Wednesday, May 7, 2025

CAEP TAP Newsletter Contribution

CAEP Deliverable Reminders & Deadlines and Deliverables

Advancing CA Adult Education Model Program: Grossmont Adult Education, A Campus-wide IET Model for Healthcare Training

Consortium Leadership Academy - Applications Open!

Model Program Nominations are OPEN!

Upcoming Professional Learning Events

2025 Conferences

CAEP Consortium Director's Corner

The CAEP Newsletter will now be released twice a month, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

If you would like to submit an item for consideration, please submit it no later than the Friday before the week of publication.

CAEP Deliverable Reminders

Deadlines and Deliverables

• June 1: Member Expense Report due in NOVA (Q3)
• June 20: Three-Year Plan 2025-28 due in NOVA
• Jun 30: Member Expense Report certified by Consortia in NOVA (Q3) *
• July 15: Student Data due in TOPSPro (Q4) FINAL
• Aug. 15: Annual Plan for 2024-25 due in NOVA *

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SCOE TAP and NOCE TAP are here to provide support to the field. To be able to provide the field with the most timely responses, please submit your request via the TAP Support Box.

The Health Occupations Center (HOC), part of Grossmont Adult Education (GAE), offers 12 CTE training programs for health occupations including certified nursing assistant (CNA), clinical & administrative medical assistant, dental assistant (RDA), emergency medical technician (EMT-B), healthcare interpreting, home health aide (HHA), licensed vocational nursing (LVN), medical office professional, patient care aide (PCA), pharmacy technician (PTCB), phlebotomy technician & medical lab assistant (CPT-I), and veterinary assistant (AVA). The integration of CTE Anchor Standards with EL instruction enhances student learning by focusing on practical skills like patient communication and resume writing. By utilizing Canvas LMS, instructors can provide tailored modules to address literacy and language development needs while differentiating instruction based on student responses and understanding. This approach ensures effective and targeted skill-building for students.

Learn more about the Grossmont Adult Education, A Campus-wide IET Model for Healthcare Training model program and visit the Advancing California Adult Education website to view other Model Programs throughout California.

Applications are open for the CAEP Consortium Leadership Academy (CLA)! The intended applicant is new to their role within the last 3 years. If you believe the CLA is perfect for you, but fall outside that criteria email TAP to discuss additional options.

The application window will close June 15, 2025 and notifications will be sent out at the end of June. The CLA program was created to build the capacity of consortia leads, directors, and co-chairs to effectively lead their consortium through a student-centered leadership approach.

To learn more email tap@caladulted.org or complete the application by clicking the button below.

Want to share your achievements and give others an inspiration? Here’s your chance to celebrate your milestones and feature your program success on the Advancing CA Adult Education website! It’s not just about recognition—it’s about spreading fresh ideas, driving innovation, and raising the bar in adult education. Your story isn't just about recognition; it's about setting new standards and redefining excellence within the educational landscape.

Upcoming CAEP Professional Learning Events

The application for the CALPRO Training-of-Trainers (ToT) institute that will take place online (Moodle) between June 9 and June 30th AND at the CALPRO office in Sacramento on Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24, 2025, is now open. The ToT is for the new community of practice (CoP) on Fundamentals of Adult Education Instruction. Accepted participants agree to become a CALPRO trainer.

The CoP aims to equip instructors in adult education programs with the practical tools and strategies needed to implement evidence-based instruction that meets the varied needs of adult learners.

The objectives include:

(1) using various data to design instruction that leverages adult learners’ strengths and motivations,

(2) developing and using formative assessments effectively,

(3) designing learner-centered differentiated classroom activities, and

(4) planning lessons to meet instructional goals.

For more information and to apply, please click the button below.

Application Deadline May 14, 2025

Embracing Productive Struggle in Math II

Join us for Part 2 of our two-part webinar series on enhancing math instruction in adult education. This webinar focuses on the concept of productive struggle in mathematics, building on our previous session on Promoting Positive Math Identity. We will discuss reframing mistakes and struggle as part of natural learning and the strategies to help students persevere through challenging problems to foster deeper understanding. Join us to enhance your teaching practices to support student growth.

