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

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

3. 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.

4. Program Requirements

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

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

7. curriculum

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Instruction

12. 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

13. 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

14. Module 1: Pre-teaching

15. Module 1: Pre-test

16. Module 1: Video

17. Module 1: Worksheet

18. Module 1: Post-test

19. 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

20. Project-Based Approach

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

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

23. Completions and Learners Outcomes
Course Completions

24. 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

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

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

27. Lessons Learned

28. 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

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

30. AEL letter 04-16 (September 2016)
Next Steps

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

32. 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?

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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)

36. 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

37. Any Questions? Pose questions to anyone on the Grayson team.
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