21.
5 Tech Tools to Try with Adult Learners
by Yescenia Delgado Lorenzo
Posted January 2023
Posted January 2023
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Try these five tech tools and notice adult learner engagement increase.
22.
5 Tips for Engaging All Learners with Digital Literacy
by Elisia Doonan
Posted December 2022
Posted December 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Many educators are exploring new ways to engage learners online. Engagement for Adults with Disabilities can be especially challenging due to a lack of professional support for educators.
23.
Survey, Quiz, and Schedule Appointments Skillfully with Google Forms
by Cindy Wislofsky
Posted November 2022
Posted November 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
It’s time to review what you know already about Google Forms and move forward learning and practicing some newer features to make your work life more efficient and productive.
24.
Blended Learning in Adult Education
by Debbie Jensen
Posted September 2022
Posted September 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
What will our "new normal" look like post pandemic? What lessons have we learned that we can utilize?
25.
Retooling Zoom for a Blended Classroom
by Alisa Takeuchi
Posted October 2022
Posted October 2022
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Although many districts have reopened schools for face-to-face instruction, there is still a need to continue to use Zoom in a blended class.
26.
Accelerate Learning with EdReady
by Susan Coulter
Posted April 2019
Posted April 2019
Category:
Adult Basic Education, Career Technical Education, High School and GED
Description:
EdReady is a personalized math and English readiness learning system that evaluates the skills of each student in the context of their goal and then provides a learning pathway to mastery.
27.
With Games, Students Examine their Understanding of and Apply New Vocabulary
by Kristi Reyes
Posted March 2017
Posted March 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
March's Web Based Activity
28.
WizerMe for Wizer Online Worksheets
by Stephanie Thomas
Posted March 2021
Posted March 2021
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
Imagine a free website where you can create beautiful augmented worksheets for your students in minutes using an intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard. Now imagine you get access to thousands of worksheets created by instructors across all levels and subject matter. Too good to be true? Nope. WizerMe is an online worksheet creator.
29.
Adding Licensing and Attributions to Your Work for OER
by Diana Vera-Alba
Posted November 2020
Posted November 2020
Category:
Adult Basic Education
Description:
As educators, we often enjoy collaborating with other educators and sharing ideas, lessons, curriculum, and materials that we create. This spirit of sharing prompted the educational community to begin curating materials to be shared in what is known as Open Educational Resources (OER).
30.
Women's History Month
Posted September 2017
Category:
Holidays
Description:
Women's history month
31.
Veterans Day
Posted September 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education, Older Adults, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED, Holidays
Description:
Here are some Web sites to check into for more on Veterans Day events and information. Appropriate for High School/GED, ESL and Older adults.
32.
Thanksgiving Sites
Posted November 2017
Category:
Holidays
Description:
Here are some great sites to teach students about the Thanksgiving holiday.
33.
HippoCampus: Free Resources to Enrich the Student Experience
by Susan Coulter
Posted January 2019
Posted January 2019
Category:
High School and GED
Description:
HippoCampusExternal Link Icon opens in new window or tab is a searchable database of more than 7000 free videos and multimedia resources in the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) library.
34.
NoRedInk: Use It to Improve Writing Skills
by Susan Coulter
Posted September 2015
Posted September 2015
Category:
High School and GED
Description:
NoRedInk is a fun tool to help students improve their writing skills. Students learn grammar, mechanics, usage, and style by using a curriculum based on their favorite celebrities, friends, TV shows, and more.
35.
Web Sites for Teaching and Learning about Thanksgiving
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017
Posted September 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, Holidays
Description:
There are abundant myths about the history of Thanksgiving. You can help students learn about this original American holiday and untangle facts from fiction by planning lessons with or simply including online activities using the sites in this month's Web Based Activity.
36.
Web Activities for February Holidays
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017
Posted September 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education, Older Adults, ESL and Citizenship
Description:
This short month is chock-full of holidays, occasions for both romantic and serious lesson themes and accompanying Web activities.
37.
Vocabulary Builders
by Kristi Reyes
Posted June 2009
Posted June 2009
Category:
ESL and Citizenship
Description:
Ah... summertime. Barbecues, long afternoons, vacation. What a great time to build one's repertoire of word knowledge. That's right. Encourage students to learn 100 new words this summer. Here are some ways to get started.
38.
United States Presidents
by Margaret Brown Klapthor and Allida Black (contributing author)
Posted September 2017
Posted September 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED
Description:
Use these sites in your studies of Presidents.
39.
Sites for Creating Interactive and Printable Vocabulary Exercises
by Kristi Reyes
Posted September 2017
Posted September 2017
Category:
Adult Basic Education, ESL and Citizenship, High School and GED
Description:
There are many Web sites that allow you to create both interactive and printable word puzzles which can help with language development. Give some of these a try. You may find one you cannot live without.
40.
Special Days & Events in May
Posted May 2012
Category:
ESL and Citizenship
Description:
Teaching those new to America or those who have grown up here but are not sure how various holidays began, can be fun and informative. Take a look at some of these May holidays. There are also some dates that have been set aside by congressional or presidential proclamation as National Days of _______. Hopefully one will spark some interest and generate some topics for conversation. Some are appropriate for ABE, ASE, ESL or Older Adults.