Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 791 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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Math for Trades: Volume 1
2020
This Open Educational Resource Book it covers whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages in trade professions.
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
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Changing the Equation: Empowering Adult Learners with Edtech
2019
This report presents insights from the past three Power in Numbers reports, accompanied by case studies that illustrate how organizations have implemented best practices in the real world.
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COABE Journal - Career Pathways Edition
2019
This special edition of the COABE Journal highlights career pathways and workforce development.
Administrators
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Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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COABE Journal - Prison Literacy Edition
2019
This themed edition of the COABE Journal highlights educational programs, approaches, and professionals who work with adults currently serving or who have served time in correctional settings.
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Improving Math Instruction with Open Educational Resources
2019
This introductory guide for educators is part of the Power in Numbers initiative, funded by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). Power in Numbers aims to help adult learners receive the higher-level math skills they need to succeed. This guide provides educators with step-by-step instructions for identifying, reviewing and remixing high-quality OER.
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OER for Administrators and Educators: Accessing high-quality learning resources, for free
2019
These resource sheets for administrators and educators are part of the Power in Numbers initiative funded by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). Power in Numbers aims to help adult students receive the higher-level math skills they need to succeed. This resource provides administrators and educators with an understanding of what open educational resources (OER) are, why they are useful and how to get started using them.
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Power in Numbers: Video Series
2019
Power in Numbers aims to help adult students receive the higher-level math skills they need to succeed in the real world. This video series comprises of three short videos in English and Spanish and an accompanying video discussion guide. The series serves to promote the importance and relevance of advanced math skills to inspire adult learners.
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Adult Learners
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Kentucky Skills U Mathematics Instructional Framework
2018
This mathematics content framework provides comprehensive, assessment-aligned support to adult educators and identifies instructional materials that have been aligned with the Data Recognition Corporation TABE 11/12 Blueprints and the GED Testing Service GED High Impact Indicators.
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Overcoming Math Anxiety
2018
This presentation describes how math anxiety affects learners and specific techniques to help ease and overcome these effects.
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Evaluating Digital Learning for Adult Basic Literacy and Numeracy
2017
This study investigated whether five web-based instructional programs increased the capacity of adult basic education (ABE) programs to provide efficient and effective leaning opportunities to adult students.
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KYAE Skills U Lesson Bank
2017
A repository of standards-based units and lessons created by Kentucky Adult Education instructors.
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National Literacy Directory
2017
A searchable database of over 7,000 local literacy programs and GED testing centers across the country.
Adult Learners
Family and Community Supporters
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Achieve the Core: Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET)
2016
IMET is a tool for evaluating a comprehensive textbook or textbook series for alignment to the Shifts and major features of states’ challenging academic content standards.
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Aligned
2016
Achieve the Core’s Aligned is a publication dedicated to the conversation about Common Core aligned instructional materials.
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BetterLesson - Common Core Math
2016
BetterLesson provides a well-organized collection of teacher-created mathematics lessons that address each of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics.
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Concept First, Notation Last
2016
This video features a math lesson on teaching inequalities using the concept first, notation last teaching strategy.