ADULT EDUCATION

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ADULT EDUCATION
New Teacher Orientation
September 11.2003
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Todays Discussion Topics

• Adult Education Theory Practice
• Learning Styles
• Test Assessment

• Materials Methods
• Classroom Management
• Record Management Reporting

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Adult EducationTheory Practice
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this
happens at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps on
learning not only remains young but becomes
constantly more valuable, regardless of physical
capacity. - Henry Ford
Pages 1-5
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What do we know about adult learners?

• Adults have years of experience and a wealth of
  information.
• Adults have established values, beliefs and
  opinions.
• Adults styles of learning and pace of learning
  change with age.

• Adults are autonomous and self-directed.
• Adults are goal-oriented.
• Adults are relevancy-oriented.
• Adults have pride.
• Adult learners need respect.

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If you treat an individual as he is, he will stay
as he is but, if you treat him as if he were
what he ought to be and could be, he will become
what he could be. -
Goethe
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Motivation Retention
1. Personal Advancement
2. Social Relationships
3. External Expectations
4. Satisfy a thirst for learning
5. Escape and stimulation
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16 Simple Things That ABE Teachers Can Do To Keep
Adult Learners Coming Back For More
Sometimes a good feelings from inside is worth
much more than a beautician!
Mother Theresa
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Keep Adult Learners Coming Back For More

• Know your students
• Background information
• Praise, praise, praise
• Be confident enthusiastic
• Remember the Just Within Reach Rule
• Warm fuzzies
• Give non-evaluative and interested responses
• Share something of value with your learners

• Stress regular attendance
• Write notes of praise
• Award certificates for attendance and mastery of
  skills
• Checklists for mastery attained
• Personal contact when absent
• Successful completers
• Physical environment
• Writing activities

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Learning Styles
Pages 6-14
Nichols, Learning Styles, EPIC Workplace
Learning Project, U.S. Dept. of Ed.
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Learning Modes

• Visual
• Auditory
• Kinesthetic

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The Visual Learner

• Learns By Watching
• Likes To Read
• Good Speller
• Memorizes By Seeing
• Needs Pictures Graphs
• Prefers Written Instructions

• Good At Puzzles, Doodles
• Likes Things To Look Good
• Good Handwriting
• Remembers Faces
• Mind Strays During Verbal Instructions

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To Strengthen A Visual Learner

• Guided Imagery
• Taking Notes
• Use Cue Words
• Notebooks
• Color Coding
• Study Card System
• Photographs
• Demonstrations

• Videos, Slides, Movies
• Charts, Graphs
• Drawings
• Exhibits
• Mnemonics-Acronyms, Visual Chains, Mind Maps,
  Acrostics

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The Auditory Learner

• Learns By Hearing
• Likes To Be Read To
• Poor Speller
• Memorizes By Hearing
• Enjoys Talking
• Talks Aloud To Self

• Easily Distracted By Noises
• Prefers Verbal Instructions
• Whispers While Reading Silently
• Memorizes By Steps in a Sequence

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To Strengthen Auditory Modality

• Discussions
• Oral Directions
• Sound Out Words
• Mnemonics Word Links, Rhymes, Poems, Lyrics

• Tapes
• Television
• Speakers
• Rhymes, Poems
• Reading Aloud
• Repeating Orally

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The Kinesthetic Learning Modality

• Learns By Doing
• Reading Is Not A Priority
• Poor Speller
• Memorizes By Doing
• In Motion Most of the Time

• Touches People When Talking to Them
• Taps Pencil or Foot
• Uses Hands While Talking
• Enjoys Handling Objects

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To Strengthen the Kinesthetic Learner

• Pace/Walk While Studying
• Physically Do It
• Role Playing
• Taking Notes

• Write Lists Repeatedly
• Stretch/Move in Chair
• Slow Breathing

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Test Assessment
If a man does not know what port he is steering
for, no wind is favorable. Seneca
Pages 15-25
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Adult Basic Skills Assessment Model
Administer TABE Locator
Score Locator and Give the Appropriate Level of
TABE
Score TABE, Record and Report Results,
and Profile Student
Score High?
Cut Score Requirement ?
 
Practice Test for GED
Report Score
Develop Individual Education Plan and Assign
Student to Appropriate Program
Take GED Test
Post-Test
Non-Mastery
Mastery
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Locator Assessment

• Reading 18 minutes
• Math 16 minutes
• Language 14 minutes

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Levels E, M, D, and A

• Reading 50 minutes
• Mathematics Computation 15 minutes, no
  calculator
• Applied Mathematics 50 minutes with calculator
• Language 39 minutes
• Spelling 10 minutes

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Level L

• Less that 7 correct on Reading Locator
• Administer Level L Word List
• Incorrectly reads or skips 3 words in a row
• Incorrectly reads or skips 5 more more words on
  entire list

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TABE 7 8Multi-Reference ReportIEP (SIOA)


Pages 23-24

(elmo)
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Methods Materials
Pages 26-37
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.
Lauren Bacall
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Instructor-Centered Methods

• Lecture
• Questioning
• Demonstration

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Interactive Methods

• Class Discussion
• Discussion Groups
• Group Projects
• Peer Teaching

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Individualized Learning Methods

• Programmed Instruction
• Modules
• Computer Assisted Instruction

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Experiential Learning Methods

• Field Trips
• Role-Playing
• Simulations Games

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Materials MediaAvailability Check Out
FormPages 33-36
(elmo)
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How Effective Is Your Teaching?
Cranton, Planning Instruction for Adult Learners,
79-89 Delivering Instruction To
Adult Learners, 17-33
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Do I realize that good teaching requires good
communication, which does not happen by accident?
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Do I always try to put myself in the place of my
learners when I am planning my instruction? Am I
drawing on what the learners already know and
building my lessons around the skills knowledge
they have at this time?
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Am I trying to teach this content in the manner I
was originally taught? Could what I have to say
have been said in a different manner or a better
manner?
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What instructional methods did I use in teaching
this material? Did I use instructor centered or
learner-centered methods or a combination of
both? Could I have used an alternative approach?
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Was I controlling the learning process with the
students, or did I allow flexibility with the
content and the learners? Did I stick to my
lesson plan at the expense of my learners?
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Did I respond to questions asked my learners as
well as I could have? Did I try to use their
questions as teaching tools, or was I irritated
by the interruptions?
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Classroom Management
Timeless Wisdom If you always do
what you always did, youll always get
what you always got!
Pages 38-44
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Characteristics of Effective Classroom Management

• CONCERN FOR STUDENTS
• EMPHASIS ON POSITIVE STRATEGIES
• ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM
  MANAGEMENT

A good example is the best sermon!
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Learner Motivation The Key To Effective
Classroom Management
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Capture the Learners Imagination
Establish a clear need for instruction.
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Show enthusiasm, interest, and practical
application of what you have planned.
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Present the proper quantity of content using
varied methods and at the proper pace.
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Plan activities that create and open and flexible
classroom atmosphere.
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Give praise contingent on a response.
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Promote constructive criticism and provide
confidential feedback to your learners.
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Use nonverbal communication.
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Provide opportunities for early success.
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ABE Record Management and Reporting
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Student Cumulative Folder

• MS Adult Ed AEMS Personal Data Sheet Update
  Form

• Learner Paragraph

• Referral from the Compulsory School Attendance
  Officer or Youth Court

• Pre Post Test Scores-TABE/GED Practice

• IEP or SI0A

• Sample of Learners Work

Keep all records for 3 years beyond current year

• Information Release

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Mississippi Adult Education AEMS Personal Data
Sheet (elmo)
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• AEMS Update Form
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• Mississippi Adult Education Monthly Class
  Enrollment Report
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• Monthly Class Update Form (Program Optional)
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P. A. S.

• Performance Assessment System (Directors
  Evaluation of Adult Education Instructor
• 1. Classroom Management
• 2. Teaching Effectiveness
• 3. Professional Service
• 4. Professional Development

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Classroom Management

• Maintains required daily attendance
• Leads 1/3 of students with 50 hours to attain
  goals
• Post-test 50 of students with 50 hours
• Shows average gain of 0.5 for post-tested
  students
• (elmo)

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• Federal Tables
• (elmo)

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Thanks for participating in the New Teacher
Orientation! Have a great year! Jan West (662)
620-5247 Email jhwest_at_iccms.edu