Providing Administrative Support for College and Career Readiness Standards Alignment
Facilitator: Andre Pecina, Principal, Fresno Adult SchoolIn April 2013, the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) released the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education which prepare adult students to transition more successfully to postsecondary education and workforce. In the spring of 2014, OCTAE, in conjunction with Standards Work, began offering CCRS training Institutes across the country. Fresno Adult School was one of California agencies to participate in these institutes. This presentation provides administrators with information on how to support implementing the CCRS in classrooms by sharing what it looks like at Fresno Adult School.
College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education
Presenter: Susan Pimentel, cofounder of StandardsWork, Inc., and author of College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult EducationIn this session, Susan Pimentel discusses the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards for Adult Education. The presentation provides background information on how and why these standards were developed. Pimentel introduces the key advances prompted by the standards for both ELA/Literacy and math, and she shares some of the implications these have for instruction.
Guiding ABE Learners toward College and Career Readiness
Presenter: Wendy Heard, Academic Department Chair and Site Technology Coordinator, Burbank Adult SchoolWendy Heard introduces participants to the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education and to Webb's Depth of Knowledge wheel. She also provides practice in identifying which Depth of Knowledge aspects various questions address, with the goal of raising the level of questions that adult students are asked to address. This helps prepare students for more analytical and evaluative thinking required in postsecondary education and on the job. The presenter also reviews how the CCR math standards are constructed and how they change the traditional approach to math instruction.
Building College and Career Readiness for ESL Learners
Presenters: Lori Howard, ESL teacher, coordinator, author and CASAS Program Specialist CoordinatorSylvia G. Ramirez, Professor Emeritus at MiraCosta College and teacher educator, author and consultantIn this session, participants are introduced to the College and Career Readiness Standards and consider how these standards can be applied to ESL instruction. Participants learned and practiced an approach to unpacking each of the standards by identifying the specific skills addressed, applying the standards to currently used textbooks, and considering what additional activities might be needed to supplement existing texts in order to help ESL learners meet the standards.
Made a Difference in My Life
Maria Ramirez, StudentClick here to view a transcript [Word document]
Managed Enrollment
Linda Campbell-Wise, Assistant PrincipalKit Bell, Supervisor of ABE, ESL/CBET, & CitizenshipClick here to view a transcript [Word document]
Assessments
Guillermo Verdin, TeacherMarjorie Schneider, TeacherClick here to view a transcript [Word document]
Instructional Planning
Marjorie Schneider, TeacherGuillermo Verdin, TeacherClick here to view a transcript [Word document]
Alphabetics: Closed Syllable
Guillermo Verdin, TeacherClick here to view a transcript [Word document]
Fluency: Collaborative Oral Reading
Marjorie Schneider, TeacherClick here to view a transcript [Word document]