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liilpennsylvaniaDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDistance LearningBureau of Postsecondary and Adult EducationDivision of Adult Education ance LearningD.130March 7, 2022IndefiniteReplaces D.130 issued October 18, 2021POLICY STATEMENTThe Division of Adult Education requires all grantees to incorporate distance education modelsand distance learning opportunities into the range of services they provide to students. In linewith federal guidance and for the purposes of this policy, the division defines distance educationas a formal learning activity in which the students and instructors are separated by geography,time, or both. The distance education models recognized by the Division of Adult Education aredefined in the Guidance section of this policy. The use of computer-based curricula or othercomputer-based learning activities that take place during in-person classroom instruction is notdistance learning. Homework assignments are not distance learning activities, either.Agencies funded by the Division of Adult Education will provide blended learning to students. Inblended learning, students participate in both real-time instruction, which can be either in-personor remote, and supplemental distance learning activities that are tied to and enhance thecontent of the real-time instruction. Adult Basic Education Direct Service grant-funded programsmust provide supplemental distance learning opportunities to their students. Integrated EnglishLiteracy and Civics Education programs and Family Literacy Direct Service programs shouldprovide supplemental distance learning opportunities to their students. Programs must inform allstudents about the opportunity to receive supplemental distance learning services, provideappropriate supplemental distance learning activities to all students who want to participate, andprepare students for successful participation in distance learning activities. Programs may notlimit supplemental distance learning opportunities to students in specific classes and may notoffer supplemental distance learning activities in lieu of real-time instruction. Programs may useapproved paper-based distance learning curricula for supplemental distance learning activitieswith students who do not have access to necessary technology. Programs may provide teacherassigned non-supplemental distance learning opportunities in addition to, but not in lieu of,supplemental distance learning opportunities.March 20221
Programs are responsible for documenting, tracking, and reporting students’ participation indivision-approved distance learning opportunities separately from attendance in real-timeinstruction. Programs must use division-approved distance learning curricula in order to reportthe hours in eData. Details on how to identify adults in eData as distance learners and recordthe hours are in the eData Instructional Manual and Glossary. Distance learning hours recordedin eData count towards the recommended timeframes for administration of follow-upassessments. All students in distance learning must be assessed according to the Policy D.100Adult Learner Assessment.Agencies should refer interested and qualified students whom they are unable to serve witheither in-person or remote real-time instruction to the Statewide Distance Learning Project usingthe procedure and practices described below.PURPOSEDistance Learning Opportunities Provided by Local ProgramsAdult basic education programs must provide a flexible schedule of instruction of sufficientintensity and quality so that students can achieve educational gains and earn a high schoolequivalency credential and transition to employment or postsecondary education or training, asappropriate. Distance learning opportunities provide students with greater intensity of instructionthat is aligned with real-time instruction and focused on their specific needs and interests to helpthem achieve outcomes more quickly. Computer-based distance learning opportunities supportstudents in honing digital literacy skills necessary for future educational and careeropportunities.Statewide Distance Learning ProjectTo provide educational opportunities to adults who do not have access to division-funded adultbasic education services at a local program, the Division of Adult Education contracts with oneagency to serve as the Statewide Distance Learning Project to provide adult basic educationservices through distance learning.The Statewide Distance Learning Project provides the following services: Adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and high school equivalency(HSE) test preparation instruction to individuals who are unable to participate in instructionat a local program; English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) instruction to individuals who are unable to participatein ESL instruction at a local program; and High school level math instruction (College and Career Readiness Standards Level E) tosupplement math instruction at local programs.March 20222
