OTAN –

Outstanding
Resources for
Adult Educators
Literacy to Work: Adult Education for a Global Economy
California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) & Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
April 17-21, 2011 in San Francisco, California
 OTAN background
• Outreach and Technical Assistance Network
• Leadership project with CDE Adult Education
Office
• Around since 1989 (for 21 years!)
• 3 major components
– Electronic Collaboration and Information
– Instructional Technology
– Distance Learning

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 OTAN members
• 4,831 active registered members

• 82% are California adult educators

• 18% represent 48 US states and 61 different

countries

Snapshot on 4/6/2011 3:14 PM

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Getting Around on the Web Site

• Ed Technology and Media

• Teaching Tools and Resources
• Research and Reference
• People and Organization
• Laws and Legislation
• Funding and Jobs
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 Teaching Tools and
Resources
• Formerly adultedteachers.org
• Lesson Plans
• Classroom Activities
• Sites to Use with Students
• and more…

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Teacher Resources
Breadcrumb Path

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 Sample Lesson Plan
• Becoming a Successful Learner

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 More Examples of Lesson
Plans & Activities
• About Me [link]

• Understanding Math Average [link]

• Positive Listening [link]

• 50 Stimulating Classroom Starters [link]

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 Sample listed Web site
• Vocabulary and Spelling City

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 More Examples of Web
sites

• English with Jennifer

• GCF LearnFree

• ELLLO

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 Even More
Examples of Web sites
• Math Playground

• MakebeliefsComix

• Voxopop

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 How to organize it all
• Path: | Home | Preferences |

• My Resources – A way to bookmark

the lesson plans and Web sites you
find on OTAN Website

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Web-based Class Activites
• Polling and Quizzing with Polldaddy [link]
• Using VoiceThread for Instruction [link]
• Piclits – Get Students Writing with Visuals
[link]
• Using Glogster with Your Students [link]
• Sites for Creating Interactive and Printable
Exercises [link]

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 Video Gallery
• Adult Education Students Succeed
• TIMAC Presentations
• Technology integration Videos
• Special Productions
• CA Adult Education History

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 Face to Face Training
• Creating Web Pages with WordPress
• Critical Thinking and the Internet
• Creative Classroom & Activity Ideas
Using MS Word
• Internet Resources for ESL/EL Civics Teachers
• Advanced PowerPoint for Adult Education
• Using Moodle to Create a Course Web Site

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 Online Training
• Create FREE Online Quizzes
• Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning
• Effective Search Strategies for Students
• Building Community and Collaboration Online
• Share, Review and Collaborate with Online
Documents
• Create Quick and Easy Slide Shows for
Instruction
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How to sign up for training

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OTAN’s Teacher Digest

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Extended PD: OTAC & TIMAC

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 OTAC or TIMAC
Online Teaching Academy
• Training and support for the
imitation and development
of online instructions
• Focus on effective practices
in online teaching and
learning
• Variety of delivery models
• Moodle as a platform
• Began in 2010/11
Technology Integration
Mentor Academy
• Supporting individuals at
adult schools to become a
technology mentor
• Focus on technology
integration in the classroom
• Equipment, software, online
resources
• IWBs, doc cameras, wikis,
blogs
• Began in 2004/05
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Other exciting topics of interest

MORE RESOURCES &

PROJECTS

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 Moodle
• Open source course management system
• More like a free puppy…
• OTAN hosting for adult education schools
• Online orientation
• Have two wrap around courses:
– USA Learns [link]
– Advanced ESL [link]
• Moodle for Second Language Teaching by Jeff
Stanford [link]

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 ePortfolios
• What is the purpose of ePorfolio? [link]
• OTAN chose an open source platform
• Social networking oriented and user-centered
• Collection of artifacts presented in a variety of
combinations
• Artifacts: files, media, text, other
• Total control of who can view what
• Friends and groups
• Sample page
– YouTube videos, uploaded videos, RSS feeds [link]

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 Facebook
• Groups and Fan pages [link] & [link]
• COABE 2011 page [link]
• OTAN page [link]
• TIMAC Group page [link]
• Citizenship teacher
profile page [link]
• ESL teacher group [link]

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www.otan.us | bmarceta@otan.us

http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/COABE_CCAE2011

THANK YOU

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