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DRAW Report Theme 3 Overview: Instructional Approaches and Practices
Posted on 09/23/2022
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"When you’re teaching adults, you’re teaching individual whole people. You’re not just teaching, you know, those five subject areas."
--Practitioner response to DRAW questionnaire
Effective Instructional Practices Summary from Theme
- Contextualization Relevant to Learners’ Lives
- Choice
- Strength-Based Approach Building on Learners’ Existing Skills
- Targeted Instruction
- Recycling Skill Instruction
- Flexible Mindset
- Self-Directed
- Incidental or Informal, Unplanned Learning
- Peer to Peer Collaboration and Mentoring
- Coaching
Links which integrate digital technology with instruction (Page 20)
- ESOL - Digital Literacy Toolkit External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
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- Health Literacy - Digital Health Literacy page External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
- High School Equivalency - High school equivalency External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
- Numeracy and Financial Literacy - Digital Financial Literacy Toolkit External Link Icon opens in new window or tab
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