Professional Resources
AAACE - The American Association
for Adult and Continuing Education
http://aaace.org/
A professional organization for adult learning. AAACE publishes
Adult Learning magazine and the Adult Education Quarterly,
as well as books, monographs, and booklets on adult education.
ASCD - Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/
Mission of ASCD is to cross all grade levels and subject
areas in the pursuit of excellence in education. Research,
articles, and information on teaching, learning, supervision,
and the development of curriculum.
ASTD - Association for
Staff Training and Development
http://www.astd.org/astd
Information, research, and analysis of training and professional
development in the workplace.
Commission on Adult Basic
Education (COABE)
http://coabe.org/
Professional organization for adult basic education teachers.
Community Partnerships
for Adult Learning
http://c-pal.net/
This website was created to raise awareness of the need
for collaboration and offer a wealth of information that
can help adult educators form new partnerships or enhance
existing ones. The ToolBox is a carefully selected collection
of how-to's, research, and related websites, all organized
by topic (creating communities, curriculum and instruction,
professional development, workforce development, technology,
and program assessment).
Michigan Association of
Community and Adult Education (MACAE)
http://www.macae.org/
The Michigan Association of Community and Adult Education
is a professional organization of community educators dedicated
to the enhancement of member effectiveness. MACAE provides
quality information services, professional training, and
legislative support for educators statewide.
National Center for Learning
Disabilities (NCLD)
http://www.ld.org/
Resources, updates, referral sources, legislative initiatives,
programs, etc., all pertaining to learning disabilities.
National Center for the
Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
http://www.ncsall.net/
NCSALL provides research and best practices in adult education.
Site includes the Focus on Basics publication.
The System for Adult Basic
Education Support (SABES)
http://www.sabes.org/
A comprehensive training and technical assistance initiative
for educators and programs. Information available to help
ABE practitioners develop the skills, talents, and knowledge
needed to provide exemplary educational services to adult
learners.
National Adult Education
Professional Development Consortium (NAEPDC)
http://www.naepdc.org/
Provides information and programs to support adult learning
initiatives. Established to assist state adult education
staff to enhance their professional development.
National Clearinghouse
for English Language Acquisition
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
Provides searchable database of 20,000 documents on the
education of linguistically and culturally diverse students
in the U.S. Includes maps, statistics, lesson plans, research
reports, and selected articles from TESOL publications.
National Center on Education,
Disability and Juvenile Justice
http://www.edjj.org/
Information on youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice
system. Site includes research, articles, and various types
of publications.