges: How do we sustain the momentum beyond the initial year? What additional numeracy PD can or should we provide? This presentation will highlight multiple ways, we are working to address the challenges, including development of a resource toolkit, additional supports for English language teachers, and the development of a strategic plan for numeracy PD in MN. Time for Q&A will be provided to share and discuss the relevance for other states and contexts.
Presenters:
• Kimberly Johnson, ATLAS Director/Assistant Professor, Hamline University
• Marisa Squadrito Geisler, ATLAS Program Administration, Hamline University
• Astrid Liden, ABE Professional Development Specialist, MN Department of Education
• Laura Prettyman, MNI Project Lead, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
Strand: Numeracy
Resources:
• Turning Math Tears into Math Cheers: Exploring Productive Disposition and Reducing Math Anxiety (PDF version of PowerPoint)
• Math Anxiety Handout (PDF)
• Presentation materials of several MN Numeracy Initiative (MNI) presenters at the COABE Conference in New Orleans, March 2013 (Website)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Modeling Math for Mastery
The new GED® test will demand adult education students have an understanding of - and the ability to use - higher level mathematical concepts. Having a formula sheet will do our students no good unless they know when and how to use the formulas on it. Many of our students struggle with math because they have not built a strong foundational understanding of the concepts they need to master in order to move into more sophisticated problem solving. Using models as an instructional strategy will help students move from the concrete to the abstract - and abstract understanding of mathematical concepts is where we want our students to be. Using models and explicit instruction as an instructional strategy can provide students with the “why” behind the mathematical concepts they need to master to ensure their success with more sophisticated math.
Presenter:
• Libby Serkies, MEd, Resource Specialist, Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center
Strand: Numeracy
Resource:
• Modeling Math for Mastery (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
The FUNdamentals of Geometry
There is a lot to understanding Geometry—and being able to use it in post-secondary math. Geometry is a very visual and “hands-on” math subject, and that is just how this workshop will be presented. Using inexpensive tools and specific lesson plans, this workshop will primarily target developing students’ conceptual understanding of geometric measurement and formulas, and will focus on instructional strategies (both explicit and implicit) to ensure your students “get” the concepts on which to build their higher level math skills.
Presenter:
• Libby Serkies, MEd, Resource Specialist, Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center
Strand: Numeracy
Resources:
• The FUNdamentals of Geometry (PowerPoint)
• The FUNdamentals of Geometry Lesson Plan (PDF)
• The FUNdamentals of Geometry Handouts (PDF)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Career Pathways 101–Background, Models, Resources
With federal support from ED, HHS, and Labor, the field of adult education is moving toward the career pathways model to enable lower-skilled adults to progress on a career pathway and prepare for postsecondary success at a more rapid pace. With the varying models and approaches that currently exist, it’s difficult to know what works best or how to best implement effective career pathways programs. At this session, presenters from Kratos and CORD will share proven models and resources that support Adult Career Pathways, and will discuss ways to access training and TA to help states and local organizations move forward with building and implementing effective career pathways systems.
Presenters:
• Michelle Carson, Senior Education Analyst, Kratos Learning
• Hope Cotner, Vice-President,Center for Occupational Research and Development
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• Career Pathways 101–Background, Models, Resources (PDF Version of PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Breaking Barriers Through Book Clubs: What’s your Story?
The Breaking Barriers Project, partially funded through a 2012 COABE incentive grant, was designed to increase student persistence through the development and delivery of book clubs using the universal themes of literature to explore student barriers to success. This presentation will outline what worked, what didn’t, resources needed to start your own club, and interactive activities used to assist students in exploring their “stories” through literature. Come prepared to share your story!
Presenter:
Tracy Noles, Program Coordinator, Jefferson County Public Schools Adult Education
Strand: Literacy
Resource:
• Breaking Barriers Through Book Clubs: What's your Story? (PDF Version of PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Book Clubs for Everyone
This session is going to explore uses of Book Clubs in Ohio ABLE. We have been doing book clubs with
our staff as Professional Development. Teachers are sharing how they are doing book clubs in their classes
and administrators are using book clubs as staff development. The book club format has really been around
for a long time. There are actually many variations on the same theme—a reader has much to gain by
reading the same thing as others (fellow students or the like) and then by talking about what was read.
