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The Milwaukee Area Technical College ABE Contextualized Career Pathway program is an Integrated Education & Training (IET) Program that currently enrolls GED® prep participants in an approved Career Pathway Credit Certificate program where students earn transferable college credits, while currently enrolled in their GED® program. The program is designed as a co-requisite model where ABE courses support student learning in the college level credit courses. This program has implemented the U. S. Department of Education "Ability to Benefit" for GED students to receive federal financial aid to cover tuition cost.
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Allowing space for productive struggle is a way to engage learners in problem solving and build perseverance (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2014). In this session we will explore the teacher’s role in developing student agency. Participants will see how stepping back, creating contextual lessons with multiple entry points, and strategic questioning can build student agency and move learners to productive struggle. With increased agency, learners are able to develop robust problem solving sets. They build communication skills to construct viable arguments and, in articulating their developing understanding, learners have an opportunity to use both domain specific vocabulary and the academic vocabulary needed to skillfully negotiate their way through a process.
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Do you get frustrated with students using their cell phones in class? Turn that problem into a possibility! Students come alive as they work in teams with student team leaders using their cell phones as game controllers. I’ve never had more fun in class than when doing these Kahoot! quizzes, and the students love them! It’s a great way to get students to interact with each other and to review. As a teacher, you can see how well the students are learning. These quizzes are designed to correlate with the “I’m Not Afraid . . . Anymore!” curriculum for GED®-HSE Math and Writing, and ESL Writing, but they can be used with, or modified for, other curriculum. Come Kahoot! with us in this presentation and join the fun.
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During this interactive workshop, participants will learn the nuts and bolts of Integrated Education and Training (IET) and how to create basic skills curriculum to support an IET. Participants will work through a planning process to develop an IET and the basic skills component. Ideas for workforce preparation activities, strategies for working with partners, and particulars about implementing IETs under WIOA will be offered as well. Participants will receive a resource guide containing IET planning and development tools and create an IET implementation and communication plan. There will be many opportunities to network and learn from colleagues.
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"Fake news" and misinformation has been with us since the tale of the Trojans falling for a wooden horse. But it has been making big headlines recently. Even major news organizations are devoting teams to fact-checking published reports. So how is an adult learner to figure out what's legit? News for You Editor Jennifer Thompson will present a brief overview of the "fake news" crisis and offer ideas and activities to help learners sharpen their online and news literacy skills. We'll also talk about how News for You works to ensure accuracy and fairness.
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Supporting ABE students’ academic success means advocating for institutional change beyond the borders of ABE programs. Our goal is to generate dialogue about the culture of ABE at our institutions to identify opportunities for student-centered initiatives that open college pathways for ABE students. Combined co-taught ABE and Development Education courses at TCC have broadened perspectives on student capacity, exposed assumptions and stereotypes, and created opportunities for acceleration. Through collaborative inquiry, learning from student voice, and focused discussion, participants will critically examine their programs to discover potential areas of growth. Strategies for merging curriculum, developing stakeholder buy-in, and shifting cultural paradigms will be shared, along with lessons learned.
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Has your program’s social media presence flat lined? Unless you have a dedicated social media expert on staff, the responsibility for managing the program’s social media accounts likely falls to someone who already has a full plate. The path to the cyberspace morgue for those accounts may seem inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be. Join the discussion on ways to revitalize your program’s social media presence by adding laughter and personality to your posts. This session will also include techniques for getting staff and students involved in the process, so it doesn’t fall to just one person. Gain fresh and fun ideas to get back on track.
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Adult education is a specialized field, unfamiliar to most educators. Between learning relevant content and understanding the principles of andragogy, ABE instructors can quickly become overwhelmed - leading to poor instruction and/or high turnover. Join us as we outline a comprehensive process, based upon research and our own experiences and observation, for successfully onboarding instructors into an adult basic education classroom using instructional support, online resources, and instructor mentoring.