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 Help with the G.E.D. Test.
Wondering how to prepare for the GED Test? PBS LiteracyLink's GED Connection is a stand-alone multimedia learning system that helps adult learners advance toward their GED and improve skills needed at the workplace. Combining video programs, print, and online computer technology, GED Connection helps learners develop strategies and practice for success on the GED 2002 exam and beyond. If you register and create a home space now, you can save your work in your own online portfolio. The LiteracyLink Online Management System allows teachers to coach adult learners as they work online lessons, creating the first adult literacy Distance Learning system.
GED Connection combines
39 video programs, broadcast by Public Television stations or available as videotapes
3 student workbooks covering Reading/Writing, Social Studies/Science, and Math
5 interactive online learning modules, with practice tests, online activities and quizzes for each GED Connection lesson.
These integrated multimedia components work together to make studying for the GED easy for a busy adult who needs to work at his or her own pace.
Use GED Connection at home, at work, at the library, or your local adult education center. You can view the lessons on your local public television stations, record these lessons, and use the videotapes to study at home. Many local adult education programs, community colleges, one-stop career centers, or libraries have GED Connection videos and books available, with classes and teachers to help you, too. You can register for a free portfolio and use GED practice tests and quizzes with automatic scoring and feedback, plus extensive learning modules for each of the five GED subject areas. Online teachers from several states are available to coach adult learners in virtual classrooms. You can order GED Connection workbooksto use at home or ask for them at an adult education center or library near you.
Videos
Engaging documentary-style videos introduce content and give learners a chance to hear from experts in various fields. Students hear and see how the skills they are learning for the GED exam relate to work, home, and community life. All 39 half-hour programs are available on VHS tape, individually packaged with lesson-specific descriptions and time-coded listings for program highlights.
COUNSELING & GUIDANCE SERVICES - Counseling is available for students in the GED and high school diploma program and for those needing assistance with scheduling. Call us at (530) 885-8585 to set up an appointment with the PSA counselor. After your counseling appointment you will be able to choose the option that best fits your needs.
Learn the difference between an Adult Education diploma and a GED certificate.
Enroll in the program that best suits your needs, abilities, and future education and career plans.
Take some Adult Education classes FREE to gain job skills while you earn high school credit.
Prepare for better jobs, promotions, and further training opportunities.
GED TEST PREPARATION
GED Test Preparation classes ensure you will:
master the skills you need to pass this five-part test.
learn test taking strategies you need to reduce your test anxiety.
use books, materials, and computer activities designed to promote your success.
GED Test Preparation
These choices are designed to help those wishing to improve their skills in one or more of the 5 subjects covered by the GED examination. Emphasis is placed on English usage and math. Instruction can be individualized, video and/or computer-assisted. Long or short-term enrollment is permitted in a class, or by arrangement, in the GED Study at Home Program. GED and Pre-GED instruction is available. Students may enter these programs at any time. New students must attend an orientation session prior to attending classes. Those who complete at least 18 hours of instruction can save $30.00 on the cost of taking the GED test. Please bring pencils to class with you. Print flyer.
Orientations on Mondays (starting 1/22/07) from 3:30pm - 5:30pm at 360 Finley Street, Auburn
Tuesday & Thursday
6:30pm – 9:30pm
NO FEE
Chana H.S.
021000
1/30 - 7/9
Sherry Couzens
Room 17
Boost the Basics*
Refresh your skills in reading, writing, and math by studying both in small groups and also individually with computer-assisted instruction. Pre-GED instruction is available.
New students must attend an orientation prior to attending classes. Classes are FREE. For more information, call (530) 885-8585.
General Educational Development (GED) Classes
The GED test covers five subject areas: Writing, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. Our course of study and materials are designed specifically to prepare you to pass the exam and get your high school equivalency diploma.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Due to the growing population of non-English-speaking people in our area, we are now offering ESL classes. We teach English skills by using real life situations, like going to the doctor’s office or filling out a job application.
Free Materials
All of our classes and materials are free. We are funded by the Department of Postsecondary Education, Adult Education Program.
Free GED Practice Test
We offer free GED practice testing. If you have recently withdrawn from school, you may want to take the GED practice test before scheduling the regular test. The practice test will tell you if there are any areas that you need to work on before you take the exam. We offer the exam as a courtesy to students enrolled in our classes to gauge whether or not they are ready for the exam.
Individualized Instruction
You work at your own pace on the specific skills that you need to improve. Our instructors will give you a skills test to evaluate your skills in reading, spelling, language, and math. The test allows our instructors to identify the specific skills that you need to work on. There is no pass or fail on this test. It simply allows us to identify your individual needs and design a course of study just for you. This approach saves you time by not having you work on skills that you have already mastered. Once we have identified a course of study, you will be given materials to study at your own pace. There is no classroom lecture to listen to or an allotted time to finish the course. The instructor will guide you through your course of study and help you whenever you have problems with the material. Individualized instruction and testing can also be helpful for students who want to brush up on their skills in preparation for COMPASS testing.
Quality of Instruction
All of our teachers are experienced, certified professionals who are dedicated to seeing learners achieve their goals. We use up-to-date high quality study materials. Most of our classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art computers that have programs designed to help learners prepare for the GED test.
Class Locations
The North Central Alabama Adult Education Program is a consortia of Wallace State Community College in conjunction with Cullman City Schools, Cullman County Schools, Blount County Schools, Oneonta City Schools, and Winston County Schools. We have several class locations throughout Cullman County, Blount County, Winston County and the City of Oneonta.
Registration
You must be at least 16 years old and not enrolled in a K-12 program to register for GED classes. Registration is always open. To register for classes, just call the Adult Education office, and show up at the next available class date. The instructor will register you at the class site and get you started right away.
