Below is a list of upcoming ATDN courses/meetings:

January 9 | 2 - 5 PM | CCRS Math 101A - Introduction & Key Instructional Shifts

CCRS Math 101A - Introduction and Key Instructional Shifts is Part 1 of a 2-part workshop series. The College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education are a set of academic standards that, when met by students, prepare adult learners for success in college, technical training program(s), and work. Participants will become familiar with the standards and how to navigate them in this session. We will investigate the Key Instructional Shifts mathematics instruction must make for students to succeed. The importance of taking the time to delve deeply into the concepts at the heart of mathematics will be illustrated. By making connections between mathematical concepts, activities will encourage ways to see mathematics as more than discrete sets of rules to be memorized. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to use standards when planning math instruction.

After CCRS Math 102B, participants will create a standards-based unit plan that integrates both the Key Instructional Shifts and the Standards for Mathematical Practice with priority content standards.

Audience: GED/CDP/ABE Math Teachers

Objectives: Name a big idea of mathematics, describe the focus of a level appropriate for the students you teach, describe how the Shifts influence the structure of the CCR content standards and the order in which standards should be taught, and give an example of coherence building across levels.

January 18 | 2 - 5 PM | CCRS Math 101B - Key Instructional Shifts

CCRS Math 101B - Key Instructional Shifts is Part 2 of a 2-part workshop series. The College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education are a set of academic standards that, when met by students, prepare adult learners for success in college, technical training program(s), and work. Participants will become familiar with the standards and how to navigate them in this session. We will investigate the Key Instructional Shifts mathematics instruction must make for students to succeed. By making connections between mathematical concepts, activities will encourage ways to see mathematics as more than discrete sets of rules to be memorized. The content standards calling for a balance of conceptual understanding, fluency with procedures, and application to real-world and mathematical contexts will be explored. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to use standards when planning math instruction.

Participants must have completed the in-person CCRS Math 101A – Introduction & Key Instructional Shifts before attending Math 101B. After CCRS Math 102B, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to use standards when planning math instruction and will create a standards-based unit plan that integrates both the Key Instructional Shifts and the Standards for Mathematical Practice with priority content standards.

Audience: GED/CDP/ABE Math Teachers

Objectives: Give an example of coherence building between domains, evaluate a classroom resource for Rigor, especially how well it supports students’ conceptual understanding or application of mathematics skills, and explain one new way the Key Instructional Shifts indicate a need to shift an aspect of your instruction, and capture ideas for a unit plan that demonstrate a Shift in instructional practice

On-Demand, Self-Paced Video Training:

• CCRS ELA 101: Instructional Shifts, Text Complexity & Vocabulary

• CCRS ELA 102: Instructional Shifts, Evidence & Building Knowledge

• CCRS Math 101A: Introduction & Key Instructional Shifts

• CCRS Math 101B: Key Instructional Shifts

• CCRS Math 102A: Standards for Mathematical Practice

• CCRS Math 102B: Standards for Mathematical Practice

• CCRS ELP Standards I: Introduction to the ELP Standards

• CCRS ELP Standards II: Meeting the Demands of Today's World Through High-Leverage Instructional Practices

Below is a list of upcoming Digital ATDN courses:

January 17 | 3 - 4 PM | Enhance Your Digital Literacy with Google Applied Digital Skills

Looking for ideas for free, ready-to-use, project-based lessons for your classroom? Google Applied Digital Skills may be the answer! Come explore the content and pedagogy behind Applied Digital Skills that will empower your students to gain the digital literacy tools and skills needed for success.

Goal: Introduce educators to Google Applied Digital Skills and identify resources and best practices for integration into their curriculum.

Audience: Directors, Program Facilitators, and Teachers

Objectives: Provide an introduction to Applied Digital Skills, review lessons and resources available, identify a lesson that would be appropriate for their learners and explore the lesson and resources as a student, and discuss strategies for implementation

January 30 | 3 - 4 PM | Navigating OER Resources: Learn Where to Go and What to Look For

Why reinvent the wheel when there are thousands of open educational resources (OER) that can be easily integrated into your curriculum? In this training, we will discuss how to find OERs and best practice tips for managing your OER resources.

Goal: Identify OER sites and best practices for managing OER resources.

Audience: Program Facilitators and Teachers

Objectives: Discuss the benefits of OER sites, identify OER sites, and discuss best practices for managing OER resources

As we continue with the CSDE two-year sustainability plan, we move into the second phase of compiling stipend-based, local practitioner SIA Math and ELA Curricula Review teams. By sharing expertise and collective wisdom, the teams will collaborate to:

✦ Identify existing curriculum and resources used by Adult Education agencies throughout Connecticut through a statewide survey;

✦ Evaluate/analyze curriculum and resources as identified through the survey and focus groups and how they align to the Standards-in-Action dimensions (using the SIA curricula review tool);

✦ Use the SIA curricula review tool to make suggestions about modification of the curriculum or resources for adult learners; and

✦ Prepare reviewed curriculum and resource suggestions for review by the Connecticut State Department of Education - Office of Adult Education and posting on goopenct.org.

The Curricula Review Teams will be comprised of no less than five (5) certified Adult Education teachers. The Math team will meet a total of six (6) times and the ELA team will meet a total of seven (7) times (an estimated 30 hours total). In addition to the team meetings, each Curricula Review Team member will be required to do “independent work” outside of scheduled meetings.

Visit Standards-in-Action Curricula Review Team Application / Selection Process

to apply or view additional information/requirements.

The deadline for applications is Friday, January 20, 2023!