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2009-2010

Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students including those with Special Learning Needs - Part II (Part I can be accessed on 2008-09 Page)

New Teacher Academy VI

ABE/GED Academy: Moving Beyond the Basics

ESL Multi-Level Academy

Master Teacher Academy

 

2009-2010 Training Material

TITLE

Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students including those with Special Learning Needs - Part II

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FACILITATOR

Stacey Milberger

LOCATION

Socorro ISD - District Service Center

DESCRIPTION

The content, techniques and strategies taught during this four-part training will provide teachers with effective instructional methods for all adult education students, including those with special learning needs. This enables teachers to provide the best classroom learning experience for ALL students.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Training Material contains copyrighted material and cannot be posted. If you have any questions, please call (915) 937-1725.

TITLE

New Teacher Academy VI (Back to Top)

FACILITATOR

Ms. Barbara Baird

LOCATION

El Paso Community College - Valle Verde Campus

DESCRIPTION

The academy is targeted to new teachers in the Adult Education field. The facilitator will provide resources to lesson plans, classroom activities, and brainstorming sessions that will assist the attendees in exploring new methods to address classroom needs. A mentoring component is included in the academy that will connect an experienced teacher with a novice. As part of the mentoring component, the mentee shall evaluate his/her own teaching methods and explore new delivery based on the information presented in the academy's sessions. Presentation of the modifications made will be presented during the last academic session.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

TITLE

ABE/GED Academy: Moving Beyond the Basics (Back to Top)

FACILITATOR

Susan Pittman-Shetler and Bonnie Goonen

LOCATION

Socorro Community Learning Center

DESCRIPTION

This academy will focus on building science literacy through incorporating reading, writing, and mathematics strategies that will assist the adult education students in better understanding various types of science materials. In this academy, teachers will explore a variety of authentic materials and tasks.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

ASSIGNMENTS

Session 1: Assignment, How to Introduce a Survey

TITLE

ESL Multi-Level Academy (Back to Top)

FACILITATOR

Sara Worthington

LOCATION

Hawthorn Inn Suites

DESCRIPTION

This academy is designed to boost the instructional power of those teaching in multilevel ESL settings. Participants will explore activities and strategies which allow students to improve their language skills according to their current levels, not where they "should be.” We’ll discuss activities and strategies for listening, speaking, reading, writing  and grammar as well as how to structure class activities to maximize instruction in the multilevel classroom. Participants will create a resource book that can be used immediately in their current teaching position.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

FOLLOW-UP ASSIGNMENT

  • Session 1: Apply some of the strategies presented in session and be prepared to present results in Session 2.

TITLE

Master Teacher Academy (Back to Top)

FACILITATOR

Barbara Baird

LOCATION

El Paso Community College - Valle Verde Campus

DESCRIPTION

A professional development training for a cadre of Master Teachers in the Far West GREAT region. Participants must have at least 3 years of teaching experience in the Adult Education field. Workshops will provide participants in-depth information and resources to further their professional growth in providing effective classroom instruction.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

TITLE

Increasing Learner Persistence and Self Efficacy

FACILITATOR

Andy Nash and Michelle Sedor

LOCATION

Hawthorn Inn Suites

DESCRIPTION

This session briefly introduces participants to the key research on learner persistence and self-efficacy, and then explores four ways to help adult education students build them. Participants will experience and evaluate activities they can transfer to their classrooms.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Summer Session

TITLE

Classroom Management Institute: Learning by Doing

FACILITATOR

Sarah Lynn

LOCATION

Hawthorn Inn Suites

DESCRIPTION

This three-day workshop will introduce activities and routines that get students to take on more responsibility for their learning.   On Day One, the presenter will demonstrate activities for setting goals, monitoring progress, developing independent study skills, and building classroom community.   On Day Two, participants will learn about low-maintenance classroom systems to foster self-directed reading, writing, and vocabulary study.  On Day Three, participants will try out low-prep / high-octane speaking activities and games that spark lots of student engagement and input.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Summer Session

TITLE

Hit the Ground Running: Preparing Non-Native English Speakers for Transition to Further Education of the Workplace

FACILITATOR

Betsy Parrish and Kimberly Johnson

LOCATION

Region 19 Education Service Center - Boeing

DESCRIPTION

For adult English language learners to transition to further education, thrive in their workplaces and communities, practitioners need to integrate academic readiness skills into instruction from the very beginning. This workshop focuses on three areas that can be incorporated into all ESL and GED instruction: skills and strategies development, organization and note-taking, and critical and higher-order thinking. Participants experience and reflect on lessons that demonstrate integrating these academic readiness skills at all levels, and leave with plans for applying these principles to their setting.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Training Material contains copyrighted material and cannot be posted. If you have any questions, please call (915) 937-1725.

TITLE

GED Academy II: Getting Students off to the Right Start

FACILITATOR

Bonnie Goonen and Susan Pittman-Shetler

LOCATION

Socorro ISD - District Service Center

DESCRIPTION

A new year is right around the corner and for teachers that means planning and organizing instruction to make sure that students get off to the right start. This academy is designed to provide teachers with strategies, techniques, and resources that will enable them to actively engage their students in the learning process starting with the first day.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Summer Session

TITLE

TISESL Institute: Focus on Employability Module

FACILITATOR

Irene Ramos

LOCATION

Socorro ISD - District Service Center

DESCRIPTION

Description Pending...

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Summer Session

TITLE

Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students including those with Special Learning Needs - Part I

FACILITATOR

Stacey Milberger

LOCATION

Socorro ISD - District Service Center

DESCRIPTION

The content, techniques and strategies taught during this four-part training will provide teachers with effective instructional methods for all adult education students, including those with special learning needs. This enables teachers to provide the best classroom learning experience for ALL students.

PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS

Training Material contains copyrighted material and cannot be posted. If you have any questions, please call (915) 937-1725.

 

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