Also included in this CD is a Resource Room that contains full-text articles and tools of immediate and relevant use for the new educator. The CD is filled with attractive and informative screens, stimulating activities, quality videos, and an online learning styles assessment. Best of all, it is always there when you need it and can be used repeatedly.

Dr. Richard Cooper visited Indiana in the fall of 2002 to conduct workshop presentations and visit local programs to demonstrate effective screening and instructional strategies. This four-part training series was produced based on his visit. Viewers will see demonstrations of activities, strategies, and techniques to supplement the teaching of reading and writing skills to adults with varying degrees of learning difficulties.

Pre-Service Training for Teachers and Tutors New to Adult Education in Nevada

The purpose of this self-paced, interactive training is to provide information common to all AEFLA-funded programs in Nevada so that new hires and volunteers can work independently to become acclimated to teaching and tutoring adult ABE/ESL students. Much of the information is generic and Nevada-specific information is easily customizable to other states. Readings, activities, videos, and links to Web sites are included throughout the program. Participants complete assignments as they work through the course and are requested to review them with their program directors when the course is completed.

North Carolina

This CD-ROM focuses on using the scientific calculator. The first section introduces the calculator as a tool. The second section teaches the use of the calculator to perform basic and intermediate functions. The third section teaches the use of the calculator to perform advanced functions. Practice is provided for each key. The CD-ROM is designed to train instructors in using the calculator with Level 1 basic skills through adult high school math students. The instructor can also adapt the CD-ROM for student use.

The influx of 12 – 21 year old students into adult basic education programs created a need for instructors to develop a knowledge based about the characteristics, challenges, and learning issues of this escalating population. To meet the demand the Adult Basic Skills Professional Development Project developed a package consisting of a training manual, a videotape, and an interactive CD. Materials are designed to be blended to meet individual, as well as program, requirements. While the elements are primarily designed to prepare instructors for teaching young adults, they also can be adapted to use with students.

Captures Wisdom documents the ways educators and learners actually use technology in their classrooms as a tool to support instruction and learning in a variety of content areas. The two CD-ROM set contains seven different short videos of authentic adult education classrooms. Included with each video clip are sections with the featured teacher answering questions posed to her/him by other adult education teachers who first watched the video clips in focus groups. The questions are divided into the following categories: Learners, Instructional Activities, Project Management, Technology Issues, and Products and Assessments. Also included with the set is short instruction booklet that tells you how to get the most out of Captured Wisdom. The entire program has been uploaded to the Internet and can be accessed for free at the following URL: http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/adultlit.htm

o over eight hours of video investigations containing interviews of learners, teachers, researchers, and administrators; classroom practice; and in-depth exploration of specific topic areas such as ESL, ABE, GED, math, writing, assessment, and technology.

o An internet site that contains online tools such as discussion boards, teacher portfolios with needs assessment activities, data collection suggestions, action plan infrastructures, and reporting frameworks; and four knowledge databases to search related resources.

o A particpant’s guide that describes the system and identifies possible applications in various contexts.

PDK’s online instructional materials are free – anyone can access the professional development resources available on the PDK website located at http://www.literacy.org/pdk

A three-part video series was produced for teacher training to help students experience success on the GED Test. The series was produced to supplement statewide training conferences. The topics are Curriculum in Action, Math Instruction Featuring the Calculator, and Issues and Answers.