|
Content Area:
Attention Deficit Disorder |
Title:
ADHD and ADD – What Do They Mean? |
|
The purpose of this training is to focus on attention
disorders including ADHD and ADD Inattentive Type. The in-depth study
will explain associated problems, reasons for possible co-morbid
learning disabilities, behavior difficulties, and possible interventions
and strategies. |
|
Length:
9 to 12 Hours |
Audience:
This session is intended as an overview for any audience
interested in the topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
and/or Attention Deficit Disorder. It would be especially interesting
for anyone in an instructional capacity including literacy
professionals; adult, career and technical educators; and community
college instructors. Counselors, social workers, case workers, and
resource personnel from such agencies as TANF, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Workforce Boards, and Department of
Corrections/Department of Justice will also find it helpful. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com
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Content Area:
Classroom/Behavior Management |
Title:
Behavior Management -- De-Escalating Behaviors |
|
Today, adult educators work with younger student populations. With these
younger students come some unique problems that can impact student
achievement and the classroom environment. This workshop will provide
you with behavior management techniques that can help de-escalate
problems in the classroom, including verbal techniques to help students
refocus on the work at hand and decrease tense situations in the
classroom. ` |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Classroom/Behavior Management |
Title:
Defining Problematic Behaviors - What Do I Do Next? |
|
Understanding problematic behaviors and what to do to minimize
disruptions in the classroom and keep students focused on learning is
the focus of this interactive workshop. Learn crisis prevention and
conflict resolution techniques to assist you in de-escalating behaviors
in the classroom – from verbal confrontations to the potential threat of
physical altercations. ` |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Developmental Disabilities
|
Title:
Meeting the Instructional Needs of Developmentally
Disabled (Mentally Handicapped/Mentally Retarded) Adults |
|
Developmentally disabled adults are enrolling in adult
education programs at an ever-increasing rate. When they are registered
in classes that do not meet their needs, they are unable to keep up or
progress. This workshop will focus on curriculum development for these
students and how classes can be geared specifically for their
needs.
|
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
This session is intended for any audience interested in
the topic of adults with developmental disabilities/mental
handicaps/mental retardation. It would be especially useful for anyone
in an instructional capacity including literacy professionals; Adult
Basic Education and GED Preparation teachers; ESL teachers; and career,
vocational, technical teachers in any educational environment. Case
workers/social workers in agencies that provide support to persons with
disabilities would also benefit. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com Back to Top |
|
Content Area:
Equipped for the Future |
Title:
Equipped for the Future Orientation |
|
This general session includes an introduction to the EFF Content
Standards and the instructional and program improvement tools available
through the EFF Center for Training and Technical
Assistance. ` |
|
Length:
1/2 - 1 day |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors and Program Directors |
|
Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
|
Content Area:
Family Literacy |
Title:
Family Literacy |
|
·
Materials and resources that work for adults as learners and adults as
their children’s first teacher. |
|
Length: 3 -
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
GED
|
Title:
The Results Are In! -- Where Do We Go from Here? |
|
|
|
Length:
3 - 6 hours |
Audience:
ABE and GED Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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Content Area:
GED Test
Accommodations |
Title:
GED Tests and Accommodations for Candidates with
Disabilities |
|
The purpose of this training is to explain – step by step
- the entire process leading to a prospective test taker getting
approved to receive accommodations on the GED Tests. The actual Special
Accommodations Request Forms will be used to explain the required
documentation.
|
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
This session is
intended for any audience
interested in the topic of GED
Testing and
Accommodations for
Persons with Disabilities.
It would be
especially useful for
anyone in an instructional capacity including literacy professionals; high
school teachers and counselors, Adult Basic Education
and GED Preparation teachers, and career and
technical educators in any location.
Case workers/social
workers in agencies that provide support to persons
with disabilities would also benefit.
|
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com
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Content Area:
Job
Readiness |
Title:
Preparing for Careers in Sales and Service |
|
This training package, developed in partnership between Equipped for the
Future and the National Retail Federation Foundation, prepares
instructors and program leaders to deliver a four-six week intensive job
readiness course for adult students. Aligned with industry-based Sales
and Customer Service Standards, the curriculum prepares adults for
successful entry-level--and beyond--positions. The package also
includes an optional, but highly recommended, internship component.