Presenter:
• Jody Angelone, Northwest Ohio ABLE Resource Center
Strand: Administration & Professional Development
Resource:
• Book Clubs for Everyone (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Using Classroom Assessment
The presenter will demonstrate classroom diagnostic and formative assessment and ask participants to take
several assessments themselves. Participants will add to the array of assessments being surveyed by sharing
their own classroom activities. People will then select and match particular assessments with classroom
activities, or they will be invited to create their own assessments for the activities. Participants will leave the
session with applicable assessment activities that they have practiced themselves.
Presenter:
• Marie Cora, Consultant, Hotspur Partners
Strand: Administration & Professional Development
Resources:
• Classroom Assessment Handout: which describes the differences between diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment, and provides examples of diagnostic and formative (i.e.: classroom) assessment.
• Diagnostic, Formative, Summative Assessment Table: for listing/keeping track of the various assessments used at program, as well as to gauge where perhaps there is too much of one type and not enough of another.
• Blank Rubric Table: for developing rubrics with students (or colleagues) to gauge various learning activities.
• Bibliography (webliography) on assessment articles and websites. Diagnostic and formative (i.e.: classroom) assessment-related resources are starred. Includes resources focused on assessment of noncognitive skills.
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Discover Carlos Rosario School, The Nations First Charter School for Adults
Discover Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, the nation’s first charter school for adults. School staff will share the vision, history, and program model for this acclaimed institution which serves Washington, D.C.’s immigrant community. Over 60,000 adult learners from around the world have benefitted from ESL, GED, citizenship, and workforce training programs during the school’s 42 years of service. Learn how D.C.’s charter law and visionary leadership have come together to create exemplary programming for adult learners.
Presenters:
• Ryan Monroe, PhD, Principal, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
• Sonia Gutierrez, President-Founder, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
• Allison Kokkoros, Chief Academic Officer, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
• Patricio Sanchez, Director of Assessment, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
Strand: Community Education & Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• Discover Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Adult Basic Skills and College Pathways
Presenter will discuss a co-enrollment model between adult basic skills and college courses, including planning considerations, successes, and major challenges.
Presenters:
• Ali Mageehon, Dean of Academic Support, Umpqua Community College
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• Adult Basic Skills and College Pathways (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Multimedia Orientation for ESL Students
The presenter will share an ESL Orientation video produced using a COABE Incentive Grant. The presenter will share the process of developing the video, as well as preliminary data to support the benefits of multi-media orientation for adult learners.
Presenter:
• Ali Mageehon, Dean of Academic Support, Umpqua Community College
Strand: ESL/ELL
Resource:
• Multimedia Orientation for ESL Students (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Your Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing an Adult Career Pathways Program
Minnesota FastTRAC Adult Career Pathways has been supporting innovative adult career pathway and transitions programming since 2009. We now have significant knowledge about best practice for our state. An interagency team of teachers, administrators, and program developers, in partnership with the National College Transitions Network, has captured these learnings in three professional development opportunities: Teaching in Integrated Instruction, Support for MN FastTRAC Administrators, and Best Practice for Navigators. Learn about the benchmarks that define the programs. Take time to explore the online modules and identify areas where you could customize them for your program.
Presenters:
• Judy Mortrude, State Program Administrator, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• Jen Vanek, Literacy Consultant, University of Minnesota
Strand: Digital Literacy
Resource:
• Your Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing an Adult Career Pathways Program (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Supporting Skilled Immigrants: An ESL Practitioner's Toolkit
How often in community adult ESOL classes does a teacher face the dilemma of what to do when adult learners with limited literacy skills in their native languages are seated next to learners with degrees in engineering, business or medicine? How often are immigrants with high school diplomas and advanced college degrees misdirected into ABE or GED/HSE Prep classes meant for native English speakers? This workshop will address these challenges and introduce a Resource Toolkit for supporting skilled and professional immigrants from ESL classes through workforce integration in their specialty fields. ESL classroom strategies, successful, innovative program models, and case studies are presented. All will receive a hard copy of the Toolkit.
Presenters:
• Marilyn J. Rymniak, LAC Academy Dean, Literacy Assistance Center
• Paul Feltman, Director, Global Talent Bridge, World Education Services
• Katherine Gebremedhin, Director, World Education Services
Strand: ESL/ELL
Resource: Supporting Skilled Immigrants: An ESL Practitioner's Toolkit (PDF)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Reading Circles, Novels, and Adult Reading Development
What can reading circles offer adult emergent readers? What can adult emergent readers teach us about novel reading? Adult literacy teachers search for effective, engaging and distinctly adult ways to develop reading. For over 200 years adults have formed themselves into reading circles to read and talk together. Reading circles are also used in language teaching & school English classes to develop linguistic and social skills. What, then, could reading circles offer adult literacy learners? This session will examine the data and findings of reading circle research within adult literacy provision to investigate just what a reading circle approach can offer adult emergent reading development and what adult literacy learners can teach us about the magic of novel reading.
