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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24Pre-Conference Day 1 & Welcome Reception

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. STATE GED ADMINISTRATOR MEETING - By Invitation Only — Montreux 1 & 2 and Offsite Presenters: Vicki Greene and CT Turner, GED Testing Service

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION — Zurich Ballroom

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THURSDAY, JULY 25Conference Day 1

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST — Zurich Ballroom

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. OPENING SESSION PLENARY — Zurich Ballroom GEDTestingServicePresidentandCEO,RandyTraskwelcomes allattendeesandkicksoffthisyear’sconferencewithhighlights fromtheGED®programin2019.You’llalsohearfromkeynote speaker,KevinPowell.Athought-provokingspeakerforcorporate, collegeandcommunityevents,writerandactivistKevinPowellis oneofthemostacclaimedpoliticalandculturalvoicesinAmerica today.Bornintoextremepovertytoahard-workingsingle mother,KevinwasabletoattendRutgersUniversityonafull scholarshipfromNewJersey’sEducationalOpportunityFund. Kevinwentontoauthor13books,runforCongressandlead aneducationalopportunitynon-profitwhilecoproducingHollywood films.Kevinisthepresidentandco-founderofBKNation,a progressiveorganizationfocusedoneducation,civicengagement, leadershiptrainingandotherissues. Presenters: Randy Trask, GED Testing Service Kevin Powell, BK Nation

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. BREAK — Zurich Foyer

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. BREAKOUTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Putting Technology to Work in the Classroom — Vevey 1 Howmuchtechnologydoyouuseinyouradulteducation classroom?Therearesomanywonderfulandfreeproducts availableforGEDteacherstouse.Theseproductscanbeused incombinationwithotherthingsyoudointheclassroom.In thissession,wewillexploreafewfreeapplicationsthatmayhelp betterengagestudents,especiallymillennialsandGenZ.Seehow youcanuseSocrative,GoogleForms,PollEverywhere,Google Earth,andGoogleClassroomtobetterconnectwithstudentsand} engagetheminmoreactivelearning. Presenter: Susan Pittman, GED Testing Service

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THURSDAY, JULY 25Conference Day 1

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. BREAKOUTS (con’t)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Moving Students from the Red Zone in Math — Vevey 2 ManyadulteducationclasseshavebothABEandGEDlevel studentsinthesameclass.HigherlevelABEstudentslack consistencyinsomeofthefoundationalmathskillsneededto moveoutoftheRedZoneontheGEDReadytest.Thissession willfocusoncoreskillsstudentsneedtomasterandthestrategies andactivitiesthatcanhelpthemgainproficiencyandconsistency inthefollowing:numbersenseandoperations,geometric reasoning,andthebasicsofalgebraicreasoning. Presenters: Andrew Strehlow, Rankin County School District Adult Education, Brandon, MS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Write Like You Mean It! — Vevey 3 You’velearnedhowtohelpstudentsanalyzeandevaluatesource textsbyusingBothSidesNow.You’vetriedtohelpthemwrite claimsandexplaintheevidence,butsomestudentsarestill struggling.Infact,manystudentsarestillstrugglingtowritean effectiveparagraph.Thissessionwillfocusonthewritingprocess andactivitiesyoucanuseintheclassroomtohelpstudents improvetheirwritingskillsandwritemeaningfulresponses. Presenter: Adora Beard, GED Testing Service

CORRECTIONS TRACK Correctional Education: An Integration of Andragogy, Counseling and Therapy — St. Gallen 1 Alastingchangeinastudent’sbehavioristochangethewaythey think.Studentsincorrectionaleducationprogramsoftenstruggle withlearning,behavioral,andco-occurringdisorders.This presentationisdesignedtofamiliarizetheCorrectionalpractitioner withanunderstandingandknowledgeofamoreeffectiveapproach ofinstructingwithinthecriminaljusticesystembyusingAndragogy asopposedtoPedagogy. Presenter: Herman T. Lee, Illinois Corrections Educator


