Adult Education Administration and Contextualized Teaching

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Adult Education Administration and Contextualized
Teaching

• Debra Touchton, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
• Stetson University

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How do the Florida Leadership Standards align
with Adult CTL?
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Florida Leadership Standards
Vision Instructional Leadership Managing the
Learning Environment Community and Stakeholder
Partnerships Decision Making Strategies
Diversity Technology Learning, Accountability
and Assessment Human Resource Development
Ethical Leadership
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FLS Alignment with Adult CTL
Instructional Leadership Managing the Learning
Environment Learning, Accountability, and
Assessment Technology
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What is the role of adult education
administrators in Adult CTL?
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S T U D E N T S
ABE Administrator
CTE Teacher
Contextual Teaching and Learning
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Gerald Grow Staged Self-directed Model (Adapted )
Teacher Administrator Examples
Stage 1 Dependent I dont know what I dont know about CTE Authority, Coach Coaching with immediate feedback. Informational. Overcoming
Stage 2 Interested I know what I dont know Motivator, Guide Inspiring through guided discussion on practice. Directs goal-setting for CTE.
Stage 3 Involved Facilitator Discussions facilitated by teacher who participates as equal with administrator. Collaborative goal-setting.
Stage 4 Self-directed Consultant Administrator enriches and enhances the teachers professional growth in CTE
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Classroom Walk-Through What Does CTL Look Like?

• Student-centered classrooms
• Cooperative learning groups
• Hands-on, activity-based learning
• More student-talk than teacher-talk
• Best Practices
• Alternative assessments completed projects
  around the room
• Evidence of real-life application curriculum