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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Money Smart for Older Adults
2021
Money Smart for Older Adults is an instructor-led training developed to teach older adults and caregivers of older adults about elder financial exploitation and why they may be at risk.
Adult Learners
Instructional 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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Self-Study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education
2020
The Self-study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education helps adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence they can use to plan for and improve program implementation and performance.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
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Common Elements of Developmental Education Policies
2019
This policy brief identifies common elements of developmental education policies at the system and state levels: college readiness assessments, assessment cut scores, multiple measures for course placement, innovative course models and reporting systems.
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NEFE Financial Education Evaluation Online Toolkit
2018
This online evaluation toolkit is designed to help financial educators understand evaluation concepts and efficiently apply them to document the impact their educational programs have on students.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments
2018
This open-access version of the Northstar Digital Literacy Project assessments can be used for assessing digital literacy skills to inform instruction.
Administrators
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
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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.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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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
Teacher Trainers
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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
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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CCR Standards: ELA/Literacy Foundational Units
2016
CCR Standards-based professional development (PD) English Language Arts/Literacy materials made for adult educators.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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