Presenter:
• Sam Duncan, Lecturer in Education, NRDC, Institute of Education, University of London
Strand: ABE Preparation Reading/Writing
Resource: Reading Circles, Novels, and Adult Reading Development (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Emerging Technologies in the Adult Education Classroom
What is web 2.0, and how can it be used in adult education? In this session, we will introduce emerging technologies (Web 2.0, assistive technology, cell phones) that can be used in the adult education classroom. We will explore multiple tools and resources related to these technologies and how they can be used by the participants in their instruction. This session provides opportunity to explore the availability and use of emerging technologies in the adult education classroom.
Presenters:
• Nell Eckersely, LINCS Community Learning and Technology Group SME at Literacy Assistance Center
• Tim Ponder, Assistant Project Director, Ohio Literacy
Strand: Technology
Resource: Emerging Technologies in the Adult Education Classroom (PowerPoint)
Sponsored by Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
The Three C’s of GED 2014: Change, Content, and Critical Thinking
Participants will explore the changes associated with the GED 2014 and become familiar with the skills
and content knowledge necessary for students to earn the revised credential. Topics covered will include:
computer-based assessment, new item types, deeper content knowledge in the various subject areas,
the Common Core State Standards and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, complexity of cognitive tasks,
close reading techniques, and writing strategies for success. Participants will take part in activities that
approximate the experience of students, including tasks that require strong reading and writing skills as well
as contextual knowledge. Discussion of existing resources and strategies that instructors can employ in the
classroom will follow.
Presenter:
• Katherine Fergus, Coordinator, Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center - Ohio University
Strand: GED®
Testing
Resource:
• The Three C's of GED 2014: Change, Content, and Critical Thinking (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test Resource Book Exciting Strategies to Prep Learners for the New Test
Upcoming changes to the GED® test will impact all of us! Come join the author of Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test Resource Book from New Readers Press as she highlights major points of this new publication for GED® test prep instructors. In this workshop, participants will consider the implications for instruction and curricula as we all transition to the Common Core State Standards, the new GED® test, and the world of 21st century computer-based assessments. This workshop will include: what to expect in January 2014, involving learners in decision making, finding great (free) content, facilitating engaging lessons like “Up in Arms Over the 2nd Amendment,” and door prizes.
Presenter:
• Meagen Farrell, Educational Consultant, New Readers Press
Strand: GED® Testing
Resources:
• Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test Resource Book Exciting Strategies to Prep Learners for the New Test (PowerPoint)
• Teaching Adults GED (PDF)
• Up In Arms Handout (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Collaboration to Deliver Best Practices in Education within the Alabama Department of Corrections
Learn about the partnerships that the Alabama Department of Corrections utilizes. Hear about specific educational components that bring success. Discover how the Criminal Mindset can be changed. The Alabama Department of Correction’s (ADOC) focus on re-entry begins as the inmates enter the system. Education plays a predominate role in preparing inmates for a successful release. Proper assessment of past educational experiences, learning styles, and special needs are followed with Adult Education and Vocational Training tailored to the inmate. ADOC is fortunate to have collaboration and partnership with 8 Community Colleges who are associated with 16 ADOC institutions. The focus is from Adult Literacy to Post Secondary to Vocational. These partnerships are able to present a style of treatment that is supportive to a change in criminal thinking which results in changed lives.
Presenters:
• Eddie Lancaster, Ph.D., Correctional Re-Entry Coordinator, Alabama Department of Corrections
• Susan P. McKee, Ph.D., President/CEO, Pace Learning Systems, Inc
Strand: Corrections Programming
Resource: Collaboration to Deliver Best Practices in Education within the Alabama Department of Corrections (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
EBRI in Rural and Correctional Settings
Minnesota has successfully implemented managed enrollment STAR classes in most urban and suburban
ABE programs, but not in all correctional and rural settings. For a variety of reasons, teachers in these
settings find it very challenging to consistently conduct diagnostic reading assessment and provide
differentiated instruction in all four reading components. Over the past year, the presenter has piloted
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (EBRI) Action Plans with rural teachers and EBRI Study Circles with
correctional teachers. The results have been encouraging, and the quality and quantity of EBRI practices
has improved.
