- IET tells us how adult education integrates with career pathways.
- Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training or I-BEST is the most well-known and research-verified model for how IET can be implemented as a collaboration between workforce education and adult education.
- I-BEST meets criteria for both IET and Career Pathway definitions.
- Provide a high-level overview of WOIA
- Highlight partnership opportunities to improve services to adult learners
- Share tips for partnering effectively
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If you have ever worked with an I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education Skills Training) program, you will know that I-BEST students fast track through both GED® testing and skills training through this nationally recognized instructional model. I-BEST students are quicker than their traditionally enrolled contemporaries to improve their basic skills in reading, writing, and math, complete their GED exam, and arrive at a career entry point. The downside to I-BEST is that it’s expensive. Heather has taught 4 I-BEST programs and has come to realize that there are ways to replicate components of I-BEST at very low or no additional cost to your program. This webinar will look at how, by making a few simple changes, we can help our traditionally enrolled students also get the best that our programs can offer.
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The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is the accountability system for the Federally funded adult education program, authorized by Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The NRS includes the WIOA primary indicators of performance, measures that describe adult education students and their program participation, methodologies for collecting performance data, and program reporting procedures.
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Out-of-school youth who are not engaged in school or employment are more likely to engage in destructive behaviors and less likely to be able to support themselves financially. Preparing out-of-school youth for a successful transition to the workforce is essential to ensuring a successful transition to employment and financial stability. Developing a work readiness program for this population can help to ensure workplace success. This webinar discussion will share strategies for infusing work skills into programs for out-of-school youth. Through an interactive webinar discussion, participants will learn about challenges and strategies as well as discuss cultural and economic barriers and implications.
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What do adult education programs and services look like across the country? How are geography, economies, and focus populations reflected in service strategies? What are some new models emerging?
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Planning rigorous and relevant lessons to help adult English learners achieve their goals includes correlating instruction to the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) for Adult Education (AIR, 2016). The standards provide a scaffolded approach to meeting the College and Career Readiness Standards, but are also essential for English learners focused on civic engagement and family advocacy. This webinar guides participants through the essential elements of ELPS-aligned lessons using content and themes that work across proficiency levels. By the end of this webinar, participants will be prepared to launch their own exploration of the ELP standards and be familiar with an instructional planning process that supports their English learners' academic, workplace, parenting, and civic goals.
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Recent research has demonstrated that adult language learners work best when their instruction is personalized, relevant to their real-world needs, and tailored to their interests and motivations; unfortunately, most traditional English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are not designed this way. This webinar will walk program administrators and teachers through how to conduct a language needs analysis for their non-native English speakers and then how to use the results to design innovative, forward-thinking programs that integrate language skills with skills development in order to improve outcomes for English Language Learners (ELLs). Based on recent empirical research in the fields of second language acquisition and technology-enabled instruction, practical recommendations for building and measuring an effective task-based language learning program will be reviewed.