Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

The goal of this article is to argue that two key UDL-based design concepts - accessibility and relevance - can be used to increase the effectiveness of professional development for adult educators.

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 State-Based Curriculum Review Training offers a range of resources that state and facility administrators and instructors can use to assess the quality of their existing English language arts (ELA)/literacy curricula or instructional materials. The reviews will ensure curricular alignment with state-adopted ELA/literacy standards, the key instructional shifts, and high levels of adult learning and development.

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 State-Based Curriculum Review Training offers a range of resources that state and facility administrators and instructors can use to assess the quality of their existing mathematics curricula or instructional materials. The reviews will ensure curricular alignment with state-adopted mathematics standards, the key instructional shifts, and high levels of adult learning and development.

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 English Learner (EL) Training Institute shows adult educators how to provide college and career readiness (CCR) instruction to ELs. Through a mix of large- and small-group activities, that instruction simultaneously cultivates ELs' content knowledge and language competence.

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 classroom observation system teaches you how to observe effective teaching and learning practices that reflect the crucial instructional advances in literacy. The training and tools deepen educators’ understanding of the intent and meaning of your state English language arts (ELA)/literacy standards through teacher-friendly tools. They strengthen practitioner knowledge about vital literacy content and research-based instructional strategies and their usefulness with English learners (ELs).

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 classroom observation system teaches you how to observe effective teaching and learning practices that reflect the crucial instructional advances in literacy. The training and tools deepen educators’ understanding of the intent and meaning of your state mathematic standards through teacher-friendly tools. They strengthen practitioner knowledge about vital literacy content and research-based instructional strategies and their usefulness with English learners (ELs).

This thesis provides descriptions of legislation and policy around Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Integrated Education and Training (IET), and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education, and goes on to detail creating an IET program for English Language Learners at a community-based organization.