STATE GED ADMINISTRATORS What’s New with the GED Program for State Administrators — Montreux 1 & 2 StateGEDAdministratorswillgetaninsidelookatGED.com, GEDManagerandexamupdateswe’vemadethroughoutthepast year.Manyoftheseimprovementswereimplementedasaresult offeedbackandresearchfromeducatorsandstudents.Youwill alsogaininsightintowhat’scomingupnextincludingourwork onreducingduplicateaccountstoimprovetestsecurityand correctionstestingupdates. This session is for State GED Administrators. Presenters: Vicki Greene, GED Testing Service and GEDTS Staff

ALL AUDIENCES GED 101: An Introduction to the GED Program — St. Gallen 2 Ifyouhaveworkedinadulteducationlessthan18months,orneed aGEDprogramrefresher,thisworkshopwillboostyour understandingofthecomponentsoftheGEDprogramandprovide theinsidescooponthefourcontentareas.Thissessionwillalso highlightkeyinstructionalareasthatarechallengingforstudents andhowteacherscanfocusinstruction.Inaddition,wewilllookat GEDtestingtrendsto-date,researchupdatesandspendsometime talkingaboutusingtheGEDReadypracticetesttoensurestudents arereadytopass. Presenters: Scott Salesses, Iris McKenzie & Adora Beard, GED Testing Service

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Teaching Social Studies through Political Cartoons — Vevey 4 Areyoustilltryingtodecidewhatcontenttocoverinthevery limitedamountoftimethatyouhavewithstudents?Haveyou thoughtaboutengagingstudentsinsocialstudiesthroughthe useofpoliticalcartoons?Joinusasweusepoliticalcartoonsto settheframeworkforsocialstudiesinstruction.Wewilllookat majoreventsinU.S.historythroughthelensofacartoonistand historicalcontextoftheissuesaddressed. Presenter: Thomas Ross, GED Testing Service

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11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. GED® AWARDS LUNCHEON — Zurich Ballroom

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. BREAKOUTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK What a Difference an Electronic Scoring Tool can Make! — Vevey 1 TheGEDReady®PracticeTestforReasoningthroughLanguage Artsgivesstudentsachancetopracticetheirwritingskillsby completinganExtendedResponse(ER)question.GEDTShas developedanewelectronictooldesignedtohelpyouscoreand providemeaningfulfeedbacktoyourstudentsabouttheirwritten response,locatedintheirGEDReadyScoreReport.Joinyour fellowteachersasyoulearnhowtointerpretandscorethose extendedresponsesusingthenewtool. Presenters: Susan Pittman and Debi Faucette, GED Testing Service

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Moving Students from the Red Zone in Math — Vevey 2 ManyadulteducationclasseshavebothABEandGEDlevel studentsinthesameclass.HigherlevelABEstudentslack consistencyinsomeofthefoundationalmathskillsneededto moveoutoftheRedZoneontheGEDReadytest.Thissession willfocusoncoreskillsstudentsneedtomasterandthestrategies andactivitiesthatcanhelpthemgainproficiencyandconsistency inthefollowing:numbersenseandoperations,geometric reasoning,andthebasicsofalgebraicreasoning. Presenter: Ron Cruz, CARIBE Refugee Program, Tampa, FL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Moving Students from the Red Zone in Reading — Vevey 3 Whenaskedaboutstudents’challengesinpreparingfortheGED® test,adulteducatorsfrequentlylamentthepoor,inefficient,and ineffectivereadingskillsoftheirstudents.Thislackofstrongand effectivereadingskillsoftenleadstostudents’difficultyinpassing portionsoftheGED®test.Inthissession,wewillreviewsomeof thereadingchallengesstudentsfaceandlearnaboutstrategies, activitiesandresourcesthatcanbeusedintheclassroom. Presenter: Adora Beard, GED Testing Service

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1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. BREAKOUTS (con’t)

CORRECTIONS TRACK What Does GED Prep Look Like in a Corrections Setting? — St. Gallen 1 CorrectionsinstitutionsfromCaliforniatoWashington,DCareusing avarietyofprintandcomputerprepmaterialstopreparestudents fortheGEDtest.JoinusasafewCorrectionsEducatorsshare tips,strategies,andbestpractices.Learnaboutwhatisbeingused intheirfacilities,howtheyincorporatedifferentresources,andhow wellitworkswithgettingstudentsacrossthefinishline. Presenters: Panel

