 OTAN Outreach and Technical Assistance Network To Grossmont Idol School's Uber Ride, a warm tour of our tech integration plan starring Barbara, the tech savvy adventurer Nikki, the objective of Seth Dynamo And Jen, the recruitment wizard Okay, so three people are squeezed into an Uber car at the Sacramento airport Hello ladies, what brings you to Sacramento? Our tech integration plan is pretty impressive I mean, at least first, I think what's really important and what we're working on is that we're able to identify our learner's prior knowledge and skills And I think the way that we're doing this best is by modifying orientation and making sure that our transition specialists are part of it Yeah Sounds impressive You guys like that part? Yes, I totally do I mean, you know, as far as integrating language and did our literacy I mean, bridging our ESL and CT courses is becoming a big part of what we're doing as well And that's very exciting to be able to do that So we're not just teaching ESL, but we're combining it with another skill that they learn Yeah And we also want to posture that learning environment where we include students and teachers in their progress Yeah, and I mean technology, I mean, Barbara, you're kind of leading the way as far as all of those pieces go Yeah, charge, let's go So I mean, as we've got Canvas and Barbara will talk a little bit about that in orientation Yeah And then our open labs and then where we're going as far as high flex I mean, I'm really excited about that. That's going to make a big difference as far as students being able to show up when they're able and still show up when they can get there Right, and Barbara's like our leading teacher to do anything like that, right? Yeah We get them into that computer lab and we teach them how to go into Canvas And the ones that know absolutely nothing about computers, they're getting a very good education Yeah, and that's a large part of duty Yeah, they're getting a really good, you know, indoctrination into, you know, the world of technology Thank you You're welcome And I mean, just as far as, I mean, WAAS really kind of demanded that we increase our community for both teachers and students So I know that's going to make it possible at the Canvas piece and then just kind of following them throughout Yeah, I really like that part where, you know, we have an orientation for our students That it's a two week orientation to figure out, you know, what levels they are And then they're using the website to access resources and they're introduced to that in the orientation So that when they wind up in the computer lab, it's a familiar, because they're using that same website to access the resource So it's very familiar to them And that was great, great planning on your part too Yeah, thank you You're welcome Yeah, I was thinking, I knew you'd like it Yeah, I do, I do a lot, thanks Right, so, you know, absolutely, we're going to dive into this plan head first And, you know, I'm so happy that we did D-LAC Oh yeah I think if we did not do this, I don't think we'd be where we are today in terms of identifying You know, and making a plan Yeah So I just, you know, God, if I could give Neda and Dr. Porter and their whole staff a big hug, I would Yeah But we're going to be there soon Okay To get out of the Uber Yeah, we're going to be there, so you can do that then I'll hug them all at once Yeah, so that's just a way of saying thank you from the bottom of our hearts Absolutely, absolutely And you know, our backgrounds are all different, and I feel like we all have pretty different personalities So as far as learning about our strengths and where those came in Has done a lot for us just as far as trusting each other, building our team, and then also Kind of being more sensitive to what kind of support our teachers need as we go through these changes Yeah, absolutely Right, because I never knew you two were woos Yeah, oh, we're wooing all over the place Yeah, I see that now And I think that helps us strengthen our teachers too when we start to learn to identify the strengths that they have as well Yeah It certainly helps with the buy-in Yeah, for sure You know, many teachers are afraid to say that they have digital illiteracy Well, they're afraid Yeah, they're afraid, they don't want anybody to know that they don't know what They don't know They don't know as much as they think they know Right And so it really helps to have the lab where the teacher can bring their students and also, you know, learn alongside with them how to use it Yeah, it's been beneficial, yeah So as far as our site plan, I mean, I know all of us have an ESL background, including Jenna So that's really our focus, and I think that's kind of exciting because that's where our need is greatest right now Right, and it's a good place to start for sure And it also is enabling us to bridge from ESL into academic and our CTE pathways too Yeah I mean, that's a big component of our site plan Yeah I like it that we're giving the students from even our pre-lit students who come into the lab, they're getting a great orientation into, you know, computers Many of them have, you know, lived in the hills of Afghanistan Right And they were