Contextualized Instruction - Additional Information
Webinar - Designing Contextualized Instruction
In this six part webinar series titled "Designing Contextualized Instruction for Adult Career Pathways (ACP)" Links to an external site., participants discuss their strategies, tips, and experiences in this panel discussion sponsored by U.S. Department of Education.
Additional References
From the reference section of the online course: Designing Contextualized Instruction found at: https://courses.lincs.ed.gov Links to an external site..
Alssid, J. L., Goldberg, M., & Klerk, S. M. (2010). Building a higher skilled workforce: Results and implications from the BridgeConnect national survey. Retrieved from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/12818/building-a-higher-skilled-workforce-results-and-implications-from-the-bridgeconnect-national-survey Links to an external site.
Arnold, R. (2010). Contextualization toolkit: A tool for helping low-skilled adults gain postsecondary certificates and degrees. Breaking Through Initiative, Jobs for the Future. p.2. Retrieved from http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-581 Links to an external site.
Baker, E.L., Hope, L., & Karandjeff, K. (2009). Contextualized teaching and learning: A faculty primer. The RP Group Center for Student Success. California Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative. Retrieved from http://www.careerladdersproject.org/docs/CTL.pdf Links to an external site.
Contextual teaching offers engaging strategies for classroom instruction. ACP News, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2011, pp. 4-6 Retrieved fromhttp://lincs.ed.gov/publications/html/acp-newsletters/vol1issue3.html Links to an external site.
As cited in Kalchik, S., & Oertle, K. M. (2010, September). The theory and application of contextualized teaching and learning in relation to programs of study and career pathways. Transition highlights, Issue 2, Champaign, IL: Office of Community College Research and Leadership, University of Illinois. Retrieved from http://occrl.illinois.edu/files/Highlights/Highlight_09_2010.pdf Links to an external site.
National Research Council. (2012). Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century. Committee on Defining Deeper Learning and 21st Century Skills, James W. Pellegrino and Margaret L. Hilton, Editors. Board on Testing and Assessment and Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-589 Links to an external site.
National Research Council. (2012). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research. Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy, A.M. Lesgold and M. Welch-Ross, Eds. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13242 Links to an external site.
National Research Council. (2012). Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Supporting Learning and Motivation. Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13469&page=1 Links to an external site.
Perin, D. (February 2011). Facilitating student learning through contextualization. (CCRC Working Paper No. 29, Assessment of Evidence Series). New York: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Retrieved fromhttp://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-239 Links to an external site.
Predmore, S.R. (January 2005). Putting it into context. Techniques, 80(1), 22-25.
Toscas, S. & Prendergast, R. (2000). Mathematics for Manufacturing Student Workbook. University of Illinois at Chicago for the Bridge to Advanced Technological Education and Employment Project. Retrieved from http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-658 Links to an external site.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Basics of adult literacy education: An online course for adult literacy instructors. Module 4 – instructional techniques, contextual instruction. Retrieved from http://www.c-pal.net/course/module4/m4_contextual_instruction.html Links to an external site.
Wachen, D., Jenkins, D., & Van Noy, M. (September 2010). How I-BEST works: Findings from a field study of Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program. New York: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Retrieved from http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/how-i-best-works.html Links to an external site.
Women Employed, Chicago Jobs Council and UIC Great Cities Institute. (2005). Bridges to careers for low-skilled adults – a program development guide. Retrieved from http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-588 Links to an external site.