Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
To meet the demands of the 21st century what should the 21st century adult education classroom look like and why?
Description: The adult education system strives to prepare adult learners to be effective citizens, workers, family members, community members and leaders. The demands of a globalized world economy and the Information Age have profound implications for adult basic education policy, practice, and community coordination. There is increasing demand for a skilled labor force that requires education beyond a GED or high school diploma. The standards for “basic education” have come to include not only the “Three Rs” but what the Partnership for 21st Century Skills refers to as the “Four Cs”: Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation.
The ubiquity of technology and media requires all of us to have both knowledge management and digital skills. In particular, Web 2.0 tools offer adult education new two-way channels to connect with students, potential students, community members and other providers. The COABE conference offers an opportunity to explore how these new tools can support our work.
Description: The adult education system strives to prepare adult learners to be effective citizens, workers, family members, community members and leaders. The demands of a globalized world economy and the Information Age have profound implications for adult basic education policy, practice, and community coordination. There is increasing demand for a skilled labor force that requires education beyond a GED or high school diploma. The standards for “basic education” have come to include not only the “Three Rs” but what the Partnership for 21st Century Skills refers to as the “Four Cs”: Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation.
The ubiquity of technology and media requires all of us to have both knowledge management and digital skills. In particular, Web 2.0 tools offer adult education new two-way channels to connect with students, potential students, community members and other providers. The COABE conference offers an opportunity to explore how these new tools can support our work.
21st Century Skills and Digital Literacy: What Learners and Teachers Need to Know?
What exactly are 21st century technology skills, and how can we make sure we are incorporating these skills into our instruction? This presentation will review the definitions of 21st century skills and digital literacy, and provide examples of how these skills can be integrated by examining the intersection of technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. Examples from adult education classrooms will be provided, including e-portfolios, collaborative online projects, and educational uses of social networking.
Presenter: Marian Thacher, Director, Outreach and Technical and Assistance Network (OTAN)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Education Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19 Time: Concurrent Session I, 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
21st Century Professional Development: Harnessing Technology to Advance Educators' Content Knowledge
Through an interactive, Web-based presentation, participants explore three innovative electronic methods of delivering research-based professional development (PD). Before the presentation, participants reflect on the degree to which their current PD practices embrace the development of 21st century skills and digital literacy. After the presentation, participants evaluate the ways in which the methods presented support these goals. Participants next collaborate in teams to analyze a case study of adult educators and possible PD supports, coming to consensus on the PD need(s) and suggesting creative ways to address those needs, using one or more Web 2.0 tools described.
Presenter: Catherine Green, American Institutes for Research/CALPRO, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Professional Development*
Date: Monday, April 18 Time: Concurennt Session I, 2:10-3:40 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Adult Education in the 21st Century: Skills, Literacy, and Technology
Success at work or in post-secondary education in the 21st century depends on mastering a set of skills and using learning technologies. Adult education programs can facilitate transitions to higher education and high demand jobs starting at the lowest levels of ABE and ESL. What are the skills students need and how can teachers integrate them into lesson plans? What technologies must be integrated in our daily work? What are the implications for professional development? We will identify the skills, review supporting research, redefine literacy, and work on implementation and lesson plans, and discuss implications for materials and professional development.
Presenter: Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Professional Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Cell Phones as a Learning Tool
Do you want to explore ways of using a mobile phone for instruction in the ABE/ESL classroom? Learn how texting, pictures, and calling can take any classroom to the 21st century. Please be sure to bring your cell phones to this exciting interactive presentation.
Presenter: Susan Gaer, Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, Santa Ana, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Creating a Health Career Pathway for ABE Students
Research indicates that low-literacy adults need extended education and training pathways to attain higher skill jobs. From building community collaboration to incorporating contextualized & e-learning strategies, the presentation focus is on constructing a solid Prof-Tech pathway framework.
