COVID-19 Field Support

The Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN), the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO), and Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) are the three state leadership projects that support the California adult education field.

OTAN

• OTAN Resource Guide: Resources to Continue Teaching and Learning

• From the App-Mazing Volunteers: I Can Go the Distance

• From WorldEd: Ready, Set, Go: Steps to Rapidly Start Distance Instruction

• From WorldEd: IDEAL Distance Education and Blended Learning Handbook

• From West Contra Costa Adult Education: Remote Learning via Student Mobile Phones

• We have had some questions about how to earn a teaching credential to work for an adult education program. The best place to start is the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Go to the CTC Teaching Credentials Requirements webpage and scroll down to Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials for information on adult ed credentials. There are many agencies in California that offer credential programs, including online programs in response to COVID-19. The best place to look for adult ed jobs is EdJoin and you can also contact adult ed agencies directly for more information about job opportunities.

CALPRO

• Online Course Development Resources: Link to Google Folder

• AIR Coronavirus/COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions: Link to PDF

CASAS

• Remote Testing for CASAS tests

• CASAS Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (updated May 11, with links to previous CASAS news items)

• Distance Learning Overview April 2020

• CASAS FAQ's March 18, 2020

CDE Adult Education Office

• COVID-19 Critical Events Survey (Effective 4/13: Re-opened until further notice)
  In cooperation with the California Adult Education Office and our partner leadership projects, OTAN is curating and compiling information, resources, and other supports to help educators and learners continue their instructional programs. To help in this effort, the AEO is asking agencies to fill out this survey. The form asks thirty (30) questions along with the agency name and email address. It is estimated this form will take less than 10 minutes to complete.

• CDE AEO Notice to the Field 3-30-2020
  From the Adult Education Office

• CDE AEO Notice to the Field 03-16-2020
  From the Adult Education Office: CDE AEO Notice to the Field

• CDE: Coronavirus Response and School Reopening Guidance

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-5, May 29, 2020, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ, Part 3

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-4, April 17, 2020, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ, Part 2

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-3, March 30, 2020, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ

CAEP (California Adult Education Program)

• CAEP Summit 2020, October 26 to 29: Call for Proposals (due Friday, August 28)

• COVID-19 Resources for Educators

• CAEP COVID-19 Google Group (and a handout that explains the purpose of the Google Group and how to participate)

• CAEP Regional Network Meetings from April and May 2020

Free and Low Cost Internet and Devices for Students

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Keep Americans Connected

• California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF): Internet For All Now - Affordable Offers / COVID-19 Resources

• National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA): COVID-19 Resources

• ConnectHomeUSA: Website and EveryoneOn: Website

• Help with mobile devices: California LifeLine Program: Website and TruConnect: Website

• Oakland Adult and Career Education: Device Loan Agreement

• McFarland Adult School: Chromebooks Agreement

• Santa Rosa Junior Colleges: Long-term Laptop Loan Policy and Borrower Agreement

• Libraries are good models for device loan programs: Sacramento Public Library Mobile Device Learning Guidelines and Agreement

• Search for organizations in your community like RRRcomputer.org and Tech Exchange in the San Francisco Bay Area, Computers for Classrooms in Chico, human-I-T in Long Beach, and San Diego Futures Foundation in San Diego.

For Our Students

• Census Bureau Statement on Coronavirus and the 2020 Census
  In the face of multiple actions being taken to inhibit the spread of COVID-19, adult learners may lose access to technology for completing the Census online. Encourage learners to respond by phone or mail instead.

• USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  For our students involved with citizenship- and naturalization-related issues with USCIS.

• Coronavirus Scams: What the FTC is Doing
  The Federal Trade Commission has created a dedicated webpage with information about current coronavirus-related scams, which are multiplying at an alarming rate, and guidance on avoiding them.

Additional Resources

• World Health Organization: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak

• Centers for Disease Control: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• California: California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response - scroll down for more information on Education

• California Council for Adult Education: CCAE COVID-19 Resource Center

• CATESOL: COVID-19 Educator Resources