Innovative Strategies: Ideas that Work!

2008
This guide contains 22 stories written by adult basic educators in Pennsylvania who describe the many different ways they have used PA’s Foundation Skills Framework.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

Promising Practices for Transitioning Students from Adult Education to Postsecondary Education

2009
This report is a follow-up to California’s Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success initiative and provides an overview of practices and strategies for transitioning adult education students to postsecondary education.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Transitioning Adults to College: Adult Basic Education Program Models

2006
This paper is based on a review of 25 college transition programs and more than 40 postsecondary institutions studied by the New England Literacy Resource Center.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom

2009
Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom is a ready-to-use, flexible curriculum that adult educators can use to incorporate career awareness and planning into their instructional and counseling activities.
Adult Educators
Adult Learners

How the I-BEST Works: Findings from a Field Study of Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program

2010
This report summarizes the findings from a field study that was conducted to examine how the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) model operates in 34 community and technical colleges in Washington State.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

How to Build Bridge Programs that Fit into a Career Pathway: A Step-by-Step Guide Based on the Carreras en Salud Program in Chicago

2010
This manual is useful to anyone interested in the challenge of tapping into the reservoir of talent represented by low-skill adults.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

Construction Math Toolbox

2005
This math toolbox combines fun, industry-required math lessons with supplemental academic and career guidance information.
Administrators and Program Managers
Professional Developers
Adult Educators

Changing the Way We Teach Math: A Manual for Teaching Basic Math to Adults

2006
This document is a manual for teaching basic math to adults.
Professional Developers
Adult Educators