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Madison Heights

Teacher Resources

 

PowerPoint Presentations

Introduction to Madison Heights and Lifelines (PPT) - View a PowerPoint presentation and introduction to Madison Heights and Lifelines. You must have Microsoft PowerPoint or the viewer on your system to view this file. (1.7MB)

Parent Education Profile and Family Literacy Accountability (PPT) - Developed for practitioners in Ohio, this PowerPoint presentation outlines expected performance gains for parent learners using Scales II and III of the Parenting Education Profile and identifies specific Madison Heights and Lifelines activities for use in meeting target gains. You must have Microsoft PowerPoint or the viewer on your system to view this file. (48K)

Yonkers Center for Continuing Education (PPT) - View a PowerPoint presentation and distance learning program review developed by Yonkers Center for Continuing Education. (61K)

CareerAchive - View View a PowerPoint introduction to CareerAchieve, the facilitated distance learning program and on-line one-stop for education and vocational training. The program is currently in the pilot stage at the Center for Continuing Education in Yonkers, New York. (622KB)

Correlations and Crosswalks

CASAS (380K)

GED 2002 Test Series (168K)

Parenting Education Profile (68K)

SCANS (16K)

TABE 7 - Levels E, M, D (1.4M)

TABE 8 - Levels E, M, D (1.0 M)

National Reporting System (ABE) (393K)

National Reporting System (ESL) (418K)

Ohio Performance Acccountability System for Adult Basic and Literacy Education - Content Alignment

Lesson Plans

Learning Environments - Learning with Madison Heights and Lifelines can be tailored to meet the needs of your learners according to the program, or learning environments, in which they are enrolled.  View the forms below which offer strategies for using Madison Heights and Lifelines successfully across adult education learning environments.

Workforce Education Learning Environment (386K)
ABE/GED Learning Environment (581K)
Family Literacy Learning Environment (392K)
Corrections Education Learning Environment (387K)
At-Risk/Alternative Education Learning Environment (205K)
English as a Second Language Learning Enviroment (395K)

Planning and Implementation

Madison Heights Implementation Models - This chart provides an overview of implementation strategies for both classroom-based and distance learning programs. Includes a breakdown of various distance learning models as well as tips and techniques for accessing video and print materials. (39.6K)

Student Contact Log - Teacher created. Sample form for keeping track of student contact time. (16K)

Assessing Student Progress - Teacher created. Developed in Ohio in support of pilot implementation of Madison Heights and Lifelines, this questionnaire can be used to document student progress. For use in conjunction with the Parent Education Profile. See Correlations, above. (12K)

Pilot Project Final Report - Teacher created. For use in conjunction with pilot implementation of either Madison Heights or Lifelines, this form provides a model for evaluating and documenting outcomes. (12K)

Video Evaluation Sheet - Teacher created. Developed in Ohio, this evaluation sheet can be used with either Madison Heights or Lifelines to document a program's use of the videos, time required to implement the series, feedback from students, and more. (24K)

Madison Heights Video Evaluation Sheet - Teacher created. Alternative form for documenting video usage. For use with Madison Heights. (16K)

Study Log - Weekly study log for tracking videos viewed and time spent on Worktext activities, per student. Created by Charles County Public Schools Adult Education. (12K)

Unit Study Plan - Study plan and checklist tracks student progress per Video/Worktext unit, on an activity-by-activity basis. Created by Charles County Public Schools Adult Education. (16K)

Administrative Record of Student Hours - Use this chart in conjunction with the Study Log to track total hours spent by all students. Created by Charles County Public Schools Adult Education. (20K)

Implementation Plan - Planning document and checklist offers a 12-point approach for course implementation. Covers everything from how videos and texts will be used to evaluating program effectiveness. (97K)

Finding Distance Learners - Checklist offering recruiting ideas for where to find potential distant learners. (16K)

Characteristics of Older and Younger Adult Learners - View two charts

used for identifying learner characteristics common to adult learners... younger and older.

Characteristics of Older Adult Learners(235K)
Characteristics of Younger Adult Learners(266K)

Pennsylvania Policy Statement - Distance Education Equivalent to

Classroom Funding for the use of Madison Heights and Lifelines Video

and Print Materials.

ABLE Policy Guidance - Issued by the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (Bureau) to direct service agencies that are interested in making distance learning available to students in their programs.

EL Civics How-To Manual – This comprehensive manual offers valuable information for setting up and running an EL Civics program.  The manual speaks to all aspects of EL Civics program implementation with sections dedicated to getting started, student support and project management.  The manual was developed as part of a three-year EL Civics Demonstration project awarded to Bronx Community College. (921K)

CareerAchieve – Visit the CareerAchieve website at www.careerachieve.org to get a free tutorial of the on-line, distance learning program for educational and vocational training.  Sign in using one of the following interfaces.

Student Interface

sign-on:         istudent01

password:     achieve

Teacher Interface

sign-on:         iteacher

password:     achieve

Administrative Interface

sign-on:         iadmin

password:     achieve

Other Resources

 

Madison Heights Video Synopses – View, download or print synopses of all ten of the half hour dramatic episodes in the Madison Heights video series. (226K)

Early Reading With Madison Heights - Madison Heights encourages parents to read to, and with, their children - an important aim of the No Child Left Behind Act and traditional literacy programs. View a comprehensive list of popular children's books correlated to the themes presented in the Madison Heights videos. (1.9M)

Preparing for and Responding to Emotional Content - This thoughtfully produced piece offers tip and techniques for using video and print materials that deal with intense emotional situations. Examples tied directly to Madison Heights offer ideas for building support within a group, preparing students for issues raised in the videos and more. Author: Mimi Gavigan, Family Literacy Training Coordinator, Tuscarora Intermediate Unit - 11. (62K)

 

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