A – Z: Designing a workplace transition course for the abe classroom
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A – Z: DESIGNING A WORKPLACE TRANSITION COURSE FOR THE ABE CLASSROOMStephen Hunt & Kevin Avise – District 191: Burnsville - Eagan - Savage School for Adults
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SWBAT: Identify general principles and
framework for creating pilot ABE course.
Recognize successful and unsuccessful methods in the course design methods and practices.
Utilize principles to design & implement a career transition course for their own ABE programs.
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Questions expected & encouraged!
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PresentersKevin Avise Stephen Hunt
2003 – 2013 ABE/ESL instructor
1987 – 2000 Secondary English teacher
B.A. – English/History (1985)
M.A.T. – Education (1991) MAESL – ESL (2013)
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Background & Overview Jan. - July 2012 > Course designed,
curriculum written/students recruited Sept. 2012 > 16 students start cohort
1 Dec. 2012 > 12 students complete
class Jan. 2013 > 11 students take Parapro
Praxis; 6 pass Jan. - March 2013 > 12 students in
cohort 2 April 2013 > 6 students take praxis; 4
pass March 2013 > 2 students hired in ISD
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Who were the students? 18 total
completed 17 Female/1
male 13 nationalities Somali/Hispanic
largest background
Prerequisites: 225 CASAS
reading Math pretest (new)
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Cohort One
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Cohort Two
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Curriculum Design
3 Guiding Principles
1. Parapro Praxis. Three sections – math, reading, writing.
2. State & National Paraprofessional Competencies.
3. Practical & Reflective K-12 Classroom Practices.
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Contextual Instruction
Creates explicit connections between the teaching of reading, writing, and math AND instruction in a discipline area (i.e. paraprofessional prep.)
Integrates basic reading, math, and language skills AND industry AND occupation knowledge
Source: Adult Career Pathways
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Curriculum & Course Design Resources
Adult Career Pathways www.acp-sc.org Funded by U.S. Dept. of Education
Minnesota FastTRAC Career Pathways http://www.mnfasttrac.org/about.html
Hubb Center – St. Paul www.hubbs.spps.org
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PARAPROFESSIONAL PRAXIS National Exam administered by ETS.
($50.00)
Given 6 times per year.
Three sections 1/3 – math; 1/3 reading; 1/3 writing (90 questions – 2 hours & 30 minutes)
Passing standard differs in each state
55% of our students have passed
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State & National Paraprofessional Competencies
EthicsInstructional SkillsClassroom ManagementHistorical Foundations of Education
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Practical & reflective K-12 classroom practices. Journals K - 8 Classroom Visits Education Vocabulary Classroom Management Read Alouds Reading & Writing Process Translation/Interpreting skills Films Basic Math Instruction
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Read Aloud Practice
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Read Aloud
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Media CoveragePrint: “Immigrants train to
work in Burnsville classrooms as teacher aides” Minneapolis Star-Tribune; April 6, 2013
“Burnsville-Eagan-Savage: Adult immigrants being trained to help students learn English” St. Paul Pioneer Press; Feb. 10, 2013
Television “Adult Immigrants Learn
to be Teaching Assistants in Burnsville” KSTP News, February 26, 2013
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2941004.shtml
Education Conversations – Education Commissioner Cassellius & Curriculum Coordinator Kathy Funston discuss classroom assistants program; April 23, 2013
http://www.ctv15.org/index.php/programs/local/education-conversations.html
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QUESTIONS
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SWBAT: Identify general principles and
framework for creating pilot ABE course.
Recognize successful and unsuccessful methods in the course design methods and practices.
Utilize principles to design & implement a career transition course for their own ABE programs.