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""It's essential to keep rigorous content standards at the heart of instructional planning, delivery, and evaluation." Christopher Coro, Deputy Director of the Division of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)"

""It's essential to keep rigorous content standards at the heart of instructional planning, delivery, and evaluation." Christopher Coro, Deputy Director of the Division of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)"

CONTEXTUALIZING ADULT EDUCATION INSTRUCTION TO CAREER PATHWAYS

Contextualization: Creating a Support System for Contextualized Instruction A Toolkit for Program Managers

Designers for Learning (Links to an external site.), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in the United States. Designers for Learning's mission is to coordinate volunteer service-learning opportunities with those who seek to gain experience creating instruction and other types of performance improvement solutions for nonprofits and other social causes.

"The report extends a previous analysis of universal instructional design principles in distance education by applying them to the design of mobile learning. Eight principles with particular relevance for distance education are selected, and their recommendations are discussed in relation to the design of educational materials for a range of mobile devices. The problems and opportunities of mobile learning are discussed as is the need for educators to focus on content design issues rather than on searching for the next new technology."

"Teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs), program administrators, professional development specialists, policy makers, researchers, and other members of the adult ELL educator community, will find new tools and resources here to advance instructional quality and to better serve ELLs. "

"The National Career Clusters® Framework provides a vital structure for organizing and delivering quality CTE programs through learning and comprehensive programs of study. In total, there are 16 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters Framework, representing more than 79 Career Pathways to help students navigate their way to greater success in college and career. As an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction, Career Clusters provide the essential knowledge and skills for the 16 Career Clusters and their Career Pathways. It also functions as a useful guide in developing programs of study bridging secondary and postsecondary curriculum and for creating individual student plans of study for a complete range of career options. As such, it helps students discover their interests and their passions, and empowers them to choose the educational pathway that can lead to success in high school, college and career."

"This publication series, Learning for Life: The Opportunity for Technology to Transform Adult Education, explores technology readiness, access, and use within various adult education delivery channels, as well as market opportunities, program decision-making processes, and the supplier ecosystem for instructional resources. The research and analysis featured in these publications will assist suppliers, investors, policy professionals, and institutions as they explore opportunities in the adult education market."

In case you missed it live, here is the recording from the September 15, 2016 Designers for Learning #openabe service-MOOC webinar, along with the slides and text-chat from the session.

THE BREAKING THROUGH PRACTICE GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT TO CONNECT ADULTS WHO HAVE LIMITED READING AND MATH SKILLS WITH POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS LEADING TO JOBS PAYING FAMILY-SUPPORTING WAGES. IT COMPILES PRACTICES DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATIONAL BREAKING THROUGH INITIATIVE.

Contextualized Teaching & Learning: A Faculty Primer A Review of Literature and Faculty Practices with Implications for California Community College Practitioners

"CCE's Quality Performance Assessment (QPA) is new generation of processes and tools that leverage assessment as an essential tool of equitable learning and teaching. The QPA framework guides educators in creating meaningful and complex learning experiences in the classroom, preparing graduates for college, career, and beyond. "

"This paper is a literature review that explores the nature and effectiveness of contextualization as a way to improve outcomes for academically underprepared college students."