Separate versions are available for ABE and ESL students. Training and
complete curriculum are included in the package. ` |
|
Length:
2 - 3 days |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors and Program Directors |
|
Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
|
Content Area:
Language
Arts |
Title:
Grammar Crimes |
|
Do you find it difficult to teach dangling participles, gerunds and
infinities to your students? This workshop will provide you with
examples of common grammar errors that correlate to Part I of the GED
Language Arts, Writing Test. You will also leave with grammar games and
activities that will give you tools to make teaching grammar more
fun! ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE and GED Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Language Arts |
Title:
The Power through Words |
|
Writing effective essays is hard work. Learn the POWER method of
writing. This workshop will provide you with a step-by-step method for
teaching the writing craft. You will also learn how to more effectively
assess your students’ writing skills – both holistically and
analytically. If you need a list of topics for essay writing and helpful
hints on assisting your students with the writing process, this workshop
is for you. ` |
|
Length:
3 - 6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Leadership/Motivational |
Title:
FISH! The FUNdamentals |
|
Does attitude matter in learning? Join the FISH! Team for a session of
fun and enlightenment as you learn about the philosophy that’s sweeping
across workplaces all over the world. Learn new ways to engage your
students in the learning process and increase their “stayability” in
your adult education classroom through building a World Class
program! ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Leadership/Motivational |
Title:
Whale Done! |
|
Tired of the “Gotcha” mentality? Learn techniques to create a more
positive learning environment from the new book by the guru of positive
thinking – Ken Blanchard. This motivational workshop will provide you
with techniques to accentuate the positive and redirect the negative in
your classroom and in your own personal life. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Learning
Disabilities |
Title:
Adults with Learning Disabilities Behind Prison Walls |
|
Statistics have shown that upwards of between 30% - 85% of incarcerated
juveniles
and adults have either diagnosed or suspected learning disabilities
and/or attention
deficit disorders. This training will focus on the unique problems
facing staff in federal,
state, and local correctional facilities when dealing with this
population. Note: one
version is geared to Adults and a different workshop is titled “Juvenile
Offenders in
Correctional
Facilities.”
`
|
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
Teachers, Aides, Counselors, Specialists, and
Administrators/Supervisors/Managers of Correctional and Juvenile Justice
facilities |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com |
|
Content Area:
Learning Disabilities |
Title:
Learning Disabilities: An Introduction for Literacy
Practitioners |
|
Statistics have shown that upwards of between 50% - 80%
of learners in adult basic and literacy programs that have reading
levels below the 5th to 7th grade levels may have
either diagnosed or suspected learning disabilities. This presentation
will cover the basics of learning disabilities and will introduce
literacy practitioners to resources and instructional strategies for
teaching/tutoring
students. ` |
|
Length:
6 to 12 hours |
Audience:
Teachers, Literacy Tutors, Volunteers and others
involved in Literacy, Family Literacy, Workforce Literacy, and Basic
Literacy programs |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com |
|
Content Area:
Learning Disabilities |
Title:
Learning Disabilities: An Introduction for Library
Professionals |
|
This presentation is especially designed for library
professionals. The focus will be on a basic overview of learning
disabilities. It will introduce practitioners to specific resources
including books, videos, journals, and digests suggested for
professionals, parents, and consumers with learning
disabilities.
|
|
Length:
6 to 12 hours |
Audience:
This session is for literacy practitioners, children's
librarians, lifelong learning specialists, volunteer tutors, and school
librarians. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com |
|
Content Area:
Learning Disabilities |
Title:
Learning Disabilities: Web-Based Resources and Training |
|
The mission of this training is to present an overview of Learning
Disabilities through
web-based resources and online training. ` |
|
Length:
4 to 6 hours |
Audience:
This session is intended as a general overview for any
audience interested in the topic of learning disabilities. Having a
basic entry level knowledge of computer operations would be necessary to
participate in the online portion, but that direct participation is not
necessary if paired with another person. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com |
|
Content Area:
Learning Disabilities |
Title:
Learning Disabilities: Identification and Strategies for
Instruction |
|
This purpose of this presentation is to help adult educators learn to
successfully identify, plan for, develop strategies, and teach adults
with learning disabilities. |
|
Length:
9 to 12 hours |
Audience:
This session is intended as a general overview for any audience
interested in the topic of learning disabilities. It can be divided into
a Part 1 and after a pre-determined interval of time, an advanced Part
2. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D.
