Promising Practices

CCRC: What We Know About Nonacademic Student Supports

2013

This practitioner packet summarizes CCRC and other research on nonacademic student supports, defined as activities and programs that are designed to encourage academic success but that do not deal directly with academic content. 

Family and Community Supporters
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff

SUNY Micro-Credentialing Taskforce Report and Recommendations

2018

The SUNY Micro‐Credentialing Task Force Report and Recommendations provides a comprehensive review of the current literature and growing national dialogue on micro‐credentials.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers

Remote Adult ESOL Case Studies

2021

Each case study highlights notable practices in remote ESOL instruction and administration from eight programs that represent the diverse range of organizations that offer adult ESOL across the US.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Teacher Trainers

Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Corrections: A Companion Guide to the IET Design Toolkit

2023

This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers

Wisconsin Technical College System's Innovative Practices for Integrated Education and Training

2021

This website contains resources curated by state staff in Wisconsin to support the development and expansion of Integrated Education and Training.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers

Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit and Train-the-Trainer Resources

2024

The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process. See the abstract for links.

Administrators
Instructional Staff

Compendium of Innovative Practices: Adult Education Bridge Programs and Integrated Education and Training (IET) Programs

2021

This compendium describes five innovative practices in bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs as selected by the  Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

Administrators
Business Partners
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers

Compendium of Innovative Practices: Secondary Credentialing Programs for Adults

2020

This compendium describes the four innovative practices in secondary
credentialing selected from the Round 1 Advancing Innovation in Adult
Education applications.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers

What Works for Adult Learners: Lessons from Career Pathway Evaluations

2019

This report presents the results of a systematic examination of rigorous evaluation studies to determine what is known about the impact of career pathways on adults seeking to attain a living-wage career.

Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers

Foundational Skills in the Service Sector

2017

This paper describes the characteristics of American workers employed in key service-sector industries who lack foundational skills, highlights promising practices and interventions to help them upskill, and details key federal and state policy levers that foster economic mobility.

Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers