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Adult Education
Adult Education
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 6:00am - Mon, 08/31/2020 - 11:00pm
Professional development for Adult Education Teachers & Learning Resources for Adult Education Students.
Adult Education Teachers
ACCES/Finger Lakes Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN) at WXXI:
For Teachers & Administrators: The RAEN provides research-based training & assistance to improve the quality of NY State Education Department funded adult education and workforce development programs.
Teachers: Learn More >
Adult Students
Want to Improve:
- Your English Speaking Skills
- Your Job Skills and Options
- Reading and Math Skills
- Get Your High School Equivalency
STEP 1: Sign-Up to Get Help from a FREE NY State Approved Adult Education Program: Locate FREE Programs by Clicking Your County on the NY State Map
STEP 2: Improve Your Skills:
Watch Programs On WXXI-TV PBS
Schedules For WXXI-TV 21.1 (Cable 11 or Cable 1221)
Choose Monday - Friday 5:00am-6:00am
Use On-Demand Programs and PBS LearningMedia Resources to Supplement Your Class Work
STEP 3: Take the High School Equivalency TASC Test (Replaces GED): Test Taker Information
Free test preparation programs and official Testing Centers are located throughout New York State. There is no fee to take the High School Equivalency TASC test in New York State.
Learn More About: TASC: Test Assessing Secondary Completion (replaces the GED) .
Adult Learning Resource Highlights
PBS LearningMedia NY Video Library: Search videos for help on topics
Adult Education Collections on PBS LearningMedia
Descriptions of Video Series
| Workplace Essential Skills: Watch HereSeries Description: For adults who want to get — and keep — good jobs, this adult literacy series may be just the answer. Workplace Essential Skills teaches not just the skills but also the attitudes necessary to succeed at work. Reading, writing, math, communication, and problem solving are presented in workplace contexts. Learners see how to prepare résumés and applications and how to prepare themselves for interviews and for the workplace. Documentary and scripted footage shows what employers look for in new hires and how to fit in and thrive in a new job. This supplementary series for use by classroom, individuals or for integration into an existing program of study. |
| Crossroads Cafe: Watch HereSeries Description:The series offers programs that teach English to speakers of other languages by depicting the lives of six characters, their backgrounds, challenges and their daily struggles and strategies as ESL/ESOL learners. |
| TV 411: Watch here:Series Description: The series provides practical literacy and life skills focusing on parenting, money matters and health. Lively video lessons teach math and writing, reading comprehension, and include motivational interviews with popular personalities and adult learners. |
| On Common Ground: Watch HereSeries Description: On Common Ground, from the producers of Crossroads Café, addresses key civic and government concepts for EL Civics and citizenship education, emphasizing the rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship. |
| Lifelines: Watch HereSeries Description: Life Lines TV series tracks the lives of families from different backgrounds, allowing learners to share experiences of others who are stuggling with family literacy issues and making progress. |
| Madison Heights: Watch HereSeries Description: Madison Heights: the series depicts a K-8 School with an after –school program linking dramatic stories that portray families struggling to overcome adversity with courage, dignity and hope. |
| Dropping Back In: Watch HereSeries Description: Dropping Back In features half-hour programs which introduce people that left school and are now reconnecting to education and training opportunities. The stoies show the issues they face and the people and programs helping them to succeed in continuing their education and furthering their work opportunties. |
Adult Literacy Program PartnersFinger Lakes Community College - Adult Basic Education Office Genesee Valley Educational Partnership- BOCES Greece Central School District Monroe #1 BOCES Adult Literacy Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, Center for Workforce Development Rochester City School District Rush Henrietta School District Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
Adult Basic Education Partners: Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Literacy Genesee/Orleans Literacy Volunteers of Livingston County Literacy Volunteers Ontario - Yates Literacy Volunteers of Seneca County Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County
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