Educator Growth and PD
Self-Study Tools & Guides
- , related to the MA ABE Professional Standards and the Mathematics Proficiency Guide
- Developing Instructional Units: Applying What Students Learn
- Teaching Algebraic Notation
PD Resources
- (Massachusetts only – Math PD opportunities and engaging instructional materials and strategies)
Recommended Books and Articles
- Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy (TIAN) in Action: Teachers’ Stories
- Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students
- TEAL Math Works Guide
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Benefits Everyone
Grow Your Conceptual Understanding
Division, Fraction Strips, and Number Lines
Teaching Tools
Classroom Videos
EMPower
Standards
Resources for College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE) – Mathematics
- Overview Grid of CCRSAE for Adult Education
- Fractions through the Levels Chart
- Visualizing Number Lines through the CCRSAE
Research
Research on Student Perspectives
- Adult Learners’ Reported Use of Mathematics in Their Current and Future Lives – based on interviews with adult education students in Cambridge MA
Research Related to Instruction
- – includes sections on mathematics instruction and the goals of adult learners; instructional strategies; and teacher preparation
- Seeing as Understanding: The Importance of Visual Mathematics for Our Brain and Learning
Research on the Big Picture
- Adult Numeracy and Its Assessment in the ALL Survey: A Conceptual Framework and Pilot Results
- Adult Numeracy: A Reader. Four Papers from CAAL’s January 2011 Roundtable on Adult Numeracy
If you have difficulties accessing any of the documents in this website, please contact us at adultnumeracy@terc.edu