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Phasing Into the New GED 2002, Part I: Preparing Students to Think Critically. Center for the Application of Information Technologies (2000). Training video and manual provide a general overview of the GED 2002 and teaching tools and strategies to assist students in preparation for the new GED. Critical thinking abilities will be assessed in the GED 2002, so strategies to strengthen these skills are the focus of Part I.

A Study Guide for Educators Providing GED Preparation. Hall, Jean et al (1998). Teachers of adults often identify the learners most difficult to teach as those with learning disabilities (LD) or severe emotional disturbance (SED). These are also the groups most likely to leave high school without a diploma, and later enter an adult education program to pursue a GED. This Study Guide provides a sequence of lessons and activities to facilitate program planning and incorporation of innovations into instruction.

Time Out! A GED 2002 Update. Center for the Application of Information Technologies (2001). Video of hour-long teleconference, broadcast on April 25, 2001. Educators were guided through the maze of the changes in the GED 2002 test as they prepare for classroom teaching.

Comic Strip Math. Greenberg, Dan (1998). 40 reproducible cartoons with comical story problems can be used to build essential math skills such as multiplication, division, time, money, fractions, and geometry.

Doing Simple Math in Your Head. Howard, W. J. (1992). Want to figure an 8% sales tax on a $34.50 item? Calculate the carpeting needed for a 12.5 by 17 foot room? These and other everyday problems can be handled "in your head" with the techniques described in this book.

Everyday Math for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us. Seiter, Charles, Ph.D. (1995). Humorous, easy to understand reference for a multitude of practical math tasks. Topics include balancing checkbooks, figuring tips, gambling, loans, insurance math, as well as math tricks and calculator tips.

Jumpstarting Math Using Diverse Technologies. Taggart, Kay (November 2000). Video of 3-hour Project Inter-ALT TETN teleconference. El Paso adult educator Kay Taggart provided concrete information and ideas for using technology to create dynamic math activities that teach real life numeracy skills and engage adult learners. The loan set includes videotape and participant packet of resources and information.

Rapid Math Tricks and Tips: 30 Days to Number Power. Julius, Edward H. (1992). The author shows how to do common math problems without a calculator. Each technique is explained with step-by-step examples, reinforced with practice exercises and more challenging "brain builders." Covers basic math functions as well as advanced techniques and estimation, mathematical curiosities, and "parlor tricks."

More Rapid Math Tricks and Tips: 30 Days to Number Mastery. Julius, Edward H. (1996). In this sequel to Rapid Math Tricks and Tips, the author shows how to master difficult problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division quickly - and without a calculator. Examples include calculating the total at a supermarket checkout, reconciling a bank statement, and figuring sales tax on a purchase.

Teaching Math to Adolescents and Adults. Leaf, Beth Ann and Thistlethwaite, Linda L. (2000). Macomb, IL: Central Illinois Adult Education Service Center. This manual was designed for adult educators working with students at all levels of mathematical ability. The strategies and accompanying problems are based on the math standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, with a slight revision of those standards to make them more relevant to adult learners. The strategies in this manual utilize Howard Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences.

Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (Second Edition). Merriam, Sharan B. and Caffarella, Rosemary S. (1999). Provides a comprehensive overview of adult education - including the context in which adult learning takes place, what the participants learn and why, the nature of learning process and issues relevant to the practice of adult learning.

The Strategic Use of Learning Technologies. Burge, Elizabeth J., Editor (2000). Several authors show how the use of learning strategies, learner services, and information literacies can be supported by various learning technologies. They discuss the unintended effects, explain how three learning technologies - print, radio, and the Web - may be used for learner-centered learning and staff development, and reflect on future directions for practice.

Students Working for Literacy: Student Edition and Practitioner Edition. Rose, Philip and Broadway, Beth A. (1999). This resource is intended to help adult literacy programs involve students in many different ways: as helpers, as staff members, as policy makers, and as group leaders. Student Edition is written at about the fifth grade level. Practitioner Edition includes training handouts and exercises and chapter on "Overcoming Barriers to Student Involvement."

