Conference 2016 Materials

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We all know about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), but what other federal programs might you be able to access? In this session, learn about opportunities to serve people with basic skills needs using support from the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and more. Go home with ideas for how new partnerships can help you tap into new sources of funding. ATTACHMENTS: Beyond WIOA drawing on other federal resources to help your learners Apr 2016 conference presentation FINAL

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Adult educators will learn effective strategies to improve retention, persistence and motivation. Participants will understand the factors that affect adult learning including individual learning preferences, styles, and stressors. ABE instructors will gain practical and innovative learning strategies in an interactive workshop to encourage and engage learner participation to incorporate in the ABE/GED ® classroom or workplace. ATTACHMENTS: ABEfinalpresentationcoabetalaedallastexasapril2016

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Adult educators have a lot to add to policy conversations, but it can be hard to figure out the best use for your scarce time. In this presentation, National Skills Coalition provides a practical overview of the policy landscape, and numerous examples of how adult educators can weigh in on these important discussions.

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HSE Foundations is a bridge course developed in response to data showing that many students were exiting the program shortly after completing our Student Success Seminar (SSS). Anecdotal evidence for their leaving included students reporting feeling as though there were no clear program plan and feeling lost upon entering classes that were already in progress. Additionally, CBP instructors faced the difficulty of working to shore up the knowledge and skills of incoming students while simultaneously providing stimulating lessons for existing students in order for them to continue progressing. In developing HSE Foundations, the team used location data in conjunction with principles of adult learning theory. The four-week course incorporates primarily in-class instruction along with a hybrid element created by working in Pearson's MyFoundationsLab and is intended to start students off on solid footing. Following completion of SSS, students progress as a cohort through the four-week course which consists of 24 hours of language arts instruction followed by 24 hours of mathematics instruction, creating a closed system- in which the 40-hour state requirement for post-testing is met. Because students remain in a cohort for a total of five weeks, this model also builds a sense of community, providing an academic support system to students beyond that offered by staff. After piloting HSE Foundations at one location in 2014-2015, a refined version was implemented at all program locations in August 2015. Early data since launch has shown outcomes that are on track to far surpass the goals of increasing post-testing by 5% and educational gains by 3%. With several sites having completed eight cohorts of Foundations, there has been a post-test rate of between 90 and 95%, and an educational gain rate of approximately 65%. The initial outcomes are a great improvement from past years' data, and student retention has increased since the implementation of the course. Due to this success, CBP lead HSE instructors are working collaboratively to create a standardized, standards-aligned curriculum for all HSE I courses. The first of its kind in Rio Salado College's College Bridge Pathways program, as well as in Arizona adult education on the whole, HSE Foundations incorporates a standardized syllabus of competencies aligned with Arizona College and Career Ready Standards. HSE Foundation's in-class instruction, along with the addition of MyFoundationsLab, creates a hybrid learning experience that is a major step in standardizing HSE curriculum in the program.   ATTACHMENTS: Closing the Loop 1

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Because of its abstract nature, academic vocabulary is challenging to teach and to learn. Many adult learners, including native and non-native English speakers, lack the vocabulary needed to comprehend complex text, making upward transition difficult or impossible. In this COABE Conference 2016 presentation, participants were able to try several engaging and effective classroom activities to improve students' academic vocabulary.  Appropriate for teachers of ABE/ASE and High Intermediate to Advanced ESL students. ATTACHMENTS: COABE 2016 Giving Bigger Better Vocab PPT COABE 2016 Giving Bigger Better Vocab Handout 1 1

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Do you know when your students are prepared for their HSE Test? Since the new tests have come on board educators have been trying to get a "feel" for when students are ready. By taking a close look at data and using tools and analysis skills to sort it all out, teachers can find reliable ways to develop instructional pathways for students that lead to success. Teachers will not only know when students are prepared, but they will know how to get students to that point in specific ways as they focus on data collection and analysis. Data analysis skills and techniques specific to teaching will be covered.     Video

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The National Education Technology Plan and the College and Career Readiness Standards present the field with a new way to think about requirements for student success and meeting the ever-changing demands of the workforce and education systems.   In this interactive session, participants will work together to combine expertise with cutting edge technology that supports them to meet the need for new types of learning materials and instructional approaches.   This can be achieved through open educational resources (OER). OER are free, adaptable, and sharable materials that can be created to develop student centered materials for the classroom, distance learning, and flipped classrooms. OER are significant for adult English language educators because they are free and sharable, able to be remixed and revised to meet learner needs, and customizable. Participants will do hands-on activities to: determine if a resource is open, integrate OER into instruction, and create and share OER. By creating OER teachers can increase student engagement while preparing them to be life-long learners and increase their 21st century skills. Through a project funded by the office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), two groups of Adult ESL Teachers engaged in all of these activities.   Their successes and challenges will be used to demonstrate real world application.   Participants are encouraged to bring laptops to fully engage in the learning experience.   ATTACHMENTS: FINAL_Teachers are Experts_COABE2016

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Fewer than half of first-time-in-college students ever enroll in, let alone successfully complete, their English Composition requirement in college. Why is this the case, and what can we-”as Adult Education instructors-”do to ensure our students will be successful beyond our classrooms? In this workshop, discover the 5 key skills your college-bound students must possess to master college-level writing-”and thus succeed in college. ATTACHMENTS: Essential Writing Skills for the College Bound GED Student COABE 1