Generally, examples should be about 2,000 words (4 or 5 pages) and describe a goal setting process or

My name is Heidi Perez and I am a full time ESOL instructor at the Adult Learning Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts. We are a large center offering classes in ESOL, ABE and GED. Our sessions run in the morning, afternoon and evenings and we serve approximately 575 students in the combined programs. Our day program holds classes four mornings for a total of 15 hours per week and four afternoons for a total of 9 hours per week. Our evening program is two nights a week for a total of six hours. Our staff has both full and part-time instructors. Our center discovered that the process of goal setting and meeting countable outcome goals is challenging and we have fumbled and learned how to manage it along the way. It is still a work in progress and we are constantly evolving and looking for new and better ways to make it meaningful for students and capture outcomes while at the same time not letting it overwhelm our teaching staff and counselors. Each member of our staff has contributed to making Countable Outcomes an integral part of our program. My contribution has been as an instructor looking for the best ways to set goals, help my students attain their goals, and capturing their goals. Currently I am teaching the Beginning Literacy students and when I first began teaching this level, I found it extremely challenging to help the students grasp what it was I was trying to do! I’ve tried out many strategies along the way; getting translators, ...