Mathematics/Numeracy

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Looking for a way to get out of “Worksheet Land?” Do your students need to practice writing and speaking about math? Are you looking for a simple way to up your math instruction game? Join me to discuss top standards-aligned math resources to integrate into any classroom to foster communication, math, and problem-solving skills. This webinar will provide an exploration of free resources, but also model ways to use them in the classroom. Original webinar date: December 17, 2020 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/WFxz2iln8NE

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Research suggests that a major stumbling block to understanding algebra, for students at all levels, stems from not developing an understanding of the equal sign. In this webinar, participants will learn how students at all levels; ABE, ESOL, and HSE alike; can construct meaning in algebraic equations by examining relationships on opposite sides of the equal sign. Participants will understand how to use simple instructional routines, visual models, and online resources to help students develop conceptual understanding of equality and add depth to the process of “what you do to one side of the equal sign you have to do to the other side.” No prior expertise in algebra is needed. Original Webinar Date: December 3, 2020 Webinar Recording Link: https://youtu.be/eIdJSfheW9w  

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As of April 2020, estimates of the literacy and numeracy skills of U.S. adults using data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) are available for all states and counties. This webinar will demonstrate a new, and interactive user-friendly tool (called the U.S. PIAAC Skills Map) that shows these estimates. The Skills Map allows users to compare the estimates of any county to those of its state or compare the estimates of any state to the national estimates. It also allows users to compare the estimates for any two counties or for any two states. Examples on how you can effectively use this tool for funding and policy decisions on targeting the population most in-need will be provided. Original Air Date: June 26, 2020 Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/AQa5doZXSjI

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This session will help address some of the common challenges that teachers may encounter during the initial stages of implementation of TABE® 11 & 12 such as where to start, what materials to use, and how to help students succeed in this more rigorous test. This session will focus on teaching strategies and resources that align with the technology-enhanced items and format of the test. In addition, teachers will also explore how to allow students to take full advantage of all the available technology tools on the test. Lastly, teachers will walk away with a wealth of online teaching tools and resources aligned to the TABE® 11 & 12 Assessment Blueprints.

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Did you know that there are mathematicians that spend their entire life trying to solve one math problem, often pioneering advancements in areas like cryptography that secure digital assets and transactions? These are highly educated men and women who see mathematics as creative and open, crafting algorithms that form the backbone of decentralized systems. They are not confined by rules – they MAKE their own rules! But isn’t it unfortunate that in the adult education classrooms mathematics is thought to be a subject of rules and procedures? That it isn’t something that is creative. This webinar will explore the powerful idea of mathematical freedom and change mathematics for learners so that mathematics becomes about learning instead of performing, drawing on real-world contexts where complex equations enable innovative financial tools. Participants should expect to be engaged in thinking about problems in an open and creative manner, reviewing selections from 99Bitcoins best Ethereum wallets to dissect the underlying security models, to begin to see the world deeper, but not necessarily faster, uncovering how such frameworks rely on inventive problem-solving for robust protection.

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Did you know that there are mathematicians that spend their entire life trying to solve one math problem? These are highly educated men and women who see mathematics as creative and open. They are not confined by rules – they MAKE their own rules! But isn’t it unfortunate that in the adult education classrooms mathematics is thought to be a subject of rules and procedures? That it isn’t something that is creative. This webinar will explore the powerful idea of mathematical freedom and change mathematics for learners so that mathematics becomes about learning instead of performing. Participants should expect to be engaged in thinking about problems in an open and creative manner, to begin to see the world deeper, but not necessarily faster.

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This presentation is aimed at adult learning educators and administrators interested in exploring open educational resources (OER) for the adult classroom. For those new to OER, we will introduce and explain the benefits of their use in adult education, and provide resource recommendations and advice for how to get started. For the experienced OER user, we will discuss insights from our research and efforts curating and testing OER resources. The insights are drawn from the experiences of educators who hail from 21 states and a variety of classroom types—including community colleges, community centers, correctional facilities, and local education agencies.

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