BEdA Handbook
BEdA Training Fall Quarter
Following are specific trainings provided by BEdA staff. Each training lists the BEdA Staff that are involved in that training. If you have general questions regarding our trainings, please contact Christy Lowder.
BEdA Training - Fall Quarter 2023-24
This training is designed for individuals who are beginning their journey with EDI,
who have questions they may be afraid to ask and who may not see the connection between
equity efforts and their specific role. In addition to building an EDI vocabulary,
participants will explore concepts that include identity, structural oppression, understanding
bias and interrupting microaggressions within a context that centers Basic Education
for Adults programming and students. Participants will also have the opportunity to
explore and share their campus and program efforts surrounding EDI and to learn more
about what SBCTC is doing to advance equity and close equity gaps for all students,
with a particular emphasis on students in Basic Education for Adults programs.
This training is the first of three and a required prerequisite for Leading with Racial
Equity, offered annually, Winter quarter.
Time Commitment:
· Canvas: October 16 - December 31, 2023
Facilitator:
· Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator
Teachers learn the fundamentals of contextualization, the fundamentals of team teaching Teachers and how to integrate standards and outcomes and how to develop lesson plans, assignments, and assessments.
This course requires full collaboration from the teaching team, so for this specific training to live up to its intended purpose, we are asking that faculty sign up and participate as a team!
Space is available for up to 12 teaching teams. Teaching teams are committing to a five-week course with approximately 20 hours of participation and content. The course is completely asynchronous with no required synchronous components.
Time Commitment
· Canvas: October 10 - November 18, 2023
Facilitator:
· Karen Lee, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Participants will learn the history and three major components of I-BEST, contextualization, team teaching and navigation. They will also learn how to integrate standards and outcomes. As well as how to develop lesson plans, assignments and assessments. Participants will learn how to provide equitable student centered support services both in and out of the classroom.
Time Commitment:
· In-person: November 17, 2023
Facilitator:
· Nicole Hopkins, BEdA Policy Associate
This in-person conference is offered with student support staff specifically in mind - whether their role in BEdA is as a navigator, advisor, transition specialist, with intake and enrollment or assessment, etc. The conference will be focused on participants reflecting on their own role in supporting students, and understanding the agency and responsibility they have in their daily practice, and utilizing skills, tools, and strategies to advocate for students up the chain.
Time Commitment:
· In-person: November 16, 2023
Facilitators:
· Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator
· Nicole Hopkins, BEdA Policy Associate
· Hanan Al-Zubaidy, Associate Director for Corrections Education
· MarcusAntonio Gunn, BEdA Policy Associate
The purpose of the orientation is to provide the essential information that new Directors,
Deans or Administrators in a federally funded Basic Education for Adults program need
to be successful in their role, and to answer any and all questions you may have.
The 2023 orientation will be offered in a hybrid format, with a number of Canvas modules.
The online asynchronous (Canvas) portion of the training will be held from September
11-October 8th. We will hold an in-person gathering on the campus of the SBCTC September
15, 2023 will include a meet and greet as well as an overview of the Canvas Course.
The second event will take place October 6th from 9:30-11:30 am over zoom and will
include an orientation debrief and provide space for questions and answers.
Time Commitment:
· Canvas: September 11 - October 8, 2023
· In-person: September 15, from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
· Zoom: Directors Debrief, October 6, 2023 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Facilitator:
· MarcusAntonio Gunn, BEdA Policy Associate
This asynchronous course is designed for instructors who have entered the Washington Basic Studies system in the last year and provides an overview of the Washington Basic Education for Adults system and current initiatives within the system.
Time Commitment:
· Canvas: November 27, 2023 - January 14, 2024
Facilitator:
· Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator
Please join us for the Teaching the Skills that Matter 2023 Cohort A.T eaching the
Skills That Matter (TSTM) is a national framework that supports teachers with integrating
the nine skills the matter to adult students using three approaches that work best
across five critical topic areas. The TSTM framework is an asset to faculty teaching
in any and every environment, including corrections and offline learning environments,
community-based organizations, and rural areas.
Cohort Time/Activity CommitmentsMembers of this learning community will convene in
person at Green River College for the cohort kick-off, have two (2) virtual convening,
and access learning materials in an asynchronous Canvas course to deepen their understanding
of the content, share how they are implementing changes, and gain feedback from their
colleagues. Further, participants will contribute to a repository of resources that
can be used in any setting, including corrections and offline learning environments.
**When signing up participants are agreeing to:
- Attend the in-person TSTM cohort kick-off!
November 17, 2023, at Green River College; 8 AM – 4 PM
- Optional attendance at a Drop-in Office Hour,
December 1, 2023, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Attend two virtual trainings; three (3) hours (total);
January 19th & February 23rd, 2023. 11:30 AM – 1 PM.
- Commit to facilitating two lessons (TSTM made lessons or integrating TSTM framework into an existing lesson).
- Submit lesson reflections (with guided questions) one week prior to the virtual trainings; two (2) total.
Facilitators:
· Christie Knighton, Highline Community College
· Dawn Kroontje, Whatcom Community College
· MarcusAntonio Gunn, BEdA Policy Associate
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