Faced with many challenges in the field of adult education and changes in the HSE exams, the New York State Education Department, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (NYSED ACCES) had a vision to improve HSE instruction through the development of a state-wide model of teacher-led professional development. The NYSED ACCES partnered with the CUNY Adult Language & Literacy Program to develop this on-going teacher leadership development program. Since March 2014, this innovative initiative continues to bring together adult education teachers from across New York State to participate in teacher leader institutes in ELA, math, ESOL, and career pathways instruction. Participating teacher leaders take what they learn at the institutes and provide workshops, share teaching materials and give support to teachers across the state through their local Regional Adult Education Networks (RAENs). The work and resources below were made possible through ACCES’ investment in the adult education teachers of New York.
TRAINING MODULES (for NYSED TEACHER LEADERS)
To support NYSED teacher leaders’ work with educators across the state, the CUNY training team provides materials for delivering PD modules, including slides, handouts, facilitator notes, and suggestions for adaptations.
- ELA/Social Studies Training Modules (see CUNY for password)
- Math Training Modules (see CUNY for password)
- ESOL Training Modules (see CUNY for password)
INSTITUTE MATERIALS (for NYSED TEACHER LEADERS)
CUNY trainers design and deliver training institutes to build content and pedagogical expertise, drawing upon the passion, dedication, and expertise of our growing teacher leader community. In 2021 the CUNY trainers began using Google Classrooms to share the institute materials from each content strand with teacher leaders.
- Math materials from earlier NYSED Teacher Leader Institutes (2014-2018)
- ELA and Science materials from earlier NYSED Teacher Leader Institutes (2014-2015)
TEACHING MATERIALS CREATED BY NYSED TEACHER LEADERS
A central part of the NYSED Teacher Leader Project is to foster a community of teacher leaders across the state, and nurture leadership dedicated to improving teaching practice in our field. Towards that end, we regularly offer NYSED teacher leaders the opportunity to apply for mini grants to fund individual and collaborative projects.
Teacher Leader Mini Grant Projects 2023
| MATH | Materials for mini-lessons based using Linear Functions, Part 1 with ABE/Pre-HSE students (Teaching with the NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets) – Tim Berrigan Teaching Math for Understanding (PD Module) – Patricia Helmuth |
| ESOL | About Us: Beginning level ESOL lesson with Venn Diagrams – Kathleen Huggard Two warm-up routines for beginning level ESOL – Jessica McMakin Teaching math word problems in an adult ESOL classroom – Jolanta Olechowski |
Teacher Leader Mini Grant Projects 2022
| MATH | The Mural Problem – Casey Karger The Pyramid Scheme Problem – Sadeka Harris A Collection of Slow Reveal Graphs for Science and Social Studies – Tim Berrigan Slow Reveal Graphs: A Powerful Instructional Routine (PD Module) – Tim Berrigan (Read an article by Tim from the Adult Numeracy Network journal, the Math Practitioner – Slow Reveal Graphs: A Powerful Instructional Routine, Summer 2022) Push and Support: Equal Access and Differentiated Instruction (PD Module) – Patricia Helmuth Working with Visuals in the HSE Classroom and on the GED Exam (Using Labor Market Briefings from the NYS Department of Labor) – Jennifer Kent Increasing Awareness of HSE Math Content for Non-Math Teachers – Dominador Jun Caoile Jr. Exponential Growth and Food Production – Esther Udoh |
| ELA | Career Advantages of Being Bilingual: Lesson for pre-HSE, HSE, & High ESL (NYSED/CUNY CareerKit connections) – Matt Bird The Change Agent & the NYSED/CUNY CareerKits – Lisa Wright Introducing Constructed Response on the GED – Judy Bowers & Michelle Monsour Vocabulary Packets for GED Science – Jennifer Burden Grammar Activities for the GED – Susan Giuliano Using Every Day Edits for Beginning Level Students – Nancy Beaman Measure Your Math: Activities with the NYSED/CUNY Food Production CareerKit – Nancy Beaman |
| ESOL | Seed for A Good Life Project: Three Lessons & We Speak NYC Chart (Data collection and language suggestions for each episode) – Sara Izquierdo Using We Speak NYC with Google Applied Digital Skills in the Classroom – Amy Lenard We Speak NYC and the NYSED/CUNY CareerKits – Sue Schneider |
Teacher Leader Mini Grant Projects 2018
NYSED Teacher Leader Mini Grant Project Descriptions (2018)
Teacher Leader Mini Grant Projects 2016
| MATH | Math Memos – Tyler Holzer Student Numeracy Adventure Day: A Planning Guide – Patricia Helmuth (Read an article by Patricia from the Adult Numeracy Network journal, the Math Practitioner – How to Alleviate Math Fears with a Math Fair, Sumer 2017) Extending the CUNY Curriculum Framework to the TASC Official Readiness Tests – Todd Orelli Math Tool Kit for Adult English Language Learners – Kate Leenay |
| ELA | Modifying SS Lessons for the Beginning Level Learner – Barbara Flood & Eileen Istorico US History Curriculum for ESOL – Robin Morgan Lessons on the Great Wave of Immigration for ESL Students – Jolanta Olechowski TASC Writing Prompts – Susan Giuliano & Lisa Wright Practice Informational Essays for the TASC – Judy Bowers & Michelle Monsour SMART Goals – Angelo Ditto Close Reading in in the Adult Education Classroom – Randy Raux Energytropolis: A Project of The Energy Study Group – Maggie Brown, Meghan McNamara, Parvoneh Shirgir Teaching Science in the TASC Era – Kathryn Lent & Brett Mosier |
NYSED Teacher Leader Article Reviews
In 2015, ten math teacher leaders reviewed a series of articles on math teaching, writing about their relevance to adult learners. NYSED Teacher Leader Article Reviews (March 2015)
See How It All Got Started
You can see photos and posts from the NYSED Teacher Leader Institutes at our hashtag #nysedtl.
