Adult Education Matters

About: Martha Rankin

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http://AdultEdMatters.wordpress.com

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I'm a teacher and administrator for Newport-Mesa USD. I want to continually see things in new ways. I find inspiration in Gandhi's words: "You must be the change you want to see in the world."

Posts by Martha Rankin:

• January 2, 2011 2010 in review

• June 24, 2010 Open Letter to our Community ~ Namaste

• June 17, 2010 How to Avoid Dropping Out of Adult Education

• June 8, 2010 Martha’s Year-End Madness Minimizer

• June 7, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 49 Comparison

• June 3, 2010 Download Free Resources to Create Career Pathways and Postsecondary Transitions

• June 2, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends

• June 1, 2010 Packing Up NMUSD Adult School

• May 28, 2010 Study at Home with FREE Printable GED Practice Tests!

• May 26, 2010 “Babies are Such a Great Way to Start People” ~ Mandi’s Baby Shower

• May 25, 2010 Helpful “Adult Learner Persistence” Website

• May 24, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 47 Comparison

• May 20, 2010 Twelve Resources for Adult and Workforce Education

• May 18, 2010 Study English at Home this Summer with USA Learns

• May 18, 2010 Free Family Literacy Resource Materials

• May 17, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 46

• May 13, 2010 Open Letter to our Community of Learners and Leaders

• May 12, 2010 Embracing a Blog! ~ Empowering a PLC!!

• May 10, 2010 Four Year Attendance Trends ~ HSD Program

• May 10, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 45 Comparison

• May 5, 2010 Deeper Look at Four Year Attendance Trends

• May 4, 2010 Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap

• May 3, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends

• May 3, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 44 Comparison

• April 29, 2010 An Online Resource Kit for Closing the Achievement Gap

• April 28, 2010 An Adult Education Newspaper for Social Justice

• April 26, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 43 Comparison

• April 23, 2010 Spring 2010 CALPROgress ~ Alignment in Adult Education

• April 23, 2010 Free Technology Integration Webinars from OTAN!

• April 19, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 42

• April 16, 2010 Transitioning Adult Learners to College

• April 16, 2010 Shaking the Funding Tree: A Grant Writing Guide for Literacy Programs

• April 16, 2010 Goal Setting and Reflection ~ A Daily Practice

• April 2, 2010 NMUSD Strategic Plan Survey ~ Opportunity for Input

• April 2, 2010 The 2010 Census COUNTS!

• April 1, 2010 Advocating for Public Policy that Supports Adult Literacy

• March 22, 2010 CA Adult Education Budget Cuts

• March 22, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends

• March 12, 2010 Superintendent Showcases Adult Ed’s Value on TV

• March 11, 2010 Spring Forward

• March 8, 2010 March 8 ~ International Women’s Day

• March 8, 2010 Reach Higher, America

• March 8, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 36

• March 5, 2010 How to Administer WIA II Federal Programs in a High-Stakes Environment

• March 5, 2010 Press Articles on NMUSD Adult Education Program Cuts

• March 4, 2010 Local Educational Services for our Adult Learners

• March 4, 2010 Weighing in on Adult Education Budget Cuts

• March 4, 2010 Assembly Bill 1673 (Mendoza) Adult Education

• February 26, 2010 Local Educational Services for our Students

• February 26, 2010 CA Adult Education Budget Cuts

• February 23, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 33

• February 12, 2010 Get Your Students Ready for the 2010 Census!

• February 10, 2010 ESL & ABE Class Evaluation Results

• February 5, 2010 The Power (and Point) of Persistence

• February 5, 2010 Things You Need…First 2 Weeks of Class!

• February 3, 2010 Legislative and Budget Update

• February 2, 2010 LAO State Budget and Adult Education

• January 29, 2010 SpellingCity + SMARTBoard = Seriously Simple

• January 27, 2010 Student Council ~ Learning and Leading in our Community

• January 26, 2010 What the Data Says about our Managed Enrollment Program

• January 25, 2010 USA Learns ~ One Year Old and Going Strong

• January 20, 2010 Student Council Starts 01/27/10

• January 20, 2010 End-of-Semester Essentials ~ January, 2010

• January 20, 2010 Our School Within a Rainbow

• January 19, 2010 Student Evaluation of ESL Class

• January 15, 2010 “The Purpose of Education” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

• January 15, 2010 Civic Engagement ~ The 2010 Census is Coming!

