Resources
Welcome to the NELRC Resource Hub! Explore a wide range of resources developed by the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) to address regional priorities and support professional development activities across the states. Our commitment spans across the following key areas:
Civic Engagement: Equipping adult learners with essential skills, including research, interviewing, advocacy, critical thinking, and public speaking, to actively engage in civic matters. Click here to view the resources.
Contextualized Instruction, Standards-Based Instruction: Supporting program leaders and educators in delivering contextualized, standards-based instruction that enhances learning outcomes for adult learners. Click here to view the resources.
College Transition and Career Preparation: Our efforts resulted in establishing the National College Transition Network (NCTN). Discover invaluable resources from The National College Transition Network. Click here to view the resources.
Learning and Persistence: Promoting evidence-based practices that contribute to the success of adult learners. Click here to view the resources.
Program Leadership: Insights, strategies, and resources to support program leaders in effectively managing and advancing adult education initiatives. Click here to view the resources.
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Teaching with the Immigrants and Immigration Series of The Change Agent
In this webinar, Cynthia Peters, editor of The Change Agent, shares how to use the newest series on immigrants and immigration in the adult education classroom. View the webinar recording and download the slides here.
Contextualized, Standards-Based Instruction
Where Math and ELA Skills Overlap
Math and ELA present overlapping opportunities to teach key basic skills, including: learn complex/nuanced vocabulary, read directions carefully and respond appropriately, organize information, and describe/narrate steps for solving a problem. This webinar explores these areas of overlap and give you some activities to try out in the classroom. (recording – slides)
Contextualized, Standards-Based Instruction
Teaching Critical Thinking and Argumentation
There is solid guidance available to help instructors use evidence-based practices to teach math, ELA, or
ESOL. But what do we know about teaching critical thinking? Join us to learn specific ways to sharpen analytic skills and help students develop an argument, evaluate evidence, and spot the “logical fallacies” (slippery slope, strawman, etc.) that mislead people and reflect poor argumentation.. (recording – slides)
Contextualized, Standards-Based Instruction