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Catch up on recent, and past Adult Education News.
Where are they now? Updates from Students Succeed Honorees
Last week, Lois Rhodes, a GED teacher at Sunrise Tech Center (San Juan USD), reached out with exciting news about her former student, Dora Duenas.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 9
OTAN Digest – June 2025 Attending CASAS SI? Lots of OTAN Presentations at CASAS SI to choose from. Digital Learning Guidance Course: Harnessing the Power of Online Education Ongoing six-chapter asynchronous Canvas course written by adult educators for adult educators. Online Self-Directed Course.
Juneteenth Lesson Plan
President Joe Biden signed a law establishing June 19, known as Juneteenth, as a national holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
Designing & Facilitating Student-led Discussions Online
Encouraging in class discussions is challenging enough in a physical classroom. Online discussions can feel “exponentially more difficult” especially when forced and then graded on the response
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of June 2
OTAN Digest – June 2025 Digital Learning Guidance Course: Harnessing the Power of Online Education Ongoing six-chapter asynchronous Canvas course written by adult educators for adult educators. Online Self-Directed Course.
Scaffolding Language in a CTE Class with Technology
Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes are full of hands-on learning and real-world applications, but sometimes students struggle with technical vocabulary and the academic language needed to succeed. This can be especially challenging for English Language Learners (ELLs) with limited literacy skills.
The Journey to Enrollment
While this workbook was designed for states to highlight different aspects of recruitment and enrollment, some of the activities may also pertain to an agency’s vision. There might be some ideas to glean for planning out ideas for recruitment for next year.
Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of May 26
This Week’s Upcoming Activities
Memorial Day Message
OTAN is closed Monday, May 26th in memory of those who gave their lives while serving the United States.
Infographic: The Time it takes Technologies to go Mainstream
The mainstream adoption of new technology has accelerated. This infographic illustrates this phenomenon by “comparing the invention year...with the year they became widely adopted.”