Does standards alignment in your program feel like a process of fitting a square peg into a round hole? Come learn about a few tools and processes that might make the transition easier. This presentation will cover unpacking, prioritizing, and aligning the standards on a program level. Learn how digging into the standards can facilitate rich pedagogical conversation, help to focus programmatic efforts, and also be fun.
Lia Olson, PhD, is an adult ELL teacher, curriculum designer, and author of Bridging English Language Learners to GED Test Prep and What’s Next? (New Readers Press, 2017, 2013).
Clarity Wyland has been involved in ABE since 2011 as a volunteer, teacher, and program manager. She has her master's in ABE and has taught English learners from pre-literate to advanced levels.