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An astounding 85% of job success comes from well-developed soft and people skills, and only 15% of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). Join Dr. Susan McKee, educational psychologist, to learn simple but effective strategies for soft skills instruction and assessment. Effective soft skills instruction in basic education programs requires adaptable resources, consistent evaluation, and individualized feedback and planning. This workshop will explore simple but effective steps for teaching soft skills concepts in any basic education course. In addition, it will address strategies for soft skills evaluation and for supporting students’ long-term soft skills development. Attendees will also review a sample lesson from Pace’s Life Skills 25 curriculum.
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About 59% of adult education students function between 4th and 9th grade. In order to have efficient success with these “middle-level” learners, programs need systems and methods designed specifically for these students. These learners (4th-9th) require a special strategy. Each student requires an effective individualized approach for their specific academic and emotional needs. Instructional systems in the middle levels can impact long-term success by ensuring fluency of basic skills competencies before advancement, developing independence and confidence, and by incorporating time into instruction and assessment. Join this session to explore methods from Pace Learning Systems designed specifically for the middle-level learner since 1977.
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Describe and evaluate national initiatives, resources, and tools to enhance digital literacy programming and services Select a resource, tool or website to share at your organization, program or school, and draft a plan for your next steps in using it.
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The Open Door Collective (ODC) is dedicated to reshaping U.S. society to have dramatically less poverty and economic inequality and more civic engagement and participation in all our society has to offer. ODC is made up of professionals working in adult basic skills, social services and poverty reduction, who believe that adult basic skills and lifelong learning programs can open doors of opportunity to healthier, more prosperous and more satisfying lives. ODC members have expertise in connecting adult basic skills to healthcare, employment and training, corrections and family and social services. We advocate including adult basic skills, including English language, basic literacy, numeracy, high school equivalency, college readiness and technology skills as an integral part of a larger agenda of reducing poverty and income inequality, broadening social participation, and moving us closer to the kind of society in which we all want to live.
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Define competency-based learning (CBAE) Define blended learning (BL) Describe features and advantages of blended learning and competency-based learning for students, teachers, and programs Describe how CBAE and BL fit together Describe how to access inexpensive computers and broadband Internet in the classroom or for home use Survey students’ technology skills and their access to portable digital devicesYou must be logged in to download this resource. Register now if you don't have an account.
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Preceded by a brief introduction of the trend by panel moderator David J. Rosen, a panel of experienced adult public charter school administrators will present their schools, addressing topics such as school origins, including the application process; how the school is accountable and to whom; and what opportunities are afforded to adult learners as a result of a program becoming a public charter school. Following the presentations there will be an opportunity to address questions to the panelists.
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What is one funding opportunity that you have heard about in your area that might benefit your learners/ clients? Who/How/When will you contact someone to find out how to get involved in planning?
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Crowdfunding: “The practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.”-Forbes “$90-96 Billion industry by 2025.”-World Bank