Educational Focus: Numeracy
Designing a Student-Centered Adult Education Program: One Size Does Not Fit All
Texas has addressed finding a perfect fit system. Classroom ready lesson plans will be demonstrated from the Texas Math Initiative designed around a student-centered adult education system built with a framework geared to student's needs and includes a diagnostic-prescriptive approach.
Presenters:
Jan Whisonant, Adult Education Instructor, Texas Math Initiative, Texas
Karen Greer, Adult BBE and ABE Instructor, Victoria Adult Education Center in Victoria
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 13
Math at Work
Data and statistics are used daily in the world of work, yet our students typically have to wait until they have mastered their basic facts before learning about data. This interactive session will use the EFF Use Math Performance Continuum to focus on strategies for integrating data, graphs, and statistics with “basic skills”.
Presenter: Donna Curry, Training Specialist, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Sutter
Mathematic Magic
Do your students have trouble memorizing the multiplication tables? Would you like to incorporate some amazing math exercises into your lessons? Attend this session and find out how you can make math fun for your students—even if they HATE math!
Presenters:
Bev Dye, Casper College, Director ABE/GED, Casper, Wyoming
Connie Colman, ABE/GED Instructor & Outreach Coordinator, Casper College, Casper, Wyoming
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 15 & 16
Transition Math
This workshop provides Math teachers with teaching strategies and simple tools that will help remove the fear of math that hinders adults from learning. Teachers will learn how to teach math at a level more readily understood by their students.
Presenter: Anthony Chan, Texas LEARNS/The State Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy, Houston, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Union Square 13
Texas has addressed finding a perfect fit system. Classroom ready lesson plans will be demonstrated from the Texas Math Initiative designed around a student-centered adult education system built with a framework geared to student's needs and includes a diagnostic-prescriptive approach.
Presenters:
Jan Whisonant, Adult Education Instructor, Texas Math Initiative, Texas
Karen Greer, Adult BBE and ABE Instructor, Victoria Adult Education Center in Victoria
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 13
Math at Work
Data and statistics are used daily in the world of work, yet our students typically have to wait until they have mastered their basic facts before learning about data. This interactive session will use the EFF Use Math Performance Continuum to focus on strategies for integrating data, graphs, and statistics with “basic skills”.
Presenter: Donna Curry, Training Specialist, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Sutter
Mathematic Magic
Do your students have trouble memorizing the multiplication tables? Would you like to incorporate some amazing math exercises into your lessons? Attend this session and find out how you can make math fun for your students—even if they HATE math!
Presenters:
Bev Dye, Casper College, Director ABE/GED, Casper, Wyoming
Connie Colman, ABE/GED Instructor & Outreach Coordinator, Casper College, Casper, Wyoming
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 15 & 16
Transition Math
This workshop provides Math teachers with teaching strategies and simple tools that will help remove the fear of math that hinders adults from learning. Teachers will learn how to teach math at a level more readily understood by their students.
Presenter: Anthony Chan, Texas LEARNS/The State Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy, Houston, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Numeracy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Union Square 13
