Organizing and Managing ABE Instruction, Session 2. Classroom Management Strategies

This workshop provides an overview of evidence-based practice for identifying adult learners’ skills based on assessment and instructional strategies for managing a multilevel ABE class. Building upon Session 1, in which a series of formal and informal assessments were introduced, modeled, and implemented by participants, Session 2 provides extensive management strategies for administering assessments to new students during the first class section.

This workshop also allows participants to practice analyzing the specific assessment results of the student cases presented in Session 1. Similarly, participants practice aligning specific assignment sheets which address the specific literacy, numeracy, and writing needs of the ABE student profile cases as identified through assessment results. Finally, this workshop presents a new ABE Resource Guide of print-based and internet materials detailing a range of available resources for instructors to use with their ABE learners.

GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

Goal

The goal of Session 2 is to discuss the goal of managing new student assessments while overseeing the needs of existing students. This session is intended to help ABE instructors to differentiate and deliver instruction based on the results of a learning profile detailed with specific assignments and activities.

Objectives

By the end of Session 2, participants will be able to :

1. Describe classroom management techniques to use with new students while overseeing a classroom full of current learners;
2. Examine the results of evidence-based assessments and prescribe an individualized learning plan to address deficiencies in literacy, numeracy, and writing;
3. Identify and align specific assignment sheets for learners to complete based on assessment results; and
4. Successfully use an ABE Resource Guide to assign appropriate print-based and online materials and activities to ABE learners.