HSE Orientation

HSE Student
Orientation

Multiple Choice

HSE includes the HiSet and the GED, which are both offered here at Clinton Adult Learning Center.

What is HSE?

• High School Education

  Learn all of the curriculum you missed in high school.

• Home Schooling Experience

  Allows you to work from how to get your diploma.

• Health and Safety Evaluation

  Ensures you are healthy enough to attend school.

• High School Equivalency

  A credential that takes the place of a high school diploma.

Agenda

●Introductions and Mission

●About your Teachers

●Levels

●MAPT Assessments and Scoring

●When can I take the test?

●Attendance & Behavior Policy

●Bad weather

●Reward System

●Check out our website and add us

on Social Media

●Q&A

●Tech Tools Tutorials

●Google Classroom Basics

●Chromebook Shortcuts

●Kami

●Khan Academy

●Aztec

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Mission Statement

Our objective is to provide HSE Preparation and ESOL classes in a supportive

and diverse learning environment. This includes creative academic

programming, education and career advising, and referrals to training,

post-secondary education, career centers, transitions programs, employment

and other partner agencies. - The CALC

Agenda

Multiple Select

Diversity is important in the classroom as well as the workplace.

What are some benefits of diversity that Clinton Adult Learn Center values?

• Different experiences

• Varying perspectives

• Limited innovation
• Cultural insensitivity

HSE Teachers: Michaun

Goals

●To have a fun and productive class
for learning

●Be your cheerleader and support

●To prepare you to take the
HiSet/GED and pass

Contact Information:

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

About me:

Corporate background in technical training, human resources and recruiting.

BS Business and Human
Resource Management from University of
Phoenix

Master’s in Education in progress at
Fitchburg State University

Agenda

HSE Teachers: Steve

●Bachelor’s in Criminal justice and
History

○Westfield State College

●Master’s Degree in Education

○UMass Amherst

●Second Master’s in Educational
Leadership (In Progress)

●Teacher for 10 years

○Social Studies and Math

○In education for over 12 years

●Adult Education

○7 years

○5 years at the CALC

●Goals

○Find where students are at
to get them where they need
to be.

○Identify your goals and set
up a plan to accomplish
them.

○Challenging and focused
instruction

●Contact Information

○[e-mail]

○508-709-5249

Agenda

Multiple Choice

What is the main focus of the program?

• Lecturing

• Students' goals

• One size fits all instruction

• Computer skills

Levels

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Two Levels to HSE
○

Steve: Advanced

○

Michaun: Intermediate/Beginner

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Level Goals
○

Higher Education

○

Career Advancement

○

Obtain HSE Diploma

●Steve: Getting Ready to Test

○Scoring near proficient on MAPT

○Teacher recommendations to level

○Proof of proficiency in class

○Practice Tests

●Michaun: Making Progress

○Align with goals for next steps

○Identify skills gaps
○Increase MAPT scores
○Practice test taking skills

Agenda

MAPT Scores: What do they mean?

Math & Reading

MAPT for Math

MAPT Scale Score Range

GLE Range

MAPT Level 2 - Beginning ABE

200-299

N/A

MAPT Level 3 - Intermediate ABE

300-399

N/A

MAPT Level 4 - High Intermediate ABE

400-499

6-8.9

MAPT Level 5 - Low Adult Secondary
Education

500-599

9-10.9

MAPT Level 6 - High Adult Secondary
Education

600-700

11-12.9

Agenda

Multiple Select

What's the purpose of the Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test (MAPT)?

• Assist in determining when you are ready to take the HSE test.

• Decide if you are accepted to the program.

• Identify students' learning needs.

• Determine your class to start the year.

Testing: When Can I Take the Test?

1.

MAPT Scores

2.

Practice Test

3.

Demonstration of proficiency in
class

4.

Practice Test

5.

Recommendation from teacher

*** We want you to feel confident
when taking the HiSet/GED

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Testing at the CALC

●

Computer based testing

●

Available in English & Spanish

●

Free Testing in MA

Agenda

Reorder

Organize the steps to take the HSE test.

