We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
The NCTN Promising Practice Series presents detailed descriptions of strategies from the field that are designed to promote the successful transition of adult basic education students to postsecondary education. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you may find that creating a video is just what you need to get the word out about…
This facilitated online course is designed to assist educators, counselors, administrators, and postsecondary partners to better prepare their students for postsecondary education. Participants will identify, organize, and reflect on the broad array of readiness skills and abilities that adults need to be successful in postsecondary education and training. Then they will consider how to change…
Adult educators almost always face many different levels of learners in their classrooms, with all the attendant difficulties in teaching. In this facilitated, interactive online course, participants will learn how differentiated instruction can help produce effective teaching. Participants will learn to make the strong learning objectives required to keep multilevel instruction on target. Both research…
This facilitated online course explores the ways in which chronic stress, trauma, and adverse life experiences affect learning. Participants are introduced to teaching approaches and strategies that promote emotional and psychological well-being to help students learn more efficiently. They examine their roles as educators in helping learners practice healthy coping skills, develop supports, and connect…
Team Teaching an Integrated Curriculum is designed to prepare basic skills and professional-technical instructor teams to work together to provide low-skilled adults the basic and workforce skills they need to succeed along their chosen career pathways. Instructors’ collaboration entails communicating effectively to plan and deliver integrated curriculum, and to maintain a balanced, effective partnership. Register…
Team Teaching – Models and Practice is a free, self-paced online course aimed at guiding basic skills and professional-technical instructors in learning how to identify the six models of team teaching, to reflect on their own model preferences and what other models could offer, and to develop an awareness of how team teaching is an…
This facilitated online course aims to support coaches, advisors, and navigators to provide the comprehensive supports that enable adults to succeed in an integrated career pathway program. Topics include strategies for identifying and engaging adult learners’ aspirations, addressing barriers, and building a comprehensive network of support to promote persistence. Participants identify the key components of…
This free self-paced online course identifies the types of supports that adult learners need to be truly prepared for college and careers. The course introduces the core functions and responsibilities of a navigator, such as coordinating and providing services that supplement academic instruction, which have been found to aid student persistence and success. It also…
Teaching students how to estimate, do mental math, and use calculators helps them to better understand how to use numbers. This facilitated online course focuses on how to help adult students answer key questions: When is it necessary to have an exact answer, and when is an estimate sufficient? When calculation is necessary, which tool…
Data, or numerical information, can be described, represented, analyzed, and interpreted in various ways for various purposes. This facilitated online course looks at some common uses (and misuses) of data. Learn about the measures of central tendency, graphs, and probability. Through the course readings, activities, and discussions, participants review basic concepts and explore strategies for…
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