STATE GED ADMINISTRATORS GED Analytics: Becoming A Power User — Montreux 1 & 2 WanttoutilizeGEDAnalytics™morethanyoucurrentlyare? We’lltakealookatkeyreportsyoushouldberunningregularly andunderstandingwhattheoutputindicates.Hearabouttipsand tricksfromsomeofyourfellowpowerusersaswellasfrequently askedquestionsallwiththegoalofhelpingyoutoidentifytrends, pinpointchallengesandimproveoutcomes. This session is for State GED Administrators. Presenter: Scott Salesses, GED Testing Service

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Teaching Social Studies through Political Cartoons — Vevey 4 Areyoustilltryingtodecidewhatcontenttocoverinthevery limitedamountoftimethatyouhavewithstudents?Haveyou thoughtaboutengagingstudentsinsocialstudiesthroughthe useofpoliticalcartoons?Joinusasweusepoliticalcartoonsto settheframeworkforsocialstudiesinstruction.Wewilllookat majoreventsinU.S.historythroughthelensofacartoonistand historicalcontextoftheissuesaddressed. Presenter: Thomas Ross, GED Testing Service



ALL AUDIENCES Classroom Tools & Resources You Need to Know About — St. Gallen 2 Learnhowyoucanusethesevaluabletoolsandresourcesfrom GEDTestingServiceinyourclassroomstoidentifyexactlywhere studentsneedmorefocustobesuccessfulontheGEDtest.New productsforstudentsandteacherswillbeintroducedtohelp studentspracticeandsupplementclassroominstruction.Examples ofthesetoolswillbesharedwithplentyoftimeforquestions. Presenters: Brian Smith and Eliza Wong, GED Testing Service

2:45 p.m. –3:15 p.m. BREAK

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Getting Students College and Career Ready in RLA — Vevey 1 Today,teachersarebecomingmorecomfortablewithprovidingbasic instructionfortheextendedresponse.Studentsareearningpoints ontheextendedresponse.However,forstudentswhowantto pursuehighereducationandtraining,earningacoupleofpointsis notenough.Thissessionwillfocusonhowtomovestudentsfrom ScoreLevel1toScoreLevel2ontheextendedresponse.Inthis session,wewilltakeasampleresponseandidentifywhere studentshavechallengesandhowteacherscanhelpstudentsmove pastthosechallenges. Presenters: Susan Pittman and Debi Faucette, GED Testing Service


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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK From Integers to Factoring: Using Algebra Tiles in the Classroom —Vevey 2 Supposeyoupresentedthisproblem–4–(–2)=Xtoyour students.Howwouldtheytellyoutosolvetheproblem?Chances aretheywouldsaytakethetwonegativesignsthatarenextto eachotherandchangethemtoapositive.Inessence,theyare sayingtotakeanoperationalsignandaquantitysignandmultiply them.Usingalgebratilescanmovestudentsfromrotememory learningtoconceptualunderstanding.Inthissession,youwillhave achancetopracticeusingalgebratilesandseethepossibilitiesfor yourclassroom. Presenter: Ron Cruz, CARIBE Refugee Program, Tampa, FL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Surrounded by Science —Vevey 3 Canyouthinkofanythingthatyouhavedonetodaythatisnot connectedtoscience?Didyouwakeuptoanalarmclockoryour phone’sinternalalarm?Yep,thatisscience.Didyouhavebreakfast thismorning?Oh,thereisscienceagain.Didyougetinyourdaily exercise?Thereitisagain.Everythingwedoisconnectedinsome waytoscience.However,manyofourstudentslackbasicscience literacy.Joinusaswefocusonactivitiesthatyoucanuseinthe classroomtohelpstudentsgetabettergrasponthepowerand promiseofscience. Presenter: Andrew Strehlow, Rankin County School District Adult Education, Brandon, MS

