Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 818 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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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
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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.
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Teacher Trainers
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Teaching and Training Excellence
2017
This online training course assists adult education trainers in delivering research-based, engaging training and provides helpful instruction in preparing for, conducting, and finalizing training for adult educators.
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Teaching Participants About Using Cash Flow
2017
This article focuses on providing practitioners with both information and tools on using cash flow to help participants manage their financial resources.
Adult Learners
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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Researchers and Developers
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Achieve the Core: Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET)
2016
IMET is a tool for evaluating a comprehensive textbook or textbook series for alignment to the Shifts and major features of states’ challenging academic content standards.
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Adult Education Educator Evaluation and Support Plan
2016
This plan from the Connecticut Department of Education provides administrative guidance and tools for conducting teacher observations and evaluations that support the continuous improvement of adult educators.
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Adult Education: What Makes Teaching Effective?
2016
This brief provides an overview of research on effective teaching that can be applied in multiple settings by a broad range of teachers.
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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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Aligned
2016
Achieve the Core’s Aligned is a publication dedicated to the conversation about Common Core aligned instructional materials.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
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BetterLesson - Common Core Math
2016
BetterLesson provides a well-organized collection of teacher-created mathematics lessons that address each of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics.
Administrators
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Teacher Trainers