CCR Standards
Recent Newsletter Articles
Using CCRS to Apply Math to Everyday Life
Using the concept of Rigor from the College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), Northwest Indian Community Development Center instructor Jim Cortese created a lesson that enabled his students to successfully apply math content to real-life situations. Read More
Vocabulary Workouts
Check out this FREE curriculum to exercise your students’ knowledge and use of academic words! It's accessible in the Reading resource library on the ATLAS website. Read More
Get It Right Off the BATT!
Introducing Beginning Alphabetics Tests and Tools (BATT), a new ATLAS resource for testing and teaching the CCRS Reading Foundational Skills (K-5)! Read More
21st Century Demands on Adult Education
Are we, with current WIOA guidelines, required solely to prepare students to be good workers for the U.S. workforce, or do we also have a responsibility to be agents for social change, or at least to equip learners to be active, informed citizens? Read More
Two Seasons of E-quip Math Webinars Available Online
Tired of feeling stressed about teaching a particular topic? Want to improve coherence within your program? Interested in helping your students develop precision with vocabulary? Re-invigorate your teaching practice with the support of an E-quip recorded math webinar! Read More
FREE Online Sources of Leveled, Non-Fiction Text!
Both GED 2014® and CCRS recommend using mostly non-fiction or expository text rather than fiction or narrative text for language, reading, and writing instruction. Fortunately, there are several websites offering a variety of free, leveled, non-fiction text appropriate for use with adult readers. Read More