2016 Professional Development Event:
December 5th – 6th
Teaching High Emphasis Social Studies Topics in the Adult Education Classroom: Civil War and Reconstruction Era
Facilitators: Kathy Lent and Bonnie Lang (Syracuse City School District)
- Social Studies PPT: December 2016
- Teacher Leader Turnkey Training Plans: November 2016 Albany Institute
- TASC Social Studies Blueprint Overview GHI
- TASC Social Studies Item Specs GHI
- GHI Item Specs: Social Studies
- Social Studies TASC Vocabulary Words
- Alphabet Soup
- FANBOYS
- Context Clues
- Interpreting Nonfiction and Fiction Tips
- A Day in Your Life
- The Bill of Rights
- Key Principles of the Constitution
- Constitutional Principles Quiz
- Three Branches of Government
- Checks and Balances Diagram
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Jim Crow Laws
- Plessy v Ferguson
- Excerpt from MLK: I have a Dream Speech
- Top Five Causes of the Civil War
- US Map – Civil War
- Problems of the Great Depression
- Unemployment
- Reconstruction Period Goals, Successes, and Failures
- Get the GIST Form
- FDR – How He Changed America
- Get the GIST: FDR
- Summary of the New Deal
- The New Deal Activity and GIST
- Laws of Supply and Demand
- Supply and Demand Graph It!
- The Falling Price of Oil
- Falling Price of Oil – Student GISTS
- Get the GIST: Falling Price of Oil
- Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
- Political Cartoon Government Branches
- Political Cartoon North Korea
- Global Warming Source Texts: Student Essays Reflection Questions
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and Language Skills for the TASC
Facilitators: Nicole Elston (Greater Southern Tier BOCES) and Lavern Nelson (NYC RAEN)
- Agenda – December 5th – 6th
- Reading Standards
- Activity Covers
- The BILL OF RIGHTS Handout
- Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer 1
- Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer 2
- Bill of Rights in Plain English Cards
- Bill of Rights Scenarios
- Reading Scenario Graphic Organizers
- Bill of Rights Reading Scenarios Answer Key
- Bill of Rights Sentence Combining – Original
- Bill of Rights Sentence Combining – Mark Up
- Comma Rules
- Current Events Amendment Articles
- FANBOYS Letter Cards
- FANBOYS and WABBITS
- High Emphasis Doc for Reading and Social Studies
- Lesson Five – Show Me the Money
- Lesson Six – Civil War and Reconstruction
- Make a Match Picture Cards
- Video Scenarios Cover
- VIDEOS: ELA Workshops
- Content Videos
- Commas, Semicolons and FANBOYS
- Coordinating Adjectives
- Coordinating Adjectives 2
- Dependent and Independent Clauses – Syntax (Khan Academy)
- No B.S. Grammar – Intro to FANBOYS and Semicolons
- FANBOYS – Coordinating Conjunctions
- How to Take Great Notes
- Parallel Structure by Shmoop
- Sentence Types by Shmoop
- Video Clips
- Content Videos
Teaching TASC Level Science in Adult Education: Life Sciences – What is Matter?
Facilitators: Randy Raux (Madison Oneida BOCES) and Jennifer Kent-Isaacs (Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES)
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- Science December Workshop PPT
- Science Presentation – Teacher Leader Institute 11/17-18/2016
- CUNY Framework Introduction
- GHI Science Blueprint 2016
- TASC Test Blueprint Shifts: DEF to GHI
- TASC Science Readiness Assessment Analysis – November 2016
- 11 Question Stems from the TASC Science Test
- Pages form Infographics: Activity 1
- Is it Matter? Handout
- Lesson 2 Reading
- Student Reading
- Sentence Starter
- Writing Activity
- What Do You Notice
- Life Expectancy Graph
- Life Expectancy Graph – Blank
- Resources List
Preparing Students for the New TASC Exams: How the Math Content has Changed
Facilitators: Brett Mosier and Chris Burns (Syracuse City School District)
Teaching ESL to Adults in the TASC Era: Meeting College & Career Readiness Standards
Facilitators: Julie Coulombe, Juanita Weber-Shirk, Sasha Endo, Liz Susmann and Donna Stauffer (TST BOCES)
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- ESL College and Career Readiness Standards PPT
- ELP Standards Adult Ed
- Competencies
- Blank Template – Phoneme and Syllable Practice
- Phonemic Awareness and Pronunciation
- Cesar Chavez Phoneme Practice
- Cesar Chavez Lesson Plan
- listening-content-standards
- speaking-content-standards
- reading-content-standards
- writing-content-standards
- math-content-standards
Using Technology Resources in Data Management: Attendance and Class Configurations
Facilitator: Marvin Superville (NYC DOE)