Presenters:
• Margaret (Marn) Frank, Reading & STAR Coordinator, ABE Teaching & Learning, Advancement System;
Hamline University
• Kimberly Johnson, ATLAS Director, ABE Teaching & Learning Adv. System; Hamline University
Strand: Corrections Programming
Resource:
• EBRI in Rural and Correctional Settings (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Fail-Safe Success Model for the Varying Needs and Goals of the Adult Student
Adult Success—what should a learning system built for adults success look like? The adult learner needs to experience success immediately and frequently if they are to remain in our programs. Discover a system approach that allows for personalizing instruction to ensure success. Learn the Principles of Accelerated Learning and how they look in action. Hear from your colleagues how the varying needs of each level of student can be successfully met through this model. Four different instructional programs will be used to illustrate how to guarantee success for low-level and non-readers (NRS Level 1 & 2); students struggling on the 4th and 5th grade level (NRS Level 3); the GED® test prep student (NRS Levels 4-6); and students developing Transition Skills. Discover an approach that enables instructors to ensure success in small steps at all educational levels, for any learning goal.
Presenters:
• Susan P. McKee, Ph.D., President/CEO,Pace Learning Systems, Inc.
• Eddie Lancaster, Ph.D., Correctional Re-Entry Coordinator, Alabama Department of Corrections
• Ryan Hall, Program Delivery Coordinator, Literacy Action, Inc.
Strand: Administration & Program Management
Resource: Fail-Safe Success Model for the Varying Needs and Goals of the Adult Student (PDF version of the PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
21st Century Skills: Free Instructional Web Sites
We will look at and discuss how to use web sites that offer free, video-based instruction for adult learners, teachers and tutors in areas such as technology (basic use of a computer and the web, and for finding information); math, science, and social studies; adult education professional development (ESOL/ESL, ABE, ASE/GED) and computer-assisted Instruction. We will also discuss how to incorporate free online video instruction into a curriculum. The session is intended for adult education teachers, technology coordinators, administrators, and professional development providers.
Presenter:
• David J. Rosen, Ed.D., President, Newsome Associates
Strand: Technology
Resources:
• COABE 2013 Free Instructional Websites Agenda (Word)
• Using Free Online Instructional Videos with Adult Learners (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Professional Development: It’s Critical
In order to prepare ourselves and our learners for the 2014 GED® test, we have to start now. Together we’ll dive into critical thinking skills to find ways to teach these to our learners. We will also investigate FREE professional development resources to make the transition easier—KET’s one stop place for 2014 GED® Test Info.
Presenter:
• Tonya Crum, Director, AE & Workforce, KET
Strand: GED® Testing
Resource: Professional Development: It's Critical (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Building Benchmarks and Metrics for High Quality Career Pathways: An Adult Education Perspective
The use of career pathways is growing, but how can we recognize quality? Participants will get a first look at the Alliance for Quality Career Pathways’ framework of benchmarks and metrics for high quality career pathways and get an opportunity to provide feedback from an adult education perspective.
Presenter:
• Marcie Foster, Policy Analyst, CLASP
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• Building Benchmarks and Metrics for HIgh Quality Career Pathways: An Adult Education Perspective (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
The Federal Budget Process and Implications for Adult Education (and What You Can Do about It!)
The federal budget process (both in theory and practice) is growing in importance as Congress and the Administration place all eyes on addressing the federal debt. This session will provide an easy-to-understand overview of the federal budget process, an update on the current status of debt reduction negotiations and budget decisions, and the likely implications of these decisions for adult education and advocacy strategies that you can use to provide your input on budget decisions and help communicate the value of adult education to our country’s economic recovery.
Presenters:
• Marcie Foster, CLASP
• Jackie Taylor, President-Elect, COABE
Strand: Public Policy/Advocacy
Resource:
• The Federal Budget Process and Implications for Adult Education (and What You Can Do About It!) (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Whatever Works: Teaching Adults with Learning Difficulties in Adult Basic Education Programs
Research indicates that significant numbers of adult learners who attend adult basic education (ABE) programs have learning difficulties and/or learning disabilities. However, most ABE teachers have not been specifically trained to teach students with these complex learning needs. This session will outline the findings and recommendations from a qualitative research study that garnered the voices and experiences of ten Maine ABE teachers as they described how they identify and manage the learning needs of their students who have learning difficulties.
