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Professional Development Course List
for Adult Education Instructors
Section E-F
(Courses are arranged alphabetically)

Effective Multi-Level Strategies for ABE/ASE (GED) Learners
CABEA 6800154
9 Hours/10 Credential Points

Trainers: Cynthia McConnell, Doris Larry, Wendell Webster, Margaret Flint, Audrey Nelson-Ricks
Audience: ABE/GED Teachers

Description: This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subjects of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Modules are sequential, but can be presented in three separate trainings. It is recommended that the training be conducted on two separate days: Day One three hours (Module One) and Day Two six hours (Modules Two and Three).

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course an instructor will be able to:

  1. Use resources and references for quality multi-sensory lessons on all five subjects of the GED
  2. Prepare students adequately with substantive content techniques for success on the GED examination.
  3. Demonstrate classroom management skills for the multi-level GED class.
  4. Plan lessons for the multi-level GED class.
  5. Use effectively a range of learner-centered activities
  6. Describe the characteristics of a multi-level class.
  7. Illustrate factors to consider when planning for multi-level classes.
  8. Modify sample lesson appropriate to multi-level classes.
  9. Differentiate among the use of pairs, small groups, multiple groups, and large groups for effective learning.
  10. Practice activities applicable to multi-level classes.

Effective Multi-Level Strategies for Adult English Language Learners
CABEA 6800082
9 Hours/10 Credential Points

Trainers: Doris Larry, Wendell Webster, Margaret Flint, Audrey Nelson-Ricks
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Modules are sequential, but can be presented in three separate trainings. It is recommended that the training be conducted on two separate days: Day One three hours (Module One) and Day Two six hours (Modules Two and Three).

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course an instructor will be able to:

  1. Use resources and references for quality multi-sensory lessons for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
  2. Demonstrate classroom management skills for the multi-level ESL class.
  3. Plan lessons for the multi-level ESL class.
  4. Use effectively a range of learner-centered activities
  5. Describe the characteristics of a multi-level class.
  6. Illustrate factors to consider when planning for multi-level classes.
  7. Modify sample lesson appropriate to multi-level classes.
  8. Differentiate among the use of pairs, small groups, multiple groups, and large groups for effective learning.
  9. Practice activities applicable to multi-level classes.

Effective Ways to Use Authentic Materials in the Classroom
CABEA 6800164
3 hours/2.5 Credential Points

Trainers: Doris Larry, Margaret Flint
Audience: Teachers of ESL, EL Civics, and Family Literacy Programs

Description: This professional development course is designed to show teachers how to utilize authentic materials in the classroom. Participants will learn ways to introduce students to the culture that surrounds them and to help them navigate through it in this interactive and activity filled session.

Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Administer a series of needs assessments to help students identify areas of most interest to them.
  2. Generate student awareness of the culture around them by using newspapers, conducting an online job search, reading brochures, discussing doctor visits, and introducing services available at the library.
  3. Increase student knowledge about online shopping, nutrition, and health.
  4. Create a lesson plan based on using authentic materials in the classroom.

EL Civics Curriculum/Content Standards
CABEA 6800148
6 hours/5 Credential Points

Trainer: Doris Larry
Audience: ESL and EL Civics Instructors

Description: The purpose of this PD training session is to provide strategies for developing and modeling developed lessons using the ESL Content Standards. The development shows how the Content Standards are the primary focus for planning ESL lessons. In addition to the base planning, EL Civics is integrated into the lessons to meet grant requirements.

Objectives: Upon completion of this PD training, participants will be able to:

  1. Present ESL/EL Civics lessons following the Content Standards.
  2. Develop ESL/EL Civics lessons using resources provided.
  3. Integrate the Content Standards into an ESL/EL Civics Curriculum

EL Civics Institute: More Learning – Less Teaching in EL Civics
CABEA 6800258
25 hours/15 Credential Points

Trainer: Heide Spruck-Wrigley
Audience: EL Civics Teachers and Supervisors

Description: This workshop is presented by Heide Spruck-Wrigley and will focus on teaching and learning that helps learners talk about themselves and communicate with others inside and outside of the classroom; building basic civic knowledge; and using visual information (Chalk Talk; photographs, PowerPoints) to build vocabulary as well as listening and speaking skills. In this two-day institute and follow up sessions, teachers will bridge the gap between research and practice and will identify those instructional strategies that yield more “bang for the buck.” A hands-on demonstration will include the use of digital storytelling for EL Civics. Participants will receive instructional materials to try out in their classes. The Institute is provided through collaboration with the South GREAT Center.  Participants must have approval of their Program Director to attend and must preregister.

Outcomes: Upon completion of this training session, participant will be able to:

  1. Try out an activity or strategy from the training and make it work in the classroom.
  2. Participate on a listserv facilitated by Heide Wrigley and talk about what happened in the classroom as a result of the activity or strategy implemented.
  3. Introduce ideas and materials (including cameras) in the classroom that lend themselves to conversations and discussion among students that lead to pair and small group interactions inside and outside of the classroom.

