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In these two videos, Massachusetts adult education teacher Joan Schottenfeld describes how she creates vocabulary videos with accompanying Google forms and how she posts them in her Google Classroom. She highlights what she does to encourage and enhance learner engagement, especially important…
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Today, curb cuts are ubiquitous points of access required by U.S. law. But these ramps connecting sidewalks to streets were hard-won. Disability activist Patrick William Connally, describing his digital painting depicting the first curb cut, explained that its purpose was to help people in…
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Each October, LGBT History Month offers an important opportunity for educators to ensure that LGBTQIA+ histories are getting their due in the classroom all year long. But before educators can meaningfully embark upon that task, they must commit to their own ongoing learning about LGBTQIA…
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Tools to develop individual or program awareness about causes of racial equity and strategies to address and shift patterns of inequity in their work. Developed by the Center for Urban Education.
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This collection of resources consists of recommendations and tools for ensuring that various forms of content are accessible for students according to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines and resources are distilled into a set of simpler principles, as captured by the…
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Research has identified that four components—alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—are essential in reading development and essential in the reading process. To understand the underlying strengths and weaknesses that are affecting reading comprehension, ABE ELA teachers diagnostically…
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WorkforceGPS, a project of the Federal Department of Labor, has curated a list of resources regarding trauma-informed practice and how this technique can be used to improve learner retention. These resources include:
Video explaining how trauma negatively impacts human functioning, what…
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The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines are used to support the implementation of the UDL framework and to optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights and research into how humans learn best. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum…
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Program Support PD Center Vision
We believe education is a fundamental right for all. We envision a society that supports and celebrates the efforts of every adult to fully develop and utilize their talents in the service of their personal aspirations, family needs, and for the benefit of the…
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As you plan for EGE implementation, this resource is intended to help guide discussions with your team about choices you will make when adopting and adapting EGE for your individual program context and purposes. Reviewing these five considerations will help you to develop the framework for your EGE…
