Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 823 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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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
2023
This resource links to various collections from the Smithsonian through which to learn about about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
2023
This website provides discussion questions and links to additional resources through which to explore the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Naturalization Eligibility Tool
2022
This tool can be used to help determine eligibility to apply to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization.
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
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Naturalization Statistics
2021
This resource provides statistics related to immigrants who have become U.S. citizens.
Administrators
Family and Community Supporters
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Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Personal and Workplace Success Skills Library
2021
The Personal and Workplace Success Skills Library is a curated collection of resources to guide the integration of personal and workplace success skills into curriculum and instruction, advising and coaching, assessment, and program design.
Administrators
Family and Community Supporters
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Remote ESOL Project
2021
This site includes information on promising remote adult ESOL practices and program models.
Administrators
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Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Mindset Kit
2018
Online lessons and practices designed to help instructors teach and foster adaptive beliefs about learning.
Administrators
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FLOE Inclusive Learning Design Handbook
2017
A free Open Educational Resource (OER) designed to assist teachers, content creators, Web developers, and others in creating adaptable and personalizable educational resources that can accommodate a diversity of learning styles and individual needs.
Teacher Trainers
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KYAE Skills U Lesson Bank
2017
A repository of standards-based units and lessons created by Kentucky Adult Education instructors.
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Learn to Earn Toolkit
2017
A free online resource for intermediate and advanced adult learners of English and basic skills
Administrators
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
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National Literacy Directory
2017
A searchable database of over 7,000 local literacy programs and GED testing centers across the country.
Adult Learners
Family and Community Supporters
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Loot, Inc.
2016
Loot, Inc. is a resource for teaching financial literacy and a virtual community of practice for teachers.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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CAST UDL Curriculum Self-Check
2015
This site shows how to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into curriculum, as well as learn about UDL and explore resources related to it.
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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
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Stanford University's Understanding Language Resources: Science
2015
This webpage from Stanford University is a collection of several resources for science educators interested in the intersection between the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
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Adult Learners
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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.
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Policymakers and Implementers
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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Accelerated Learning Program
2013
Materials from the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), which uses a form of mainstreaming to increase student success in the post-secondary, introductory developmental writing course.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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Employability Skills Framework
2013
A one-stop resource for information and tools to inform the instruction and assessment of employability skills.
Administrators
Business Partners
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Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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CAST Science Writer
2009
This tool helps students write and track lab and class reports.
Instructional Staff
Adult Learners
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Accommodations and Compliance Series: Employees with Learning Disabilities
2006
The article gives a general explanation of learning disabilities, states what is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and lists some accommodation ideas for the workplace. It includes several examples of job situations and how the employee was provided with an accommodation to help them succeed.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
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Building the Bridge Between Community College and Work For Students with Learning Disabilities
2002
This article presents information to assist students with LD, counselors and employers to build the bridge between community college and work. Students must learn to articulate how their LD impacts them in a variety of situations, especially those requiring learning and performing work related tasks. Preparing for job interviews, anticipating barriers throughout the employment process, and developing ways to mitigate these barriers are essential skills that must be learned.
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Teacher Trainers
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Business Partners
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