Engaging the ESL Learner in Reading
CABEA 6800163
3 hours/2.5 Credential Points

Trainers: Audrey Nelson-Ricks, Cordelia Butler
Audience: ESL/EL Civics Teachers

Description: In this interactive session teachers will explore effective reading strategies that improve vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension for the beginning to intermediate level ESL learner. The session will include hands-on activities as well as research-based instructional strategies. Participants will develop a lesson integrating strategies discussed.

Outcomes: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the theory and research behind L2 reading
  2. Gain hands-on practice with reading texts.
  3. Learn effective reading strategies that improve vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
  4. Discuss how to implement research-based reading lessons.
  5. Understand how strategies can be used to promote learning and foster engagement with texts.
    (e.g., think, pair, share; think alouds.
  6. Plan a reading lesson that can be implemented in the classroom.

ESL Reading Strategies/Adult ESL Learners
CABEA 6800058
3 hours/2.5 CredentialPoints

Trainers: Pamela Lowe , Audrey Nelson Ricks
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: This interactive professional development training investigates researched based reading strategies as they apply to adult English language learners. This introduction will provide Adult education professionals with instructional strategies to meet the literacy needs of English language learners of all levels in their classrooms.

Outcomes: Upon attendance at this training, the participants will:

  1. Define and discuss reading and its purpose
  2. Understand the unique characteristics of the adult literacy learner
  3. Recognize the components of reading and how they affect reading acquisition
  4. Compare and contrast instructional strategies of ESOL and ABE students to determine which components apply only to literacy acquisition in the second language
  5. Analyze sample lessons and determine how they can be adapted to meet the needs of English language literacy learners in their classrooms

ESL Strategies
CABEA 6800008
3 hours/2.5 Credential Points

Trainer: Jeff Mohamed
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: Training addresses strategies that provide listening, speaking, reading and writing lessons in all levels of ESL as well as in the single multi-level classroom. References, resources and techniques will be identified.

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Identify and use successful strategies and techniques for teaching the ESL student at all levels of literacy and in the multi-level class.
  2. Demonstrate effective use of a variety of multi-sensory techniques and strategies to instruct ESL students in acquisition of the English language.

ESOL: Reading and Writing
CABEA 6800094
3 hours/2.5 Credential Points

Trainer: Jeff Mohammed
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: This interactive PD session will provide teachers with skills and activities to integrate reading and writing skills into their classroom instruction. The teachers will examine various approaches for developing reading and writing skills together, particularly with emergent readers and writers

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Describe various purposes for reading and writing.
  2. Distinguish between top-down and bottom up approaches to literacy development.
  3. Practice the processes used in the Language Experience Approach.
  4. Develop a reading lesson that includes pre-reading, reading, and follow-up activities.
  5. Create a writing activity that is form-focused.
  6. List factors used to decide when and how to correct learner errors in writing.

ESOL: Listening and Speaking
CABEA 6800095
3 hours/2.5 Credential

Trainer: Jeff Mohamed
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: This interactive PD session will provide teachers with skills and activities for developing listening and speaking skills of the ESOL learners. There will be an emphasis on understanding oral communication and how teachers can integrate these skills into instruction.

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this training, the participants will

  1. Define schema theory and describe its implications in creating listening lessons.
  2. Define top-down and bottom-up processing and the role each plays in understanding language.
  3. Create a listening lesson with pre-listening, listening, and follow-up activities.
  4. Identify the features of a good fluency activity.
  5. Explain intelligibility and the factors that can affect intelligibility for adult learners.

The ESOL Practitioner Toolkit
CABEA 6800108
6 hours/5 Credential Points

Trainers: Doris Larry, Margaret Flint
Audience: ESL Teachers

Description: This interactive PD session will consist of three 3-hour sessions and will use “The Practitioner Toolkit: Working with Adult English Language Learners” that was developed by the National Center for Family Literacy and the Center for Applied Linguistics. This Toolkit provides needed support and serves as a resource to adult education and family literacy instructors who are new to serving English language learner adults and families. The Toolkit provides a variety of materials to help practitioners begin to meet the language and literacy development needs of the English Language Learner.

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

  1. List characteristics of the ELL population.
  2. Develop an orientation program for new students.
  3. Compare different types of needs assessment and learner self-evaluation tools.
  4. Describe the different components of an effective lesson/learning plan.
  5. Write sample lesson/learning plans to use in their class.
  6. Identify and use successful strategies and techniques for teaching the ESL student at all levels of literacy and in the multi-level class.
  7. Demonstrate effective use of a variety of multi-sensory techniques and strategies to instruct ESL students in acquisition of the English language.

Evaluating ESL Lessons
CABEA 6800132
3 hours/2.5 Credential Points

Trainer: Jeff Mohamed
Audience: ESL Administrators

Description:The workshop will examine key elements of planning and teaching which contribute to a successful ESL lesson. Participants will discuss the merits of a video-recorded lesson. They will also look at ways in which teachers can incorporate consolidation, review and student assessment elements into series of lessons.

Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this training, the participants will be able to:

  1. Participants will learn how to evaluate ESL lesson aims and outcomes.
  2. Participants will learn how to assess ESL classroom management and language teaching techniques.
  3. Participants will learn how to evaluate the overall effectiveness of individual ESL lessons.
  4. Participants will learn how to assist teachers to plan series of lessons which consolidate and review previously taught items, and which evaluate students’ knowledge of these items.

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