Instructor Training

The Kentucky Skills U Instructional Technology Framework provides a common instructional technology foundation for comprehensive, assessment-aligned instructional support for adult educators. 

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.

This brief provides an overview of research on effective teaching that can be applied in multiple settings by a broad range of teachers. 

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.

The paper provides a background on certification in adult education, outlines benefits of certification, and suggests next steps for improving teacher quality in adult education through professionalization, teacher preparation, and related research.

This resource offers a brief introduction as to why practitioners engage in professional development and then goes on to describe how a teacher’s reflective practice provides data and understanding of one’s practice leading to informed decision making and professional growth.