A Professional Development Activity for Ohio's ABLE Teachers

KEY TO ICONS This Symbol Means Click for action Link to the Web Return to the main screen Download a file Back to previous page Forward to next page Before you get down to work, put on those old jeans and t-shirt or your most comfortable clothes (assuming you're at home), pour yourself a cup of coffee and relax. This is going to be a very different way of participating in staff development!

Welcome to GED 2002 Making New Connections With the implementation of the new GED 2002, it is important that teachers and administrators be provided with the latest information on the new test and how it will impact their educational programs and students. This training will focus on the GED student, the instructor, the classroom setting, teaching strategies and the most up-to-date information on the GED 2002 Tests. This production of GED 2002 - Making New Connections is divided into five (5) different scenes. Each scene has been designed as a 5-hour inservice component with part of your work completed on the Web and the remainder in your classroom or school. This is a self-paced production. You may wish to complete some or all of the scenes, depending on your own personal needs. The five scenes in this inservice production are: The First Connection: The GED Student The Second Connection: The GED Tests The Third Connection: The GED Program The Fourth Connection: Effective Teaching Strategies The Fifth Connection: Special Topics Making new connections with your students, your fellow instructors, with teaching techniques and strategies and with the numerous changes in the GED 2002 Tests is important to the success of our GED programs. This web-based training will provide you with information and hands-on experiences that you will be able to use in your classroom. Before you get started, complete an orientation session. The orientation session will introduce you to the different icons and symbols that you will encounter throughout this production. This inservice production will use special icons to help you "make new connections." Click on the ticket below to begin the orientation. Proceed through Orientation Skip Orientation

This program was adapted from original material developed by Dr. Lucy Guglielmino, Florida Atlantic University, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development. Florida Governor: Jeb Bush, Florida Commissioner of Education: Charlie Crist, Florida Division Director: Loretta Costin, Florida Adult Education Program Director: Leatricia Williams Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.