GUIDANCEThe Division of Adult Education recognizes the following types of distance education models:Computer-based or technology-enhancedReal-time remote instructionDefinition: A teacher or tutor uses telephone, teleconferencing, or video conferencing tools toconduct a live class, small group, or pair in real time with one or more students. The teacher ortutor must have a way to verify student identity and participation and precisely document eachstudent’s start and end time. Programs must develop standardized procedures for teachers andtutors to meet these requirements.Acceptable materials: The content can be standard instructional content. Programs areencouraged to purchase books to give to students to use.Determining distance learning time: Teacher verification model; programs report students’actual attendance time as they would for in-person instruction.Supplemental distance learningDefinition: A teacher or tutor assigns activities from the approved computer-based curriculalisted in this policy. The content of the assigned activities aligns with and enhances the contentof the real-time instruction, and the teacher or tutor reviews the content with the students, eitherin groups or individually.Acceptable materials: Approved computer-based distance learning resources listed in thispolicy.Determining distance learning time: Clock Time Model; report time on task as recorded by thewebsite.Teacher-assigned non-supplementalDefinition: A teacher or tutor assigns activities from approved computer-based distance learningcurricula, but the activities are not aligned with the content of real-time instruction. The teacheror tutor must review the activities with the students.Acceptable materials: Approved computer-based distance learning resources listed in thispolicy.Determining distance learning time: Clock Time Model; report time on task as recorded by thewebsite.March 20223
Paper-basedPaper-based: NRS-reportableDefinition: A teacher or tutor assigns work from the paper-based distance learning curricula andresources approved in this policy. Students complete the work, return it to the teacher or tutorfor review, and the teacher or tutor provides feedback. Programs using the paper-basedcurricula and reporting related hours must have written, standardized procedures for staff tofollow.Acceptable materials: Approved paper-based distance learning curricula and resources listed inthis policy.Determining distance learning time: Teacher Verification Proxy Time Model; refer to the list ofapproved paper-based distance learning resources below. Each approved curriculum hasrelated assignments, and each assignment has an assigned Distance Learning Time. There areadditional criteria for each of the curricula on how much of the assignment students mustcomplete in order for the program to report the assigned Distance Learning Time. Programsmust have local documentation to support the times entered.Paper-based: Not NRS-reportableDefinition: A teacher or tutor assigns work from resources not in the list of approved paperbased distance learning resources below.Determining distance learning time: Not allowed. However, programs may track estimated timeon task for these activities in a class, group, or pair assigned to an N-contract in eData.Statewide Distance Learning ProjectTo support access to distance learning instruction for adults who cannot attend real-timeinstruction at a local program or for whom needed services are not available at a local program,agencies will inform students about and refer them to the Statewide Distance Learning Project.Local Agency Responsibilities for Students Referred to the Statewide Distance Learning Project: Provide information to students about the Statewide Distance Learning Project;Help potential distance learners determine if distance learning is an appropriate option;Refer students to Statewide Distance Learning Project, if appropriate;Share any data collected before the referral, such as data on the intake form or anystandardized assessments, with the Statewide Distance Learning Project. Local programsare not required to enter that data into eData if they are not providing any further services tothe students; andConduct their own intake, assessment, data entry, and support services for students whoare referred to the Statewide Distance Learning Project for CCRS Level E math instructionwhile still attending the local agency for other adult education instruction.March 20224