barely literate in their own languages, so now they have this opportunity to use the computer in a real situation And to learn, you know, how it works and, you know, this world that they're stepping into in the U.S. And you were great about instrumenting that and helping them get logged on, and you and a few other teachers have been really great about that Yeah, we work together, it's a great, great, I've looked at it like an experiment And it's been a wonderful experiment, you know, working and collaborating with the teachers and their students Well, and it's gonna help us too on the data side as far as being able to kind of dispel those myths about what students can't do And I think that will ultimately spur our teachers on because students will be more ready than they believe they are Yeah, that's true Can I move this toolbar? 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Okay, there you go So, you know, IET is kind of what I'm most focused on and I won't say kind of Oh, okay, that's very important to be focused on it, not kind of I'm actually very focused on IET and, you know, we have our in class time I mean, that was really our first model But we realized that that really wasn't enough, especially in these early days where Teachers are kind of still in the push and pull of figuring out how they can fill back their curriculum And make space for somebody else So we're implementing technology in three different ways with IET So first, we'll have sessions before and after class for students It can be at their school site, it can also be in their community And we're looking to make this high flex for the fall Because if we say have a phlebotomy class at Tuesday, Thursday And students have organized childcare for Tuesday, Thursday But Wednesday at 10 is when students can make it for a session Where they can look at contextualized material for both literacy and their program We want other students to be able to join in, no matter where they're at or what their need is We'll complement these sessions with Canvas modules tailored for about eight to start medical courses And what that means is we'll have our promise is at least 10 activities Literacy based activities that will take material from the syllabus And ask for listening, writing and speaking activities for every student So that our Yale learners are having their needs met But also our students who haven't written in a while Who are going to be caught off guard by that 250 word triage essay And those kind of things can really utilize both sessions and Canvas modules And then we'll have Burlington English as supplemental for students that are interested Any IIT student can access it I wish Jenna was here though to talk about what we're doing at Tysense Learning Who is she vacationing in the Bahamas? I mean she's at her daughter's graduation Oh wait a minute, she's calling She's calling right now How lucky for us that she's calling while we're in the car Hello everyone, my name is Jenna Hansen And I am part of this amazing team from Grossman's Adult Education I am sad that I can't be there today with you But I know that Nikki, Jennifer and Fargo are doing a terrible job on our presentation I have a joke for you all And why is the math book so unhappy? Why Jenna? Tell us Because it is full of problems What? How team comes so far in how we think and act together Dr. Carter has taught us to focus on our strengths And how we can use those strengths to work together successfully as a team By remembering that failure and success are not opposites And that strengths are not about what you do They are about how you do it It is obvious that focusing on our strengths And not our weaknesses makes us happier and more productive people One more joke Why did the teacher wear sunglasses to school? Why Jenna? Tell us Because her students were so bright It looks like Jenna had a facelift She looks super relaxed on vacation I mean at her daughter's graduation And I think she sent us one more video from her student Yeah, she did I think it's going to be really important to be able to see what her student has to say Because she's making some important updates to the program She uses LE but really wants that to be part of students working in Canvas as well And just working on aligning it with our in-person classes Will be really important So students are prepared either way Let's see what her student has to say Hi, my name is Rithika Zirini I'm from the United States This class helps me a lot Because I can practice my lessons every day I request to my teacher to send me a lesson that I want And make my own status cable And I can do it from home I like this kind of learning course Because I have children I'm very good at life They stop making it out of normal cable I can make my own I was capable to do my own But thank you very much, my teacher God bless you Bye That's nice She has the best student She really does She really does I thought mine were the best They're all the best There's Jenna's bag And I mean We know that all of this is kind of hinging on What we can do with recruitment Yeah, and so I don't know if you guys know this But all of the managers We hired an outside marketing agency To do an assessment of