GED 2014

GED 2014

“We are doing the GED in 2014, but for 2015” . . . .

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Computerized Testing Older test takers (40 +) are passing the GED 2002 on computer at similar rates to younger test takers

They are also finishing the essay with time to spare

Still No Data on Primate Pass Rates

Why I Stopped Worrying, and Learned to Love GED 2014 . . .

We Survived GED 2002!

Do I Look Worried?

What Percent of GED Test Takers Want to Attend Postsecondary Education?

60%43% Enroll

12% Earn a Credential Source: Crossing the Bridge, GED Testing

Service

28% Enroll Year 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tOe-Xi-wU

Great Things In Motion

Great Things in Motion

Postsecondary education is not a nice thing for the few but a necessity for the many!

Remember Norm!

GED Testing Estimates a Similar Pass Rate Here as For the 2002

Test

College and Career Ready

High School Equivalency

Remember Webb’s DOK 2!

Problem Solving In Your Classroom

…. reflect on their thinking and consolidate new mathematical ideas and problem solving solutions?

What opportunities do your students currently have to grapple with non-routine complex tasks and to…

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Polya’s Four Steps to Problem Solving

Teach Problem Solving Strategies!

Polya, George. How To Solve It, 2nd ed. (1957). Princeton University Press.

Understand the problem

Devise a plan

Carry out the plan

Look back (reflect)

Using the Polya Method, Solve This Problem

Two painters can paint 2 rooms in 2 hours. If 12 rooms have to be painted in 6 hours, how many painters do you need?

One Way to Figure the Answer:

Rooms Work Hours

Painters = P 6 Hours * P = 24 Work Hours6P = 24P = 4

2 412 24

At Your Table, Teach a Method for Solving This “Messy Problem”

Tavares bought 2 things on sale. One item was 10% off and the other item was 20% off.

He says he saved 15% altogether.

Could Tavares be right? Explain

Could Tavares be wrong? Explain

Watch for Professional Development Opportunities For

2013-14!Google: NC Basic Skills Training Calendar

Coming to a

Campus NearYou!

Communicate High Expectations!

“High achievement always occurs in the framework of high expectation.”

- Charles Kettering

Resources

Google: PD KET GED 2014

http://pd.ket.org/course/view.php?id=5

Now It’s Your Turn! Are You Ready for GED 2014?

1. Form “Home” Table Groups of 5 People

2. Each Person Will Get a Number and Receive Part of the Algebraic Thinking Article

3.Based on Your Numbers, Form “Expert” Table Groups of 4 to 5 People and Decide How to Best Present the Information In Your Section

4. You Will Then Return to Your Home Group and Present Your Section

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