COVID-19 Field Support

The Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN External Link Icon opens in new window or tab), the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO External Link Icon opens in new window or tab), and Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS External Link Icon opens in new window or tab) are the three state leadership projects that support the California adult education field.

OTAN

• OTAN Resource Guide: Resources to Continue Teaching and Learning External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• From the App-Mazing Volunteers: I Can Go the Distance External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• From WorldEd: IDEAL Distance Education and Blended Learning Handbook External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• From WorldEd: Ready, Set, Go: Steps to Rapidly Start Distance Instruction External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• From West Contra Costa Adult Education: Remote Learning via Student Mobile Phones External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• We have had some questions about how to earn a teaching credential to work for an adult education program. The best place to start is the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Go to the CTC Teaching Credentials Requirements webpage External Link Icon opens in new window or tab and scroll down to Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials for information on adult ed credentials. There are many agencies in California that offer credential programs, including online programs in response to COVID-19. The best place to look for adult ed jobs is EdJoin External Link Icon opens in new window or tab and you can also contact adult ed agencies directly for more information about job opportunities.

CALPRO

• Online Course Development Resources: Link to Google Folder External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• AIR Coronavirus/COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions: Link to PDF External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

CASAS

• Remote Testing for CASAS tests External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• CASAS Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic External Link Icon opens in new window or tab (updated May 11, 2020, with links to previous CASAS news items)

• Distance Learning Attendance Tracking using TOPSpro Enterprise, April 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• CASAS FAQ's March 18, 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

CDE Adult Education Office

• CDE: Coronavirus Response and School Reopening Guidance External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-5, May 29, 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ, Part 3

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-4, April 17, 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ, Part 2

• OCTAE: Program Memorandum 20-3, March 30, 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab, re: AEFLA and COVID-19 FAQ

CAEP (California Adult Education Program)

• COVID-19 Resources for Educators External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• CAEP COVID-19 Google Group External Link Icon opens in new window or tab (and a handout External Link Icon opens in new window or tab that explains the purpose of the Google Group and how to participate)

• CAEP Regional Network Meetings from April, May, and August 2020 External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

Free and Low Cost Internet and Devices for Students

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Emergency Broadband Benefit External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Coronavirus External Link Icon opens in new window or tab webpage

• National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA): COVID-19 Resources External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• ConnectHomeUSA: Website External Link Icon opens in new window or tab and EveryoneOn: Website External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Help with mobile devices: California LifeLine Program: Website External Link Icon opens in new window or tab and TruConnect: Website External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Oakland Adult and Career Education: Device Loan Agreement External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• McFarland Adult School: Chromebooks Agreement External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Santa Rosa Junior Colleges: Long-term Laptop Loan Policy and Borrower Agreement External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Libraries are good models for device loan programs: Sacramento Public Library Mobile Device Learning Guidelines and Agreement External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Search for organizations in your community like RRRcomputer.org External Link Icon opens in new window or tab and Tech Exchange External Link Icon opens in new window or tab in the San Francisco Bay Area, Computers for Classrooms External Link Icon opens in new window or tab in Chico, human-I-T External Link Icon opens in new window or tab in Long Beach, and San Diego Futures Foundation External Link Icon opens in new window or tab in San Diego.

For Our Students

• USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
  For our students involved with citizenship- and naturalization-related issues with USCIS.

• Coronavirus Pandemic: The FTC in Action External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
  The Federal Trade Commission continues its work protecting consumers, providing guidance to businesses, and protecting competition in the marketplace throughout the pandemic.

Additional Resources

• World Health Organization: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• Centers for Disease Control: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) External Link Icon opens in new window or tab

• California: California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response External Link Icon opens in new window or tab - scroll down for more information on Education

• CATESOL: COVID-19 Educator Resources External Link Icon opens in new window or tab