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“App to Speed” learning circles use free or low-cost online apps designed for low-literacy adult English language learners who may be on waiting lists for classes, or who may want to supplement their classroom English language instruction with online learning in language learning sprints in the times they have available during their busy workdays, evenings and weekends.
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How do urban adult education providers design and implement career pathways (CP)? This presentation highlights findings from in-depth, qualitative case studies of six CP programs offered by community colleges, CBOs, and a school district in Chicago, Houston, and Miami. Key features of CP programs are described and compared, including their goals, instructional components, instructor expertise, staffing, support services, and access for lower-level students, among others. Salient factors that contribute to student success are also discussed, including wraparound supports, partnerships, bridge classes, and more.
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Adults learning English at the beginning and intermediate levels need activities to engage them in the learning process. Experience several hands-on strategies to use in your classroom that are specific to low-level learners. Observe a variety of ways to address reading, writing, speaking, and listening that require active participation by learners.
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Along with the cognitive, the affective domain (emotions, feelings, attitudes, and mindsets) is acknowledged in adult learning theory, yet it is an often neglected predictor of student success. This session addresses the role of the affective domain in pre-college education (especially in ABE and ESL/ELL) and introduces a practical framework of self-regulation and empowerment that educators can use to assist pre-college students develop personal attributes necessary for college readiness. Participants will learn research-based quick techniques for emotional resilience and persistence and will also be introduced to award-winning technology that can be used in transition/student support centers.
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Building pathways to work and academic success requires a solid foundation, wide paths of basic language skills, and narrower paths branching toward learners’ divergent goals. Making instruction relevant for all learners while launching them in many different work and school directions is challenging. How can we help English language learners develop career and academic readiness skills while they explore diverse work interests, employment sectors, and pathways for achieving their goals? And how can we develop general soft skills for employability through the specific functional contexts of the sixteen career pathways and help students develop digital technology skills during their education journey? The presenter will introduce a new course with paving stones for building this path.
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These are the files that the powerpoints and lyrics that Budway ad Schramski used at the COABE 2018 presentation on Digital Stories for beginning English Language Learners. Please feel free to contact either of us at kbudway@pima.edu or cschramski@pima.edu To view stories please visit the support adult ed youtube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtqvmJ6pk8
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The ability of adult learners to set and pursue lifelong learning goals is affected by a variety of policy decisions made at the federal, state, and local levels. This panel session provided information on the ways that such policy decisions can affect access to adult basic education and ESL; adult secondary education and high school equivalency; workforce skills training; postsecondary education; and family and community learning. Presenters were Judy Mortrude (Center for Law and Social Policy); Tracy Noles (National Center for Families Learning); Amanda Bergson-Shilcock (National Skills Coalition); and Michele Diecuch (ProLiteracy).
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While the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) prepare students for academic and workforce success, they provide limited support for students who are not proficient in English and need additional language support. The English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards for Adult Education (AE) can help career and technical education administrators and educators ensure that their English language learners (ELLs) receive the focused and effective instruction they need to meet the CCRS. This session will examine why the ELP standards for AE were developed and how adult education teachers can use them in their classrooms to ensure that ELLs have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.