Taking Learning to Task: Creative Strategies for Teaching Adults. Vella, Jane (2000). Unlike traditional teaching methods, learning tasks are open questions that lead to dialogue between teacher and learner. To illustrate this approach, Vella provides seven steps to planning learner-centered courses, four types of learning tasks, a checklist of principles and practices, critical questions for instructional design, key components for evaluation, and other tools.

Teaching From the Heart. Apps, Jerold W. (1996). The author illustrates "learning for the whole person," including attention to spiritual, biological, intellectual, and emotional dimensions. Book includes stories and exercises on whole person learning and a philosophy and suggested approaches for teaching from the heart, including concentration, relaxation, journal writing, reflection, reclaiming our own truth; and group approaches for learning.

Team Teaching and Learning in Adult Education. Eisen, Mary-Jane and Tisdell, Elizabeth J., Editors (2000). This book illustrates several successful applications of team teaching and learning in educational contexts ranging from the traditional classroom to the online classroom, the workplace, and the community. Subjects include collaborative learning, action learning, and learning for social transformation and for professional development.

EL Civics and Project Based Learning. Gaer, Susan (May 2001). Video of 2-hour Project Inter-ALT TETN teleconference. Presenter Susan Gaer provided participants with information on how to easily use technology to enhance project-based instruction and integrate Civics and English instruction for beginning level ESL students.

The Interactive Tutorial: Photo- copyable Activities for the Adult ESL/EFL Student. Sanders, Karen M. (1998). Fifty-seven activities allow beginning to low intermediate level English learners to practice communicative tasks - describing, giving and following directions, guessing, interviewing, asking and answering questions, explaining and expressing opinions, story telling and narrating. Everything needed for the activities is provided in photocopyable format.

Internet for English Teaching. Warschauer, Mark, Shetzer, Heidi, and Meloni, Christine (2000). The authors summarize the latest developments in research, theory, and curriculum development for online language learning. The intended audience is teachers who have yet to begin using the Internet in teaching, as well as those who have used the Internet in their classroom, but want to expand their repertoire of ideas, projects, and activities. Includes information on how to create and store Web pages.

Key Vocabulary for a Safe Workplace. Ringel, Harry (2000). Student Book presents ESL learners with the essential language of workplace safety and tools for prevention of accident and injury. Vocabulary is introduced in picture-dictionary format, with practice and application activities and opportunities to create workplace-specific safety vocabulary lists. Teacher's Guide provides lesson activity guidelines and applications. Photocopy Masters book offers reproducible activities to reinforce and extend lessons.

Learners' Lives as Curriculum: Six Journeys to Immigrant Literacy. Weinstein, Gail, Editor (1999). Developed out of the Bay Area (California) Immigrant Literacy Initiative (BAILI), this resource provides a framework for developing curricula and materials that speak to issues in the lives of adult immigrant learners. Book and 18-minute video highlight six BAILI projects and how they elicited a variety of learner texts as a basis for developing language and literacy materials.

America's Story. Bernstein, Vivian (2001). Written on a 2nd to 3rd grade reading level, series gives an overview of U.S. history from the cultural heritage of Native Americans to modern American achievements in world leadership and technology. Teacher's Guide offers strategies, cumulative reviews, tests, and study guides. Two 30-minute videos provide footage pertaining to various topics covered in the texts - a compilation of 2-4 minute news clips, retrospectives, historical footage, and documentaries.

Basic Life Skills at Work: The Factory Mystery. Carrière, Mario, Project Coordinator (1997). Software is designed for English-speaking workers who want to improve their basic reading and math skills. Learners develop reading, arithmetic, and reasoning skills as they solve a mystery. Nine learning modules cover sentence construction, punctuation, homonyms, alphabetizing, deciphering paycheck statements, using an ATM, filling out forms, math calculations, and reading efficiently.

