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AB 86: Adult Education
A Report Out from COABE
http://ab86.cccco.eduWebinar 5-1-15
Announcements
• Thank you for submitting your surveys!• Your region will be notified of the extension
approval as it is completed• Join us next week for another technical
assistance webinar, topic TBD
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Webinar Agenda
• A Report Out from the COABE Conference– John Werner, Vice Principal Visalia Adult
School, Sequoias Adult Ed Consortium– Emma Diaz, AB86 Project Coordinator, San
Bernardino Community College District Consortium
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SAEC Expedition Team: COABE 2015Denver, CO
Colorful Colorado
Porsche Johnson
• Union members pay 0.01% of salary to support training in field
• $ used to proved prep courses
• Used full wrap services
• Purchase their own space
"Beyond the ATM Model"
"Bridging the Gap: Community College and Foreign Educated Immigrants"
Paul Feltman
WES Global Talent Bridge
• Audience: educated immigrants
• Assistance with job searches
• Resource referrals• Support with prof.
licensing
"Local Implementation of the WIOA"
Cheryl Keenan and Nicholas Lalpui
[email protected], 202-245-7721
• WIOA review• New and
improved, unifying provisions to state and local boards
• Comprehensive client support
"21st Century Demands on Adult Education: Gaining Perspective on the Role of Adult Educators"
Federico Salas-Isnardi and Valerie K Ambrose
Phone: 979-845-6615 FAX: 979-845-0952
Email: [email protected]
• Panel discussion on the role of adult educators in social change
• Social Demands v. Market Demands
• Are we creating fully developed citizens
• Not about getting a job, its about getting a good job
“(Re)Writing History: Social Studies Extended Response - Teaching Critical Thinking for the GED Test”
Meagen Farrell
farrellink.com/blog - adultedresources.coabe.org
• Extended responses about great conversations and enduring social issues
• High scores=Focused on prompt, adequate length, use of evidence, development of ideas, clarity
Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities - and Amazing Apps to Help!Patti White M.ED, Disabilities Project Mgr,[email protected] Neu, Dipl Paed, Media [email protected]
http://aalrc.org/adminteachers/disabilities/docs/Variety of strategies and tech supplements
More tech
http://aalrc.org/adminteachers/disabilities/docs/Assistive%20Technology%20at%20AALRC%20updated%20August%202013.pdf
A resource full of resources…Check it out!
Integrating Reading and Writing Instruction Across the Content Areas: Critical Skills for Student Success in College and Career
Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D. - Director of Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) for American Institute of Research (AIR)[email protected]
• Reading and Writing similar processes
• 8 cognitive reading strategies
• Close reading• Skills need to
accelerate
One-size Doesn't Fit All: Strategies for Site-based Standards Alignment
Cherise Moore, PhD--Sr. Researcher for [email protected]
Marcela Movit, PhD.--Sr. Researcher for [email protected]
• Strategies for aligning to the CCRS, and CCTC standards
• Full module at State Center in Fresno in the Fall of 2015. Hosted by Central Section CCAE
“Implementing Career Pathways for smaller, rural programs and lower level students”
Jeff Fantine@jfantine
• Pathway v. ModelA model pulls in all services that will help a student engage a particular pathway.
• Build partnerships• Add career
context• What are you
already doing? And add __?
3 Models Fantine is seeing:
• IBEST: works well for higher level students in large programs. Highly coordinated team teaching. Cohorts.
• Integrated and Contextualized Classes: Basic skills in context.
• Separate Career Classes: Job training may be by a partner.
COABE CONFERENCE 2015COMMISSION ON ADULT
BASIC EDUCATION DENVER, CO
San Bernardino Community College
District Consortium
AB86 Project Coordinator:
Emma Diaz
COABE CONFERENCE 2015
BRIDGING STUDENTS TO SUCCESS IN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO ADULT SCHOOL AND
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE
Presenters Karen Bautista, Rosa Leon-Blanco & Emma Diaz
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION
Presentation Agenda Introductions (presenters & participants) 42 total
Good mix of administrators & teachers / faculty Good mix of geographic locations
Table brainstorm of effective transition practices already being used.
