Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.

This resource explores the technical, instructional, and other components necessary for expanding the use of technology in correctional education programs.

This tip sheet provides information for citizenship education programs and naturalization services providers who are interested in expanding their offerings to include immigration legal services by having their organizations recognized and their non-attorney staff members or volunteers accredited by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which would allow the programs to explain immigration options to clients, provide advice about which documents to submit, and communicate with USCIS about immigration cases.

This publication provides information about the implementation of and findings from the Technology-Based Coaching in Adult Education (TBCAE) project.

This Guide is designed for people who are incarcerated and for those on community supervision (probation and parole) to help them get started—or continue—on the path to further education and training.

This compendium describes five innovative practices in bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs as selected by the  Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This compendium describes nine innovative practices with a holistic approach to adult education services as selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This practice guide provides community colleges with five specific recommendations for supporting occupational skills training through career pathways.

This page links to projects and resources supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that provide perspective and insight on the Asian-American experience.

This website contains resources curated by state staff in Wisconsin to support the development and expansion of Integrated Education and Training.

This report explores an approach for enhancing career-relevant learning in the classroom. 

This report from the Digital US coalition is the result of a six-month landscape analysis and strategic planning period, laying the groundwork for a new collective impact approach to support both on-ramps to digital skills as well as pathways to new opportunities.

This e-guide provides resources and guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their education in the field of law in the United States.

This compendium describes the four innovative practices in secondary
credentialing selected from the Round 1 Advancing Innovation in Adult
Education applications.

This handbook is a practical guide that supports the start-up, scale-up, and delivery of quality distance education programming.

This brief explains what civics education skills are and why they are important for adult learners.

This brief explains what digital literacy skills are and why they are important.

This brief explains what financial literacy skills are and why they are important.

This brief explains what health literacy skills are and why they are important.

This brief explains what workforce preparation skills are and why they are important.

This guide, developed for Model UN students, could be used to better understand how to support refugees and migrants who participate in adult basic education programs.

Adult English learners (ELs) may need numeracy instruction to navigate daily life or understand health information, so this paper examines numeracy skill levels and home skill use of adult ELs in Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014 data and recommends implications for EL numeracy instruction.

Ready, Set, Go: Steps to Rapidly Start Distance Learning provides guidance to adult educators on how to quickly set-up distance learning programs for their students.

Teaching Online: Communicating and Tracking Learner Progress presents a clear and comprehensive approach for instructors to transition from an in-person to online learning environment.

This toolkit provides communication techniques for facilitating a healthy living program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).