Statewide Distance Learning Project Responsibilities: Provide orientation to the Statewide Distance Learning Project;Have students complete an adult intake form;Assess students according to Policy D.100 Adult Learner Assessment;Provide instruction using approved distance learning curricula and resources identified inthis policy;Track all distance learning instructional hours;Enter student data into eData per eData Instructional Manual and Glossary within 14 days ofcollection;Maintain student files per division guidelines;Coordinate with programs that refer students; andProvide case management to distance learning students.The Statewide Distance Learning Project is responsible for ensuring complete data and recordsfor all students receiving distance instruction from the project.National Reporting System (NRS) ReportingFor federal reporting purposes, the Division of Adult Education includes all participants receivinga minimum of 12 hours of distance learning in NRS Tables 4C and 5A as participants indistance education.RESOURCESThe Distance Education Technical Assistance Project provides support to division-funded adultbasic and family literacy programs to provide high-quality distance learning opportunities tostudents.APPROVED DISTANCE LEARNING CURRICULAPrograms are only permitted to enter distance learning instructional time in eData when theyuse distance learning curricula listed in this section. The Division of Adult Education reviewscurricula on a regular basis. New curricula may be added during the program year. Outdatedcurricula will be removed annually. Agencies will be notified of the removal of any curricula in atimely fashion.The Division of Adult Education reviews and approves computer-based curricula using thefollowing criteria:1. They are aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education(CCRS).2. They have an acceptable student interface;3. They have an acceptable teacher or program interface; and4. They have an acceptable level of instructional value.March 20225
The Division of Adult Education reviews and approves paper-based curricula using thefollowing criteria:1.2.3.4.They are aligned with the CCRS.The design is effective for distance learning;They have an acceptable level of instructional value; andThey have an acceptable amount of practice and appropriate assessment.The Division of Adult Education reviews and approves teacher-created lessons andmaterials using the following criteria:1.2.3.4.They are aligned with the CCRS.The lesson focus and materials are clearly stated and appropriate for adults;They have an acceptable level of instructional value; andThey have an acceptable amount of practice and appropriate assessment.Teachers should submit lessons here for review and will be notified of approval or nonapproval. Approved lessons will be posted on the Pennsylvania Adult Education Resourceswebsite.Note: No official endorsement of the publisher or curriculum should be inferred.Approved Computer-Based Distance Learning ResourcesESL: Clock Time ModelProductBurlington EnglishCell-EdESL Library PlusKhan AcademyNewsela Essentials and CoreProductsPearson English MyEnglishLabQuillReading HorizonsRosetta StoneUSA LearnsVoxyMarch 2022AssignmentOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesDistance Learning TimeTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as reported by the companyTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the website6
ABE/ASE: Clock Time ModelProductALEKSAztecCK-12Ebsco/Learning ExpressLibraryEdmentum CoursewareEdmentum Study IslandEdReady (by NROC)AssignmentDistance Learning TimeOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteEssential Education’s CASASGOALS AcademyOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteEssential Education’s GEDAcademyOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteEssential Education’s HiSETAcademyOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteEssential Education’s TABE11/12 AcademyOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteFast Forward by KETIXLKhan AcademyLearning UpgradeLexia PowerUp LiteracyOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesOnline activitiesNew Readers Press On-line:Pre HSE, GED test prep, andHiSET exam prep coursesOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteNewsela Essentials and CoreProductsQuillReading HorizonsTownsend Press LearningCenterWIN CoursewareTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteTime on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteOnline activities Time on task as recorded by the websiteABE/ASE: Teacher Verification Proxy Time ModelProductRead TheoryMarch 2022AssignmentReading passage quiz passedDistance Learning Time*0.16 hours (10 minutes)7