321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com
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|
Content Area:
Learning
Styles |
Title:
Learning Styles and Adult, Career, and Technical
Education Students |
|
The purpose of this training is to provide participants with strategies
and tools for dealing with learning styles. The importance of
identifying students’ preferred learning modalities and learning
deficits will be explored to assist educators in knowing effective
strategies to maximize students’ strengths and more effectively address
their needs in an instructional environment. ` |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
This session is intended as a general overview for any
audience interested in the topic of learning styles. It would be
especially interesting for anyone in an instructional capacity including
literacy professionals, K through adult, career and technical educators,
and community college instructors. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319 RKenyon721@AOL.com Back
to Top |
|
Content Area:
Learning
Styles |
Title:
Teaching with Style |
|
Matching teaching styles to the learning styles of students makes it
easier to engage the sometimes reluctant student in the learning
process. Learn about different learning and teaching style inventories,
as well as how to determine what type of style goes best with specific
teaching strategies. ` |
|
Length: 3 -
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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|
Content Area:
Legal
Issues |
Title:
Liability Issues for Adult Education |
|
Teacher responsibility differs from group to group in adult education,
i.e. the young adult or alternative education student, Special Education
students, adult student, Corrections. This workshop discusses the
various levels of students in adult education, teacher responsibilities
and professional rights to themselves and their students, and real life
cases dealing with liability and the educator. ` |
|
Length: 3 -
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 Back
to Top |
|
Content Area:
Legal Issues |
Title:
The Internet Liability Issues and Education |
|
Is email forever? Are you aware that you could be liable for your
communications via the Internet? This workshops covers specific issues
related to the Internet, the Millennium Copyright Law, court cases, and
both your liability and that of your organization when it comes to the
Internet. |
|
Length: 3 -
6 hours |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
I Knew That! |
|
Are some of your students math phobics? Learn techniques and games to
help students overcome their fear of math. This workshop will provide
you with short brainteasers and hands-on activities to help your
students get their problem-solving skills flowing.
` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, ESL, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
Practice Makes Permanent -- The Three Step Approach to
Problem Solving |
|
Math requires that students follow a process until they have the answer.
Learn about a three-step approach to problem solving that you can
implement in all areas of math. This workshop will also provide you with
hands-on activities to reinforce selected math concepts in the four
areas of the GED Mathematics Test. ` |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
Math for All Kinds of Minds |
|
Mathematics is an important skill on both the GED Test and in daily
life. Learn the basic components of all types of math - facts,
procedures, concepts, and problem solving – and how to apply these
different components to number operations, algebra, geometry, and
statistics. ` |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
The Casio fx-260 Solar -- Don't Leave Home Without It! |
|
New to the GED classroom? Need to refresh your skills using a scientific
calculator? This hands-on workshop will tech you all you ever wanted to
know about the Official GED Test calculator, but were afraid to
ask. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
What Don't They Know? |
|
This workshop focuses on the most missed types of questions on the GED
Test. GEDTS has identified some specific areas that cause students the
most difficulty. Learn about these areas and what types of strategies
that can assist students in being more prepared for the
test. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
Tips of the Trade -- Teaching Math Basics in Context |
|
Math is the universal language, yet it is often an abstract function to
students that has no meaning in their real lives. Learn some basic tips
on how to take tasks from the daily world in such areas as fractions,
percentages, and decimals and transfer these skills to GED type
scenarios. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
Challenging the Math Status Quo -- It's Just Some Letters |
|
Say the word algebra and students often shut down the learning portal.
