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Managing Development Timelines in Assessment Tool Design
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The ASAP initiative focuses on discovering and documenting assessment needs in adult education and workforce development and responding to those needs through the creation of online banks of literacy and numeracy tasks. These assessments are intended to serve adult learners, educators, employers, and researchers. Rather than functioning as a traditional academic study, ASAP is primarily a product development effort informed by a series of user experience (UX) studies. The development process has been grounded in extensive practitioner input, beginning with a…
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What the Manufacturing Industry Has to Teach Us in the Age of AI
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A new blog article (What the Manufacturing Industry Has to Teach Us in the Age of AI) by Amanda Bergon-Shilcock has been published by The National Skills Coalition .
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Researching Promise in the Midst of Heterogeneity and Mobility
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The Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE) project set out to evaluate a technology-enhanced numeracy course across multiple sites in Pennsylvania. ANDE is a technology-enhanced, standards-aligned adult numeracy course and accompanying professional development package of supports for building classroom community, productive mindsets, and effective learning habits.
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ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education 2027
The ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education 2027 conference will take place October 27th - 30th, 2027 at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa, Glendale, Arizona.
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Supporting Teachers Through Flexible Curriculum Design
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The Content-Integrated Language Instruction for Adults with Technology Support (CILIA-T) was designed not only for learners but also with teachers in mind. Developed through two pilot rounds with six teachers and 95 learners across Minnesota, the project emphasized content integration, technology use, and classroom community. Teachers were expected to facilitate lessons that combined reading, writing, listening, and speaking with civics and history content, while also supporting learners’ digital literacy.
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Leveraging Multiple Channels to Disseminate Assessment Tools
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The ASAP initiative is focused on identifying and responding to assessment needs in adult education and workforce development through the creation of online banks of literacy and numeracy tasks. Designed to support adult learners, educators, employers, and researchers, ASAP is primarily a product development effort informed by a series of user experience (UX) studies. These studies have involved adult education practitioners and learners across the United States, with needs assessment data collected in Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, and New York.…
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AAACE 2026 Annual Conference
This centennial theme honors a century of transformative impact in adult education—celebrating the educators, learners, and communities whose commitment has strengthened the field through wars, crises, and social change. It recognizes the joy of lifelong learning, the resilience that sustains progress, and the purpose that drives adults to create better lives and stronger communities. By placing well-being and joy at the center, the theme affirms that adult education is not only about skill development, but also about human flourishing and collective renewal.
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OTAN Technology and Digital Learning Symposium
The Technology and Digital Learning Symposium, hosted by OTAN, is an annual hybrid conference featuring engaging, interactive presentations and vibrant discussions. This event is designed to demonstrate effective ways of incorporating technology to enrich the learning experience, expand educational reach through a combination of in-person and online learning, and improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of adult education programs.
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SXSW EDU Conference
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a premier annual event held every March in Austin, Texas, that celebrates the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. It serves as a major hub for global professionals, featuring conferences, festivals, exhibitions, and networking, designed to help creative people achieve their goals.
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Horizons Summit 2026
Horizons unites employers seeking workforce solutions, investors funding the future of work, government leaders shaping workforce policy, entrepreneurs reimagining education and training, education and workforce development providers delivering opportunity to those who need it most.
