Distance Learning

If you are looking for resources for those unemployed, need financial assistance, or have other challenges and questions related to COVID-19, visit our list of Resources for NJ Residents.

Online Resources

ProLiteracy has put together a great list of resources here: https://proliteracy.org/health.

World Education's distance learning page includes resources and also upcoming webinars on distance learning: https://edtech.worlded.org/tips-for-distance-learning/.

Low Tech Lesson Ideas

You can find some low tech lesson ideas on Literacy NJ's list of ideas for tutoring from home. Check out our recorded webinar here for ideas about adapting lesson ideas to remote tutoring sessions.

Check out Using your Cell Phone for Instruction and other tips on ProLiteracy's blog.

Student Writing

Literacy NJ students have been writing about their experiences during the pandemic. Here is a Lesson Plan for Writing Haiku; you can see some examples of our students' poetry here.

You can read more of our students' pieces and others from around the state on NJALL's page, Adult Learning Writing in the Time of COVID 19. To submit a piece of writing, send it to njallmail@gmail.com. A selection will be published each week.

Webinars on Distance Learning Instruction

Literacy NJ webinars by Rebecca Powers and Matt Ford
Distance Learning - adapting your lessons to remote tutoring
Family Literacy - tutoring ideas for students who are parents

Webinars from EdTech Center @ WorldEd (offered and recorded weekly)