Algebra is often just basic math. Have some fun using the letters of
math to solve daily problems in life. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title: Geometry is Just Plane Fun! |
|
Students often have problem interpreting real world situations and
applying math skills to these situations. Geometry is just one area that
students can use a “hands-on” approach to learn how to problem solve
using math. This workshop will provide some basics on how to use common
items to solve the basics of geometry. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
I Can't Do It! |
|
Math phobia is a real world problem! How can students learn basic math
if they are sure that they “can’t do math”? Learn different strategies
to teach the basics of math and how they can be applied to both the
classroom and the real world. Sometimes it takes a different approach to
learning to teach a student who has not learned the basics of
multiplication, fractions, and percentages. This workshop will provide a
few different ways of teaching the basics. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
It's All the Same Anyway! |
|
Solving math equations is the same regardless of whether it’s 2 + 2 or a
quadratic equation. Learn the four basic areas of problem solving skills
that are needed for all areas of math problems and how they can be
applied in the classroom. ` |
|
Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
What Are Those Things? |
|
In the real world of work, we have what is often referred to as “tools
of the trade.” Many adult students are kinesthetic/tactile learners.
This workshop will demonstrate how different types of math manipulatives
can assist students in better understanding the seemingly abstract world
of math. Learn how to use Cuisenaire rods, algebra blocks, fraction
squares, scientific calculators, and other manipulatives in the
classroom. ` |
|
Length:
3 - 6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Mathematics |
Title:
Deciphering Math - Problem Solving Strategies |
|
According to the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, there are
many different strategies that can be used to solve math problems. How
many do your students use? This workshop will take you through seven
different strategies that your students should have in their
mathematical tool box. ` |
|
Length:
3 - 6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788 |
|
Content Area:
Reading |
Title: Learning
Disabilities and Success in
Reading |
|
The purpose of this training is to highlight the
relationship between learning disabilities and reading problems. The
topic of dyslexia will be the focus and an in-depth study of how one
learns to read and what to do for under-performing students. |
|
Length:
9 - 12 hours |
Audience:
This session is intended as a general overview for any audience
interested in the topic of reading, dyslexia, and reading disabilities.
It would be especially interesting for anyone in an instructional
capacity including literacy professionals; adult, career and technical
educators; and community college instructors despite their educational
facility. |
|
Contact:
Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D. 321.637.1319
RKenyon721@AOL.com
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|
Content Area:
Reading |
Title:
Read with Understanding: An Introduction to Teaching
with the EFF Standard |
|
This six-hour session introduces participants to standards-based
instruction using the EFF Read with Understanding standard and
level descriptors. The session includes an overview of research-based
reading instruction. |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors, Tutors, Program Directors |
|
Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
|
Content Area:
Reading |
Title:
Teaching Adults to Read with Understanding:
Research-Based
Reading
Instruction with EFF |
|
This comprehensive professional development option focuses on
research-based reading strategies and includes four two-day sessions,
conducted over the course of a program year. Participants apply what
they learn between each session and receive additional technical
assistance and mentoring during the year. |
|
Length:
4 2-day sessions |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors, Tutors, Program Directors |
|
Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
|
Content Area:
Reading |
Title:
Teaching Adults to Read with Understanding: Customized
Sessions |
|
Professional development sessions on teaching adults to read can be
customized to meet specific program goals and can include on-site
technical assistance. Training ranges from one day to multi-day
sessions. |
|
Length:
range |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors, Tutors, Program Directors |
|
Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
|
Content Area:
Reading |
Title: Reading
to Learn - Taking Adult Education Students to the Next Level |
|
Most teachers have not had the opportunity to obtain
expertise in the area of reading. This reading workshop provides a basic
overview of the different components of reading, as well as teaching
strategies for each area. Hands-on activities are incorporated into this
reading workshop on how to teach fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Techniques such as the various types of word lists, the GIST, and SRQ3
are demonstrated. This workshop may be divided into any of the
components of reading – phonemic awareness, word analysis and
recognition, reading rate and fluency, spelling, background knowledge,
word meaning and vocabulary, and comprehension skills - dependent on the
needs of the participants. |
|
Length:
6
hours or 3 hour workshops for individual components of reading |
Audience:
Open |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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|
Content Area:
Science |
Title: Surrounded
by Science |
|
How can you teach science without a lab? Learn how to use
common things from everyday life to teach the basic concepts of
physical, earth/space, and life sciences, as well as how to teach your
students to apply the Scientific Method. This workshop will provide you
with hands-on experiences (and experiments). You will also learn basic
content knowledge, such as how to read a Periodic Table and of course,
Newton’s Laws
of Motion. |
|
Length:
6 hours |
Audience:
ABE and GED Instructors |
|
Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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Content Area:
Social
Studies |
Title: Where
Do I Begin? - The Wonderful World of Social Studies |
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Where do you begin when teaching Social Studies? How can
you cover the history of the world, political and economic systems, and
the geography of our planet in less than two hours a week? This workshop
will provide you with activities on how to teach conceptually.