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Presenter: Matt Wallace

CALPRO professional development opportunities are available to all California Adult Education Program (CAEP) agencies and employees.

For more information, click the link below or contact CALPRO calprohelp@air.org.

Join LARAEC for this student-facing event. It's free and on zoom. Teachers are encouraged to bring their classes to LARAEC's new high-interest student webinar series. 

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 10:30AM - 11:00AM

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 6:30PM- 7:00PM

Starting and Owning a Business: What Adult Students Need to Know!

What do you need to do to start or own a business? Who can help you? What are the pitfalls to avoid? What can you do to prepare yourself? What if you don't have a social security number? Join us on Tuesday, May 13th to get the information you need! You will receive resources to help you.

Do you want to start or own a business? This session is for you!!

(Simulcast in Spanish)

For more information, click HERE

The Lunch with LARAEC season is here! Join Justin and Michele on Thursdays in April and May from 12:30-1:30pm for more exciting episodes! 

Beyond the Classroom: Real-World Learning Through Community Connections

Date: May 8th, 2025 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

How can adult ESL instructors create win-win experiences where students build language and career skills while supporting their communities? Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)—also known as service-learning or civic engagement—makes it possible.

This session shares strategies for designing CEL projects that meet the needs of diverse learners and community partners. Using a case study with the LA Conservancy, we’ll break down the cycle of classroom prep, hands-on engagement, and reflection. You’ll leave with adaptable lesson plans, student reflections, and ideas for your own CEL projects.

Connect, Collaborate, Create: Maximizing the New CASAS Teacher Portal 

Date: May 15th, 2025 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Ready to Engage, Empower, and Expand your district’s performance? The CASAS Teacher Portal is a game-changer. This easy-to-use, web-based tool allows you to generate instructional reports with ease, instantly provide feedback and customized support to students, and collaborate with colleagues using real-time data to maximize learning gains. Don’t miss this interactive and fun session. 

Connecting Textbook Lessons and Games to the English Language Proficiency Standards for Online Classes!

May 22nd, 2025 12:30 p.m.- 1:30pm

Donna Price is back with her engaging “gamify” presentation. This session will focus on online classes! Want to add some additional games, mixers, and other communicative activities to your teaching palette? Join Donna Price as she shares activities that reinforce the ELPS for adult education. She will share five standards and demonstrate game-like activities for online classes that address the standard. Adaptable to any level, these activities reinforce listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar to prepare students for standardized tests that are based on the ELPS.

Teaching in the Age of AI-Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

May 29th, 2025 12:30 p.m.- 1:30pm

Teachers were just starting to catch their breath on all the tech they were supposed to figure out and… BOOM! A meteorite shot across the educational universe and changed everything. This workshop from tech guru Brent Warner addresses concerns and explores how to optimize AI use in your classroom to benefit both teachers and learners. Don’t be afraid…we got this!

Register for Lunch with LARAEC here!

2025 Upcoming Conferences

Register Now! Equivalency and Proficiency Summer Convening's 

Registration is now open for this free, half-day, in-person, 2025 Summer Convening's. These convenings are designed to provide timely updates to and collect information from attendees regarding the GED and HiSET exams. The California Department of Education (CDE) invites chief examiners, test site administrators, school counselors, and others with a connection to the high school equivalency and proficiency programs to join us.  Feel free to share this informational flyer (PDF) with others. 

Register here for one of the 2025 Summer Convening's happening near you! 

•    Sacramento - Tuesday, August 12 

•    Alameda - Wednesday, August 13 

•    Monterey - Thursday, August 14 

•    Fresno - Friday, August 15 

•    Orange - Tuesday, August 19

•    Los Angeles - Wednesday, August 20 

•    Jurupa - Thursday, August 21 

•    San Diego - Friday, August 22 

For additional information, please contact Melissa Stockbridge by email at mstockbridge@scoe.net.

CAEP Directors' Corner