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    Practical Ways to Integrate Critical Thinking, Math, and Digital Literacy into Beginning Adult ESOL Classrooms
    Author: Carolyn Nason
    Subject Area: Digital, Computer Literacy & Technology, Mathematics/Numeracy
    Program Level: Adult ESOL/ESL, Conference 2019 Materials, ESL/ESOL
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here
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    Abstract:

    Prepare all adults for employment for high demand industries and occupations that lead to economic self-sufficiency
    Balancing Chemical Equations for Non-Chemists
    Author: Shana Friend
    Subject Area: Science
    Program Level: Adult Basic Education, Adult ESOL/ESL, Conference 2019 Materials, GED Test Preparation
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here
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    Abstract:

    Includes the presentation PowerPoint, Teacher Plan, and student handout.
    Correctional Education An Integration of Andragogy, Counseling, & Therapy
    Author: Herman T Lee, Sr., B.S. Ed, M.S. Ed, LPE, CADC, CODP, CCJAP
    Subject Area: Life Long Learning
    Program Level: Conference 2019 Materials
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
    License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here
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    Abstract:

    Goal of a Correctional Educator 1. Evaluate and promote the rehabilitation of students with behavioral, psychological, and emotional problems. 2. Integrate literacy, life skills, and cognitive-behavioral intervention to this population embracing criminal and addictive thinking. 3. Identify and de-escalate potential, disruptive classroom problems in order to maintain control within their program. 4. Work at understanding the combative and resistant student while developing better and unbiased communication skills.
    Experimenting with Science
    Author: Heidi Schuler-Jones
    Subject Area: Science
    Program Level: Adult Basic Education, Conference 2018 Materials, GED Test Preparation, HiSET Exam Preparation, TASC Test Preparation
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Reference, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
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    Abstract:

    The provided materials were used for a workshop at the 2018 COABE Conference. The session was designed to familiarize participants with the scientific method by exploring how it plays out in experiments that can be conducted in any classroom, regardless of science lab materials.  For example, data from the participants’ ruler drop experiment were used to analyze the reaction time of fighter pilots.  We also examined how to identify the control, independent variable, and dependent variables, as well as draw a conclusion, in various scenarios from The Simpsons cartoon.  We looked at content problems similar to what might be on the HSE test, and explored strategies and resources for teaching this content to students.  Resources include exploring www.CK12.org and the National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplement Series (https://science.education.nih.gov/customers/WebPages/CSHome.html).  Both of these free resources are easily adaptable to a classroom, as well as online, and encourage students to interact and discover the scientific process along the way.
    Understanding Volume and Surface Area from the Inside Out
    Author: Heidi Schuler-Jones
    Subject Area: Mathematics/Numeracy
    Program Level: Adult Basic Education, College & Career Readiness, Conference 2018 Materials, GED Test Preparation, HiSET Exam Preparation, TASC Test Preparation
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Reference, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
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    Abstract:

    The provided materials were used for a workshop at the 2018 COABE Conference. This session provided participants with hands-on activities to explore the most common solid figures used on the HSE in an effort to discover how they might develop their own formulas for these shapes. By investigating the relationships and properties of these shapes, participants improved understanding of the meaning behind the formulas provided on the HSE tests. They also evaluated a workplace scenario in marketing to see how the SA and V of solid figures can influence how products are designed.
    Teaching Strategies and Techniques: Making Instruction Effective and Efficient
    Author: Neil Sturomski
    Subject Area: Learning Difficulties
    Program Level: Conference 2018 Materials
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
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    Abstract:

    Effective instruction in reading, writing, and math is critical.  Clearly teaching students how to learn, to be life-long learners, and to be able to generalize information in daily-life and the workplace is important.  However, the ultimate goal in Adult Basic Education (ABE) is for students to obtain employment or advance in their current employment setting.  Therefore, adult education should support all students, including those with special learning needs, as they move towards post-secondary education and training in support of career pathways and career development.  With that said, one of the most important skills ABE students need to learn is “how” to learn.  Participants in this session will begin to understand how to support students in becoming strategic learners.  They will be introduced to techniques and strategies that: 1) more effectively teach reading, writing, and math skills, 2) teach students how to learn best for themselves, how to be life-long learners, and how to be able to generalize information to daily-life and the workplace settings and 3) teach using all modalities effectively so students can learn and remember information more easily.  Participants will also begin to understand how to provide a full range of reading, writing, and or math instruction through activities in multi-level classes that include all learning styles.  Examples of potential lessons and lesson activities will be provided.
    From Public Schools To Our Prison Schools
    Author: Herman T. Lee, Sr., Correctional Andragogist
    Subject Area: Learning Difficulties
    Program Level: Conference 2018 Materials
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
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    Abstract:

    Behavioral and cognitive problems resulting from mental disorders are major concerns for school administrators, educators and correction’s personnel. Under zero tolerance, suspension and expulsion from public schools, students of color and students with disabilities are not treated for these disorders and allowing many to become transitionally involved with our criminal justice system.

    Active-Learning Strategies for Teaching Ratios, Statistics, and Probability, part 1 (COABE 2018 session handouts)
    Author: Steve Hinds
    Subject Area: Mathematics/Numeracy
    Program Level: Adult Basic Education, Business Math, Conference 2018 Materials, GED Test Preparation, HiSET Exam Preparation, Professional Development, TASC Test Preparation
    Material Type: Lesson Plan, Presentations/Slideshows, Teaching/Learning Strategies
    Language: English
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    Abstract:

    Steve Hinds presented a session at the 2018 COABE National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona titled, "Active-Learning Strategies for Teaching Ratios, Statistics, and Probability". This resource is the first of two batches of handouts he shared in the session. For more information about the activities, or the related professional development and curriculum work Steve does as the Director of his project, Active Learning in Adult Numeracy & Mathematics (ALANM), go to www.alanproject.org.    
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