Scaling "Stackable Credentials": Implications for Implementation and Policy

2014
This newsletter examines stackable credentials, a buzzword in career pathways.
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Loot, Inc.

2016
Loot, Inc. is a resource for teaching financial literacy and a virtual community of practice for teachers.
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Creating Career Pathways in Colorado: A Step-by-Step Guide

2014
This guide provides a roadmap to building career pathways systems at the state level.
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Preparing English Learners for Work and Careers: We've been there before! Or have we?

2016
This video presentation by researcher and educator Heide Spruck Wrigley discusses work and career contextualized instruction for English language learners and important changes that are being made in the field.
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Assessment Design Toolkit

2015
The Toolkit features v​ideos and supplemental materials to help teachers write and select well-designed assessments.
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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.
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Inside Mathematics

2016
Inside Mathematics provides a resource for educators (teachers and administrators) who strive to provide the best mathematics instruction they can for their students.
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons - Common Core State Standards Math

2016
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that can be freely used and reused at no cost.
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High School Equivalency Institute: Critical Thinking for GED 2014 - Depth of Knowledge Framework

2014
This training focused on how to transition students, classrooms and teaching staff towardsthe new GED. The training provides specific tips and examples to bring more critical thinking skills into classrooms of all levels. Academy of Hope’s condensed manual on the new GED, examples of organizers, and other helpful material is included with the training.
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Empowering Adults to Thrive at Work: Personal Success Skills for 21st Century Jobs. A Report on Promising Research and Practice

2016
This report is geared toward leaders in education, industry, workforce development, and human services interested empowering working age adults to build sustainable 21st century careers through strengthened personal success skills. From interviews with experts and a review of research literature, the report provides resources and recommendations to advance practice, research, and policy.
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