TV 411 Video Series. Adult Literacy Media Alliance (1998). TV411 is a made up of a television series, accompanying print workbooks and an interactive Web site www.tv411.org. The 30-minute video programs, print materials and Web site can be used together or independently, and are designed to provide the opportunity for accessible, self-paced learning. Can be used by individual learners from their homes or in classroom and community settings, and are designed for adults at the pre-GED level who are in need of work on reading, writing and mathematics skills. Magazine format combines situation comedy, documentary, sports entertainment, and talk show, with instructional focus based on real-life skills enhancement. For each episode (#1-13), a separate loan set includes the 30-minute video, Workbook, and User's Guide.

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. Brookfield, Stephen D. (1995). Applying the principles of adult learning, Brookfield guides teachers through the process of becoming critically reflective about teaching, confronting contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms, and using critical reflection as a tool for continuous personal and professional development.

Instructor Excellence: Mastering the Delivery of Training. Powers, Bob (1992). "Based on twenty years of research in the field, Powers has developed a comprehensive set of performance standards that facilitate excellent instructor performance. ... for instructors with all levels of experience, as well as for managers and supervisors of training programs" - from the foreword by Malcolm Knowles. Subjects include: how best to prepare for classes; inspiring class participation; developing effective presentation skills; and evaluating course effectiveness.

Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water. Vaill, Peter B. (1996). The author coined the term "permanent white water" to describe the unpredictable work environment that puts individuals in the position of doing things with which they have little or no experience - thus making effective learning a critical skill. Vaill describes how managers can engage in learning marked by self-direction, willingness to take risks, and integration of incidental/informal learning.

Learning to Change: Teaching Beyond Subjects and Standards. Hargreaves, Andy and Earl, Lorna, et al (2001). The authors focus on how reform proposals have brought new complexities to teaching practice and the intense emotional demands that change imposes on teachers. They also outline strategies for helping teachers through the difficult process of educational reform.

Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners , Second Edition of Effective Teaching and Mentoring. Daloz, Laurent A. (1999). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Revised and updated from the 1986 edition, Daloz explores mentoring and its power to transform learning for adults. Filled with inspiring vignettes, this book includes three sections: Adult Learning as Development; Learning as a Transformative Journey; and Fostering Adult Learning.

Multiple Intelligences in Practice: Teacher Research Reports from the Adult Multiple Intelligences Study. Kallenbach, Silja and Viens, Julie, Editors (November 2000). The guiding research question of NCSALL's Adult Multiple Intelligences study is: "How can Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory support instruction and assessment in Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)?" This publication presents the research stories of nine teachers participating in the study.

Planning for Effective Faculty Development Using Adult Learning Strategies. Lawler, Patricia A. and King, Kathleen P. (2000). Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company. Technology and distance education are changing classrooms. The student body, diverse in race, learning styles, ages, and cultures, demands new approaches to teaching and learning. Society calls for quality standards in teaching outcomes and fiscal responsibility. At the heart of these challenges is the faculty. The authors' perspective is to view faculty as adult learners and faculty development programs and initiatives as adult education. The book introduces the concepts of adult learning and program development in adult education and sets forth a useful model with strategies for success.

Sturomski's Straightforward Strategies for the Adult Education Classroom. Sturomski, Neil (2000). Macomb, IL: Center for the Application of Information Technologies. This is the videotape of a one-hour interactive broadcast aired on October 25, 2000. These broadcasts in the Adult Education: New Vision, New Promise series are designed as a video magazine or news show bringing a national audience best practices and discussion on "hot topic" issues in adult education. Featured guest was Neil Sturomski, former Director of the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center.

Women as Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Learning. Hayes, Elisabeth and Flannery, Daniele D., et al (2000). The authors examine and compare the importance of such factors as sense of identity, self-esteem, social world, and power in what and how women learn. Drawing from research and scholarship, as well as from personal stories, they reveal the numerous ways in which women experience the learning process, as well as how to better design and conduct programs for women, including literacy education, counseling and support groups, workplace training, and professional development activities.

