Policymakers and Implementers

Designing and Delivering Career Pathways at Community Colleges (Practice Guide)

2021

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

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers

Compendium of Innovative Practices: Adult Education Bridge Programs and Integrated Education and Training (IET) Programs

2021

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.

Administrators
Business Partners
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers

Compendium of Innovative Practices: Secondary Credentialing Programs for Adults

2020

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

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers

Integrated Education and Training (IET)

2017

This policy brief summarizes Integrated Education and Training (IET), which is a combination of education and job skills training that is used to transition adult learners beyond adult basic education and through a career pathway that can offer them job training and eventual gainful employment.

Policymakers and Implementers

What Works for Adult Learners: Lessons from Career Pathway Evaluations

2019

This report presents the results of a systematic examination of rigorous evaluation studies to determine what is known about the impact of career pathways on adults seeking to attain a living-wage career.

Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers

A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities

2017

This guide addresses topics related to facilitating a seamless transition from school to post-school activities to ensure young adults with disabilities are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to be engaged in the 21st Century Workforce.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers

A Collection of Two Standards-in-Action Classroom Videos and a Video Resource Package for English Language Arts/Literacy

2023

These two classroom videos and accompanying materials are designed to provide adult educators with models of effective standards implementation. Through these Standards-in-Action (SIA) videos, adult educators can identify instructors employing effective teaching and learning practices in English language arts (ELA)/literacy required by challenging academic standards.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers

A Collection of Four Standards-in-Action Classroom Videos and Two Video Resource Packages for Mathematics

2023

These four classroom videos and accompanying materials are designed to provide adult educators with models of effective standards implementation. Through these Standards-in-Action (SIA) videos, adult educators can identify instructors employing effective teaching and learning practices in mathematics required by challenging academic standards.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers

Foundational Skills in the Service Sector

2017

This paper describes the characteristics of American workers employed in key service-sector industries who lack foundational skills, highlights promising practices and interventions to help them upskill, and details key federal and state policy levers that foster economic mobility.

Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers

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.

Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers