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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Program Self-Assessment
2012
This resource contains both evidence-based research and practice-based materials that can help guide the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of career pathways programs.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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Strengthening State Systems for Adult Learners: An Evaluation of the First Five Years of Shifting Gears
2012
This report aims to answer two evaluative questions from the first five years of the Shifting Gears project: 1) To what extent have states begun to adopt and implement an innovative strategy to improve transitions from adult basic education into community and technical colleges, including serving participants in these new ways? 2) What are the factors that influenced progress in the states to adopt and implement these innovative strategies during the initiative?
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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The Promise of Career Pathways Systems Change
2012
The resources in this section contain both evidence-based research and practice-based materials that can help guide the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ACP programs.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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Virtual Career Network
2012
Virtual Career Network is a career exploration resource for current and prospective workers within the Health Science career cluster.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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What Is Evidence-Based Reading Instruction and How Do You Know It When You See It?
2012
This policy brief, What is Evidence-Based Reading Instruction and How Do You Know It When You See It?, defines and describes evidence-based reading instruction, demonstrates what evidence-based reading instruction looks like in the classroom, and discusses how evidence-based reading instruction has been implemented with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Your Health: The Science Inside
2012
This booklet can be used to help students build important health literacy skills, such as understanding important preventative health measures and understanding basic health information with a goal towards utilizing it to make appropriate health decisions.
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A Toolkit for ESL Practitioners: Supporting Skilled Immigrants
2011
The toolkit addresses the challenge of properly serving the skilled immigrant population and introduces solutions to some of the most pressing problems this group experiences; it introduces best practices from the field and a directory of successful programs dedicated to serving the needs of skilled immigrants.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Adult Numeracy Demand and Provision in Adult Numeracy: A Reader
2011
This report provides an overview of issues related to the provision of numeracy instruction to adult learners in the United States and offers suggestions on how to improve that instruction.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Asking Clarifying Questions
2011
This resource supports the teaching of specific education and training content that can be implemented by classroom instructors in the context of a particular career cluster.
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