OTAN is accepting applications for its two academies: the Technology Integration Mentor Academy (TIMAC) and the Online Teaching Academy (OTAC), but the deadline is fast approaching. These are year-long projects that focus on integrating technology into the classroom, and effective practices in online teaching and learning, respectively. Get your application in now!
OCTAE is Working to Get Everyone On!
Important organizational changes have taken place within the California Department of Education. With the retirement of Dr. Patricia Terry, manager of the Adult Education Office (AEO), Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has made the decision to move the AEO out of the Coordinated Student Support and Adult Education Division (CSSAED) under the direction of Gordon Jackson and into the ... Complete article..
For a May 19, 2014 post, Ashley Cronin and the team collected resources from Edutopia and the Web to help us navigate the possibilities of blended learning, an approach that combines face-to-face and technology-mediated learning, with some student control over time, path, place, or pace.
New Web-based Class Activity for September!
Are you preparing your students for the high school equivalency test? Looking for non-fiction reading material at multiple reading levels? Do you want to integrate the College and Career Readiness standards into your classroom? Could you use current articles for your ESL students who are reading at a 4th grade level or higher? Newsela is a Web site containing articles on non-fiction topics. But it is much more.
OTAN offers short, online workshops to meet the demands of busy adult educators. Check the California Adult Education Professional Development calendar for our online workshops as we gear up for another exciting year!
Virtual Nerd Mobile Math by Pearson Education is a free app that provides on-the-go access to Virtual Nerd's extensive video library. Interactive tutorial videos review fundamental math concepts in middle school and high school. App is designed for iPhone and iPad, but may also work with an iPod touch. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
This site from Pearson offers over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2. The instructor is easy to follow and this might be a great resource for learners who struggle with basic math concepts. It would also be a great resource for the "flipped" classroom. After identifying a learners' math level, assign videos to watch at home and then any questions can be answered in class. Also see the Virtual Nerd Mobile Math app (above) for on-the-go learning.
The Dallas Fed has created interactive whiteboard activities for use in the high school classroom. The new lessons are part of the popular Everyday Economics series and Building Wealth in the Classroom. Download the .notebook files and accompanying PDF procedure documents at the site. Their Economic Education-Classroom Resources section has many more resources for teaching financial literacy. You may want to explore them, too.
English Current is a free ESL Web site for students and teachers of English. The lessons here are designed to take up about 1 hr of class time. Lessons focus on speaking (50%), reading comprehension (30%), and vocabulary building (20%). Good for English conversation lessons. How to use English Current . Some lessons have printable worksheets for those without Internet access. There is a lot of variety in topics. It has lists of conversation questions, phrasal verbs, and work-related idioms, as well as exercises on many language learning topics. For Intermediate-Advanced learners.
Are you looking for teaching materials or lessons that will help prepare your students for the GED while addressing a real health issue affecting their lives and the lives of their family and friends? Then try these three new health literacy lessons designed for ABE/GED instruction which provide compelling information about the hazards of tobacco use while teaching basic literacy skills. Each lesson comes complete with lesson overview, multiple learning activities, teacher notes, and answer key.
Offers a variety of study, practice, and tests on geography in the USA and across the world. Good activites for learning the states and their capitals as well as world geography. Also offers very basic online math practice (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), including printable worksheets. Suitable for EL Civics, ESL, ABE, and ASE classes.