Adult Education: Building Programs That Change Lives | Irene Ramos (Part 1) #education

What does it take to build a successful adult education program? How can educators overcome limited funding, administrative challenges, and the growing demands of teaching adult learners? In Part 1 of this engaging conversation on I Want To Teach English, host Jose V. Torres welcomes Irene Ramos, an adult education leader and consultant with more than 35 years of experience in adult learning, ESL instruction, workforce development, and educational leadership. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: -Defining adult education beyond GED and ESL classes. -Irene's 35-year journey in adult education and workforce development. -Her new leadership role at UNAM San Antonio. -Developing practical, contextualized ESL curricula. -Building the Crossroads Adult Education program from the ground up. -Overcoming funding challenges and administrative obstacles. -Supporting adult learners from underserved communities. -The importance of effective leadership, program accountability, and data management. -How Irene's legal education strengthened her approach to educational advocacy and program administration. -Understanding the cultural and linguistic diversity of adult English learners. -Why compassion and meaningful relationships remain essential to effective teaching. Find Irene Ramos here--   / inspireconsult   Irene's book "The Legend of Little Smoke in the Face" is on Amazon: https://a.co/d/07uTipP1 ============================= 🎬 WATCH MY OTHER VIDEOS: 👉 PURPOSEFUL LISTENING: What do teachers listen for? Phonics with newcomers/English learners english    • PURPOSEFUL LISTENING: What do teachers lis...   👉 Teaching Phonics to Newcomer (level 1) English Learners teacher esol teachenglish english    • Teaching Phonics to Newcomer (level 1) Eng...   #ESL #multilingual #languagelearning ✅ About Jose Torres. Welcome to my channel, Jose Torres! I'm here to share easy tips and resources for teachers working with English learners, especially beginners. If you're teaching newcomers, I've got practical advice and ESL teaching tips to make your lessons more effective. I focus on simple strategies to help boost language learning in the classroom. Hit the bell so you never miss a helpful English learning video. Let’s make teaching English fun and easy together! 🔔 Don’t miss out on the best ESL teaching tips and resources – Subscribe now for practical tools and the ultimate guide to teaching English to newcomers!    / @josetorres2003   ⚠️ Disclaimer: I do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research. ✖️ Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Jose Torres. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my YouTube channel is provided. © JV Myka Publishing Company, LLC iwtle.com