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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Texas State University-San Marcos, a member of The Texas State University System. BUILDING BRIDGES TO SUCCESS: STRENGTHENING POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION FOR STUDENTS IN ADULT EDUCATION

SESSION OVERVIEW ¨ ¨ ¨ Texas Adult Education Content Standards (TAECS) Texas College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) General Differences Reading Content Standards Group Activity: Writing & Math Group Share

Texas Adult Education Content Standards

TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS Phase I: January – August, 2004 v Conducted a survey of adult education teachers and administrators v Presented the findings to a taskforce of adult education practitioners from across the state Phase II: September, 2004 – June, 2005 v Adopted standards. v Formed writing teams.

TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS Phase III: July, 2005 - June, 2006 v Developed benchmarks v Conducted controlled field test v Conducted external reviews v Collected analyzed data from the controlled field test v Modified benchmarks v Aligned reading/writing benchmarks to ESL learner needs

TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS Phase IV: July, 2006 - June, 2007 v Selected statewide field test participants. v Conducted standards specialist workshop. v Conducted professional development for field test participants. v Implemented statewide field test, analyzed data, and modified benchmarks. v Recruited additional standards specialists. v Compiled learning activities. v Conducted refresher standards specialist training. v Held statewide conference to unveil standards and benchmarks. v Training/Implementation within programs: Fall, 2007

TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS ABE/ASE ESL Read with Understanding Speak so others can Understand Convey Ideas in Writing Listen Actively Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Read with Understanding Convey ideas in Writing These standards include components, benchmarks, strands and examples of activities that teachers may use.

TEXAS ADULT EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS « Content Standards describe what learners should know and be able to do within a specific content area. « Benchmarks reflect exit abilities, NRS levels reflect entrance abilities. « Each level builds with increasing degrees of complexity and decreasing levels of teacher guidance

TEXAS COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS

TEXAS COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS STANDARDS q 79 th Texas Legislature, Third Called Special Session, House Bill 1, the “Advancement of College Readiness in Curriculum. ” Texas Education Code Section 28. 008 reads “to increase the number of students who are college and career ready when they graduate high school. ” (2006) q These standards specify what students must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level courses at postsecondary institutions in Texas. q The legislation required the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to establish Vertical Teams (VTs) to develop College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) in the areas of English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. q Vertical Teams were composed of secondary and postsecondary faculty.

TEXAS COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS STANDARDS Science Standards Social Studies Standards Cross. Disciplinary Standards English/Language Arts Standards Mathematics Standards

CROSS DISCIPLINARY STANDARDS CDS are divided into two main groups, namely the Key Cognitive skills and the Foundational skills. Each group of skills has a number of learned behaviors that teachers should seek to develop in students with the expectation that students demonstrate them upon completion. KEY COGNTIVE SKILLS FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS q Intellectual curiosity q Reading across the curriculum q Reasoning q Writing across the curriculum q Problem solving q Research across the curriculum q Academic behaviors q Use of data q Work habits q Technology q Academic integrity

GENERAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STANDARDS

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards Texas College and Career Readiness Standards They differ in their focus: • On basic academic survival skills • On academic preparation They vary in the content detail that they provide: • Contain minimal detailed content • Contain detailed descriptions of the standards and the skills expected They define the quality of their graduates or products differently: • Focus on GED completion • Focus on college expectations The way they are organized differs : • Are progressively arranged, moving the learner • Present related but specific skills each of through a series of advancing skills through which must be mastered by students levels