Presenter:
• Susan Spear, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Maine
Strand: Learning Disabilities/Difficulties
Resource:
• Whatever Works: Teaching Adults with Learning Difficulties in Adult Basic Education Programs (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Be Prepared! Using a Free Online Course to Help Students Succeed in Postsecondary!
Wouldn’t you love to have access to a free online course that helps students understand what college is like? Packed with essential information, “Be Prepared!” contains filmed interviews with college placement test experts, postsecondary instructors, and other professionals who will guide your students on their journey to a postsecondary credential. The course contains sections on why postsecondary education is important, navigating the college placement test, coping with test anxiety, and what college classes are like. You will also learn about some other great resources available on the Adult Basic Skills Professional Development website!
Presenter:
• Steven Schmidt, Assistant Director, Adult Basic Skills Professional Development
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resources:
• Be Prepared! Online Course Handout (Word)
• College Placement Test Myths Reader’s Theater Handout (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Out of this World Instruction Using Android Tablets
This workshop introduces the use of new technology in the ESL and ABE/GED classroom using Android Tablets. We will show several ways in which the use of tablets by adult learners and teachers can enhance interaction and student engagement by integrating technology into the curriculum.
Presenters:
• Sherry Woodward, A&FL/Computer Center Manager, Waubonsee Community College
• Nancy Horton, AE Computer Center Supervisor, Waubonsee Community College
Strand: Technology
Resource:
• Out of this World Instruction Using Adroid Tablets (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
CASAS: Quality Assessments for Adult ABE and ESL Programs
Current economic conditions require adult education providers to work smarter. Learn how programs across the country are adopting CASAS computer-delivered assessment to significantly shorten testing time and save staff resources with both ABE and ESL programs. This workshop will also demonstrate free online curriculum resources for low level ABE learners as well as a free online searchable data base of instructional resources. Presenters will also describe a proven system that documents current work readiness skills valued by employers to increase the likelihood that learners get and keep employment.
Presenters:
• Linda Taylor, Director of Assessment Development, CASAS
• Jane Eguez, Director of Program Development, CASAS
Strand: Testing Preparation
Resource:
• CASAS: Quality Assessments for Adult ABE and ESL Programs (PDF Version of the PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Beyond the 5-Paragrah Essay: Using LINCS Resources to Help Students Become Mature Writers
Participants will learn about the free, on-line research and research based writing resources from LINCS and how they can use these resources to inform their instruction and guide their students to become more mature writers. Two aspects of effective instruction, authenticity and scaffolding, will also be discussed. Hands-on practice with research-based strategies and an opportunity for on-going assistance will be included in this workshop.
Presenter:
• Diana Baycich, Literacy Project Coordinator, Ohio Literacy Resource Center
Resource:
• Beyond the 5-Paragraph Essay: Using LINCS Resources to Help Students Become Mature Writers (PowerPoint)
Sponsored by Literacy Information and Communications Systems (LINCS)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Creating Materials to Help Adults With Low Literacy Boost Their Consumer and Literacy Skills
Both native English speakers and English language learners with low literacy in English may be vulnerable to scams so avoiding fraud is an important practical living skill. As part of an initiative to help underserved audiences boost their consumer skills, a federal agency has created free multimedia resources. This session explores how the agency and a non-profit contractor collaborated on a program to train agency staff to produce easy-to-use materials that communicate effectively and appropriately with new arrivals and people with low literacy. The materials are intended to teach practical living skills but also can reinforce students’ reading, writing, and listening skills. Presenters share online, print, audio, and video materials they developed for this audience and discuss strategies for the use of these resources that can reinforce students’ reading, writing, and listening skills.
Presenters:
• Miriam Burt, Adult ESL Content Specialist, Center for Applied Linguistics
• Jennifer Leach, Consumer Education Specialist, Federal Trade Commission
• Deborah Kennedy, Director & Associate V.P., Center for Applied Linguistics
Strand: Literacy
Resource:
• Creating Materials to Help Adults with Low Literacy Skills Boost Their Consumer and Literacy Skills (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Teach Technology, Standards, Transition, and GED All at Once
Basic skills programs have these four mandates: to build Standards-based curriculum, to transition students to further training, to prepare students for completing the GED®, and to generate CASAS post-test gains. In addition, transition is realistic only when students have technology skills. These separate mandates can result in ongoing fragmented lessons. My solution has been Standards-based writing group projects that at once sustain transition, address the GED® test, and constantly integrate technology. With frequent use of laptops and online resources, students begin to recognize themselves as capable of taking part in higher education.
