California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project

Workshop Description :Plan and deliver effective lessons! This course takes participants step by step through the process of lesson design and provides an opportunity to create a lesson plan using the OTAN Online Lesson Plan Builder. Participants will learn up-to-date strategies for planning lessons using a combination of the WIPPEA stages and “backward design.” Using the information and skills taught in this course, participants will find that lesson planning becomes a quick, easy process. This course takes place entirely online and runs for four consecutive weeks. Weekly participation is required, though participants may, during a given week, log in whenever they wish. A kick-off Webinar will take place in the first week and the date and time will be announced and posted. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of participation (14 hours); they are also eligible to apply to CSUS for 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), if they wish.Goals :The goal of this CALPRO course is to provide teachers with a model for designing effective lesson plans.Registration Information :There is no registration fee to participate; CALPRO professional development opportunities are available to all California Adult Education Program (CAEP) agencies and employees.Contact Information :Please contact calpro@air.org with any questions.

Workshop Description :This course examines how adults learn and the implications for adult literacy programs. It explores the unique characteristics of adult learners as well as adult motivation, needs, and self-concept and their effect on learning. The course also explores adult development and the implications for effective teaching. This course takes place entirely online and runs for four consecutive weeks. Weekly participation is required, though participants may, during a given week, log in whenever they wish. A 1-hour, kick-off Webinar will take place during the first week of the course. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of participation (14 hours); they are also eligible to apply to CSUS for 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) if they wish.Goals :The goal of this course is to help participants gain a general understanding of adult learning and development so that they can design and deliver instruction that is responsive to the needs of adult learners.Registration Information :There is no registration fee to participate; CALPRO professional development opportunities are available to all California Adult Education Program (CAEP) agencies and employees.Contact Information :Please contact calpro@air.org with any questions.

San Diego City College currently operates the Shipworks Institute, which uses the Alternating Teachers implementation model. This IET program combines basic skills instruction with training in shipbuilding and ship repair.

San Diego City College currently operates the Shipworks Institute, which uses the Alternating Teachers implementation model. This IET program combines basic skills instruction with training in shipbuilding and ship repair.

San Diego City College currently operates the Shipworks Institute, which uses the Alternating Teachers implementation model. This IET program combines basic skills instruction with training in shipbuilding and ship repair.

Alternating teaching model demonstration: video with an example and discussion of concurrent enrollment, ESL students in Personal Care Assistants program.San Diego Community College District [2018]

Co-teaching model demonstration: Personal Care Assistants program for ESL students.San Diego Community College District [2014]

An overview of three CareerPath programs that have implemented an integrated instruction approach, with a technical skills instructor and an academic skills instructor working together in the classroom to support students as they study occupational content and work to improve their skills in reading, writing, and math.City University of New York (CUNY), [2014]

This webinar focuses on how instructors implement team teaching in adult education.Institute for Professional Development of Adult Educators, Florida [2016] 

This video provides an overview of team teaching from the Illinois Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS)