Robbinsdale 1) Prepare GED and Advanced ELL for technical 1) College Prep Fridays or community college. Session I: January 16-March 20, 2009, 9 am noon – College readiness: financial aid, admissions, process, placement testing—first hour. Second 2 hours per Friday will focus on strategies for college reading. Session II: April 3-May 29, 2009, 9 am noon – College Reading and Study Skills will focus on using textbooks efficiently and learn multiple strategies for organizing and remembering academic work. Writing for college will explore the writing process needed for college. Courses are taught by licensed vocational 2) Improve vocabulary and ability of ELL adults to counselor and licensed reading and writing teacher. use computers. 2) Wednesday evening and Saturday computer classes will focus on basics including: vocabulary, keyboarding, internet, introduction to Word. Sessions will be offered: 3) Prepare adult learners for Accuplacer Test. October - November 2008 and February– March, 2009. 3) Offer classes to Accuplacer Prep classes: GED/Advance ELL to help prepare for Accuplacer test in reading and math. Focus on math for Accuplacer—time 4) Close the gap between ABE and postsecondary and day to be determined. Class will begin in February, institutions by incorporating skills in all levels and 2009. classes of Adult Academic programming. 4) Based on the article in Atlas flyer we “Closing Gap” will address the following gap recommendations by embedding methods and skills in all levels of ABE: Academic Reading/Writing-November, 2008; Academic Listening-Jan, 2009; Group/Collaborative Work-March, 2009. To prepare for this model, the AAP will provide staff with training on each of the above topics. Each topic will be introduced separately at monthly staff 5) Develop a handout for ABE students on how to meetings. Staff will pair to work together as colleagues succeed in college. to discuss how to strengthen or add topic to instruction. AAP will work closely with ATLAS trainers in any needed training areas.
Robbinsdale 1) Prepare GED and Advanced ELL for technical or community college. 2) Improve vocabulary and ability of ELL adults to use computers. 3) Prepare adult learners for Accuplacer Test. 4) Close the gap between ABE and postsecondary institutions by incorporating skills in all levels and classes of Adult Academic programming. 5) Develop a handout for ABE students on how to succeed in college. 1) College Prep Fridays Session I: January 16-March 20, 2009, 9 am – noon College readiness: financial aid, admissions, process, placement testing—first hour. Second 2 hours per Friday will focus on strategies for college reading. Session II: April 3-May 29, 2009, 9 am – noon College Reading and Study Skills will focus on using textbooks efficiently and learn multiple strategies for organizing and remembering academic work. Writing for college will explore the writing process needed for college. Courses are taught by licensed vocational counselor and licensed reading and writing teacher. 2) Wednesday evening and Saturday computer classes will focus on basics including: vocabulary, keyboarding, internet, introduction to Word. Sessions will be offered: October - November 2008 and February– March, 2009. 3) Accuplacer Prep classes: Offer classes to GED/Advance ELL to help prepare for Accuplacer test in reading and math. Focus on math for Accuplacer—time and day to be determined. Class will begin in February, 2009. 4) Based on “Closing the Gap” article in Atlas flyer we will address the following gap recommendations by embedding methods and skills in all levels of ABE: Academic Reading/Writing-November, 2008; Academic Listening-Jan, 2009; Group/Collaborative Work-March, 2009. To prepare for this model, the AAP will provide staff with training on each of the above topics. Each topic will be introduced separately at monthly staff meetings. Staff will pair to work together as colleagues to discuss how to strengthen or add topic to instruction. AAP will work closely with ATLAS trainers in any needed training areas.
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