Keys to Success: Keys to Success: Innovations in Adult EducationInnovations in Adult Education

September 2005September 2005

Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals

Increase awareness about the CitySmart Increase awareness about the CitySmart program for workforce skills enhancement.program for workforce skills enhancement.

Increase awareness about Increase awareness about Workplace Workplace Essential SkillsEssential Skills and its new DVD format. and its new DVD format.

Provide strategies to prepare learners for Provide strategies to prepare learners for the workplace through multimedia.the workplace through multimedia.

City Smart InitiativeCity Smart Initiative

Employees receive instruction to increase Employees receive instruction to increase their workplace skills using KET’s their workplace skills using KET’s Workplace Workplace Essential SkillsEssential Skills series series

Cities allow employees at least one hour Cities allow employees at least one hour during the regular work week for participationduring the regular work week for participation

Partnership between NewCities Foundation, Partnership between NewCities Foundation, KET & Kentucky Adult EducationKET & Kentucky Adult Education

Projects can be coordinated through KYAE Projects can be coordinated through KYAE Workforce AssociatesWorkforce Associates

Workplace Essential SkillsWorkplace Essential Skills

A Flexible, Learner-Centered, Multi-Media System A Flexible, Learner-Centered, Multi-Media System Integrating Print, Video, and Online ActivitiesIntegrating Print, Video, and Online Activities Delivering Adult Basic Education in a Delivering Adult Basic Education in a

Workplace ContextWorkplace Context 6th - 8th Grade Reading Level6th - 8th Grade Reading Level 4 Content Strands: Employment, 4 Content Strands: Employment,

Communication and Writing, Math and ReadingCommunication and Writing, Math and Reading Four workbooks, 25 half hour videos, Online Four workbooks, 25 half hour videos, Online

lessons, Teacher’s Guidelessons, Teacher’s Guide

What can be gained from What can be gained from switching to DVD?switching to DVD?

TIMETIME

Time Saving RealitiesTime Saving Realities

Save time preparing lessonsSave time preparing lessons Save time presenting lessonsSave time presenting lessons Spend more time with learners instead of Spend more time with learners instead of

fussing with equipment!fussing with equipment!

Multimedia Lesson DemoMultimedia Lesson Demo

Use Video to introduce contentUse Video to introduce content

Use Print for skills instruction, practice Use Print for skills instruction, practice and reinforcementand reinforcement

Use Online activities to extend the Use Online activities to extend the lesson and develop writing and thinking lesson and develop writing and thinking skills.skills.

Best Practices for Best Practices for Communication Skills TrainingCommunication Skills TrainingUsing WES #12 – Communicating with Using WES #12 – Communicating with

Customers:Customers: Design two one-hour lesson plans using Design two one-hour lesson plans using

WES #12 to help improve communication WES #12 to help improve communication skills.skills.

Select video segments, plan set-up and Select video segments, plan set-up and follow-up activities in the workbook and follow-up activities in the workbook and online. Share plans with our group!online. Share plans with our group!

Call to ActionCall to Action

How will you use technology in your How will you use technology in your classrooms?classrooms?

How will you work with your city How will you work with your city government to implement Workplace government to implement Workplace Essential Skills?Essential Skills?

What are the benefits?What are the benefits?

For more information, contact:For more information, contact:

KET at 859-258-7009 or KET at 859-258-7009 or tcrum@ket.orgtcrum@ket.org