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ABE and Pine Technical and Community College(PTCC)
Introductions ABE
Gerald Etesse: Regional Transitions Coordinator
Sarah Rydberg: ABE Manager, St. Croix River Education District (SCRED), Metro East
Introductions ABE cont.
Amanda Brown: ABE Teacher, SCRED
Julie Hawkinson: ABE Teacher, SCRED
Introductions (PTCC)
Jami Kritzeck: ABE Instructor, Advanced Manufacturing Education Alliance (AME)
Joan Bloemendaal-Gruett EdD: Chief Academic Officer/Chief of Academic Affairs
Paula Hoffman: CSAO/Dean of Student Affairs
Existing ABE on Campus
Classes on CampusFridays from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Serve the on campus Employment and Training Center
Also serve anyone interested in ABE, target Accuplacer Prep.
New Ideas for Collaboration
Transitions 3.0 grant opportunitiesProvided Regional Transition Coordination support
during the yearProvided $1,000 to the on-campus SCRED ABE site
during the fall semesterUnderwrote pre-corequisite math bridging classSupported additional time for bridging instructor
to collaborate with PTCC staff
New Ideas for Collaboration cont.
Transitions 3.0 grant opportunitiesProvided Regional Transition Coordination support to develop
the PTCC and SCRED ABE Adult Pathways to Postsecondary Collaboration Activities grant application
Provided $2,000 for both planning time with PTCC staff to develop potential corequisite instruction by the SCRED ABE staff
provided $500 for planning and instruction by SCRED ABE staff to work with the ETC on campus at PTCC and their North Branch site. The ETC will refer Welfare to Work/MFIP clients to ABE to provide Digital Literacy training. The training will emphasize D2L for transition to a career pathway at PTCC or similar education opportunity
New Ideas for Collaboration cont.
D2L Bridge to College MiniCourse development (Jami)
Idea proposed by the Career Service Center
Created a working D2L course for potential students to experience online learning
New Ideas for Collaboration cont.
College Prep course (Amanda and Julie)Meeting 2 days/weekCovering Reading and Writing
ABE instructors running the course
Transitions Classes
Student poolStarted with 3 college prep specific studentsGained/lost studentsEnded with 1 GED student and 1
ESL/Accuplacer prep student
Transitions Classes
TABE Scores and adjusting materials
Widely varying ability levels
TABE level gains
Communication
Topics Covered
ReadingFry WordsPrefix and Root WordsVocabularyContext CluesSummarizingMain IdeaText Structure
WritingStudy SkillsJournalingTiered Sentence CombiningSentence Structure Grammar and UsageMechanics Essay Writing
Resources Used“Writing for the GED Test 1: Grammar,
Usage, and Mechanics”(NRP)“Essential Study Strategies”The New York Times: Upfront Magazine(Scholastic)Vocabulary (on atlas site)Reading Worksheets
Outcomes
D2L has been very underutilized
Lack of student attendance is a big issue for the College Prep course
Recruitment is difficult in our area (rural)
Outcomes cont.
Data: (1st Semester)Started with 5 students
2 referred from PTCC, 1 ESL/Accuplacer Prep, and 2 of our GED/ABE students
Finished with 2Both of those students made TABE level gains
Cancelled second semester due to lack of students
Solutions
Brought data to Joan and Paula at PTCC to discuss options
Led to the discussion of the Co-Requisite model in Developmental Ed courses
Started looking into options
“Common Sense” Partners
We decided to look at the AME grant and that relationship that had already been developed. (Jami)
Relationships have already been formedAlready integrated into credit bearing
courses in a career pathway
Goal
Ultimate Goal:To find sustainable practices for offering a
greater ABE presence on campus
We did achieve that goal in the form of co-requisite courses
Co-Requisite courses We will have an ABE teacher in
Developmental Math courses, as well as credit bearing Manufacturing courses
(thanks to the AME grant relationship)We did not propose English courses, that
department has not been open to ABE collaboration in their Developmental Ed courses
Be aware of Opportunities!
Pathways to Prosperity Grant (Jerry)FastTRAC and DEED funding combined to provide larger
grantsOpened greater options and flexibility for varied
partners to meet student needs and local labor needs
Defined Career Pathways as fundamental part of the grant application
New “ability to benefit” rules for ABE students will add transitions to postsecondary and/or certificate program options
Contact Info.Sarah Rydberg: [email protected]
Gerald Etesse: [email protected]
Amanda Brown: [email protected]
Julie Hawkinson: [email protected]
Jami Kritzeck: [email protected]
