Welcome to Guidelines forPreparing Students forSuccess!

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Purpose

• To increase your knowledge and resources available to deliver instruction that focuses on what adult learners need to know and be able to do

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Objective

• Identify tools, techniques, and resources to implement the GPS for Success in your programs and classrooms.

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Guidelines• Begin and end on time.• Use the “parking lot” when necessary.• Respect each other’s “air time.”• Do not engage in side conversations.• Turn off cell phone and Blackberry ringers.

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Activity

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Welcome from Dr. Randy Whitfield

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Student Success Strategy Activity

Reading

Math

Writing

Technology

• What kinds of strategies are you using now to help your students navigate to success?

• How do you determine what a learner should know and be able to do to be successful?

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GPS Content Standards

• Broad outline of the knowledge that guides curriculum

• Define what a learner should know and be able to do

• “The student will apply knowledge of parts of speech, verb tense, and usage to complete a variety of writing tasks” W.5

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GPS Content Standards Are Not

• Written in sequential order

• Meant to dictate teaching styles, class lessons, or assignments

• Driven by any particular curriculum

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Value of GPS Standards for Students and Instructors

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Value of GPS Standards for Local Programs and North Carolina

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How Was the GPS for Success Developed?

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Why GPS Standards?

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Instructor Feedback

Content Standards implementation• Created better teachers

• Increased student satisfaction

• Provided clear path for instruction

• Allowed creativity in lesson planning

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The standards are a living document!

What is a living document?

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Remember the Road Signs

• Standards – Each area has 4 to 6 standards

• Educational Functioning Levels & Grade Levels

• Benchmarks – Specific skills learners need to achieve to meet the standard

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Benchmark Numbering System

• Four areas: reading, math, writing, and technology

• Remember: Students Love Broccoli

• Students - Standard• Love – Level• Broccoli – Benchmark

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R.3.2.1• R is for Reading

• 3 is the Standard

• 2 is the Level

• 1 is the Benchmark18

M.4.1.2• M is for Math

• 4 is the Standard

• 1 is the Level

• 2 is the Benchmark19

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Where we are headed…

• Reading – Identifying benchmarks

• Math – Finding teaching suggestions

• Writing– Aligning lessons and benchmarks

• Technology – Using teaching suggestions

• Next Steps - Putting the GPS for Success on the road and in your program

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GPS for Success –Reading

Getting a read on where we want to go!

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Our Next Stop …

• Reading content standards, materials and resources to see what tools you have to enhance your instructional journey

• Identify benchmarks that relate to certain reading skills

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Reading GPS Content Standards

• Phonemic Awareness/Word Analysis

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

• Fluency

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Check your GPS for Places of Interest

• Standards

• Performance Indicators

• Activities with Real-life Applications

• Verification Checklist

• Teaching Resources

• Glossary of Terms

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Benchmark Activity

• Each table has a reading skill

• Identify all benchmarks that cover this skill

• Share your findings

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GPS for Success-Writing Navigation

Write of Way to Success for Transitions

•View the structure of the writing standards

•Navigate the GPS Toolkit for writing

Our next stop…

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Writing GPS Content Standards

• Readability/Accuracy• Composition• Capitalization, Punctuation, &

Spelling• Grammatical

Concepts/Sentence Structure • Parts of Speech, Verb Tense, &

Usage

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Sample Activities with Real Life Applications & Checklists

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Writing Teaching Resources

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Activity: From Benchmarks to Lessons

• Share with the group the number of lessons and what you would cover in each lesson.

• In your groups, review the standard and level your group was assigned.

• Decide how many lessons it would take to cover all the benchmarks for that standard and level.

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GPS for Success- Mathematics

Yield to Math on the road to careers and higher education.

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Training Objective

• Learn how to use the GPS for Success in Math

• See how the GPS for Success answers math students’ most frequent question!

• Investigate the teaching activities supplied

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Math Standards

• Number Sense and Operations

• Measurement

• Geometry

• Data Analysis

• Algebra

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Math GPS for Success Overview

• Level Walk Through

• Teaching Resources

• Glossary

• Appendices

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Math Verification Checklist

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•Pre-test•Motivation•Progress

Activity:

Resources for Difficult Areas

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GPS for Success- Technology/Computer Literacy:

The Acceleration Lane into College and Career Readiness

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Objectives

• Gain familiarity with the 6 standards

• Practice using the teaching suggestions

• Find out where you are with technology

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Technology/Computer Literacy GPS Overview

•Society, Issues & Ethical Behaviors

•Databases

•Spreadsheets

•Desktop Publishing

•Multimedia

•Internet/Telecommunications

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Why Teach Technology/ Computer Literacy Skills?

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Activity: Learn One, Teach OneUsing the Teaching Suggestions

• Break into pairs• Choose one teaching

suggestion from assigned standard

• Take 10 minutes to review or learn

• Teach it to another pair

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Self-Assessment

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How are your technology/ computer literacy skills?

How the 4 Subject Areas Interrelate

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Putting the GPS on the Road: Suggestions for the Journey Ahead

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Activity:Questions, Concerns, andImplementation Challenges

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Additional Resourcewww.adultedcontentstandards.ed.gov/standardsInAction.asp

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•Build understanding

•Translate standards into curriculum

•Align assignments to standards

•Assess instruction

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it is only to be understood..

Nothing in life is to be feared,

it is only to be understood.

Questions, Concerns,

Closure and Evaluation

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