Adult Education Coaches Orientation KYAE Common Core Standards

Adult Education Coaches’ Orientation KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development

Introductions � In one minute or less �Your area of expertise in education �Your experience with adult basic education, if any �Your burning question about this year’s professional development

Agenda – Day 1 Introduction �Experience with standards �Background of Standards in Action �Overview of 2011 -2012 professional development KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development Reflection

Agenda – Day 2 � � � Overview of adult basic education and literacy education Coaching tasks & responsibilities Panel discussion – pilot program directors Coaching feedback tip sheet Final reflections

Please. . Questions � Suggestions � Confusion � Want to know more about. . . � � Questions for directors on Friday

Your experience with standards � As teachers � As consultants � Past experiences working with ABE (Did the issue ever come up? )

Standards Project from OVAE Office of Vocational & Adult Education, USDOE � � � 2003 – project to support 14 states 2004 – Standards Warehouse � 20 state – math � 18 states – reading �+ Equipped for the Future 2005 – development guide for states 2009 – Standards in Action pilot of material & activities 2010 -2011 - 7 states participate, including KY & 5 programs 2011 -2012 – statewide rollout

Course Format/Schedule Format Directors’ Introductory Activities Angel / Online Directors’ Orientation F 2 F Learning Communities’ Introductory Activities Angel/Online Learning Communities’ Unit-Unpacking Standards F 2 F Learning Communities’ Team Activity Program Site Learning Communities’ Unit – Aligning Resources F 2 F Learning Communities’ Team Activity-Aligning Resources Program Site Dates

What have you learned about adult basic education in Kentucky? � � I used to think _______, but now I know ____. I still wonder about _____.

Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) � � Housed in the Council on Postsecondary Education Oversees the contracts of an adult basic education program in every county in the state Programs are federally and state funded. http: //www. kyae. ky. gov/

Providers � � � � Boards of Education Community and Technical Colleges Educational Cooperatives Community-Based Organizations Correctional Facilities Universities Local Literacy Councils

Locations � � � � K-12 Schools Community and Technical Colleges College & University Regional Campuses Churches Rented Facilities Community-based Sites Jails/Prisons ? ? ?

ABE Classrooms � � � Open entry/open exit or Managed (scheduled, structured) or Blend Individual Study or Small Group or Full Class Wide Range of levels or Narrow Range Single Subject or Multiple Subjects Workbooks or Authentic Text

KYAE Student Eligibility and Goals � Student Eligibility �Age 16+ �Separated from school �May have GED or HS diploma; functioning at less than HS level � Identified Goals �GED �Get a job �Keep a job �Post-secondary education

A Few Facts Kentucky Facts �Numbers in Functioning Levels �GED Pass Rate �GED: tested, completed, passed GED Testing Facts Those passing the GED Tests have demonstrated a level of knowledge equal to or greater than 40% of graduating high school seniors.

To find census data on your counties, go to -� http: //kyae. ky. gov/performance/

� Your questions � Your suggestions � What was confusing? � What do you want to know more about?