• January 12, 2010 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends

• January 12, 2010 Vote for Your Top 2 OTAN Tech Trainings

• January 12, 2010 HSD Leadership Meeting Today at 11am

• January 11, 2010 CALPRO’s 2010 Winter Online Courses

• January 8, 2010 HSD Course Syllabi Now Online

• January 7, 2010 Student Council Starts 01-27-10!

• January 5, 2010 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 25

• January 4, 2010 Construction Math Toolbox

• December 18, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 24

• December 16, 2009 Virtual Workroom for Multilevel ESL Instructors

• December 14, 2009 Site Council / WASC Work ~ December 16

• December 14, 2009 Get Your Absence Excuse Forms Here!

• December 11, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 23

• December 8, 2009 Getting to Common Formative Assessments

• December 8, 2009 Using CASAS as a Common Formative Assessment (SAY WHAT?)

• December 4, 2009 Four Year Comparison of Attendance Trends

• December 1, 2009 Site Council Commits to Forward-Looking Mission

• November 30, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 21

• November 18, 2009 Site Council / WASC Meeting Today ~ Nov. 18

• November 12, 2009 Goal Setting and Self Reflection ~ A Daily Practice

• November 12, 2009 Digesting the Latest Info on CA Adult Education

• November 10, 2009 Student Transfer Policy and Procedure

• November 10, 2009 TUESDAY TECH TIPS (times two)

• November 9, 2009 Adult Education in CA: Strategic Planning Process

• November 9, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

• November 6, 2009 CASAS ~ Paired Scores & Average Gains are UP!

• November 6, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 18

• November 4, 2009 Evening Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov. 4

• November 3, 2009 NMUSD Adult School Needs YOU!

• November 2, 2009 Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov 2

• October 30, 2009 Fall 2009 Issue of CALPROgress

• October 30, 2009 Wiki on Adult Ed Budget Cuts

• October 27, 2009 Day ABE & ESL PLC Meets Nov 2

• October 23, 2009 CASAS Practice Tests

• October 23, 2009 Upcoming Intruder Drill

• October 22, 2009 Promoting CA Adult Schools

• October 22, 2009 NMUSD Adult School Site Council, 2009-10

• October 21, 2009 Fresh Thinking For the Future of Adult Education

• October 21, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 16

• October 20, 2009 Our NMUSD Adult School Attendance Policy

• October 20, 2009 CBET Pledge Drive ~ Oct. 20-30, 2009

• October 13, 2009 Registration Schedule for 2009-10

• October 12, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 14 & 15

• October 5, 2009 ESL PLC Meets October 8!

• October 2, 2009 Reflecting on Our Mission and Beliefs

• October 2, 2009 Discovery Streaming Now Available to YOU!

• October 2, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

• October 1, 2009 The Great California ShakeOut

• October 1, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 13

• September 28, 2009 Individual Development Plan, 2009-2010

• September 28, 2009 STEP Forward (Sub Teacher Essentials Packet)

• September 28, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

• September 28, 2009 Quote of the Week

• September 23, 2009 10 Easy Ways To Integrate SCANS Into Your Classroom

• September 23, 2009 Fall 2009 Online Professional Development Courses

• September 23, 2009 Opening Up to Managed Enrollment

• September 22, 2009 Emergency Preparedness, 2009

• September 21, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Week 12

• September 21, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

• September 15, 2009 “It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

• September 15, 2009 Office Assistant Certificate Program

• September 10, 2009 Things You Need ~ First Two Weeks of Class

• September 10, 2009 Top Post This Week – Remembering 9/11

• September 9, 2009 The Power (and Point) of Persistence!

• September 9, 2009 Revised ESL Pacing Plans and Testing Calendar

• September 9, 2009 New Managed Enrollment Plan for ESL Classes

• June 17, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 50

• June 15, 2009 NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events

• June 11, 2009 National Spotlight on NMUSD Adult School

• June 11, 2009 NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events

• June 10, 2009 Tending to Attendance

• May 28, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• May 28, 2009 End-of-Semester Essentials ~ June, 2009

• May 13, 2009 Site Council Mtg. ~ May 13, 2009

• May 11, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• May 1, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• April 23, 2009 CUE Tip ~ Open Source (free) Programs for Educators

