State Leadership Initiatives for Adult Education
Implementing evidence-based reading instruction for ABE students.
Required for:
- Programs that do not currently have a STAR Trained cohort or
- Programs who would like to expand STAR and
- Administrators who were not part of their programs' STAR cohorts
Year 1 Applicants
Important dates:
- Applications are due August 2nd, 2024.
- Program administrators/team leads will be notified by August 9th, 2024, on the status of their application.
- Introduction Webinar on 08/30/2024 from 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM.
- Kick-off is pre-conference on 09/11/2024 in a Face-to-face meeting from 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM.
- Midpoint Check-in Webinar is on 10/18/2024 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Second Face-to-Face meeting is on 12/07/2024 from 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM.
- Midpoint Check-in Webinar #2 is on 1/31/2025 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM.
- Third Face-to-Face meeting is on 03/01/2025 from 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM.
- Coaching Webinar is on 04/04/2025 from 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM.
Year 2+ Schedule
Important dates:
- Welcome to Year 2 Webinar on 08/16/2024 from 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM.
- Diagnostic Assessment Refresher on 08/30/2024 from 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM.
- Alphabetics Refresher on 09/27/2024 from 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM.
- Fluency Refresher on 10/18/2024 from 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM.
- Vocabulary Refresher on 12/06/2024 from 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM.
- Comprehension Refresher on 01/30/2025 from 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM.
- Instructional Routines Refresher on 02/21/2025 from 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM.
Sessions to being in October 2024
More information coming soon.
Learn more about Teaching the Skills that Matter (TSTM) National Initiative and Explore the Toolkit on the LINCS Page.
Important dates:
- Applications Due August 2nd.
- Kick-off session on September 11th at the Arizona Adult Education Institute.
The Curriculum for Adults Learning Math, or CALM, was developed by the Technical Education Research Center (TERC) development team to craft a coherent progression of units and lessons that integrates the Mathematical Standards domains and levels.
Important dates:
- Applications Due August 2nd.
- Online Course opens on September 30th.
- In-Person Training on October 26th from 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM in Phoenix, AZ (Location TBD)
- Follow-up Webinar on November 21st
Resources and information coming soon.
More information coming soon.
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