CORRECTIONS TRACK North Dakota Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation Education: Transformation in Adult Education —St. Gallen 1 ThissessionwilldescribethejourneyofhowtheNorthDakota DepartmentofCorrections&RehabilitationEducationDepartment wentfromoneofthepoorestperformingAdultEducationsites withinthestatetoatopperformingsite.Discussionwillinclude policychange,culturechange,resources,data-drivendecisions, andperformanceevaluations.ThissessionincludesplannedQ&A timeattheendofthepresentation. Presenter: Dr. Penny Veit-Hetletved, North Dakota Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | 112019 GED® ANNUAL CONFERENCE



STATE GED ADMINISTRATORS Ask GED for State Administrators: Testing Mechanics & Operations — Montreux 1 & 2 Haveaspecificquestion,ortopicfordiscussion?Inthisforumwe’ll providesomebriefinformationfromourGEDandPearsonVUE experts,thenopenthesessionforyoutoaskyourquestionson testingandoperations.We’llendthesessionbyprovingyousome resourcestoutilizeafteryoureturnhome. Note:Thissessionis specificforStateGEDAdministrators.AnotherAskGEDsession coveringsimilartopicswillbeopentoallattendeesonFriday. Presenters: CT Turner, GED Testing Service and GEDTS & VUE Staff

ALL AUDIENCES Accommodations Update — Vevey 4 Often,adulteducationstudentsbecamefrustratedinschool becausetheycouldn’tlearnlikeotherstudents,sotheyjustgave upandquitschool.NowtheyrealizethevalueofaGEDandare backinclasses.Findingoutthattheremightbeareasonthey couldn’tkeepupinschoolandthatthereishelpforthemis animportantsteptowardtheirgoalofachievingacredential.This sessionwilldiscussaccommodationsthatareavailableontheGED test,butmoreimportantly,itwillgivetheparticipantstoolstohelp theirstudentsreceivethedocumentationtheyneedtomake accommodationrequests.Bysharinghelpfultips,teachersand administratorswillbebetterequippedtoassiststudents.Itwillalso empowerteacherstohavediscussionswiththeirstudentsabout disablingconditionsandhowtoseekthehelptheyneed. Presenter: Debbie Bergtholdt, GED Testing Service

ALL AUDIENCES GED 101: An Introduction to the GED Program — St. Gallen 2 Ifyouhaveworkedinadulteducationlessthan18months,orneed aGEDprogramrefresher,thisworkshopwillboostyour understandingofthecomponentsoftheGEDprogramandprovide theinsidescooponthefourcontentareas.Thissessionwillalso highlightkeyinstructionalareasthatarechallengingforstudents andhowteacherscanfocusinstruction.Inaddition,wewilllookat GEDtestingtrendsto-date,researchupdatesandspendsometime talkingaboutusingtheGEDReadypracticetesttoensurestudents arereadytopass. Presenters: Scott Salesses, Iris McKenzie & Adora Beard, GED Testing Service

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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST — Zurich Ballroom

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PLENARY — Zurich Ballroom UpdateonOutcomes&AdoptionofCollegeReadyLevels: LearnHowtoAdvocateforGEDGrads BeingabletoadvocateforGEDgraduatesandyourprogramswith colleagues,policymakers,electedofficialsandothersisincreasingly important.ThissessionwillarmyouwiththelatestdataonGED graduates’sactivityandoutcomesincollegeprograms,and momentumofGEDCollegeReadyandCR+Creditadoption.We’ll alsosharewaysforyoutogetinvolved,shareinformationandarm youwithsomevaluableresources. Presenters: Martin Kehe and CT Turner, GED Testing Service

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. BREAK

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAKOUTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Learning through Fiction — Vevey 1 Overthepastfewyears,thefocusforreadinginstructionhas centeredonnonfictiontexts.However,twenty-fivepercent(25%) ofthetextsinReasoningthroughLanguageArtsareliteraryorworks offiction.Readingfictionallowsreaderstoseethingsthrough anotherperson’sperspective,seeaproblemandhowitisresolved, andexpandtheirownunderstandingoftheworldthroughliterary devicessuchassimiles,metaphors,andsymbolism.Last,butnot leastreadingfictioncanbefun.Studentswhoenjoyreading,read more.Studentswhoreadmore,learnmore.Joinusasweexplore strategiesandresourcestoputmorefictioninyourclassroom. Presenters: Susan Pittman, GED Testing Service

