 Save the Date for Effective Transitions Conference 2010
Our fourth annual national conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education will be held on November 15 - 16, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, RI. Details...
Promising Practice: Using Syllabi in Transition Classes to Build College Knowledge
Many Bridge Program students at the Community Learning Center in Cambridge, MA. are empowered by knowing they can look ahead, check current assignments and refresh their memories regarding class discussions, just by looking at the syllabus. In addition to serving as an organizing tool, the syllabus functions as an important way to introduce students to the college culture.
The Missing Piece: Students as Partners
This is a new documentary highlighting three initiatives in New York City that build on the leadership potential of adult learners: The Mayor's Office Transition to College Internship (T2C), IMPACT and the Future Now GED Program at Bronx Community College, and the Adult Education Alumni Alliance.
See: www.nyc.gov/html/adulted/html/video/the_missing
_piece.shtml
Crossing the Bridge: GED Credentials and Postsecondary Educational Outcomes
is a first year report of a three-year longitudinal research study of the relationship between the GED credential and entering/graduating from postsecondary education. It reports findings of positive predictive survival analyses for both outcomes.
See: www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/pubs/
CrossingTheBridgeReport2010.pdf?utml
Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) released a toolkit, Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for State. This toolkit is designed to help
states find and "braid" federal resources to develop career pathways and bridges for adults and out-of-school
youth. Also, the toolkit helps states identify state policy barriers to using federal resources for career pathways
and bridges. See: www.clasp.org/
resources_and_publications/publication?id=0762&list=publications to view and download a copy.
Getting Past Go
This initiative released "Rebuilding the Remedial Education Bridge to College Success", a policy framework to help states and systems increase the college success of students placed in remedial and developmental education. See: gettingpastgo.org. Getting Past Go, is a partnership of the Education Commission of the States, Knowledge in the Public Interest, and Policy Research on Preparation, Access and Remedial Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. It is funded by Lumina Foundation for Education.
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HAVE YOU READ...
Crossing the Bridge: GED Credentials and Postsecondary Educational Outcomes
NCTN PRODUCTS
College Transition Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to program planning and implementation...
Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE/ESL Classroom
This curriculum prepares adult educators to incorporate career awareness and planning...
Mapping Your Financial Journey
This booklet helps students with...
College for Adults website
This website is for adult students...
Study on College Transition Models
This study is available for download |
