Supporting and Supervising Teachers Working with Adults Learning English

2009
Provides an overview of the literature on teacher supervision (general adult and ESL education), suggestions for recruiting, hiring, and interviewing teachers, and information regarding supporting, supervising, and offering professional development for teachers.
Administrators and Program Managers

Technology Integration: Essential Questions (Part 1)

2005
This online resource seeks to answer essential questions practitioners or program administrators might have when integrating technology into the classroom.
Administrators and Program Managers
Professional Developers
Policymakers
Adult Educators
Adult Learners
State Leaders

New Technologies for Literacy and Adult Education: A Global Perspective

2005
This short book, using a global perspective, explores ways in which technology can support adult literacy and adult education, with an emphasis on those living in poverty.
Administrators and Program Managers
Professional Developers
Adult Educators

Learning with Computers: The Theory Behind the Practice

2000
This resource addresses why technology use in the adult basic education (ABE) classroom does not always make an impact on learning or effective instructional practice.
Administrators and Program Managers
Professional Developers
Adult Educators

Expanding Access to Adult Literacy with Online Distance Education

2003
This resource traces the history of distance education, defines commonly used terms, and examines the potential online education has to meet the adult basic learners' needs.
Administrators and Program Managers
Professional Developers
Policymakers
Adult Educators

I've Opened Up: Exploring Learners' Perspectives on Progress

2006
Instructional material, from Ontario, Canada, covers assessing learner progression based on the student's point of view.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Learners
Adult Educators
Professional Developers

It’s Not About the Cut Score: Redesigning Placement Assessment Policy to Improve Student Success

2008
This publication highlights the effect that assessment policies have on student placement rates in community colleges.
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Accommodating Math Students with Learning Disabilities

2000
Mathematics-based learning disabilities- or dyscalculia- are described along with common problems that learners with dyscalculia may encounter. Some teaching strategies and accommodations are summarized for instructors working with adults with such learning disabilities.
Professional Developers
Adult Educators