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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Self-Study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education
2020
The Self-study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education helps adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence they can use to plan for and improve program implementation and performance.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
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COABE Journal - Career Pathways Edition
2019
This special edition of the COABE Journal highlights career pathways and workforce development.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Common Elements of Developmental Education Policies
2019
This policy brief identifies common elements of developmental education policies at the system and state levels: college readiness assessments, assessment cut scores, multiple measures for course placement, innovative course models and reporting systems.
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Work-Based Learning: Model Policy Components
2018
This policy brief presents a comprehensive policy approach to providing high-quality work-based learning experiences that prepare participants for postsecondary and workforce success in high-demand occupations.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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Defining On-Ramps to Adult Career Pathways
2017
This report synthesizes survey and interview data with a limited literature review to identify key service model delivery components, system components and barriers to implementing service way program models.
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Policymakers and Implementers
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Facilitating Intentional Group Learning
2017
This guide is designed to help a wide array of professionals better understand how and when to use group learning activities to intentionally support and facilitate continuous learning through reflection and dialogue.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
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Pathways, Partnerships, and Progress: Transforming a Community College
2017
This report describe the methods that were used by Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC) and the University of Southern California's Center for Urban Education (CIE) to build the Pathways to Academic, Career, and Transfer Success (PACTS) initiative, which created career academic pathways for students.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
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Reimagining the Role of Technology in Higher Education
2017
Reimagining the Role of Technology in Higher Education aligns the role of technology serving the needs of a diverse group of students seeking access to high-quality postsecondary learning experiences.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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The Case for Investment in Adult Basic Education
2017
This paper provides stakeholders with the data needed to prove that support of Adult Basic Skills programs results in a strong return that impacts both the adult learner and society as a whole.
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Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
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Adult Educators and Local WIOA Planning
2016
This fact sheet highlights opportunities for adult educators to engage with partners across the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) system to ensure that planning and implementation under the new law is responsive to the needs of adult learners, and makes effective use of adult education partners’ expertise.
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Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Future Skills Update and Literature Review
2016
This paper explores the work skills that will be needed in the future and the ways in which educational institutions will need to more fully integrate them into workforce training.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff