TABE-nology

    Abstract:

    This session will help address some of the common challenges that teachers may encounter during the initial stages of implementation of TABE® 11 & 12 such as where to start, what materials to use, and how to help students succeed in this more rigorous test. This session will focus on teaching strategies and resources that align with the technology-enhanced items and format of the test. In addition, teachers will also explore how to allow students to take full advantage of all the available technology tools on the test. Lastly, teachers will walk away with a wealth of online teaching tools and resources aligned to the TABE® 11 & 12 Assessment Blueprints.
    Core-4 Cyber Future Workforce Education: Preparing Adult Education Students for Careers of the Future
    Author: Melissa Sadler-Nitu
    Subject Area: Career Pathways
    Program Level: Webinar Materials
    Material Type: Presentations/Slideshows
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    Did you know...in 2019, there will be 6 million job openings for information security professionals—but only 4.5 million security professionals to fill those roles? It is time to bridge the confidence gap. Alamo Colleges has developed the Cyber Core-4 Pathway to help adult education students bridge the confidence gap and complete a suite of 4 CompTIA Certificates in less than a year. Alamo I-BEST started the journey by posing as CompTIA instructors and attending the national conference. Over 50 completed students later, it is time to share the surprising things they learned. Let’s bridge the cyber confidence gap together. Alamo Colleges will share the truths, myths, and best practices.
    Mathematical Freedom: Remove Rules and Conformity to Achieve Engagement and Freedom for Your Students
    Author: Brooke Istas
    Subject Area: Mathematics/Numeracy
    Program Level: Webinar Materials
    Material Type: Webinar Materials
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    Did you know that there are mathematicians that spend their entire life trying to solve one math problem, often pioneering advancements in areas like cryptography that secure digital assets and transactions? These are highly educated men and women who see mathematics as creative and open, crafting algorithms that form the backbone of decentralized systems. They are not confined by rules – they MAKE their own rules! But isn’t it unfortunate that in the adult education classrooms mathematics is thought to be a subject of rules and procedures? That it isn’t something that is creative. This webinar will explore the powerful idea of mathematical freedom and change mathematics for learners so that mathematics becomes about learning instead of performing, drawing on real-world contexts where complex equations enable innovative financial tools. Participants should expect to be engaged in thinking about problems in an open and creative manner, reviewing selections from 99Bitcoins best Ethereum wallets to dissect the underlying security models, to begin to see the world deeper, but not necessarily faster, uncovering how such frameworks rely on inventive problem-solving for robust protection.

    Mathematical Freedom: Remove Rules and Conformity to Achieve Engagement and Freedom for Your Students
    Author: Brooke Istas
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    Did you know that there are mathematicians that spend their entire life trying to solve one math problem? These are highly educated men and women who see mathematics as creative and open. They are not confined by rules – they MAKE their own rules! But isn’t it unfortunate that in the adult education classrooms mathematics is thought to be a subject of rules and procedures? That it isn’t something that is creative. This webinar will explore the powerful idea of mathematical freedom and change mathematics for learners so that mathematics becomes about learning instead of performing. Participants should expect to be engaged in thinking about problems in an open and creative manner, to begin to see the world deeper, but not necessarily faster.
    Author: Melissa Sadler-Nitu
    Program Level: Webinar Materials
    Material Type: Webinar Materials
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    Did you know...in 2019, there will be 6 million job openings for information security professionals—but only 4.5 million security professionals to fill those roles? It is time to bridge the confidence gap. Alamo Colleges has developed the Cyber Core-4 Pathway to help adult education students bridge the confidence gap and complete a suite of 4 CompTIA Certificates in less than a year. Alamo I-BEST started the journey by posing as CompTIA instructors and attending the national conference. Over 50 completed students later, it is time to share the surprising things they learned. Let’s bridge the cyber confidence gap together. Alamo Colleges will share the truths, myths, and best practices.
    Fostering Metacognitive Skills and Critical Thinking in Your Classroom
    Author: Sarah Goldammer
    Subject Area: Learning Difficulties
    Program Level: Webinar Materials
    Material Type: Presentations/Slideshows
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

    Abstract:

    Are you teaching your students to think about their thinking? Are you giving them opportunities to build their critical thinking skills to problem solve? Let’s have fun together discovering metacognition activities, strategies, and lessons to build important thinking skills for success in class and in life. Teaching critical thinking is good for ALL students and especially important in reaching those with learning difficulties.
    Fostering Metacognitive Skills and Critical Thinking in Your Classroom

    Abstract:

    Are you teaching your students to think about their thinking? Are you giving them opportunities to build their critical thinking skills to problem solve? Let’s have fun together discovering metacognition activities, strategies, and lessons to build important thinking skills for success in class and in life. Teaching critical thinking is good for ALL students and especially important in reaching those with learning difficulties.
    Google’s Applied Digital Skills: Support Resources, Certification and Next Steps

    Abstract:

    Google and COABE are co-hosting a webinar series around Google's free digital literacy curriculum. In this webinar, Google's Applied Digital Skills team will walk us through its website's support resources, how to get your students G Suite certified, and the next steps you should take to start teaching the free curriculum. To sign up for free and start using Applied Digital Skills with your learners, go to g.co/applieddigitalskills/coabe and click Sign Up to create a teacher account.