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Professional Development
In-Service Training
Each year WV ABE
instructors are required to attend a specific number of hours of core
and elective professional development sessions. The requirements
vary depending on the number of hours of employment and the type of
teaching assignment. See the chart below of
Annual In-Service Requirements.
|
Employment Status |
Hours Required |
Core/Elective
Requirements |
|
Full-Time Instructors |
12
hours/year |
6 hours of core sessions
and
6 hours of electives |
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Part-Time Instructors:
13
hours/week or more; Hourly/Not Full-Time
|
9
hours/year |
6 hours of core sessions
and
3 hours of electives |
|
Part-Time Instructors:
Up to
12 hours/week |
6
hours/year |
6 hours
of core sessions |
|
Hit the
Ground Running |
3
hours/year |
3 hours
of core sessions |
|
Substitutes; Computer Literacy; or Workplace Only
|
3
hours/year*
|
3 hours
of core or electives
*May
need more hours to maintain temporary teaching certificate
or adult license |
Instructors and substitutes who do not comply with the yearly
requirements are not recommended for rehiring the following year.
To maintain a WV Temporary Teaching Certificate or an Adult License,
practitioners must complete an average of 6 hours of ABE in-service
credit per year. A total of 30 hours of in-service credit (in addition
to 6 hours of college credit) must be verified every five years for
renewal.
English as A Second Language (ESL) Hit the Ground Running (HTGR), and
SPOKES instructors have different core requirements than other
ABE instructors. See the chart below of Core In-Service Sessions.
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NOTES |
TITLE |
General ABE |
SPOKES/
HTGR |
ESL |
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Required during 1st
fiscal/program year employed (*except those hired after
March 1) |
Management 100: Managing Your Information System (MGMT-100) |
3 hours |
3 hours |
3 hours |
|
Assessment 101: Using Your Assessment Instrument – Choose
one of the following: |
|
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TABE (ASMT-101T)
or |
3 hours
or |
3 hours
or |
Not required |
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CASAS (ASMT-101C)
or |
3 hours |
3 hours |
3 hours
or |
|
BEST/CELSA (ASMT-101BC)
or |
Not required |
Not required |
3 hours
or |
|
BEST Plus (ASMT-B+) |
Not required |
Not required |
6 hours |
|
Required for ABE & ESL
during 2nd fiscal/program year employed |
Assessment 100: Assessment to Instruction Part 1 (ASMT-100) |
3 hours |
Not required |
3 hours |
|
Curriculum 100: Assessment to Instruction Part 2 (CURR-100) |
3 hours |
Not required |
3 hours |
|
May be selected during any
year |
Technology 100: Technology for the ABE Classroom (TECH-100) |
3 hours |
3 hours |
3 hours |
|
Technology 200: Integrating Technology into the ABE
Curriculum (TECH-200) |
3 hours |
3 hours |
3 hours |
|
GED
100: Instructional Strategies and Materials for the GED
Language Arts Tests (GED-100) |
3 hours |
Not required |
Not required |
|
GED
101: Instructional Strategies and Materials for the GED
Mathematic, Science, Social Studies Tests (GED-101) |
3 hours |
Not required |
Not required |
|
Special Learning Needs 100: Introduction to learning
Disabilities and Other Special Learning Needs
(SLN-100) or
Special Learning Needs 200: Payne Assessment to
Accommodations (SLN-200)
(3
hours non-degree graduate credit available) |
6 hours
or
48 hours |
6 hours |
6 hours |
|
6 hours |
6 hours |
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Literacy 100: Introduction to Beginning Literacy Instruction
(LIT-100) or
Literacy Alternative: Literacy West Virginia Basic Tutor
Training (LIT-ALT) |
6 hours
or
12-18 hours |
Not required |
6 hours
or
12-18 hours |
|
May be selected by ESL
Instructors during any year |
ESL
Curriculum 100: English Literacy and Civics Curriculum
(ESLCUR-100) |
Not required |
Not required |
6 hours |
|
ESL
Curriculum 200: Listening and Speaking Skills Strategies
(ESLCUR-200) |
Not required |
Not required |
3 hours |
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TOEFL
100: Preparing for the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL-100) |
Not required |
Not required |
3 hours (F/T only) |
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Citizenship 100: Preparing for the Citizenship and
Naturalization process (CITZ-100) |
Not required |
Not required |
3 hours (F/T only) |
|
Required during 1st month |
Technology 101: Computer Literacy Instruction (TECH-101) |
Not required |
3 hours |
Not required |
|
May be selected during any
year |
Work
Readiness 100: Work Keys Assessment and Instructional Design
(WORK-100) |
Not required |
3 hours |
Not required |
|
Work
Readiness 200: Ready to Work Certification Training
(WORK-200) |
6 hours (F/T only) |
6 hours |
Not required |
Both
core and elective in-service sessions are offered annually
at the Summer Core Institute and at the Fall Adult Education and Family
Literacy Conference sponsored by the
WV Adult Education Association (WVAEA), Inc. In addition, some
sessions are scheduled regionally during the program year.
An
online calendar of professional development training opportunities can
be accessed through the WV ABE website at
http://wvabe.org. Session descriptions, dates, times, and locations
are posted there. Announcements of upcoming training opportunities are
often posted to the WVABE-L listserv. Regional coordinators usually
send written announcements of sessions to teachers in their areas.
For additional information regarding
ABE Professional Development
contact:
Cathy Shank
ABE Professional
Development Coordinator
RESA III
501 22nd
Street
Dunbar, WV
25064-1711
1-800-257-7372 ext.
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