Orientations on Mondays (starting 1/22/07) from 3:30pm - 5:30pm at 360 Finley Street, Auburn
DAY
Monday 10:00am - 12 noon FREE 360 Finley Street
010302 1/22 (ongoing) Christina Walsh - Curley Auburn
Wednesday
10:00am - 2:00pm
FREE
360 Finley Street
010301
1/17 (ongoing)
Christina Walsh - Curley
Auburn
EVENING
Monday 5:30pm - 7:30pm FREE 360 Finley Street
010302 1/22 (ongoing) Christina Walsh - Curley
Auburn
Wednesday
5:30pm - 8:30pm
FREE
360 Finley Street
010301
1/17 (ongoing)
Christina Walsh - Curley
Auburn
Study at Home Program
By appointment
NO FEE
($20 refundable deposit)
360 Finley Street
022100
Ongoing
Christina Walsh-Curley
Auburn
GED Testing - Placer School for Adults is an authorized GED Testing Center. Students who perform satisfactorily on the GED may (1) receive credits toward a high school diploma; (2) qualify for the California High School Certificate of Equivalency (the legal equivalent of a high school diploma); or (3) both. There is a $90.00 fee to take the test. The paperwork, appointments, and the $90.00 testing fee must be completed in advance. For satisfactory test scores, you will receive a GED Score Report and a Certificate of Equivalency issued by the California Department of Education.
GED Testing Dates
January (no testing)
February 13,14,15 8:30a.m/1:00 p.m./5:00p.m
March 6, 7, 8 8:30a.m/1:00 p.m./5:00p.m
April 10, 11, 12 8:30a.m/1:00 p.m./5:00p.m
May 1, 2, 3 8:30a.m/1:00 p.m./5:00p.m
June 5, 6, 7 8:30a.m/1:00 p.m.
July 9, 10, 11 8:30a.m/1:00p.m
GED Online
Want to pass the GED? If you are comfortable reading newspapers and you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide without a calculator, you're halfway there! This course will help you develop the additional reading and thinking skills you'll need to succeed in all five GED test areas: Writing Skills, Social Studies, Science, Literature, and Math. After completion of this course, you should be well-equipped to take--and pass--the GED! Click on "GED Preparation - Online" above and "Test-Prep Courses."
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Practice Tests
LiteracyLink practice tests are not the "Official Practice Test," but they were created from the same pool of questions provided by the GED Testing service. Half the length of the OPT, they were designed to help you plan how to use the GED Connection learning activities to improve your skills and knowledge for the GED test. The online practice tests are scored automatically and you will give you immediate feedback as to what was wrong and why.
How to Start with GED Connection Online Lessons
Start with a practice test to see what you know already and plan your study accordingly. Take the GED practice test #1 in each subject area before you begin the learning modules or the quizzes in that subject area. If you need help in that area, do that GED subject area module or one or more of the Internet Activites/Quizzes before you go on to take other practice tests.
After completing the Learning Module and/or the Quizzes, take practice test #2 in the same subject area to see how you improved. When you feel fairly confident in your skills in all five subject areas, you can register to take the GED test in your local area or take the "official GED practice test" to see if additional study is needed.
GED Online Learning Modules
Each Online Learning Module is an in-depth, interactive lesson designed to provide practice and develop GED test-taking skills. Each module has several units, and each unit contains a set of activities. The modules may take a week or more to complete. You can work on the lessons anytime, at any place convenient for you that has Internet access. You'll answer questions related to GED Test subject areas, and log on to websites to find and apply information needed to complete GED Connection exercises.
As you type your answers and save them, you are gaining writing practice and building a "portfolio" of work online. You can add to your answers, revise and change them, or redo the lessons if you wish. Your portfolio work will strengthen your skills and help prepare you for the essay portion of the GED.
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GED Internet Activities/Quizzes
An online Activity and Quiz corresponds to each of the 39 GED Connection lessons and workbook chapters. As you visit activity websites, you'll gain practice reading content and answering the different kinds of questions that will be used on the GED test. The quizzes are scored automatically, and give immediate feedback.
Workbooks
Three full-color GED Connection workbooks & cover all five subject areas and provide lots of skill-building and test-taking practice
Language Arts: Reading and Writing
Science and Social Studies
Mathematics
Each workbook chapter corresponds to a video program and related online activities. Each workbook also contain a pretest and a practice test, to help students evaluate their GED readiness in that subject area, an answer key with explanations, a reference handbook with additional resources for GED preparations, a glossary, and an index.
Click the book cover to see a sample pdf workbook page.
You can order GED Connection workbooks online, or call KET at 1-800-354-9067.
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Public TV Stations
The 39 TV programs are the foundation of GED Connection. Engaging documentary-style videos introduce content and give learners a chance to hear from experts in various fields. Students hear and see how the skills they are learning for the GED exam relate to work, home and community life. Watch them on a public TV station near you. Learners can tape them on a VCR to use at home. Each program is about a half-hour long and has a matching workbook chapter and an Internet Activity/Quiz. An orientation program introduces the basic concepts and ideas covered in the series, and explains how the videos, workbooks and online lessons work together.
You can log in, if you're not already, and enter your zip code in the box to find a public TV station airing GED Connection programs. Or find your station from our station map.
Teacher's Guide
Designed as a comprehensive resource, this teacher's guide serves as a powerful tool to help teachers make effective, well-integrated use of video, print, and online components of LiteracyLink. In ample 3-ring binder format, this guide includes learning objectives, group activities and lesson plans for each workbook chapter.
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Special Pricing
You may be eligible for big savings on GED Connection, Workplace Essential Skills, or Pre-GED Connection. Iif any organization in your state holds a statewide lease for that series, be sure to ask when you call. We can also offer volume discounts on many products.
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