Presenter:
• Bev Hott, MA, Faculty, Peninsula College
Strand: Technology
Resource:
• Teach Technology, Standards, Transition, and GED All at Once (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Raising the Stakes: Making Adult Education Relevant in Indiana
Indiana has developed a comprehensive, performance-based approach to delivering adult education and workforce training. Adult education is seen as an integral component to workforce and economic development regionally, statewide, and nationally. This session will use the College to Completion Toolkit as a way to frame the many significant changes Indiana has made to their adult education delivery system and will include an interactive activity where participants can do some action planning for their own programs.
Presenters:
• Marie Mackintosh, Director of Adult Education Programs, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
• Jaclyn Dowd, Deputy Commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Strand: Administration & Professional Development
Resource:
• Raising the Stakes: Making Adult Education Relevant in Indiana (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
A New Paradigm of Partnership: Aligning Adult Education and Workforce Development Initiatives
Indiana has undertaken a comprehensive, performance based approach to delivering adult education and workforce training. Special emphasis is placed on a partnership driven, regional platform supported by multiple funding sources and features an accelerated curriculum for adult learners. Key aspects of the USDOE College Completion Toolkit will be referred to throughout the session. Specific strategies and outcomes will be shared by a provider including: 1) implementation of a fast-track curriculum program that increased the number of GEDs obtained by 60% in just one program year; 2) utilizing targeted, online instruction and implementing a managed intake system, and 3) offering life coaching. Conference attendees will get an overview of Indiana’s legislative, fiscal and policy changes, and regional delivery model comprising multiple partners and federal/state funding.
Presenters:
• Jaclyn Dowd, Deputy Commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
• Andrea Quick, Director, McDowell Adult Education Center
• Nickie Nolting, Director, McDowell Adult Education Center
• Beth Pattison, Adult Education Coordinator, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
• Marie Mackintosh, AE Operations Director, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• A New Paradigm of Partnership: Aligning Adult Education and Workforce Development Initiatives (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Enhancing Student Opportunities Through Certifications and Career and Technical Education
This panel will present three concepts from three different states focused on responding to employers’ need for workers with the skills to meet current job requirements and to grow with technologically driven change, and workforce development systems’ desire to help people attain employment in family sustaining jobs.
Presenter:
• Kenneth Mall, Educational Data Systems, Inc.
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• Enhancing Student Opportunities Through Certifications and Career and Technical Education (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Assessment Needs of Students with Disabilities
This session will instruct teachers on how to accommodate students with disabilities and how to appropriately identify and assess according to their needs. The presentation will assist instructors on developing and aligning data to accommodate their classes using a variety of assessments and internet resources for students with disabilities.
Presenters:
• Brenda Wilburn, GED Instructor, Lone Star College
• Tiffiney Carter, Division Operations Manager, Lone Star College,
• Lovie Teague, Student Assessment Coordinator, Lone Star College
Strand: Learning Difficulties/Disabilities
Resource:
• Assessment Needs of Students with Disabilities (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Adult Basic Education Online: A 21st Century Educational Tool
As education professionals, we must strive to meet the needs of 21st century learners seeking to achieve their educational and career goals. Today’s learners desire a classroom that is flexible, dynamic, and interactive. In this session, participants will be introduced to a distance learning model designed to meet those needs. Participants will understand how distance learning prepares students for the workforce and global economy and review statistical data on the success and retention rates of distance learning students.
Presenters:
• Crystal L. Bessix, MBA, Adult Education DL Instructor, Lone Star College System
• Cynthia Pumphrey, Adult Educ. DL Instructor, Lone Star College System
• Marchion Wynne, AE Program Coordinator, Lone Star College System
• Tiffiney Carter, M.A., M.S., Manager, Division Operations, Lone Star College System
• Sharon Grover, ABD, Adult Education, DL Instructor, Lone Star College System
Strand: Distance Education & Technology
Resource:
• Adult Basic Education Online: A 21st Century Educational Tool (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
ELL-U. Join. Learn. Share. A Professional Development Community for ESOL Practitioners
The English Language Learner University (ELL-U) is a Department of Education initiative that provides practitioners working with adult English language learners with access to free, high quality professional development. The ELL-U network provides practitioners access to evidence-based instruction through in-person and online learning opportunities, leading experts, practical resources, and a robust community of practice. ELL-U offers features such as online courses, faculty office hours, discussion forums, and topical clubs to create a simulated university experience. Attendees will learn about ELL-U’s resources, learning opportunities, and community as well as how states are utilizing ELL-U.
