New Staff Orientation - Part 1 (w)

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Overview

This 4-part orientation offers a broad introduction to the field of adult basic education, its history, practices and resources. Completion of course qualified participants to 15 PDPs. Attendance at all four sessions is required.

Details

This 4-part orientation offers a broad introduction to the field of adult basic education, its history, practices and resources.  You should attend this training if you have been working in an adult education program for less than one year or if you have never received a comprehensive introduction to the field.  The MA Department of Education requires that all staff new to ABE participate in this training.  Completion of course qualified participants to 15 PDPs.

When

March 2, 2010 from 04:00 pm to 08:30 pm

Where

• On campus (see below)
• Holyoke Community College
• Kittredge Center - Room 226
• 303 Homestead Avenue
• Holyoke, MA 01040

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Topics

ABE, ESOL, GED, Assessment, Community Planning, Counseling, Curriculum Development, Learning Disabilities, New Staff Orientation, SMARTT, Technology

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

Dori McCormack
dmccormack@hcc.edu
(413) 552-2393

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ6 - Professional development opportunities

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this 15-hour orientation, participants will have an introduction to and awareness of:

1.     The history and development of Adult Basic Education

2.     The Massachusetts Department of Education funded ABE system

3.     The statewide SABES system including its purpose and available resources for staff development

4.     The licensure process and the ABE teacher standards

5.     The broad range of adult learners’ experiences, background and culture with an understanding of some of their motivations to pursue education and the barriers to success

6.     Learning disabilities including the definition, different types and resources for addition support and information

7.     The roles and responsibilities of the education counselor/learning support specialist at ABE programs (including mandated reporting)

8.     The different learner-centered approaches to teaching and their relationshop to the classroom

9.     Practitioners’ own background, beliefs, experiences and values and their influence on professional practice

10. Various adult learning theories and how they inform teaching practices

11. Universal design and its benefits in an ABE classroom

12. The MA AE Curriculum Frameworks

13. The curriculum development process that aligns learners’ goals, the ABE curriculum frameworks and assessments

14. Thematic units and Lesson planning

15. The accountability system for the MA ABE field

16. Massachusetts assessment of educational gains and their relationship to the National Reporting System

17. Goal setting in the classroom and Countable outcomes

18. A variety of methods for ongoing assessments

19. Multiple definitions of literacy

20. Theories of language acquisition and how they connect to literacy and education

Presenters

Dori McCormack, Christine Polk, Susanne Campagna, Arena Civic Theater

Presenters Bio

Dori McCormack is SABES West’s Coordinator for Curriculum, Assessment, Counseling and Workforce Development. Christine Polk is a Workplace ESOL Education Coordinator and Curriculum Developer at the Southern Berkshire Education Collaborative. Susanne Campagna is an ESOL instructor at the Hampden County House of Correction and previously worked with low-level literacy students at Read-Write-Now in Springfield. Both Christine and Susanne have been presenting at NSO for many years. The Arena Civic Theatre is a professional regional theater company that has been performing for ABE programs for the past year and a half.

Host RSC

West Massachusetts Region

PDPs

yes