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The Open Door Collective's mission is to reduce poverty and income inequality, and to include adult basic skills advocacy in other anti-poverty advocacy efforts. This is a presentation of Open Door Collective papers on health and ABE, Libraries and ABE, New Americans and ABE (including ESL/ESOL) and ABE and safety net services.
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A mix of economic example lesson plans and activities to use in math instruction. Useful ideas for ESL to ASE. Best practices in math and personal financial literacy. Lessons include student activities and background information on economic or personal finance content and how it relates to mathematics. These activities have varied lesson delivery styles that reach a variety of learning styles. Students can apply their mathematics to real world situations. ATTACHMENTS: Economics Flashcards Economics Questions from PowerPoints Financial Literacy Websites mortgage spreadsheet 200000 dollars Principal Then and Now -“ 1913's prices verses today's Money Matters Handout1 money matters
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A preliminary first-year summary of the Adult Learner Leadership in Education Services (ALLIES) evaluation study undertaken by VALUEUSA is attached, as presented at COABE 2015. So far nearly 300 adult learners in six states have participated in this experimental study on the effects of student involvement as leaders in adult education programs. VALUEUSA's two-year study is funded by Dollar General Literacy Foundation in partnership with Research Allies for Lifelong Learning. ATTACHMENTS: ALLIES Preliminary Summary March 2015 Final
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This professional development workshop focused on how to include formative assessment techniques into regular learning activities. Participants experienced formative classroom assessments techniques (CATs) and learned how to integrate these techniques in their practice. Participants created a CAT adapted for their learning event and a plan to administer, document, and share the results as action research. ATTACHMENTS: COABE 2015 Presentation Workshop Integrating formative assessment learning activities into practice
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Examine the relationship between state offices and adult education professional organizations. Outlines how state offices and adult education professional organizations work together to support adult education practitioners.
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Purpose: To follow-up on “Research to Practice Connections” (COABE Journal, Winter 2016, available on COABE website) To promote practitioner use of research Locating research Evaluating research Using research To engage more practitioners in a conversation about strengthening connections between research and practice that was begun at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2016 and at COABE 2016 meetings which will be continued as a special session at the COABE Conference, 2017
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Validate problems practitioners face and assure them that others have similar issues and experiences. Analyze and/or solve a problem. Moderately or dramatically improve current practices. Describe new and effective practices and ideas.