Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Tools for Building Employer-Educator Partnerships
2015
This website introduces employers and educators to the value of partnering, presents best practices and success stories, and provides links to evidence-based tools for building and sustaining partnerships and creating career pathways.
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Business Partners
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American Job Center
2014
One place to go for Americans to find information and help that they need to find work.
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Beyond the GED: Promising Models for Moving High School Dropouts to College
2014
Emphasizing results from quasi-experimental and experimental research, this literature review identifies the most promising approaches for increasing dropouts’ rate of attaining a GED certificate or other high school credential and making a successful transition to college.
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Teacher Trainers
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From College to Careers: Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in STEM
2014
From College to Careers: Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in STEM is the product of a collaborative project initiated to examine current issues and explore future directions for improving the academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary students with disabilities (SWDs) in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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Teacher Trainers
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High School Equivalency Institute: Critical Thinking for GED 2014 - Depth of Knowledge Framework
2014
This training focused on how to transition students, classrooms and teaching staff towardsthe new GED. The training provides specific tips and examples to bring more critical thinking skills into classrooms of all levels. Academy of Hope’s condensed manual on the new GED, examples of organizers, and other helpful material is included with the training.
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation
2014
This report presents a summary of the findings from an earlier literature review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of correctional education programs for incarcerated adults, as well as a systematic review of correctional education programs for juveniles and the results of a national survey of state correctional education directors, which provide an up-to-date picture of what the field of correctional education looks like today in the United States and explores the use of computer technology, preparations for the new 2014 GED exam, and the impact of the 2008 recession.
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Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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KET: GED® Test Info: Mathematics
2014
This course offers a detailed look at the mathematics section of the GED® test.
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Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Post-GED-Credential College Prospects for Adults with Special Needs
2014
The purpose of this qualitative research paper is to describe the college prospects of transitioning adults with a GED credential and special needs, in terms of characteristics, challenges, attributes, and supports; the article concludes with interviewee and researcher recommendations for adult education programs and colleges to support transitioning adults.
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Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
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