• April 15, 2009 Exhibit Shows Off Students’ 21st Century Skills

• April 14, 2009 Presenting…PLC 2.0 on a Budget

• April 13, 2009 Words of Thanks from NMUSD Adult Learners

• April 13, 2009 Student Council Meeting ~ 04/16/09

• April 2, 2009 Tending to Attendance

• April 1, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ 04/01/09

• March 30, 2009 Rules and Tools: Copyright and Copyleft

• March 27, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• March 23, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• March 23, 2009 Impact of the May 19 Ballot Propositions

• March 18, 2009 Facts, Trends, and Best Practice Discussion = Hope

• March 18, 2009 Adult Ed Budget Forum

• March 13, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• March 11, 2009 School Site Council Meeting Minutes ~ 03/04/09

• March 11, 2009 Update on the State Budget for Adult Ed

• March 9, 2009 Please Take Our Poll!

• March 9, 2009 More on the State Budget, Adult Ed, and Flexibility

• March 9, 2009 Tending to Attendance ~ Three-Year Comparison

• March 9, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• March 9, 2009 Parking Policy at the BESST Site

• March 4, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Week 35

• March 4, 2009 Today’s School Site Council – March 4

• March 4, 2009 New State Budget Information

• March 4, 2009 NPR’s All Tech Considered

• March 3, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• February 26, 2009 Tending to Attendance

• February 26, 2009 Student Council Mtg ~ February 26, 2009

• February 25, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• February 25, 2009 Martha and Mandi Go to CUE

• February 25, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ March 4

• February 17, 2009 A Therapeutic Journey to the CASAS 2.0 World

• February 17, 2009 Hail Today in Laguna Hills

• February 12, 2009 HOPE Clinic Gives Free Flu Shots to our Adult Learners

• February 12, 2009 Free Computer Class at our Local College!

• February 11, 2009 Tech & Prof Growth Team Mtg ~ 02/11/09

• February 5, 2009 Tending to Attendance Trends – Adult vs. Concurrent

• February 2, 2009 Student Council ~ A Community of Learners and Leaders

• February 2, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• January 30, 2009 CASAS Sample Reading Test PowerPoints

• January 30, 2009 Promoting a Lifetime of Learning

• January 29, 2009 Site Council Meeting ~ 02/04/09

• January 28, 2009 Things You Need ~ 1st Week of 2nd Semester

• January 28, 2009 New English & Tech Class at Sonora

• January 28, 2009 Tending to Attendance – Black is Back!

• January 27, 2009 Wiki What?

• January 27, 2009 New English & Tech Class at Sonora

• January 26, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• January 21, 2009 The Value of CA Adult Schools

• January 20, 2009 Tending to Attendance

• January 16, 2009 Prepare for the Big One NOW

• January 16, 2009 Upcoming Events at N-MUSD Adult School

• January 15, 2009 Tending to Attendance

• January 14, 2009 Shift Happens

• January 14, 2009 Bite-Size Inspiration

• January 13, 2009 End-of-Semester Essentials

• January 9, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• January 9, 2009 Orientation PowerPoints Are Here!!!

• January 9, 2009 01-09-09 Fire Drill Recap

• January 8, 2009 Fire Drill at BESST Center – 01/09/09

• January 5, 2009 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• December 17, 2008 Persisting Through The Winter Months

• December 17, 2008 CALPRO’s Winter 2009 Online Professional Development

• December 15, 2008 Career Training Resources

• December 12, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• December 12, 2008 Upcoming Lockdown Drill

• December 10, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• December 10, 2008 Today’s Tech Training ~ 12-10-08

• December 9, 2008 CASAS Competencies for the 21st Century

• December 8, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• December 8, 2008 Strategic Planning to Support our School Goals

• December 3, 2008 Site Council Mtg. 12-03-08

• December 2, 2008 Dance the AttenDance! Celebrate Persistence!!

• December 2, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• December 1, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• December 1, 2008 USALearns- A Free Online English Portal

• November 21, 2008 Pay Attention

• November 21, 2008 Animation with PowerPoint

• November 20, 2008 Next Tech Training ~ Quick Tricks for Powerful PowerPoints

• November 20, 2008 Tech Team Approves Tech Plan

• November 19, 2008 Tech & Professional Growth Team Mtg

• November 14, 2008 Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

• November 10, 2008 The Great ShakeOut this Thursday

• November 10, 2008 Miguel’s Tech Tip of the Week: http://classtools.net/

• November 6, 2008 NMUSD Adult School in the 21st Century

• November 6, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Celebrating Growth!

