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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a large system with 36 adult prisons, is in the second year of unmasking the potential of inmates by initiating a large reform effort to base both academic and career technical instruction on evidence-based practices. An important piece of the project is the implementation and support of a professional learning community (PLC) at each institution. Administrators play an indispensable role in the success of PLCs, supporting distributive leadership and offering both tight and loose control over various aspects of PLC practice. The corrections environment offers some specific but not insurmountable challenges for administrators. Attend this session to hear about ways administrators can support the PLC process, helping it flourish and avoiding some common mistakes.
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This session provides an overview of first language (L1) use in Ready to Work, a government funded program that combines English language instruction with digital literacy and case management to help beginning level immigrants and refugees gain job readiness skills and explore pathways to college and career success. The presenters review research and literature regarding L1 use in multilingual settings, offer examples from the Ready to Work ESOL classes and ask attendees to consider the role of home language inclusion in creating a collaborative and linguistically appropriate environment for immigrant and refugee students. The session also shares strategies to incorporate students’ L1 knowledge into administrative processes such as intake, registration and advising. Ultimately, the presenters argue, L1 inclusion plays an important role in challenging ideologically rooted monolingual principles and acts as a crucial part of dismantling English-language supremacy and “English Only” mentalities in ESOL settings.
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WIOA has introduced five types of Measurable Skill Gain (MSG) that are shared by adult education and our workforce development partners. Come learn how MSG has changed the way some adult educators develop and implement programming. Then spend some time sketching out strategies for expanding the way your learners demonstrate success and unmasking the full potential of MSG!
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“It’s bigger than all of us” is how one Adult Education student describes his Family Literacy program. A Two-Generation/Family Literacy program is a powerful model which serves and empowers not only adult students, but also families and communities. Student voices, an NCFL award winning teacher, an administrator and former state director will share their experiences in Oakland, California: successes, challenges and lessons learned. Examples of the four-component national Family Literacy model and sample contextualized lessons will inspire and support implementation in your own Adult Education program.
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Foundational Skills are the basic, entry-level skills that are common across most workforces and industries, upon which most occupational skills are built. They are prerequisites for success in most jobs and careers. They include: • Reading • Math • English language proficiency • Work readiness and professional skills • Digital literacy skills and • Career management skills
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In the age of WIOA, Language Arts classroom is a place where reading, writing, test preparation, technology skills and career awareness peacefully coexist on a solid foundation of the Illinois Content Standards. This presentation focuses on providing creative strategies for seamless incorporation of career awareness in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities, as well as research projects and group assignments.
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This presentation will provide and audience with Iowa's approach to implementing alternative pathway options for completion of the HSED.
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Need exciting material that will make learners look forward to reading? Samantha is a romantic soap opera that is high interest, develops vocabulary, and stimulates discussion on moral, social, and cross cultural issues. Participants will review a chapter and discuss how to use this material in the classroom. http://www.amazon.com/dp/198167604X