Experience such activities as History Jeopardy, What Case Am I, Where in
the World? and One Moment in Time. You will leave this workshop with
hands-on activities to take back to your classroom for the different
areas of the GED Social Studies Test. |
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Length:
3 - 6 hours |
Audience:
ABE, GED, High School Instructors |
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Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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Content Area:
Standards-based Instruction |
Title:
Standards-based Approach to Teaching and Learning |
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EFF's teaching/learning cycle show how content standards can be
integrated and aligned with student goals, curriculum, instruction, and
assessment. Guiding questions and sample tools to assist the teacher in
designing student-centered learning activities accompany each step of
the cycle. ` |
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Length:
1 - 2 days |
Audience:
Adult Education Instructors |
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Contact:
EFF Center for
Training and Technical Assistance, Diane Gardner
dgardner@utk.edu (865) 974-8426 |
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title:
Effective Searching Strategies |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
Open |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title:
WebQuests ~ Making Effective Use of the Internet |
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With so many resources out on the Internet, many students
can be bombarded with information overload. This workshop introduces
participants to WebQuests, online inquiry focused activities. WebQuests
not only consist primarily of online exploration, but also include
discussion questions that engage the student in high order thinking.
Participants will be provided with an overview of webquests and work in
groups to begin creating their own. |
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Length:
can vary - 2 hours to full day |
Audience:
Teachers |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title:
Introduction to Dreamweaver |
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Participants in this workshop gain a basic understanding of one of the
most widely used web developing software packages. Novices will leave
this workshop having created their own webpage using images, lists and
colors. |
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Length:
2 - 3 hours |
Audience:
open |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title:
Help, I’m Unplugged! |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
open |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title: Maintaining
Your Techno-Sanity! |
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Using your desktop as a catch-all, filled with downloadable files,
images and reports put there so you’d remember where they are? Pretty
soon you’ll run out of space and then what will you do? Notice the
computer isn’t running as efficiently as the day you took it out of the
box? Temporary files and cached files can slow down your computers
performance. Participants in this workshop will learn new skills on
keeping a clean desktop and maintaining a healthy computer. |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
open |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
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Content Area:
Technology |
Title: High
Interest Materials for the Uninterested |
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This hands-on workshop requires a technology lab. Learn
how to teach through the use of high interest materials including
webquests in all of the different academic areas. Adult students need to
be involved in order to learn. The use of high interest materials is one
way to get started. |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
Open |
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Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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Content Area:
Technology |
Title: The
Wonderful World Wide Web! |
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This workshop requires the use of a technology lab.
Explore some of the wonderful sites on the World Wide Web to enhance
your students’ learning environment. From writing essays to grammar
games to critical thinking activities to dissecting a real frog to
lesson plans and sites in every type of subject area – this interactive
workshop gives you sites to visit and techniques for finding excellence
on the Internet. |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
Open |
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Contact:
Susan K. Pittman
skptvs@aol.com (561)
204-5060; Bonnie Vondracek
bv73008@aol.com (305)
442-0788
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Content Area:
Technology
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Title:
PowerPoint |
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Participants in these workshops will receive an introduction to
Microsoft PowerPoint and learn how to create their own presentation,
using colors, images and slide animations. |
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Length:
3 hours |
Audience:
open |
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Contact:
Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
dlhargrove@aol.com (813)
657-0789 |