• November 5, 2008 Site Council Meeting ~ 11/05/08

• November 4, 2008 NMUSD Adult School Community Votes!

• November 4, 2008 Persistence Kit and Caboodle: Highlights & Hash Outs

• November 4, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• November 3, 2008 ESL Fun with Karaoke

• November 2, 2008 Adults + Blogs + CASAS = ABCs of 21st Century Learning

• October 31, 2008 Fall Back and Relax

• October 30, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Adult vs. Concurrent

• October 23, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• October 22, 2008 Technolution Plan 2008-10

• October 21, 2008 Blog to Blog Learning

• October 20, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution, Verse III

• October 20, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• October 20, 2008 Verb Power! Simply Pointing It Out

• October 16, 2008 The Whole Persistence Kit and Caboodle

• October 15, 2008 Site Council Meeting ~ 10/15/08

• October 14, 2008 Our Professional Learning Community at Work

• October 13, 2008 Jugs, Drops, and Words that Matter

• October 13, 2008 Tending to Attendance ~ Week 14

• October 7, 2008 School Goals 2008-09

• October 7, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution – Verse II

• October 6, 2008 Tending to Attendance and Insisting on Persistence

• October 3, 2008 Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution

• October 1, 2008 Tending to Attendance

• September 23, 2008 Sharing Our e-PLC Model at ACSA State Conference

• September 19, 2008 Learn English at Home…for FREE!

• September 18, 2008 Individual Development Plan (IDP)

• September 16, 2008 NMUSD Adult School’s PLC Earns Praise from WASC!

• September 15, 2008 NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet

• September 15, 2008 Learners to Leaders 2008!

• September 12, 2008 ESL Team ~ Great Week 1! ~ Get Ready for Week 2!

• September 12, 2008 Our ESL Student Transfer Policy and Procedure

• September 11, 2008 New Office Assistant Certificate Program!

• September 10, 2008 Writing Lesson Plans

• September 10, 2008 Preparing for Paired Scores

• September 9, 2008 Get Your House in Order – CASAS is Coming!

• September 8, 2008 CASAS’ Sweet eHome

• September 4, 2008 Marketing our Adult School

• September 3, 2008 First Site Council Mtg of 2008-09

• September 2, 2008 Remembering 9/11 in the ESL Classroom

• August 26, 2008 Substitute Lesson Plans ~ Ready to Go!

• July 18, 2008 10 Education Commandments for Parents

• July 18, 2008 Strategies for Student Retention

• June 6, 2008 Student Council Meeting Materials ~ June 6

• June 4, 2008 Student Leadership Celebration

• June 3, 2008 Martha’s Year-End Madness Minimizer

• May 30, 2008 2008 Teacher PD Survey Results

• May 30, 2008 CA Adult Education and Professional Development

• May 28, 2008 Update on PD Plan & Budget for 2008-09

• May 23, 2008 Last Student Council Mtg. ~ Students Lead!

• May 22, 2008 SMART Board Tech Tip: Touch, Write and Save

• May 21, 2008 Linking CTE to our Adult Ed Program

• May 19, 2008 Free “On the Go” Family Literacy Activities

• May 14, 2008 Our Site-based PD Proposal for 2008-09

• May 9, 2008 Students as Leaders at NMUSD Adult School

• May 6, 2008 Essential End-of-Semester Materials

• May 6, 2008 Student Council Mtg. ~ May 9

• April 30, 2008 CCAE Presentation: Forming a PLC~Transforming our World

• April 24, 2008 Using Video in ESL Instruction

• April 24, 2008 Teacher-Made PPT for Teaching Time

• April 24, 2008 Tech Tip du Jour: Adding Screenshots

• April 24, 2008 Student Survey Results Are In!

• April 21, 2008 Our Blog as an e-Portfolio for WASC

• April 21, 2008 Movie Project ~ Starring Beg. Lit & Low ESL Students

• April 17, 2008 Did You Know? 2.0 Video

• April 16, 2008 ESL Tip ~ Online Radio Essays on NPR

• April 16, 2008 Student Connectedness

• April 16, 2008 WASC Community Council Meeting

• April 16, 2008 Site Council Meeting

• April 9, 2008 Student Council Meeting Minutes & PPT

• April 2, 2008 ESL Tip: Sponging with Verbs

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