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CollectEdNY resources for New York State educators preparing adult students for high school equivalency and beyond Menu Skip to content Reviews Main Page Index of Reviews About Reviews CUNY HSE Framework Posts Menu of Teaching Materials Information about the TASC Exam Download the CUNY HSE Curriculum Framework for Social Studies, Science and Math NYSED/CUNY The Fast Track GRASP Math Packets About CUNY Framework Posts Career Pathway Posts Find Career Teaching/Counseling Materials Index of Career Posts Download the NYSED/CUNY CareerKits Share Your Experience Teaching the CUNY CareerKits Math Memos Math Memos Home Page Index of Math Memos Math Memos Professional Development Module CollectEdNY Review of Math Memos About Math Memos NYSED Teacher Leaders Videos Stay Connected Search for: What’s New? Fast Track Math GRASP Packets : Study packets on high-utility math topic areas are now available. Students develop underlying concepts as an introduction to each topic and then practice applying what they have learned in context. We Speak NYC : Seven new engaging videos and supplementary learning materials for English Language Learners are now available. Distance Learning Lessons : Look out for lessons written for remote learning classrooms. CensusGirl & Count Me In: Videos for #Census2020 April 1, 2020 ABE , Classes , ESOL , HSE , Pre-HSE , Social Studies Census2020 , video Moira Taylor CensusGirl & Count Us In (videos) · Appropriate for : Use in class, For student independent work · Available : Lessons, Videos · Readiness : Resources can be used as they are · Engagement : 3 = very engaging It is as important as ever that members of all communities in the United States stand up and be counted. This has been a particularly important message for communities that have historically been undercounted in the past. CensusGirl and Count Me In provide just the tool you need to educate your adult literacy students about the critical need to be counted. Each of these wonderful short and engaging public service announcements provides essential information about the importance of filling out the census. Quick tip: Find quick messages and resources to share with your students in Census Messages and Resources for Language and Literacy (doc) . Copy/paste messages and links that can be shared through Twitter, Instagram, Google Classroom, Whatsapp, etc. Continue reading CensusGirl & Count Me In: Videos for #Census2020 → Leave a comment ESOL Resources for Healthy Practices in COVID Times March 12, 2020 ESOL Moira Taylor ESOL Resources for Healthy Practices in COVID Times · Appropriate for : Use in class · Available : Texts/Readings, Hands On Activities · Readiness : Some resources are ready for the adult ed classroom and some would need to be adapted · Engagement : 2 = engaging One of the easiest messages to get across to students is how to manage their own healthy habits. The Times in Plain English has some articles on the topic, and also a great visual with three images: Wash Your Hands, Use a Tissue, Avoid Touching Your Face. Continue reading ESOL Resources for Healthy Practices in COVID Times → Leave a comment Teaching about Coronavirus March 6, 2020 ABE , Classes , ESOL , HSE , Math , Pre-HSE , Reading , Science , Social Studies coronavirus Mark Trushkowsky · Appropriate for : Building teacher background knowledge, Use in class, For student independent work · Available : Lessons, Texts/Readings, Videos · Readiness : Resources can be used as they are · Engagement : 2 = engaging Many adult education teachers are looking for resources and developing lessons to help our students understand the coronavirus. We will use this post to create a space where teachers can share the materials they find and/or create. We will try to update this post once a week with new resources we find and/or hear about. Please share any links to materials that you bring to your students in the comments below. Continue reading Teaching about Coronavirus → Leave a comment Teaching the 2020 Census? Start with Messaging Basics March 4, 2020 ABE , ESOL , HSE , Pre-HSE Census2020 Moira Taylor 2020 Census Messaging Basics: What Students Need to Know, Understand, and Share · Appropriate for : Use in class · Available : Lessons, Texts/Readings, Problems, Videos · Readiness : Resources can be used as they are · Engagement : 3 = very engaging Census forms are in the mail! It’s time to start talking to our students about the Census. Census 2020 wants to make it clear that you “count” and you need “to be counted”. This is no small claim, and it is one of the central messages that is repeated in the resources and materials published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and by many adult literacy educational, advocacy and social justice organizations. There have been many resources collected by the National Coalition for Literacy and the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) . Quick tip: Find quick messages and resources to share with your students in Census Messages and Resources for Language and Literacy (doc) . Copy/paste messages and links that can be shared through Twitter, Instagram, Google Classroom, Whatsapp, etc. Continue reading Teaching the 2020 Census? Start with Messaging Basics → Leave a comment Reading Fluency, Anyone? November 5, 2019 ABE , ESOL , Reading readings Kate Brandt ESL-Bits · Appropriate for : Use in class, For student independent work · Available : Texts/Readings · Readiness : Resources can be used as they are · Engagement : 3 = very engaging One of the main barriers to students’ progress as readers is fluency . If you have ever taught a class in which some students finish a reading selection at lightning speed while others labor along sounding out the text word by word, you have experienced the fluency gap. The comprehension of students who read slowly and laboriously often suffers. These students are putting so much effort into decoding the words, they cannot focus on the overall “message” of the text. Continue reading Reading Fluency, Anyone? → Leave a comment Posts navigation ← Older posts Teaching to the Core NY For information about New York State's work to align adult education instruction to the Common Core, please visit http://teachingtothecoreny.org. Stay Connected To get email alerts of new articles and teaching resources, subscribe for one of CollectEdNY.org’s email lists. Recently Published Characteristics of Living Things (Jul 23, 2020) This lesson comes from Thomas Trocco from La Guardia Community College in Queens, NY. As you'll notice, it has been… Continue reading » Discovering the Magical Pi (Jun 23, 2020) We're excited to share this lesson from Thomas Trocco from La Guardia Community College in Queens, NY. As you will… Continue reading » Recent Conversation mtrushkowsky on Alleviate Math Fears with a Math Fair! 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