Expanding the Use of Online Resources in IELCE Activities to Support Immigrant Integration and Inclusion

2023

This guide offers considerations for using online resources for distance, hybrid, or in-person learning environments to help strengthen instruction for English learners.

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Standards-in-Action 2.0 English Learner Institute to Cultivate Content Knowledge and Language Competence

2023

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 English Learner (EL) Training Institute shows adult educators how to provide college and career readiness (CCR) instruction to ELs. Through a mix of large- and small-group activities, that instruction simultaneously cultivates ELs' content knowledge and language competence.

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Standards-in-Action 2.0 Conducting State-Based Curriculum Reviews for English Language Arts/Literacy

2023

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 State-Based Curriculum Review Training offers a range of resources that state and facility administrators and instructors can use to assess the quality of their existing English language arts (ELA)/literacy curricula or instructional materials. The reviews will ensure curricular alignment with state-adopted ELA/literacy standards, the key instructional shifts, and high levels of adult learning and development.

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Standards-in-Action 2.0 Conducting State-Based Curriculum Reviews for Mathematics

2023

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 State-Based Curriculum Review Training offers a range of resources that state and facility administrators and instructors can use to assess the quality of their existing mathematics curricula or instructional materials. The reviews will ensure curricular alignment with state-adopted mathematics standards, the key instructional shifts, and high levels of adult learning and development.

Administrators
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Standards-in-Action 2.0 Observing in English Language Arts/Literacy Classrooms

2023

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 classroom observation system teaches you how to observe effective teaching and learning practices that reflect the crucial instructional advances in literacy. The training and tools deepen educators’ understanding of the intent and meaning of your state English language arts (ELA)/literacy standards through teacher-friendly tools. They strengthen practitioner knowledge about vital literacy content and research-based instructional strategies and their usefulness with English learners (ELs).

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A Collection of Two Standards-in-Action Classroom Videos and a Video Resource Package for English Language Acquisition

2023

These two classroom videos and accompanying materials are designed to provide adult educators with models of effective standards implementation. Through these Standards-in-Action (SIA) videos, adult educators can identify instructors employing effective language acquisition teaching and learning practices required by challenging academic standards. Both videos showcase online teaching, so there are also many good examples of using a combination of technology tools and resources to engage learners and enhance learning.

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Standards-in-Action 2.0 Observing in Mathematics Classrooms

2023

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 classroom observation system teaches you how to observe effective teaching and learning practices that reflect the crucial instructional advances in literacy. The training and tools deepen educators’ understanding of the intent and meaning of your state mathematic standards through teacher-friendly tools. They strengthen practitioner knowledge about vital literacy content and research-based instructional strategies and their usefulness with English learners (ELs).

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers

Project-Based Science Instruction for Career Preparation

This course is designed to facilitate the teaching of science in adult education classrooms using a Project-Based Learning (PBL) model. This course makes the connections between science content knowledge and how adults use science in their daily lives, especially in work and career-related contexts. Those that will benefit the most from this course are adult education instructors, trainers, and coordinators, particularly those in Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and STEM Career Technical Education (CTE).