NYACCE 59th Annual Conference:
Tuesday May 4, 2010
Workshop Session 6: 2:00 pm -3:00 pm
Reducing Assessment Administration Time with TABE Online
Presenter: Mike Johnson, Adult Assessment Product Manager, CTB/McGraw-Hill
Room: Albany
Assessment administration can be a labor intensive proposition. This session will demonstrate the efficiencies of TABE Online, offering
adult educators flexible options for delivering, scoring and reporting assessments. By providing speedier administration of adult
assessments, educators can spend more time using the assessment information to develop learning paths to target learner gains. At
the end of the sessions attendees will receive a FREE 60 Seat Demo account to use TABE Online at their facilities.
Free Online Resources Aligned With Adult Education Standards and GED
Preparation – Thinkfinity and SAS Curriculum Pathways
Presenters: Gene Silverman, Executive Director Career and Technical Education, Nassau BOCES,
Stan Silverman, Professor, School of Education, New York Institute of Technology, Chair, NYS Teacher Centers
Technology Committee
Room: Colonie
Two large international companies, Verizon and SAS, have created Foundations that build rich, standards based, media rich, interactive
content and tools for K-adult educators: thinkfnity.org and SAS Curriculum Pathways. This presentation will demonstrate how easy these
resources are to access and integrate into instruction in order to increase student engagement and achievement specific to targeted goals
for learning. All of the resources presented can be organized and printed out off-line to be used in low tech classrooms.
Partnering for a Successful Reading Program
Presenter: Loraine Kotary, Assistant Professor, SUNY Morrisville Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center
Room: Schenectady
The Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center (SEOC) and Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse have joined together in a highly
successful program that offers classroom instruction and tutoring to low-level readers. This partnership is beneficial to all involved as
successful students are promoted into other SEOC academic or vocational programs that require at least a 5th grade reading level.
Are Your Students Ready to Write? Going Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay – Part 1
Presenters: Connie Schwein, Regional Representative for Steck-Vaughn Publishers,
Linda Correnti, Principal, Manhattan Access GED Program
Room: Troy
From formal essays to research reports to note-taking, postsecondary education requires many different types of writing skills. Some
students make very smooth transitions from writing in the adult education classroom to writing in college, but many are puzzled and
frustrated by their writing experiences for college classes. Learn more about college entrance exams and the diverse writing skills
required by today’s world of work and education. Part 2 from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Coaching Leaders to Success – Part 1
Presenter: Begonietta “Be” Jensen, Senior Professional Development Associate and Project Leader for Family and
Community Programs, Literacy Assistance Center
Room: Salon A
Coaching is a promising new tool for building capacity, developing staff and impacting engagement, productivity, and job satisfaction
as well as organizational outcomes. This session will illustrate how leadership coaching has proven to be a successful strategy to
strengthen participants’ managerial and leadership skills, to help them attain SMART goals and outcomes, improve program effectiveness,
increase staff and student retention, and ultimately enhance their organizational culture. Part 2 from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Creating Postsecondary and Career Readiness for Low-Skilled Adults: Developing
Systemic Approaches to Success in Central/Southern New York
Presenter(s): Robert Purga, Supervisor, Adult Education and Workforce Development with Literacy Zone Directors
Room: Salon B & C
New York is one of eight states selected by USDOE for two years of technical assistance to develop strategies for enhancing the college
and career readiness for low-skilled adults through increased and quality access to training and learning opportunities. NYSED is
piloting systemic regional approaches in the central/southern region that can be used to inform policies, funding, data sharing, use of
technology, and instructional design statewide and in other regions of the state. The Pathways to Post Secondary initiative is aimed at
creating multiple pathways for out-of-school youth and adults in six literacy zones and other high poverty communities to postsecondary
instruction in over six community colleges and multiple one-stop career centers. This workshop will highlight the approaches, partnerships,
and lessons learned that will inform New York’s overall efforts to promote postsecondary and career transition for adult education
students and families. The workshop panel will consist of representatives of adult education, postsecondary, and workforce systems who
are working to align systems, pilot innovative technology, and create successful education pipelines.
Legislation to Watch: Keeping Up With NYS Education Legislation - Part 1
Presenter: Stacey L. Watson, Executive Director of the South Buffalo Education Center
Room: Salon F
With the busy schedules of educators, it is difficult to read, follow and support all of the education related legislation happening in
Albany. This interactive workshop will train educators to recognize important bills, track their progress and understand how they affect
our day to day operations. Participants will have a greater understanding of the proposed bills explored in recent legislative sessions,
as well as learn easy ways to keep up with the notable laws. Part 2 from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