• High scores on the MAPT

• Practice Tests

• Proof of Proficiency in class

• Practice Tests

• Teacher Reccomendation

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

GED vs. HiSet

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This is your decision.

●

Identify what works best for you

Agenda

Multiple Choice

How do you determine which test to take: GED or HiSet?

• Your skills, abilities, and preference

• Ask a stranger to pick for you
• Flip a coin to decide
• Choose based on the best testing schedule

Test Comparison

GED

●Minimum 145 per
subtest

●Free testing for MA
residents

●College Ready

○165-174

○Waives
Developmental
Education Course

HiSet

●Minimum score of 8,
average of 9 (45 total
points)

●Minimum of 2 on the essay

●Free testing for MA
residents

●College Ready

○15-20

○Waives Developmental
Education Course

Info

●Combine subtests

●Test Comparison

●Accomodations

○GED

○HiSet

●Spanish Test

●Colleges for HSE
College Ready

Agenda

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GED Accommodations.pdf - Google Drive

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Match

Match the following

• GED College Ready Score

• HiSet College Ready Score

• GED Test Structure

• HiSet Test Structure

• Both Tests

165-174

15-20

4 tests combining: Reading and Writing

All multiple choice

Free of Charge

• 165-174

• 15-20

• 4 tests combining: Reading and Writing

• All multiple choice

• Free of Charge

Expectations

Attendance

●Arrive on time

●Stay entire class

●Contact office or teacher for
any absence
○Office: 978-365-4226

●Excused Absences
○Only if contact is made with a
staff member

Classroom

●Use appropriate language

●Respect yourself, classmates,
teachers, and staff

●Use restrooms at break

●No cell phones during class
time
○Take any urgent calls out of
class

●Complete homework

Agenda

Multiple Choice

If you are going to miss a class or arrive late, what should you do?

• Contact your teacher or the office prior to class.

• Nothing.

• Avoid phone calls and emails from staff.

• Enter class while talking on your phone.

Bad Weather? Snowing?

If Clinton public schools are canceled,
the CALC is too!

If Clinton public school are delayed,
evening classes will be held and
morning classes will be canceled.

●Check our website: www.thecalc.org

●Check news organizations

●Check out:

○Facebook

○Twitter

○Instagram

●Call: 978-365-4226

Agenda

Multiple Choice

Class cancellation due to weather follows...

• the Attorney General

• Clinton Public Schools

• Witchcraft

• Any type of rain or snow

Reward Systems

Perfect Attendance

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Monthly

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Certificates

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Gift Bags

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Pictures

Homework Raffle

December and May

●Great prizes

●Pictures

Agenda

Perfect Attendance

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Homework Raffle

Website and Social Media

Everyone take out your phones and check out
our website!

www.calc.org

Social Media

Facebook:

Clinton Adult Learning Center

Instagram:

The_CALC

Agenda

Tutorials
●Basic Navigation

●Chromebook
Shortcuts

●Chromebook
Shortcuts 2

●Kami

●Khan Academy

●Aztec

Tech Tools

Agenda

Chromebook Shortcuts

●Commonly used shortcuts

●Scrolling using the trackpad

●Comprehensive list of Shortcuts

Agenda

Chromebook keyboard shortcuts - Chromebook Help

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Match the following Shortcuts with their action.

• Copy

• Paste

• Cut

  (Removes the text and copies it)

• Select All

• Find

  (Search for any words on the page)

ctrl + c

ctrl + v

ctrl + x

ctrl + a

ctrl + f

• ctrl + c

• ctrl + v

• ctrl + x

• ctrl + a

• ctrl + f

Agenda

Aztec

●Google Login

●Classrooms

●Practice Tests

●Learning Plan

○Units

○Lesson vs. Drills

○Pre/Post Tests

●Using the Calculator

●GED Flash

Agenda

Multiple Choice

I can access Aztec anytime, anywhere, for as long as I want to practice for the test.

• True

• False

Agenda

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Poll

How helpful was this orientation?

• Very helpful

• Helpful

• Somewhat helpful

• Not helpful at all