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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PIAAC Numeracy Skills and Home Use Among Adult English Learners
2020
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.
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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 - 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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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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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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A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction
2018
This online resources guides instructions on how to support Black, LatinX, and Multilingual students to a path for math equity.
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HyperDocs for Adult Educators
2018
This toolkit contains tutorials, templates and sample lessons that help adult educators create documents that use hypertext to help students learn key concepts independently.
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Mindset Kit
2018
Online lessons and practices designed to help instructors teach and foster adaptive beliefs about learning.
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NEFE Financial Education Evaluation Online Toolkit
2018
This online evaluation toolkit is designed to help financial educators understand evaluation concepts and efficiently apply them to document the impact their educational programs have on students.
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Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments
2018
This open-access version of the Northstar Digital Literacy Project assessments can be used for assessing digital literacy skills to inform instruction.
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Adult Learners
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Smart About Money
2018
A collection of in-depth personal finance, courses, articles, calculators, and tips for money managment.
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SUNY Micro-Credentialing Taskforce Report and Recommendations
2018
The SUNY Micro‐Credentialing Task Force Report and Recommendations provides a comprehensive review of the current literature and growing national dialogue on micro‐credentials.
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