Presenters:
*Denise Ranney, Teacher, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
*Elizabeth Wright, MaEd, MATESL, Adjunct ESL Faculty, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Creating Learning Communities
Learning Centers served a purpose for building academic skills. But, when the emphasis is beyond academics, creating Learning Communities are essential. The teacher skills needed are very different, don’t come naturally, and MUST be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. This session will demonstrate new skills that work to make the shift.
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the Clinical Director of The TLP Group
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m.
Room: Union Square 5 & 6
Does Technology Belong in a 21st Century Immigrant Refugee ESL Classroom? YES!
Online learning requires a high level of document and computer literacy that many ESL students lack. Newer web 2.0 tools offer opportunities for creative and collaborative learning. There is an increasing demand for these skill sets in 21st century life. Programs that offer technology often assume that the learner brings this kind of literacy or is self directed enough to gain it without assistance. The result is that many students are not given an opportunity to become successful online learners. This presentation will explore an orientation framework that scaffolds the learning of communicative, creative and collaborative uses of technology for newcomers.
Presenter: Marjorie Richards, Seattle Vocational Institute, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Strand: Technology
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m.
Room: Taylor A
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs? Oh my!
Would you like to use Facebook, blogs, or Twitter to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Join us to learn effective uses of these tools through program case studies. Then choose one tool you will implement and plan to participate in a two-week online follow up with experts and peers.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, NCL Coordinator, National Coalition for Literacy, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
The Math Classroom in the 21st Century
Experience the proven success of math taught via new-fangled distance delivery with old-fashioned instructional support and manipulatives. See how inexpensive 21st century technology, a master instructor, students and facilitators at 9 remote sites create one dynamic interactive classroom supporting both student and professional development.
Presenter: Arva Carlson, Education Manager, Nine Star, Alaska
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
PluggedIn VA: Using 21st Century Skills Model in the ABE Classroom
Join our panel to discuss Virginia’s innovative PluggedIn VA program in which 21st Century skills (21CS) are explicitly integrated into the curriculum. Panelists will discuss how 21st Century Skills are developed in the PIVA classroom, as well as relate the challenges and rewards of using this instructional approach. Participants will also view the 21CS products created by graduates of earlier PluggedIn VA cohorts.
Presenter: Dr. Richard Sebastian, Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
Skill Up Kentucky: An Innovative, Contextualized Curriculum for the 21st Century Workplace
This session presents the development and implementation of an innovative adult education program that provides adult learners with new pathways to academic success. This new GED program partners adult education and community college instructors who integrate four content areas during instruction (GED Subjects, Professional Soft Skills, 21st Century Skills, and specialized content knowledge in computers and other professional fields) to provide graduates with the unique skills and strategies relevant in today’s workforce. Come hear the results of the pilot program in which our graduates not only completed their GED but also earned multiple technical certificates and 24 college credits.
Presenter: Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, Kentucky
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
What exactly are 21st century technology skills, and how can we make sure we are incorporating these skills into our instruction? This presentation will review the definitions of 21st century skills and digital literacy, and provide examples of how these skills can be integrated by examining the intersection of technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. Examples from adult education classrooms will be provided, including e-portfolios, collaborative online projects, and educational uses of social networking.
Presenter: Marian Thacher, Director, Outreach and Technical and Assistance Network (OTAN)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Education Focus: Technology
Date: Tuesday, April 19 Time: Concurrent Session I, 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
21st Century Professional Development: Harnessing Technology to Advance Educators' Content Knowledge
Through an interactive, Web-based presentation, participants explore three innovative electronic methods of delivering research-based professional development (PD). Before the presentation, participants reflect on the degree to which their current PD practices embrace the development of 21st century skills and digital literacy. After the presentation, participants evaluate the ways in which the methods presented support these goals. Participants next collaborate in teams to analyze a case study of adult educators and possible PD supports, coming to consensus on the PD need(s) and suggesting creative ways to address those needs, using one or more Web 2.0 tools described.
Presenter: Catherine Green, American Institutes for Research/CALPRO, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Professional Development*
Date: Monday, April 18 Time: Concurennt Session I, 2:10-3:40 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Adult Education in the 21st Century: Skills, Literacy, and Technology
Success at work or in post-secondary education in the 21st century depends on mastering a set of skills and using learning technologies. Adult education programs can facilitate transitions to higher education and high demand jobs starting at the lowest levels of ABE and ESL. What are the skills students need and how can teachers integrate them into lesson plans? What technologies must be integrated in our daily work? What are the implications for professional development? We will identify the skills, review supporting research, redefine literacy, and work on implementation and lesson plans, and discuss implications for materials and professional development.
Presenter: Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Professional Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Cell Phones as a Learning Tool
Do you want to explore ways of using a mobile phone for instruction in the ABE/ESL classroom? Learn how texting, pictures, and calling can take any classroom to the 21st century. Please be sure to bring your cell phones to this exciting interactive presentation.
Presenter: Susan Gaer, Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, Santa Ana, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Creating a Health Career Pathway for ABE Students
Research indicates that low-literacy adults need extended education and training pathways to attain higher skill jobs. From building community collaboration to incorporating contextualized & e-learning strategies, the presentation focus is on constructing a solid Prof-Tech pathway framework.
Presenters:
*Denise Ranney, Teacher, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
*Elizabeth Wright, MaEd, MATESL, Adjunct ESL Faculty, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
Creating Learning Communities
Learning Centers served a purpose for building academic skills. But, when the emphasis is beyond academics, creating Learning Communities are essential. The teacher skills needed are very different, don’t come naturally, and MUST be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. This session will demonstrate new skills that work to make the shift.
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the Clinical Director of The TLP Group
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m.
Room: Union Square 5 & 6
Does Technology Belong in a 21st Century Immigrant Refugee ESL Classroom? YES!
Online learning requires a high level of document and computer literacy that many ESL students lack. Newer web 2.0 tools offer opportunities for creative and collaborative learning. There is an increasing demand for these skill sets in 21st century life. Programs that offer technology often assume that the learner brings this kind of literacy or is self directed enough to gain it without assistance. The result is that many students are not given an opportunity to become successful online learners. This presentation will explore an orientation framework that scaffolds the learning of communicative, creative and collaborative uses of technology for newcomers.
Presenter: Marjorie Richards, Seattle Vocational Institute, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Strand: Technology
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m.
Room: Taylor A
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs? Oh my!
Would you like to use Facebook, blogs, or Twitter to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Join us to learn effective uses of these tools through program case studies. Then choose one tool you will implement and plan to participate in a two-week online follow up with experts and peers.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, NCL Coordinator, National Coalition for Literacy, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Technology
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
The Math Classroom in the 21st Century
Experience the proven success of math taught via new-fangled distance delivery with old-fashioned instructional support and manipulatives. See how inexpensive 21st century technology, a master instructor, students and facilitators at 9 remote sites create one dynamic interactive classroom supporting both student and professional development.
Presenter: Arva Carlson, Education Manager, Nine Star, Alaska
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Distance Education
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
PluggedIn VA: Using 21st Century Skills Model in the ABE Classroom
Join our panel to discuss Virginia’s innovative PluggedIn VA program in which 21st Century skills (21CS) are explicitly integrated into the curriculum. Panelists will discuss how 21st Century Skills are developed in the PIVA classroom, as well as relate the challenges and rewards of using this instructional approach. Participants will also view the 21CS products created by graduates of earlier PluggedIn VA cohorts.
Presenter: Dr. Richard Sebastian, Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 2
Skill Up Kentucky: An Innovative, Contextualized Curriculum for the 21st Century Workplace
This session presents the development and implementation of an innovative adult education program that provides adult learners with new pathways to academic success. This new GED program partners adult education and community college instructors who integrate four content areas during instruction (GED Subjects, Professional Soft Skills, 21st Century Skills, and specialized content knowledge in computers and other professional fields) to provide graduates with the unique skills and strategies relevant in today’s workforce. Come hear the results of the pilot program in which our graduates not only completed their GED but also earned multiple technical certificates and 24 college credits.
Presenter: Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, Kentucky
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: The 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 3
