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The Well is an adult education blog developed by the U.S. division staff of World Education, Inc. We hope it informs and inspires our colleagues and we invite them to join the conversation.

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Raise Your Civic Voice with The Change Agent

Raise Your Civic Voice with The Change Agent

In yesterday’s blog post, Upping Our Civic Game, Andy Nash offered suggestions to help adult students engage in civic life. One tool that can help you do this is The Change Agent. Every issue of The Change Agent gives students a view of other adult learners’ efforts to make change in their own lives or … Continue reading Raise Your Civic Voice with The Change Agent

Posted on September 29, 2017September 29, 2017Author Leah PetersonCategories LiteracyTags AEFL Week, Civic Engagement, civic literacy, The Change Agent
Upping Our Civic Game

Upping Our Civic Game

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, along with providing an opportunity to draw attention to the importance of adult education, reminds us of the need for widespread civic engagement. Despite WIOA’s almost singular focus on workforce development, many practitioners are thinking about the role of civics in adult education. Threats to the education budget, along with … Continue reading Upping Our Civic Game

Posted on September 28, 2017September 29, 2017Author Andy NashCategories LiteracyTags AEFL Week, Civic Engagement, civic literacy
Apps for Knowing Your Rights & Notifying in Emergencies

Apps for Knowing Your Rights & Notifying in Emergencies

In educating immigrants on their rights or on how to raise up their civic voices, organizations are increasingly deploying social media, creating websites and apps, and using texting to provide essential just in time information and anytime, anywhere learning. In recent months, two new apps have been developed to assist individuals to know and assert … Continue reading Apps for Knowing Your Rights & Notifying in Emergencies

Posted on September 27, 2017September 27, 2017Author Alison Ascher WebberCategories LiteracyTags AEFL Week, Civic Engagement, civic literacy, Technology
Adult Education Needs Multi-Issue Advocacy

Adult Education Needs Multi-Issue Advocacy

The Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) is thrilled to join with World Education and the National Coalition for Literacy in celebrating Adult Education and Family Learning Week 2017.  Given recent events, the theme for this year’s commemoration could scarcely offer a more timely reminder of some of our most basic democratic responsibilities:  to speak … Continue reading Adult Education Needs Multi-Issue Advocacy

Posted on September 26, 2017September 22, 2017Author Sydney BretelerCategories LiteracyTags AEFL Week, Civic Engagement, civic literacy
Raising Our Civic Voices

Raising Our Civic Voices

In celebration of the national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2017, World Education is launching this blog series on Raising Our Civic Voices.  We join the National Coalition for Literacy and the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) to raise our voices this week — and every week — for the millions of adults … Continue reading Raising Our Civic Voices

Posted on September 25, 2017September 22, 2017Author Silja KallenbachCategories LiteracyTags AEFL Week, Civic Engagement, civic literacy
Engage with the Election

Engage with the Election

Elections have consequences for the day to day lives of adult learners, including immigrants, low-wage workers, and others seeking to make their way in times of uncertainty. For example, for undocumented students immigration reform could make a difference between living in the shadows and being able to fully claim a place in their new home … Continue reading Engage with the Election

Posted on October 27, 2016October 28, 2016Author Andy NashCategories SpotlightTags Adult Learners, Civic Engagement, VERA, Voting
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