Presenters:
• Jessie Stadd, Education Analyst, Kratos Learning
• Dorjan Chaney, Education Analyst, Kratos Learning
Strand: ESL/ELL
Resource:
• ELL-U. Join. Learn. Share. A Professional Development Community for ESOL Practitioners (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Points of Entry: Low-Skilled Adults & Adults in Correctional Education in Career Pathways
Points of Entry provides funding and technical assistance to eight demonstration sites to build innovative adult education practices intended to improve postsecondary education and employment outcomes for two distinct target populations: corrections and lower-skilled adults. Points of Entry supports the development of career pathways that target these populations, comprehensive support services including behavior change interventions, the integration of pre- and post-release services, and the sustainability of new services and partnerships.
Presenters:
• Jessie Stadd, Education Analyst, Kratos Learning
• Jeff Fantine, Consultant
Strand: Corrections Programming
Resource:
• Points of Entry: Low-Skilled Adults & Adults in Correctional Education in Career Pathways (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Preparing Transitioning Adult Education Students for Success with Postsecondary Writing
What role can transition-level adult education play in preparing adults with the writing skills they need to succeed in postsecondary coursework? This interactive, hands-on workshop will engage participants in 1) considering specific writing purposes, audiences and tasks/contexts that adult students transitioning to post-secondary education may need to address, 2) identifying the writing genres that students may need to use in order to appropriately address these common rhetorical aims, 3) defining the process that all competent writers need and use in order to address their real-life writing purposes and goals – including to meet postsecondary course requirements, and 4) trying out some instructional strategies aimed at helping students to use that full writing process at the postsecondary transition level, 5) reflecting on how to apply their learning from these activities to prepare students to write effectively for transition to postsecondary education.
Presenter:
• Peggy McGuire, MA, Senior Research & Training Specialist, University of Tennessee Center for Literacy, Education & Employment
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resources:
• Preparing Transitioning Adult Education Students for Success with Postsecondary Writing (PowerPoint), Equipped for the Future Teachers' Instructional Practices & Strategies Blog (PDF), Planning A Transition-Focused Writing Activity (Word), Planning A Transition-Focused Writing Activity Blank (Word), Agenda (Word), Key Components of the Writing Process (Word), Equipped for the Future (EFF) Resources, Publications, and Products (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Adult Education’s Contribution to Postsecondary Writing Readiness: A Research Agenda?
How are Adult Education Transition programs preparing students with writing skills needed for success in college? Recent shifts in education policy signal a growing consensus about what it means to have college-ready writing skills. Most states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, and the Common Core writing standards are specifically designed to describe the knowledge and skills that graduating high school seniors need to be college- and career-ready. Meanwhile, the 2014 GED® is intended to better reflect the writing that students are likely to be called upon to accomplish in college and will be guided by the Common Core (as well as other state standard systems). For Adult Education to respond to these developments, we first need to know more about what is (or is not) happening now to help adult learners meet postsecondary writing requirements.
Presenter:
• Peggy McGuire, MA, Senior Research Associate & Training Specialist, University of Tennessee Center for Literacy, Education & Employment
Strand: Administration & Reading/Writing
Resources:
• Adult Education's Contribution to Postsecondary Writing Readiness: A Research Agenda? (PowerPoint), Equipped for the Future Teachers' Instructional Practices & Strategies Blog (PDF), ATLAS Instructional Practices Alignment Tables (PDF), Agenda (Word), Equipped for the Future (EFF) Resources, Publications, and Products (Word), Key Components of the Writing Process (Word),
The Common Core and The
2014 GED Exam: Messages About Postsecondary Writing Readiness (Word),
Research Resources (Word)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Current Issues in Professional Development
Adult education currently faces many changes, and change opens the door to many new opportunities for professional development. The AALPD preconference will address the impact of some of those changes on our work as professional developers, using technology and including the adoption of the Common Core State Standards and preparing for the GED® 2014. Participants will have multiple opportunities to engage with colleagues and explore specific topics highlighting innovative, successful professional development and the use of technology in Professional Development.