THE READING STANDARDS

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas Adult Education Content Standards A. Locate explicit textual information and draw complex inferences, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across texts of varying lengths Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE 1. Use effective reading strategies to determine a written work’s purpose and intended audience 1. 6. Determine the appropriate purpose for reading a variety of materials 9. Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message of an informational or persuasive text Example: Reading information about college financial aid, reading newspaper conflicting editorials • Determine the purpose of reading • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas Adult Education Content Standards A. Locate explicit textual information and draw complex inferences, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across texts of varying lengths Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE • Determine the purpose of reading 3. Identify explicit and implicit textual information including main ideas and author’s purpose 4. 6. Identify both directly stated and implied information using variety of strategies to guide reading of long and varied texts and graphic sources (e. g. , recognize bias and propaganda 4. Draw and support complex inferences from text to summarize, draw conclusions, and distinguish facts from simple assertions and opinions • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas Adult Education Content Standards B. Understand new vocabulary and concepts and use them accurately in reading, speaking, and writing Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE 1. Identify new words and concepts acquired through study of their relationships to other words and concepts 3. 6. Demonstrate familiarity with specialized content vocabulary in complex documents and literature (e. g. , science, social studies, and literature) 2. Apply knowledge of roots and affixes to new infer the meanings of new words 3. Use reference guides to confirm the meanings of new words or concepts • Determine the purpose of reading • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards A. Understand new vocabulary and concepts and use them accurately in reading, speaking, and writing A. 11. Identify, analyze, and evaluate similarities and differences in how multiple texts present information, argue a position, or relate a theme C. Describe, analyze, and evaluate information within and across literary and other texts from a variety of cultures and historical periods C. 1. Read a wide variety of texts from American, European, and world literatures C. 2. Analyze themes, structures, and elements of myths, traditional narratives, and classical and contemporary literature Texas Adult Education Content Standards Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE • Determine the purpose of reading • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose 6. 6. Gain underlying meaning of specialized text using a wide range of strategies such as recognizing unstated assumptions, applying relevant information to multiple scenarios, summarizing, synthesizing information from multiple texts, and interpreting figurative language

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards C. Describe, analyze, and evaluate information within and across literary and other texts from a variety of cultures and historical periods C. 3. Analyze works of literature for what they suggest about the historical period and cultural contexts in which they were written C. 4. Analyze and compare the use of language in literary works from a variety of world cultures Texas Adult Education Content Standards

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards The Cross Disciplinary Standards A. Reading across the curriculum A. 1. Use effective prereading strategies A. 4. Identify the key information and supporting details A. 7. Adapt reading strategies according to structure of texts Texas Adult Education Content Standards Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE • Determine the purpose of reading • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose 5. 6. Independently monitor and build comprehension strategies with a variety of texts

Texas Adult Education Content Standards Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas Adult Education Content Standards Read with Understanding for ABE/ASE • Determine the purpose of reading • Select reading strategies appropriate for the purpose • Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies • Analyze information and reflect on underlying meaning • Integrate new understanding with prior knowledge to address reading purpose 2. 6. Recognize and interpret terms, signs, symbols and abbreviations independently. (terms, signs, symbols)

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards The Cross Disciplinary Standards A. Reading across the curriculum A. 2. use a variety of strategies to understand the meanings of new words A. 5. analyze textual information critically A. 6. annotate, summarize, paraphrase, and outline texts when appropriate A. 7. Adapt reading strategies according to structure of texts A. 8. connects reading to historical and current events and personal interest Texas Adult Education Content Standards

Differences between Texas Adult Ed. Content Standards and Texas College and Career Readiness Standards Texas College & Career Readiness Standards The Cross Disciplinary Standards D. Expected Academic Behaviors D. 1. Self-monitor learning needs and seek assistance when needed D. 2. Use study habits necessary to manage academic pursuits and requirements Texas Adult Education Content Standards

GROUP ACTIVITY Let’s look at the Math and Writing Standards

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Ideas

Transition Project at Texas State University – San Marcos In Collaboration with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Dr. Emily Miller Payne, Director of The Education Institute (TEI) Mary Helen Martinez, Transition Project Director Dr. Lewis Madhlangobe, Transition Project Research Specialist Jonna Beck, Graduate Student-Research Assistant Andrew Besa, Graduate Student –Research Assistant http: //www. tei. education. txstate. edu/transitions

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Dr. Tamara Clunis, Director Developmental and Adult Basic Education College Readiness Initiatives http: //www. thecb. state. tx. us/ Texas College & Career Readiness Standards