1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Adult Education Program

2. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 Three Items Adult Education Program- Overview ESL Standards for Adults U.S.A. Learns

3. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 Adult Education Program

4. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 Adult Education Program 1.3 million students 410,000 ESL learners Pay for Performance System National Reporting System (ABE, ASE, ESL, Core Performance Goals)

5. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction ESL Model Content Standards

6. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 Development 2001-03 Committee was convened to draft model content standards, performance standards and assessments: – Administrators and Instructors – Community colleges, adult schools and other programs

7. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 ESL Standards The ESL Standards identify the core knowledge and skills that should be addressed in adult ESL programs. They are organized into four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

8. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 Proficiency Levels Adult Education –Beginning Literacy – Beginning low –Beginning high –Intermediate low –Intermediate High – Advanced ELD Beginning Early intermediate Intermediate Early Advanced Advanced

9. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 How the Model Content Standards are Organized The format is based on the K-12 Content Standards This consistency is intended to show continuity across the span of childhood through adult education

10. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 The Document Model Standards Performance Standards Model assessment and technology tasks Grammar continuum Resources

11. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 Alignment/Correlation K-12 Standards and Adult ESL Standards ELD/ELA Standards Correlation Matrix for supplemental ELD materials Task to do: Correlation of Adult ESL and ELD

12. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 U.S.A. Learns What is it? Features Hardware requirements Computer skills requirements Additional information

13. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 U.S.A. Learns ESL instructional program developed primarily for immigrant adults with limited English language skills who can not attend traditional classroom programs. Free www.usalearns.org

14. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 Three Unique Programs First English Course-20 video based, beginner level Second English Course-17 video based, intermediate level Practice English and Reading-42 intermediate level stories and activities

15. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 The site offers practice activities in: listening speaking reading writing skills life skills

16. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 Features High quality video with topics, characters and situations that reflect the challenges of immigrants Units are organized by thematic topics Scoring and quizzes

17. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 Hardware Requirements Computer with fast internet connection An up-to-date web browser with the Flash plug-in A sound card Speakers or headphones

18. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Questions?

19. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 Thank You!