Gave each tablea networking opportunity.
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION (CONT.)
San Bernardino Transition to Success Program (Theory first) Organizational and Administrative Practices
Effective Strategies Program Components Staff Development Practices Instructional Practices
Seymour, Sharon. Promising Practices for Transitioning Students from Adult Education to Postsecondary Education, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative (2009)
http://www.rpgroup.org/system/files/Adult%20Ed%20to%20Postsecondary%20Transition%20Lit%20review.pdf
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION (CONT.)
Timeline (3 year grant)
OTAN Grant Opportunity Letter of support from the local Community
College Grant written by Adult School Agency Grant Awarded Relationships forged beginning with those
closest to students.
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION (CONT.)
Transition to College Hybrid Course Pre-assessment workshop by
the college on the Adult School campus
Financial Aid Scholarships / EOPS / Waivers
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION (CONT.)
Example of course curriculum
SAN BERNARDINO CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION (CONT.)
Success thus far: 24 students have successfully transitioned to the
community college. 50 enrolled this year as of January 2015.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Karen Bautista [email protected] Leon Blanco [email protected] Emma Diaz [email protected]
Next COABE Conference will beIn Texas. April 2016
SESSION I ATTENDED DURING THE CONFERENCE
“Moving Pathways Forward: Using Data to Manage Career
Pathways Services”
Presented by: Judith Alamprese Principal Scientist, Abt
Associates [email protected]
SESSION I ATTENDED DURING THE CONFERENCE
Examine the role of data in career pathways Learn about the types of data that can be
used to design, monitor implementation, and evaluate career pathways services
Practice identifying data to support a career pathways system
Hear about the Moving Pathways Forward Project
SESSION I ATTENDED DURING THE CONFERENCE
SESSION I ATTENDED DURING THE CONFERENCE
How are you using learner data from: Learner Intake Form? Attendance? Basic Skills Assessments? GED® Ready or other high school
equivalency readiness test? Class exercises? Discussions with students? Post-ABE participation?
Postsecondary enrollment Employment
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER WITH LEARNER DATA
What types of learners does the program serve?
Why do learners come to our program? What motivates learners to enroll?
How much do learners improve their skills?
To what extent do students think they are learning?
What do learners want to do after they complete the ABE program?
To what extent are learners ready to move to a next step?
Learner Intake Form Discussion with learner at
registration, intake, in class Analysis of difference
between pre- post test scores?
In-class discussions, course evaluation forms, learner interviews
Intake form with goals, College and Career Awareness Plan
Basic skills posttest score, college placement test
Question Source of Data
MOVING PATHWAYS FORWARD PROJECT Funder: U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) Purpose: Assist states and ABE programs in
advancing career pathways systems to enable learners to earn postsecondary credentials and obtain family-sustaining jobs
Process: Integrate adult basic education into broader career pathways systems at the state and local levels in context of WIOA
Project Team: Kratos Learning: Chrys Limardo, Project Director Abt Associates: Judith Alamprese, Director of Intensive
Technical Assistance and State Coaches CORD: Hope Cotner, Project Partner, CP Exchange &
General Technical Assistance
CONTACT INFORMATION
Judith Alamprese, Abt Associates [email protected]
I-Fang Cheng, Kratos Learning [email protected]
Project email: [email protected] Project website: http://
lincs.ed.gov/programs/movingpathways Moving Pathways Forward: Supporting
Career Pathways Integration is funded by OCTAE under contract #ED-VAE-13-C-0060. The project is managed by Kratos Learning and its partners, Abt Associates and Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) Communications Inc.
CONCLUSION
Overall the event was great Many vendors were present giving
demonstrations of software, giving samples… etc.
Myriad of topics for break out sessions, some for rural areas.
http://adultedresource.coabe.org/ The organization will be posting to this website all the PowerPoints and resource materials from all the presentations soon.
http://www.coabe.org/html/pdf/COABE%20program%20FINALfor%20Website.pdf Link to the catalog of presentations for the 2015 conference.
