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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The Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative: Phase One Research Results
2016
This report provides the findings of an evaluation of Arkansas’s Career Pathways Initiative, which provides education and training to low-income Arkansans helping them to acquire degrees and/or certificates to obtain and hold jobs in selected high-demand and high-wage industries.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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WIOA Wednesday: Performance Accountability, Parts 1 & 2
2016
This two-part webinar provides stakeholders with a better understanding of the performance accountability provisions in section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the accompanying regulation.
Policymakers and Implementers
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Career Pathways Toolkit: A Guide for System Development
2015
This revised Career Pathways Toolkit: A Guide for System Development features Six Key Elements of Career Pathways that help to guide local and state teams through the essential components necessary for developing a comprehensive career pathways system.
Administrators
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Preparing English Learners for Work and Career Pathways: Issue Brief
2015
This issue brief, one of the resources in the suite of materials “Preparing English Learners for Work and Career,” provides teachers and administrators with an overview of current research and practice related to connecting English language acquisition to career pathways.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Solve a Teaching Problem
2015
This interactive tool helps instructors diagnose classroom problems, think about possible causes, and explore solutions.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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Tools for Building Employer-Educator Partnerships
2015
This website introduces employers and educators to the value of partnering, presents best practices and success stories, and provides links to evidence-based tools for building and sustaining partnerships and creating career pathways.
Administrators
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Instructional Staff
Business Partners
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American Job Center
2014
One place to go for Americans to find information and help that they need to find work.
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Beyond the GED: Promising Models for Moving High School Dropouts to College
2014
Emphasizing results from quasi-experimental and experimental research, this literature review identifies the most promising approaches for increasing dropouts’ rate of attaining a GED certificate or other high school credential and making a successful transition to college.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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From College to Careers: Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in STEM
2014
From College to Careers: Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in STEM is the product of a collaborative project initiated to examine current issues and explore future directions for improving the academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary students with disabilities (SWDs) in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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High School Equivalency Institute: Critical Thinking for GED 2014 - Depth of Knowledge Framework
2014
This training focused on how to transition students, classrooms and teaching staff towardsthe new GED. The training provides specific tips and examples to bring more critical thinking skills into classrooms of all levels. Academy of Hope’s condensed manual on the new GED, examples of organizers, and other helpful material is included with the training.
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Post-GED-Credential College Prospects for Adults with Special Needs
2014
The purpose of this qualitative research paper is to describe the college prospects of transitioning adults with a GED credential and special needs, in terms of characteristics, challenges, attributes, and supports; the article concludes with interviewee and researcher recommendations for adult education programs and colleges to support transitioning adults.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
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State of Washington's I-BEST Model
2014
This resource provided by the State of Washington helps practitioners better understand career pathways programs and expand practioners’ professional knowledge.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff
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Still Searching: Job Vacancies and STEM Skills
2014
This report uses a unique database from the labor market information company Burning Glass and other sources to analyze the skill requirements and the advertisement duration time for millions of job openings.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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