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK From Integers to Factoring; Using Algebra Tiles in the Classroom — Vevey 2 Supposeyoupresentedthisproblem–4–(–2)=Xtoyourstudents. Howwouldtheytellyoutosolvetheproblem?Chancesare theywouldsaytakethetwonegativesignsthatarenexttoeach otherandchangethemtoapositive.Inessence,theyaresayingto takeanoperationalsignandaquantitysignandmultiplythem.Using algebratilescanmovestudentsfromrotememorylearningto conceptualunderstanding.Inthissession,youwillhaveachance topracticeusingalgebratilesandseethepossibilitiesfor yourclassroom. Presenter: Ron Cruz, CARIBE Refugee Program, Tampa, FL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Moving Students from the Red Zone in Reading — Vevey 3 Whenaskedaboutstudents’challengesinpreparingfortheGED® test,adulteducatorsfrequentlylamentthepoor,inefficient,and ineffectivereadingskillsoftheirstudents.Thislackofstrongand effectivereadingskillsoftenleadstostudents’difficultyinpassing portionsoftheGED®test.Inthissession,wewillreviewsomeof thereadingchallengesstudentsfaceandlearnaboutstrategies, activitiesandresourcesthatcanbeusedintheclassroom. Presenter: Debi Faucette, GED Testing Service

CORRECTIONS TRACK Best Practices for Corrections Test Administrators — St. Gallen 1 TestinginCorrectionshasitsownuniquechallenges.Inthissession wewillwalkthroughthetestingprocessandreviewthebest practicesanddifferentapproachespeopletake.We’llcovertesting surveillance,testcheck-ins,lock-down,releasinginmatesfrom GEDManager,whentotestinmates,ServiceDirectandmore.We’ll encouragetheaudiencetoshareandcomparetheirownapproaches. Note:ThissessionisgearedmoretowardTestAdministrators thanEducators. Presenter: Mellissa Hultstrand, GED Testing Service

FRIDAY, JULY 26 (con’t)Conference Day 2

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9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAKOUTS

ALL AUDIENCES Best Practices for GEDPrep Connect and GED Manager — St. Gallen 2 Areyourstudentssharingtheirscoreswithyou?Areyoufully usingGEDManagertomanageyourprogram?Thissessionwill takeadeepdiveonGEDPrepConnectandexplorethewayswe aredirectingGEDstudentstoyourprograms.Wewillalsodiscuss bestpracticesforusingGEDManager,yourtoolforaccessingyour studentsscoresandscorereports.Comeshareyourinsightson usingGEDManagerandhearfromotherinstructorsonhowthey bestusethetooltoimprovetheirprogram. Presenters: Brian Smith and Liz Lanphear, GED Testing Service

ALL AUDIENCES Ask GED: Testing Mechanics and Operations — St. Gallen 3 Haveaspecificquestion,ortopicfordiscussion?Inthisforumwe’ll providesomebriefinformationfromourGEDandPearsonVUE experts,thenopenthesessionforyoutoaskyourquestionson testingandoperations.We’llendthesessionbyprovingyousome resourcestoutilizeafteryoureturnhome. Presenters: CT Turner, GED Testing Service and GEDTS & VUE Staff

ALL AUDIENCES Promoting Your Local Adult Ed Program — Vevey 4 Learnhowyoucandrivesuccessfulstudentcampaignsusing content,socialmedia,email,PR,andwebsiteandpaidadvertising channels.Startbyunderstandingyourtargetaudienceandhoning inonthekeyobjectivesofyourmarketingcampaign.We’llalso sharetipsandinsightsoncreatingamessagethatcutsthroughthe clutterandtellsastorythatresonateswithyouraudience. Presenters: Eliza Wong and Danielle Wilson, GED Testing Service

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK




10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BREAKOUTS (con’t)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Putting Technology to Work in the Classroom — Vevey 1 Howmuchtechnologydoyouuseinyouradulteducation classroom?Therearesomanywonderfulandfreeproducts availableforGEDteacherstouse.Theseproductscanbeused incombinationwithotherthingsyoudointheclassroom.In thissession,wewillexploreafewfreeapplicationsthatmayhelp betterengagestudents,especiallymillennialsandGenZ.Seehow youcanuseSocrative,GoogleForms,PollEverywhere,Google Earth,andGoogleClassroomtobetterconnectwithstudentsand engagetheminmoreactivelearning. Presenter: Susan Pittman, GED Testing Service

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Surrounded by Science — Vevey 2 Canyouthinkofanythingthatyouhavedonetodaythatisnot connectedtoscience?Didyouwakeuptoanalarmclockoryour phone’sinternalalarm?Yep,thatisscience.Didyouhavebreakfast thismorning?Oh,thereisscienceagain.Didyougetinyourdaily exercise?Thereitisagain.Everythingwedoisconnectedinsome waytoscience.However,manyofourstudentslackbasicscience literacy.Joinusaswefocusonactivitiesthatyoucanuseinthe classroomtohelpstudentsgetabettergrasponthepowerand promiseofscience. Presenter: Andrew Strehlow, Rankin County School District Adult Education, Brandon, MS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK Write Like You Mean It! — Vevey 3 Now.You’vetriedtohelpthemwriteclaimsandexplainthe evidence,butsomestudentsarestillstruggling.Infact,many studentsarestillstrugglingtowriteaneffectiveparagraph.This sessionwillfocusonthewritingprocessandactivitiesyoucanuse intheclassroomtohelpstudentsimprovetheirwritingskillsand writemeaningfulresponses. Presenter: Adora Beard, GED Testing Service

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CORRECTIONS TRACK Insights into Federal and State Driven Innovations — St. Gallen 1 Creativewaystodeliverinstructionwiththeuniquerestrictions incorrectionalsettingsisachallengemetdailybystaffand administrators.Fromcurriculumdevelopmenttoalignmentwith postsecondaryeducationcoursesintheyards,comelearnof initiativesunderwaywiththeFederalBureauofPrisonsand statefacilities. Presenters: Elizabeth Jones, Federal Bureau of Prisons and Debi Faucette, GED Testing Service

ALL AUDIENCES Accommodations Update — St. Gallen 2 Often,adulteducationstudentsbecamefrustratedinschool becausetheycouldn’tlearnlikeotherstudents,sotheyjustgave upandquitschool.NowtheyrealizethevalueofaGEDandare backinclasses.Findingoutthattheremightbeareasonthey couldn’tkeepupinschoolandthatthereishelpforthemis animportantsteptowardtheirgoalofachievingacredential.This sessionwilldiscussaccommodationsthatareavailableontheGED test,butmoreimportantly,itwillgivetheparticipantstoolstohelp theirstudentsreceivethedocumentationtheyneedtomake accommodationrequests.Bysharinghelpfultips,teachersand administratorswillbebetterequippedtoassiststudents.Itwillalso empowerteacherstohavediscussionswiththeirstudentsabout disablingconditionsandhowtoseekthehelptheyneed. Presenters: Debbie Bergtholdt, GED Testing Service





ALL AUDIENCES Classroom Tools & Resources You Need to Know About — St. Gallen 3 Learnhowyoucanusethesevaluabletoolsandresourcesfrom GEDTestingServiceinyourclassroomstoidentifyexactlywhere studentsneedmorefocustobesuccessfulontheGEDtest. Newproductsforstudentsandteacherswillbeintroducedtohelp studentspracticeandsupplementclassroominstruction.Examples ofthesetoolswillbesharedwithplentyoftimeforquestions. Presenters: Brian Smith and Eliza Wong, GED Testing Service

ALL AUDIENCES Inquiring Minds Want to Know — Vevey 4 Inthissessionweaddresssomeofthefrequentlyaskedquestions abouttheGED®testandprovideaviewintohowthetestwas developedandoperates.LearnaboutkeyGEDtestingdata,student performance,aswellastoolsandresourcesforeducatorsandhow thesecanimpactyourinstructionalpractices.Thereismoretothe testthanmeetstheeyeandmorethatyoucandotohelp yourstudents. Presenters: Scott Salesses and Liz Lanphear, GED Testing Service

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