Presenters:
• Federico Salas-Isnardi, Chairman, Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)
• David J. Rosen, Ed.D., President, Newsome Associates
• Kimberly Johnson, ATLAS Director, Hamline University
• David Baker
Resources:
• GED® 2014 Test Item Types (PowerPoint), GED® 2014 Test Item Types (Word)
Sponsored by Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
How Pennsylvania Used Teacher Coaches to Implement the National Career Awareness Project
Pennsylvania used the Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE and ESOL Classroom curriculum as the content to implement one example of job-embedded professional development with the support of Teacher Coaches. Utilizing ProLiteracy and World Education’s online course, they were able to build a broad capacity in the field by incorporating teacher coaches to support the integration of the curriculum at the classroom level.
Presenters:
• Angelic Hardy, Career Pathways Assistant Coordinator, Penn State University
• Bootsie Barbour, State Prof. Development Consultant, PA Adult Education Prof. Dev. System
Strand: Administration & Professional Development
Resource:
• How Pennsylvania Used Teacher Coaches to Implement the National Career Awareness Project (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Minnesota’s Professional Development Plan to Prepare for the 2014 GED Test
The new GED test that will be available in January 2014 brings a wide range of reactions from ABE practitioners. Minnesota is responding to this uncertainty with a comprehensive statewide professional development and communications plan. In this session, learn about our plan to prepare teachers for the new GED test as well as the process and tools used to develop that plan. Then, through guided activities, take time to reflect and consider what aspects of the Minnesota plan and process could be useful in your own context.
Presenters:
• Amy Vickers, M.Ed., Teacher and Grant Coordinator, Minneapolis Adult Education
• Astrid Liden, ABE Prof. Dev. Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education
Strand: GED® Testing
Resource:
• Minnesota's Professional Development Plan to Prepare for the 2014 GED Test (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
Visual Bookmarking with Pinterest
Pinterest is now the number three most-popular social network in the U.S., behind Facebook and Twitter, according to Experian Hitwise. How can we use it in adult education? In this session we will learn what Pinterest is and how it can be used to share resources with learners and to develop a collaborative space online as a personal learning network for teacher professional development.
Presenter:
• Nell (Helen) Eckersley, Regional Director, Literacy Assistance Center
Strand: Technology
Resource:
• Visual Bookmarking with Pinterest (PDF version of the PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
The Detroit Learning Labs—Meeting the Basic Skills Needs of Michigan’s Talent Pipeline
The Detroit Learning Labs provide an innovative delivery system for “just in time” basic skills remediation
to help the 47% of Detroiters who lack basic skills needed to succeed in a job or job training, through
fl exible, individualized instruction and contextualized curriculum aligned with career pathways. Expansion of
the learning lab model and enhanced contextualized curriculum statewide will support state efforts to build
a strong talent pipeline for Michigan employers. Participants will learn about the partnerships necessary to
implement a learning lab that ties to the basic skills needs of the existing workforce system; understand the
challenges of utilizing various funding sources and how that impacts data collection, eligibility and services
offered; and how to work with the community and other state agencies to meet mutual objectives.
Presenters:
• Patty Higgins, Department Specialist, Workforce Development Agency–Offi ce of Adult Education
• Dianne Duthie, Division DIrector, Education & Career Success–Workforce Development Agency–
Michigan
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource:
• The Detroit Learning Labs—Meeting the Basic Skills Needs of Michigan's Talent Pipeline (PDF version of the PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
The Transformation Agenda MA Community Colleges and Workforce Development
The workshop will describe the MCCWFDTA or Transformation Agenda project, a 20 million dollar agenda to change the way community college education is delivered for workforce development. Focusing on un-employed and under-employed low skilled workers, the Transformation Agenda strives to improve access and opportunity with re-designed programs and accelerated delivery. The project features the role of the Career Navigator, who works with local One Stop Career Centers to facilitate a case management style of counseling that helps the student/client meet their goals to obtain a credential, and ultimately, a job. Participants will learn about the project priorities, successes and challenges especially at Bristol Community College, one of the 15 MA community colleges involved in the project.
Presenter:
Kristen P. McKenna, MA Community College Workforce Transformation Director, Bristol Community College
Strand: Transition/Career Pathways
Resource: The Transformation Agenda MA Community Colleges and Workforce Development (PowerPoint)
Presented at the 2013 COABE LAPCAE National Conference New Orleans
