Professional
Development Course List
for Adult Education Instructors
Section G-H
(Courses are arranged alphabetically)
Presenter: Vicki Aguirre Cox
Contact Hours: 6
Description:
- The workshop is designed to give participants on hands strategies in teaching to the GED student form ages 15 – 102.
- Methods are unconventional to fit the learner.
- Training is interactive, includes teaching with the brain in mind, and is hands on.
- Training approach is a modeled approach that the instructor can replicate.
Objectives:
- Provide strategies for teaching GED math
- Increase knowledge about the brain research for the adult learner
- Identify specific mental process necessary to perform math skills
- Learn 5-8 activities that can be utilized in the classroom
- Acquire and apply new practices learned with a “math manipulative” to teach math
- Lecture
- Small group <June 3, 2008Movement/music
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- Multisensory activities
- Written exercises
- Handouts
- Video
- CD
- Charts
- Scented Markers
- Math manipulative – rope/string, money, apples, knives, measuring tape, ruler,ice cube trays, tape, freebee, tennis ball
- How will you use the information from this training in your teaching practice?
- What impact do you anticipate using this training information will have upon your students?
Will use feedback from participant to plan future trainings
Will allow participants to be a part of the teacher-learner process
Bibliography:GED 2000 - Kaplan
GED 2005-6 - Kaplan
Math Basics - SparksCharts
Math for Humans, teaching math through 8 Intelligences - Wahl
Top 50 Math Skills
Visual Math
Presenter: Linda Nemec
Contact Hours: 3
Audience: Teachers of GED,
Family Literacy
Activity Overview:
This “hands-on” workshop will provide interactive lesson plans related to Science concepts that GED students will encounter. Participants will explore lesson plan pitfalls and summits in the GED Science arena using the EFF and SCANS models.
Objectives:
Participants will gain knowledge and techniques of active teaching activities related to the Science elements. Lesson plan ideas will be readily available for utilization in the GED class settings.
Instructional Activities:
- Discussion of Multiple Intelligences and Learner Outcome expectations of GED Students
- Group breakouts—explore various lesson plans related to Science
- Report findings of Group Breakout discussion
- Wrap up
Bibliography:
Silberman, M. Active learning 101: Strategies to teach any subject. Des Moines, IA: Prentice Hall.
Steck-Vaughn Company. GED Science. Orlando, FL: Steck-Vaughn Co.
Presenter: Linda Nemec
Contact Hours: 3
Audience: Teachers of GED,
Family Literacy
Activity Overview:
This “hands-on” workshop will provide interactive lesson plans related to Social Studies concepts that GED students will encounter. Participants will explore lesson plan pitfalls and summits in the GED Social Studies arena using the EFF and SCANS models.
Objectives:
Participants will gain knowledge and techniques of active teaching activities related to the Social Studies elements. Lesson plan ideas will be readily available for utilization in the GED class settings.
Instructional Activities:
- Discussion of Multiple Intelligences and Learner Outcome expectations of GED Students
- Group breakouts—explore various lesson plans related to Social Studies
- Report findings of Group Breakout discussion
- Wrap up
Bibliography:
Holt, Reinhart, & Winston. (2003). World geography today. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston Publishing Company.
Silberman, M. Active learning 101: Strategies to teach any subject. Des Moines, IA: Prentice Hall.
Steck-Vaughn. (2002). GED social studies. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company.