Approved Paper-Based Distance Learning ResourcesUnless otherwise noted, all times for the approved paper-based resources are awarded for 80100 percent of the activity judged completed by the teacher. Partial credit must not be awardedfor activity judged less than 80 percent complete by the teacher.ABE/ASE: Teacher Verification Proxy Time Model ResourcesCalifornia Distance Learning Project: GED Video Partners WorkbooksAssignmentDistance Learning TimeWorkbook chapter2.5 hours 50-74 percent of workbook chapterjudged complete by teacher4.5 hours 75-100 percent of workbookchapter judged complete by teacherCambridge Adult Education: Exercise BooksAssignmentStrategy LessonUnit PracticeGED test practiceGED test practice Language Arts extendedresponseDistance Learning Time0.5 hours0.5 hours1 hour0.75 hoursKaplan: New GED Test Strategies, Practice, and ReviewAssignmentDistance Learning TimeReasoning through Language Arts pretest or2.5 hourspractice testMathematical Reasoning pretest or practice2 hourstestSocial Studies pretest or practice test1.5 hoursScience pretest or practice test1.5 hoursLesson0.5 hoursContent area test practice questions0.75 hoursMcGraw-Hill Education Common Core Achieve/High School Equivalency Achieve –Reading & WritingAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSubject Module – Pre-Test1.5 hoursSubject Module - Lesson1 hourSubject Module – Chapter Review0.5 hoursSubject Module – Writer’s Workshop0.75 hoursSubject Module – Post Test1.75 hoursSubject Module – Extended Response1 hourActivityMarch 20228
McGraw-Hill Education Common Core Achieve/High School Equivalency Achieve –MathematicsAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSubject Module – Pre-Test1.5 hoursSubject Module - Lesson1.25 hoursSubject Module – Chapter Review0.75 hoursSubject Module – Post Test1.75 hoursMcGraw-Hill Education Common Core Achieve/High School Equivalency Achieve –ScienceAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSubject Module – Pre-Test1.5 hoursSubject Module - Lesson1.25 hoursSubject Module – Chapter Review0.75 hoursSubject Module – Post Test1.75 hoursMcGraw-Hill Education Common Core Achieve/High School Equivalency Achieve –Social StudiesAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSubject Module – Pre-Test1.5 hoursSubject Module - Lesson1 hourSubject Module – Chapter Review0.25 hoursSubject Module – Writing about SocialStudies0.75 hoursSubject Module – Post Test1.75 hoursMcGraw-Hill Education Common Core Basics – Building Essential Test Readiness Skillsfor High School Equivalency Exams (5 Content Specific Workbooks: Mathematics, Science,Social Studies, Reading, and Writing)AssignmentDistance Learning TimePretest0.75 hoursLesson1 hourChapter Review and Check YourUnderstanding0.75 hoursChapter Application - Science0.75 hoursChapter Essay Writing Practice – Readingand Social Studies0.75 hoursPosttest1 hourMarch 20229
McGraw-Hill Education Contemporary Reading Basics – Introductory, Intermediate 1, andIntermediate 2: Student Edition and accompanying ReaderAssignmentDistance Learning TimeStudent Edition – Pre-Test1.75 hoursStudent Edition – Lesson (including review of 2.5 hoursthe Reader article and associated questions)Student Edition - Unit Review1 hourStudent Edition – Post Test1.75 hoursNew Readers Press: HiSET Preparation SeriesAssignmentDistance Learning TimeReasoning through Language Arts pretest or2.5 hourspractice testMathematical Reasoning pretest or practice2 hourstestSocial Studies pretest or practice test1.5 hoursScience pretest or practice test1.5 hoursLesson0.5 hoursContent area test practice questions0.5 hoursNew Readers Press: Pre-High School EquivalencyAssignmentDistance Learning TimePretest1 hourPretest with Language Arts extended1.5 hoursresponseLesson0.5 hoursPosttest1 hourPosttest with Language Arts extended1.5 hoursresponseMarch 202210
New Readers Press: Scoreboost for the GED Test workbooks: Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals, Percents, and ProportionsMathematics: Measurement and GeometryMathematics: Graphs, Data Analysis, and ProbabilityMathematics: Algebraic ReasoningThinking Skills: Critical Thinking for Reading, Science, and Social StudiesThinking Skills: Data and Graphic Skills for Mathematics, Science, and Social StudiesLanguage Arts: Sentence Structure, Usage, and MechanicsLanguage Arts: Extended Response and Reading ComprehensionAssignmentStrategyUnit PracticeGED Test Practice (except Language Arts:Extended Response and ReadingComprehension)GED Test Practice – Language Arts:Extended Response and ReadingComprehensionDistance Learning Time0.5 hours0.5 hours1 hour0.75 hoursNew Readers Press: Scoreboost for the HiSET Test workbooks: Mathematics: Number Operations, Decimals, Fractions, Proportions, and PercentsMathematics: Measurement and GeometryMathematics: Algebraic ConceptsMathematics: Data Analysis, Probability, and StatisticsThinking Skills: Critical Thinking for Reading, Science, and Social StudiesThinking Skills: Graphic Skills for Science and Social StudiesWriting: Sentence Structure, Usage, and MechanicsWriting: Essay Writing and Organization SkillsAssignmentStrategyUnit PracticeHiSet Test Practice (except Writing: EssayWriting and Organization Skills)HiSET Test Practice – Writing: Essay Writingand Organization Skills Part 1HiSET Test Practice – Writing: Essay Writingand Organization Skills Part 2March 2022Distance Learning Time0.5 hours0.5 hours1 hour0.75 hours0.75 hours11
New Readers Press: Scoreboost for TABEAssignmentLevel E and M Mathematics StrategyLevel D and A Mathematics StrategyLevel E Reading StrategyLevel M, D, and A Reading StrategyLevel E, M, D, and A Language StrategyUnit ReviewPractice TestDistance Learning Time0.75 hours1 hour0.75 hours1 hour0.75 hours0.75 hours1 hourNew Readers Press: Social Studies for the GED Test and Science for the GED TestAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSocial Studies Unit 12.25 hoursSocial Studies Unit 22.5 hoursSocial Studies Unit 32.75 hoursSocial Studies Unit 41.75 hoursScience Unit 16 hoursScience Unit 26 hoursScience Unit 34 hoursEnd of Workbook Practice Test1.5 hoursNew Readers Press: TABE Mastery (11 & 12)AssignmentPre-TestPractice TestUnit Skill CheckLevel E and M Mathematics LessonLevel D and A Mathematics LessonLevel E Reading LessonLevel M, D, and A Reading LessonLevel E, M, D, and A Language LessonNew Readers Press: Writing Series 1-4AssignmentStrategy LessonUnit PracticeGED test practiceGED test practice Language Arts extendedresponseMarch 2022Distance Learning Time1.5 hours1.5 hours1 hour1 hour1.5 hours1 hour1.5 hours1.5 hoursDistance Learning Time0.5 hours0.5 hours1 hour0.75 hours12
New Readers Press Writing for the GED Test 1 (2016 Edition) – Grammar, Usage, andMechanicsAssignmentDistance Learning TimeSelf-Test1.25 hoursLesson0.5 hoursStretch Your Skill0.5 hoursNew Readers Press Writing for the GED Test 2 (2016 Edition) – Reading ComprehensionAssignmentDistance Learning TimeLesson (includes Skill Overview, Guided1.5 hoursPractice, and GED Application)Cumulative Review1 hourNew Readers Press Writing for the GED Test 3 (2016 Edition) – Extended Response andShort AnswersAssignmentDistance Learning TimeRead and Analyze Lesson (includes Skill1 hourOverview and Guided Practice)Read and Analyze Cumulative Review0.5 hoursPlan and Write Lesson1 hourCheck and Review Lesson0.5 hoursCheck and Revise Cumulative Review0.5 hoursTime Extended-Response Practice1 hourShort Answers Responses Lessons (includes 1 hourSkill Overview, Guided Practice, GEDPractice)Short Answers Cumulative Review1 hourNew Readers Press Writing for the GED Test 4 (2016 Edition) – Practice Prompts forExtended Response and Short AnswersAssignmentDistance Learning TimeExtended Responses1 hourShort Answers0.5 hoursNew Readers Press Writing for the HiSET Exam (2016 Edition) – Practice Prompts for theLanguage Arts – Writing ExamAssignmentDistance Learning TimeExtended Responses1 hourMarch 202213
PBS LiteracyLink: GED Connection or Pre-GED ConnectionAssignmentDistance Learning TimeWorkbook program2 hours 50-74 percent of workbookchapter judged complete by teacher4 hours 75-100 percent of workbookchapter judged complete by teacherPretest/posttest1 hour for each pretest or posttest completedPBS LiteracyLink: Workplace Essential SkillsAssignmentDistance Learning TimeWorkbook program1 hour 50-74 percent of workbookchapter judged complete by teacher2 hours 75-100 percent of workbookchapter judged complete by teacherSkills preview or Skills review1 hour for each pretest or posttest completedSteck-Vaughn Mathematical Reasoning Test Preparation for the 2014 GED TestAssignmentDistance Learning TimeStudent Book Lesson0.5 hoursStudent Book Unit Review1.75 hoursWorkbook Lesson1 hourSteck-Vaughn Reasoning through Language Arts Test Preparation for the 2014 GED TestAssignmentDistance Learning TimeStudent Book Lesson0.5 hoursStudent Book Unit Review1.75 hoursWorkbook Lesson1 hourSteck-Vaughn Science Test Preparation for the 2014 GED TestAssignmentDistance Learning TimeStudent Book Lesson0.5 hoursStudent Book Unit Review1.25 hoursWorkbook Lesson1 hourSteck-Vaughn Social Studies Test Preparation for the 2014 GED TestAssignmentDistance Learning TimeStudent Book Lesson0.5 hoursStudent Book Unit Review1.25 hoursWorkbook Lesson1 hourMarch 202214
Steck-Vaughn/Paxen TABE Tutor with Pretest Reading (Hard copy or e-Book)AssignmentDistance Learning TimePre-Test1 hourLesson/Practice0.5 hoursUnit Review0.5 hoursPractice Test1.75 hoursSteck-Vaughn/Paxen TABE Tutor with Pretest Language (Hard copy or e-Book)AssignmentDistance Learning TimePre-Test1 hourLesson/Practice0.5 hoursUnit Review0.5 hoursPractice Test1 hourSteck-Vaughn/Paxen TABE Tutor with Pretest Math (Hard copy or e-Book)AssignmentDistance Learning TimePre-Test1.25 hoursLesson/Practice0.5 hoursUnit Review0.5 hoursPractice Test1 hourMarch 202215
Subject: Distance Learning Number: D.130 Effective: March 7, 2022 Expires: Indefinite Status: Replaces D.130 issued October 18, 2021 POLICY STATEMENT The Division of Adult Education requires all grantees to incorporate distance education models and distance learning opportunities into the range of services they provide to students. In line