our website How we look to the outside world And we've taken all of their feedback And we're implementing it And we're highlighting to recruit Mostly for the medical classes And just to get the word out That there's English support In those medical classes So students feel like they can participate That's great And I mean, again Being able to bring in student services So that we can understand our community Is really key Not everybody works one on one with everybody And certainly our staff That we're counting on at the front desk Really needs to feel like they're part of it That's true I mean, recruitment intake are key And we're working on automating our registration Creating a more student-centered process And understanding our student skills And the goals with the guided placement Our diverse community deserves support And access and all that we do I don't know We were just looking at data At our annual data meeting Just looking at our student demographics And just reevaluating where we're at And the students that we serve And, you know, still mostly the predominant Or Arabic speakers Followed pretty closely by Spanish speakers Barsi speakers, Pashto speakers And then... That's a rich diversity And it's getting more and more mixed Which is exciting I'd like to see that on the table What's up and tablin' right here for you? Look at that And another important component That we were talking about Is really in the student tech survey What are students really telling us About their access to technology And these are some of the key things That we have to keep in mind As we're planning, right? We need to recognize that 20% of the students said They don't have a quiet place to study And we have student centers On two of our campuses But we don't have one at ESL So that's really something I hope we can work on Just magically make more buildings And then as far as having a device I mean, we talked about it yesterday You know, students are working on cell phones You always mention that Barbara Yeah, that's their primary point of access With the hybrid class And we're going to Revive past projects like student councils And build strong community We're going to have canvas forums And in-person events To connect with our students And reconnect students and teachers And embracing technology For collaboration and support Yeah, and I think that's really great Because all of that, especially if we Lead in with the orientation With the solid onboarding That's going to make a big difference For our students, I think holistically Because last year in July We started that two-week orientation And it's just been progressing And developing, and in my vision We have teachers rotating through To just make it richer and enhance it Every semester Yeah, it's a great way to build community Especially rotating the teachers in And everybody gets an idea Of what that orientation is And how to make it better And we mentioned in our objectives That we're really working to Bridge our higher level students Into our community And bridge our higher level students Into other programs What did you do at orientation When you encountered students That were either too advanced For the classes that we offer Well, I would hook them up With their transition services right away So that they could have a discussion With them and make a plan For college or career Training Yeah, that was Very good planning And I mean, you know I also Believe that what we've been doing At D-LAC with Ideal to, we're able to With a balanced mind And all the Team members we've met at D-LAC Are going through the same things Take a look at our challenges I mean, as far as Some of what WASTA's asked us to do Aligning levels, aligning assessments In ESL I know we've tried to launch that Through PLC's so teachers really feel Like they're driving that process And so that hopefully Will cultivate the community WASTA's For with our teachers But also that teachers in That process will say Technology is actually going to help us Do all of this That's what we hope And we always need more teachers So I mean, if there's anybody That can hear me that was interested We're always looking to hire them I'll get the word out for you Okay I mean, we've done a lot Of good stuff to you in this last year A lot has worked well Especially starting With the digital literacy lab Oh yeah, that Computer lab Has been just wonderful And I'd like to see it grow And I would like to see us get Even better equipment in there Working on it I hope that next month We'll have new computers We're working on it We've got the RAM We've had other successes too Like your hybrid beginning low high class Two days on zoom, two days in person Students love that Being able to come in And play games in the classroom Yeah Restructuring our ESL classes I'm super excited I've waited a long time for this And it's going to be Many of those students That are really demanding these new high flex And just some sort of new options Yeah So despite our challenges We've made progress Looks like we're pulling up to D-LAC now Yeah, I see the building now It looks vaguely familiar Yes You have arrived With your tech revolution It's time to go to your school Thanks Nelson Thanks Nelson