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These teacher-designed materials are effective ESOL and AE teaching tools and will help provide a safe and welcoming classroom. They are associated with the “Talking about Race” issue of The Change Agent (Issue #42).   All the materials are freely provided. “Existing While Black”: A…
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This is a curated list of resources and on-demand professional development for those working on, or planning, MassSTEP programs (IET and IELCE programs).  For all MassSTEP guidance from ACLS (Adult and Community Learning Services), please refer to the MassSTEP ACLS webpage, which includes the…
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The College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) are about WHAT to teach, not HOW. Teachers must bring them to life in the classroom. A Teacher’s Guide to the CCRSAE for Level A and Level B Adult Learners, by John Strucker, EdD, will help teachers of adult learners at GLE 0-3…
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This IET Programs recorded webinar playlist is a compilation of MN ABE Professional Development’s past offerings for IET programs.  Designing IET Programs: The Single Set of Learning Objectives This webinar provides an introductory explanation and support for programs developing the…
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The Advancing Innovation in Adult Education team is identifying and highlighting innovative practices in Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs. This compendium of five innovative practices is intended to increase adult education professionals’ knowledge about and interest in developing…
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This guide has been developed by Penn State University’s Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy (ISAL).The guide will help IET/IELCE  programs and their partners adapt existing curriculum and/or develop new basic skills curriculum to help adult education students successfully complete…
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This document explains the three components of an IET as outlined in WIOA: Adult Education and Literacy, Workforce Preparation, and Workforce Training. It provides example overviews of how the three components of an IET could look in various sectors and at various student skill levels.…
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The Career Pathways Checklist is a way to ensure that your newly developed or existing workforce development/MassSTEP program meets the requirements for “career pathways” as described in section (3)(7) of WIOA. This checklist can be used by planners, coordinators, and directors of adult…
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In March 2021, the National Reporting System (NRS) for Adult Education published the Technical Assistance Guide for Performance Accountability under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Appendix B of this document contains the New Educational Functioning Level Descriptors for Adult Basic…
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DeafBlind Americans are a small portion of the population, but are frequently left out of comprehensive educational access because of the overlap of these two lived experiences. This article profiles one teacher’s use of an educational accessibility grant to create a social and emotional support…