Integrated Education and Training Implementation: Integrated EL Civics Andi Brandhorst, Djuna Forrester, Ashley Trevino

Presentation Agenda Program Requirements Curriculum & Instruction AEL, Training, Resources Methods (pre-teaching) (project-based) End of Course Presentations Course Completions Lessons Learned Next Steps

What is IET? Integrated Education and Training (IET) is defined in WIOA Section 203(11) as: A service approach that provides adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.

Program Requirements

IET Required Components Contextualized AEL Reading Writing Speaking Listening Civics WIOA: 463.30 2 Workforce Prep Academic skills Self Management Teamwork Job Search Job Interviewing Career Knowledge Digital Literacy Critical Thinking WIOA: 463.34 Workforce Training Small Business Management WIOA: 134(c)(3)(D)

Grayson College Serves three counties Total population 194,735 Program Goal: 671 24 total classes 13 ESL classes IET Target: 30

curriculum

Contextualized AEL Curriculum Small Business Development Center Network (http://training.txsbdc.org) Selected 8 modules Evaluated to make it learner appropriate Dispersed to instructors Formal roll out meeting Instructor and student manuals

Module Options Analyzing Your Competition Business Planning Creating a Competitive Advantage Identifying Your Target Market Legal Structure Maintaining an Agile Company Market Analysis Patent Copy Trade Strategic Plan Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness – Fire Emergency Preparedness – Flood Emergency Preparedness – Pandemic Flu Emergency Preparedness – Technology Loss Get started in Government Contracting Technical Proposals Cost Proposals Assessing Financial Needs Balance Sheets Cash Budget Cash Flow Contracts Partners and Investors Pricing Profit and Loss Profitability Ratios Valuing a Business Advertising Your Business Building Your Brand Building Your Website Personalization Promoting Your Business Sales Strategy

Selected Modules Analyzing Your Competition Business Planning Creating a Competitive Advantage Identifying Your Target Market Legal Structure Maintaining an Agile Company Market Analysis Patent Copy Trade Strategic Plan Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness – Fire Emergency Preparedness – Flood Emergency Preparedness – Pandemic Flu Emergency Preparedness – Technology Loss Get started in Government Contracting Technical Proposals Cost Proposals Assessing Financial Needs Balance Sheets Cash Budget Cash Flow Contracts Partners and Investors Pricing Profit and Loss Profitability Ratios Valuing a Business Advertising Your Business Building Your Brand Building Your Website Personalization Promoting Your Business Sales Strategy

Instruction

Daily Implementation Pre-teaching: 5-10 basic concepts for modules Pre-test Video & Discussion: before, during, & after Worksheet & Discussion Post-test Next class: application of module to class project

Module Example “Analyzing Your Competition” – Module #1 Walk through of the daily activities How the activities fulfilled the objectives of the three IET Components 1) Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening Skills (Contextualized ESL) 2) Workforce Prep 3) Workforce Training

Module 1: Pre-teaching

Module 1: Pre-test

Module 1: Video

Module 1: Worksheet

Module 1: Post-test

Module Requirement Fulfillment Skills Met Method Speaking ü Group discussions: vocabulary, concepts, etc Assembling project Contextualized English Listening Video/teaching Group discussion Reading Vocabulary Words Quiz questions Writing Write selected concept sentences and vocab words Training SWOT, Business Plan, Targeting your market, Promoting your business, Maintaining an agile company Exposure to content 5+ times Prep ü  Digital Literacy  Coming to consensus/Team work

Project-Based Approach

Application of Program Last two weeks implemented plans and created tri-fold boards.

Competition Judged by educators with backgrounds in business and marketing 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners named Project winners received rosettes

Completions and Learners Outcomes Course Completions

Completion Awards Participants who completed were awarded a certificate Class with highest number won a party The IET class (SBM) was transcripted at Grayson College for all students

Learner Outcomes Positive feedback Students Faculty Persistence Built community Teamwork Faculty Students asked to make up modules Excited about student progress

Overall Target IET Target: 30 participants IET Achieved 12+ hours: 99 participants IET Completed Program: 49 participants

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned Multi-level classes Replicable? Beginning: Help or hurt persistence? Lots of repetition needed Concepts & Vocabulary Overview/background of small business Content mastery experts

Navigating the Winds of Change We cannot change the direction of the wind……but we can always adjust our sails

AEL letter 04-16 (September 2016) Next Steps

Addressing the Changes Longer course (Course Duration) How long? 90 days Six months One year Regimented number of hours?

Addressing the Changes Higher level of content mastery in technical area Does the new standard require a specific number of hours for technical, workforce and contextualized? More rigor What is the definition of rigor in this stance?

Recruiting Focus Flipped Typical New Limited English speaking student. Under advanced level Has improved English skills to advanced or bridge level Must practice reading, writing, speaking, listening for proficiencies Might be operating a business now, but could be more successful with ability to communicate Might be somewhat interested in the technical topic area Seeking educational information to advance skills in the world of business

The New Eligible Student Interested in the training area Has need and is willing to attend contextualized AEL that supports training Interested in Digital Literacy Takes baseline and progress assessment Agrees to commit to and attend the entire program

The New Plan – Small Business Curriculum Grayson College offers through their Business Management degree several options: Occupational Skills Awards Level 1 Certificates Use faculty credentialed in workforce training (i.e—business management)

Small Business Course Track Single site for instruction Could be a hybrid option with both classroom and online learning Would be recruiting students as a cohort Core faculty with some guest speakers

Any Questions? Pose questions to anyone on the Grayson team. We will make this PP available brandhorsta@grayson.edu trevinoa@grayson.edu forresterd@grayson.edu