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Best Virtual Practices
“Using the AE&L Conference ReMix Team Challenge online support process provided by the VALRC (Google site, milestones, on track, and stay organized, PBL site, & focus question techniques); we identified the best practices, resolutions, and outcomes our students and teachers could implement to reduce the challenges associated with online learning… Read More
5 Considerations for Equitable Financial Literacy Instruction During COVID-19
by Katharine S. Wise As if the world of financial literacy in adult education was not already multifaceted, COVID-19 has intensified these complexities by compelling the need to prepare for an array of circumstances. As educators, there is no option but to rise to the occasion and… Read More
Financial Literacy and Adult Learners
by Rebecca Scott Are topics like payday loans, the gig economy, and comparing banking services part of your instruction? Do you use resources to help students understand and improve their credit scores? Financial literacy can play an important role in stabilizing a family and reducing the money-based… Read More
Re-inventing Health Literacy
“Health Literacy is a crucial need for adult ESOL learners-during the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever.” by Phil Cackley When teachers at the Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP) moved English as a Second Language (ESL) classes online last spring, they re-invented health literacy lessons to… Read More
Do You Know Alice?
by Jim André & Caroline Lane “33% of our fellow Virginians have an income below the realistic cost of basic necessities.” You know ALICE. You teach ALICE. You work with ALICE. Some of you may be ALICE. ALICE is an acronym that stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed. Read More
Resources and Strategies for Delivering Workforce Preparation Activities at a Distance
by Kate Daly Rolander, Ph.D. * Links in this article that are no longer active have been disabled. In a shifting and uncertain economic landscape, it is especially important now to emphasize workforce preparation as a core offering of adult education programs that do the important work of meeting… Read More
Strategies for Improving Student Retention
“As a team, it was important to us for our project to speak to both learner and program interests, concerns, and issues.” Team Retention Remix by Alonzo Ricks Team Members Project Summary: Debbie Elliott, Cornerstone Learning Center, Campbell County Public Schools Dr. Marie Shepherd, Portsmouth Public… Read More
SPOTLIGHT – Call for Submissions
Step Into the SPOTLIGHT! What is SPOTLIGHT? SPOTLIGHT is an exciting, statewide annual online publication that seeks to shine a light on adult education learners, their experiences, and their learning through the creative process. The… Read More
Quality Teaching Online Resources and Tips
These resources and tip collections provide guidance to support programs and instructors in implementing quality teaching online. Resources Adult Education Indicators of Quality Online Courses Rubric: This rubric was developed to help teachers better understand the components that go into developing an online course. These indicators… Read More
CommonLit
What is it? CommonLit is a free online learning platform that provides lesson plans and activities to support learners’ reading and writing skills. It provides a free collection of fiction and nonfiction, ranging from 3rd to 12th grade reading levels and aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Read More