Recommendation 1-B

Our Goal: Create a model for team-taught classes to serve students who need more preparation to succeed in Medical Careers and Business Application CTE clusters

Subcommittee Members: Carolyn Chin ABE/ASE ● Andrea Girton CTE ● Paul Hallaman ESL ● Kelley Keith ESL ● Beth Silverstein CBET ● Mary Jo Schneider AWD 50+ ● Susan Svensson CTE

Our 2nd Model—I-BEST

Stands for: Integrated Adult Basic Education and Skills Training Puts traditional notions to the test regarding when students can begin advanced workforce education training programsDesigned to better support students in certificate and degree completionDistinction between I-Best and Chicago models: the I-BEST bridging system is more of a unilateral approach

TEAM-TEACHING

Designed to be part of a longer educational pathway for studentsThe instruction component is based on the presence of two instructional members team-teaching in the classroom

How is it structured? Unique instructional mode and support services are the two critical components

Instruction team collaborates to work on joint learning outcomes and assessments for the studentsBoth are present in the classroom concurrently—teaching content, leading group discussions, and managing student projects

The adult education (ABE) instructor ensures needed basic skills are delivered to the students within the context of the workforce education content

to understand conceptspronounce the vocabularywrite reports

The workforce education instructor focuses on the delivery of the workforce content

Why do We Recommend It for OACE?

Contextualized instruction Teaches both skill sets together, so that the student is

learning to learn and learning to do

Students can continue on in their training (or come back for additional training) after they go to work

Student Gains!

With our model (an example), students who have lower basic skill levels can succeed in completing a CNA course (with support)I-BEST provides effective communication, basic skills, and vocational education in one classroom

Why Does I-BEST Work?

SBCTC evaluated the effectiveness of projects by looking at progression of the students in terms of accumulation of advanced workforce education and basic skills gainsThe evaluation found that students were 15 times more likely to complete workforce training than were traditional ESL students during the same timeframe with I BEST

Results!

Washington's recently implemented student achievement measurement system indicates that I-BEST continues to show good results

55% increase in the number of students enrolled in advanced workforce education during the same year they enrolled in basic skills in the 24 programs offering I-BEST

I-BEST in Action

If you cannot vies the movie on the next slide, you can download it for viewing

at: http://www.btc.ctc.edu/BasicAcademic/I

BEST.asp

Sample Student Flyer from BTC’s I-

BEST Program

Our Recommended Actions for

Implementation

SHORT TERM/IMMEDIATE ACTION: Create and offer a pilot CTE bridging class—specifically a CNA course—that serves ABE students who need basic writing and reading comprehension to succeed in the CNA program

Our Recommended Actions for

Implementation Continued

Other actions to be considered in support of this recommendation:

Within orientation, have target students visit the programForm workplace literacy PLC to create targeted CNA program writing and reading curriculum that could be used in other medical cluster classes

Our Recommended Actions for

Implementation ContinuedEXPLORE/PLAN NOW FOR

IMPLEMENTATION AT A LATER DATE: Adapt I-Best concepts and approaches to extend beyond the pilot to include other student populations such as ESL, Parenting Ed., CBET, or Adults with Disabilities’ career-track students

Create I-Best courses for other program areas beyond CNA and into the other CTE areas that need this type of support

“Where’s the Money,” You Ask . . .

As a subcommittee, we agreed that this would be more expensive to deliver, but we believe when we weigh the student outcomes against the cost, we cannot afford not to try it out at least for one class that is well tracked and documentedIt may take time before we can afford to get it off the ground, but we believe it’s important for our students that we try

We hope to make it easier for students to reach their educational and career goalsMany references here taken directly from CALPRO article Integrating Workplace and Basic Skills for ABE and ESL Students by Tina Bloomer