[Nesabes] NE SABES Workshop--November 19-- Tom Mechem :"Pass the GED Test (and by the way)...Outfox the Accuplacer!"

[Piracha, Janet]

Pass the GED Test (and by the way).... 

Outfox the Accuplacer and Ace College Courses!

"Tom Mechem has been dynamic, deliberate, and 'clear as a bell' in the
delivery of this much sought-after workshop."

With evidence abounding that a worker in Massachusetts must have at
least some post-secondary education to earn a family-sustaining wage,
the GED diploma is a vital door-opener for those 700,000 Massachusetts
adults who do not have a high school credential. However, the GED
diploma is often not enough. A critical mass of GED graduates perform
poorly on the AccuPlacer test, are placed into remedial college courses
from which they never emerge, and without the skills they need to
succeed once they enter college courses. This workshop will lay out
practical steps for creating a successful pre-GED and GED curriculum
that will carry the GED student toward the GED diploma with all due
speed while suggesting curriculum enhancements that will improve the
chances of success for GED graduates on the AccuPlacer Test and in
college classes.   

 

When:      Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00pm 

 

Where:    Northern Essex Community College, Lawrence Campus

 

Presenter:   Tom Mechem, GED State Chief Examiner, MA DESE 

 

Audience:    GED and pre GED teachers, program directors, curriculum
planners 

 

As a result of this workshop, attendees will:

*         Develop an understanding of the purposes of a pre-GED
curriculum

*         Examine specific pre-GED lessons for classroom use 

*	Examine specific GED lessons for classroom use 
*	Be able to identify areas of difficulty in each of the five GED
subject areas 
*	Examine specific curriculum enhancements to improve the chances
of success for GED graduates on the AccuPlacer Test and in college
classes.

 

To register for this workshop, please go to 
http://calendar.sabes.org/northeast or contact Deborah Gray at 
dgray at necc.mass.edu or 978-738-7302

         

 SABES: Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education
     Northern Essex Community College - Lawrence Campus

 

SABES is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education



 

 

 

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