PIAAC

This is an excellent article for adult educators and organized instruction. This published work is from volume one, issue one of the new ProLiteracy peer-reviewed, online research journal, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy. This article is written by Amy R. Trawick, CALLA.

Hello Program Management Colleagues,

Some of you have been waiting for the good news below about PIAAC from the American Institutes for Research (AIR).  Here are two of the highlights from the latest AIR  PIAAC update, The Buzz:

PIAAC Small Area Estimates: Coming in 2020

Program Management and Professional Development colleagues,

Looking for needs data to support your funding proposals, or to advocate for adult basic skills, including English for Immigrants?

Below are four potentially useful sources. What other sources would you add to this list?

David J. Rosen, Moderator

LINCS CoP Program Management group

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

Reading and Writing Colleagues,

I want to call your attention to this new free publication by Amy Trawick based on the PIAAC conceptual framework, and with concrete, practical ideas for teaching reading.

This might be a good guide for a professional development reading group!

David J. Rosen

djrosen123@gmail.com

Integrating Technology Colleagues,

Jen Vanek, Director of the IDEAL Consortium in the Ed Tech Center at World Education, has written a guide to Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (PS-TRE), based in part on the PIAAC PS-TRE conceptual framework and with concrete, practical advice for teachers. Take a look, and perhaps later this spring or summer, we can invite Jen to discuss this with us.

David J. Rosen, Moderator

Integrating Technology CoP

djrosen123@gmail.com

You may recall that about a year ago, the results of the PIAAC were released. If you are new to the adult literacy and numeracy world, you may have missed this event. The PIAAC represented an international effort to assess adults' literacy and numeracy levels. PIAAC is the acronym for the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. The work based on those results included reshaping federal job training programs and initiatives in adult education. Documents and research continue to be disseminated regarding the PIAAC results.