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The EdTech Center @ World Education was commissioned by the US Department of Education (Office of Career, Technical, Adult Education) to develop professional learning modules for practitioners teaching adult basic academic skills, ESOL, and literacy at a distance. The three-month contract funded a rapid development of the course as well as the launch of a Equity…
World Education’s SABES Program Support Professional Development Center works in creative and responsive ways to help educators maximize equitable access for their learners to education, career opportunities, and economic self-sufficiency. To achieve these goals, our team supports the 1,100 teachers, advisors, and program directors in the Massachusetts adult education (AE) system by providing professional development…
World Education uses technology-enabled learning solutions to improve reach and access to high-quality training and technical assistance. We offer customized professional development to states, regions, and program groups that draws on our online courses, distance ed strategy sessions, webinars, in-person workshops, and membership options to craft the professional development package that’s the right fit. Additionally, we develop new online courses, webinars,…
The New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) strengthens the region's adult education programs to boost their effectiveness in serving adult learners by providing responsive and customized professional development and convening cross-state leadership to facilitate sharing and collaboration. NELRC is also the publisher of the national education resource, The Change Agent. NELRC was established in 1994…
Building the capacity of adult educators to deliver high quality, rigorous mathematics instruction is key to adult learner college and career success. The 2008 Adult Numeracy Instruction (ANI) professional development training (PD) materials have been updated as ANI 2.0 PD to reflect states’ current rigorous mathematical content standards. ANI 2.0 is a fully online professional development training that…
Justice-impacted people have disproportionately lower educational attainment rates and limited opportunities for employment upon reentry. The traditional correctional education model uses siloed sequential secondary and postsecondary education, and many people leave correctional settings without achieving any educational mobility, putting them at higher risk of recidivism. The IET in Corrections initiative is disrupting the traditional model…
World Education is conducting a landscape analysis to provide a greater understanding of the varied adult education landscape across states for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The analysis findings also serve to unpack key adult education federal and state policy levers. Findings informed comment to Senate HELP committee staff to craft equitable economic recovery…
The Change Agent is an online publication featuring authentic writing by adult learners that anchors classroom-ready teaching materials. By centering student voices, The Change Agent helps address equity in the adult education classroom—providing an accessible way for teachers to incorporate the ideas and perspectives of people who are often marginalized. In addition, Change Agent staff…
The IDEAL Consortium, a project of the EdTech Center at World Education, Inc., convenes adult education leaders across the US to shape the development of effective distance education programs for adult learners. Together, we raise the quality of blended and distance online learning through new educational technology innovations and collaborative research and practice. For 15…