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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Teacher Effectiveness Glossary
2015
The Teacher Effectiveness Glossary provides definitions of the acronyms and terms found throughout the Adult Education Teacher Induction Toolkit, including the online courses, guides, and information briefs. It is helpful for every step of the Teacher Induction Pathway.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff
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Teacher Induction Pathway
2015
The Teacher Induction Pathway provides a quick visual framework for teacher induction process of inducting a beginning teacher, including those who are teaching a new content area or implementing a program’s new priority initiativee.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Transformative Change Initiative
2014
This report provides information on the Transformative Change Initiative (TCI), which is dedicated to assisting community colleges scale-up innovation in the form of guided pathways, programs of study, and evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes and program, organization, and system performance.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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CCRC: What We Know About Nonacademic Student Supports
2013
This practitioner packet summarizes CCRC and other research on nonacademic student supports, defined as activities and programs that are designed to encourage academic success but that do not deal directly with academic content.
Family and Community Supporters
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
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Flipping the Classroom
2013
This article describes the flipped classroom approach: what is it, if it works, the theoretical underpinnings, key elements of the approach, and provides opportunities for learning more.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Instructional Staff
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NC-NET Employability Skills Resource Toolkit
2013
NC-NET developed this toolkit of instructional materials to support instructors as they seek to further enhance how their courses address eight employability skills competencies.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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From Ghost Systems to Host Systems via Transformation Zones
2012
This policy brief focuses on the convergence of advances in implementation, organization change, and system reinvention science and practice towards effective and efficient changes in large education and human service systems.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
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Implementing Literacy Programs to Improve Student Achievement
2012
This policy brief focuses on the development of an implementation infrastructure that encourages teachers to use education innovations and evidence-based practices in their daily interactions with students.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
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Policy to Improve Math Teaching and Learning in Adult Basic Education: A Perspective from Massachusetts
2011
This paper is informed by adult numeracy development in Massachusetts--including what has worked and what has fallen short. The state has developed policy and invested in implementing Adult Basic Education (ABE) program design (“opportunity to learn”) standards, student learning/content standards (mathematics curriculum framework), and embedding a range of important supports for ABE teachers, including paid preparation and professional development time in the ABE Rates System, which are one of the “building blocks” for improving ABE math teaching and learning.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Adult Education Coordination and Planning (AECAP) Guide for State Leaders
2010
This guide provides a framework and recommendations to assist adult education practitioners in coordinating and facilitating partnerships, implementing strategies in planning for systems improvement, and using innovative practices and activities.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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Changing the Odds: Informing Policy with Research on How Adult Learners Succeed
2010
This report summarizes a 2009 symposium hosted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) whose purpose was to explore and identify promising program practices and models in adult education in light of changing demographics and economic conditions.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Supporting the Use of Data through Professional Development
2010
This resource guide, developed by the American Institutes for Research, highlights four states’ efforts in integrating NRS-related professional development on data use into their accountability and professional development systems.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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