Adult Education Coaches’ Orientation

KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development

Introductions In one minute or less

Your area of expertise in educationYour experience with adult basic

education, if anyYour burning question about this

year’s professional development

Agenda – Day 1Introduction

Experience with standardsBackground of Standards in ActionOverview of 2011-2012

professional developmentKYAE Common Core Standards

Professional DevelopmentReflection

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 OVAEOffice 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/ScheduleFormat Dates

Directors’ Introductory Activities Angel / Online

Directors’ Orientation F2FLearning Communities’ Introductory Activities

Angel/Online

Learning Communities’ Unit-Unpacking Standards

F2F

Learning Communities’ Team Activity Program SiteLearning Communities’ Unit – Aligning Resources

F2F

Learning Communities’ Team Activity-Aligning Resources

Program Site

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 FactsKentucky 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?