Flipping Phonics. Coleman, Nancy (1997). Book forms a standing phonics flip chart that introduces basic phonics, including many of the single letters and letter combinations that appear most commonly in English words. Working alone, in pairs, or with a tutor, students can practice with prefixes, suffixes, homonyms, and more, building sound-symbol relationships and word attack skills. Tips for using the book are included.

Reading Without Nonsense, Third Edition. Smith, Frank (1997). The author's theme is that reading must make sense to the learner, and so must reading instruction. Subjects include: phonics and meaningful reading; comprehension and learning; the act and the range of reading; teaching reading and reading disabilities; reading in the electronic age; insights that literacy learners require; the difference between spoken and written language; and learning to read by reading.

Ultimate Phonics Reading Program. Spencer Learning (2000). Loan set includes one CD-ROM, User's Guide, and book of words and sentences included in the program. Designed for all ages (4 through adult), this software can also be used as an interactive, self-paced supplement to other reading instruction. The program introduces all the phonics sounds and rules through a series of structured and interconnected lessons. Digitized speech is used to sound out over 4,400 words and 2,000 sentences.

NEW WRITERS' VOICES SERIES. Literacy Volunteers of New York City (1989 - 1993). Syracuse, NY: New Readers Press. New Writers' Voices is a series of motivational books written by and for adult new readers (reading levels 1 - 5). Loan sets available include the following:

* New Writers' Voices: Set One. Set of six books includes four anthologies: Speaking Out on Home and Family; Speaking From the Heart; Speaking Out on Health and From My Imagination. Two are autobiographical stories: When Dreams Come True by Calvin Miles and Can't Wait for Summer by Theresa Sanservino.
* New Writers' Voices: Set Two. Set of five books includes three anthologies: Taking Charge of My Life; Speaking Out on Work; and Bars Coming Near: An Anthology by New Writers in Prison. One is an autobiographical story: Make Way for August by Mamie Moore; and one is a detective story: Three Shots in the Night by Sonny Carbone.
* New Writers' Voices: Set Three. Set of six books includes one detective story: Fatal Beauty by Andre Holder. The others are anthologies: Changes; Speaking to One Another; Spending Time Together: A Family Anthology by New Writers; Snapshots: Two Stories by New Writers; and Never Say Goodbye: An Anthology by New Writers in Prison.

WRITERS' VOICES SERIES. Literacy Volunteers of New York City (1989 - 1993). Writers' Voices is a series of high interest/low level books for adult new readers, including selections from well-known authors in a variety of literacy genres (reading levels 3 - 6). Background information on the author, subject, and other related material is provided. Loan sets available include the following:

* Writers' Voices: Set One. Set of 10 books includes: Fatherhood and Time Flies (Bill Cosby); I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou); Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya); One More Time (Carol Burnett); Kramer Vs. Kramer (Avery Corman); China Men and The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston); The Lost Angel (Mary Higgins Clark); Jaws (Peter Benchley); Giant Steps: The Autobiography of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; and Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn).
* Writers' Voices: Set Two. Set of 11 books includes Kaffir Boy (Mark Mathabane); The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor); Windmills of the Gods (Sidney Sheldon); The Best of Dear Abby (Abigail Van Buren); The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe); Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside (Ahmad Rashad); The Godfather (Mario Puzo); A Different Kind of Christmas (Alex Haley); Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed (Ray Bradbury); Elvis and Me (Priscilla Beauliue Presley); and 20th Century American Poetry: An Anthology.
* Writers' Voices: Set Three. Set of 11 books includes: The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker); It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It (Robert Fulghum); Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir (Paul Monette); My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life (Ted Williams); Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry); The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan); In the Shadow of Man (Jane Goodall); Carrie (Stephen King); Dazzle (Judith Krantz); The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos); and My Family, The Jacksons (Katherine Jackson).