George Mason University - GMU
Office of Adult Learning and Professional Development
Project Objectives:
- Develop a user-friendly easily replicable instructional program (to be known as the
GMU/Verizon Curriculum) for undereducated adults, which will upgrade their basic
academic and technology skills and enhance their employment prospects.
- Increase the technology skills of teachers who provide instruction to undereducated adults.
- Create partnerships between GMU and Northern Virginia literacy providers, which
will pilot the GMU/Verizon curriculum and continue to serve the needs of underserved
or undereducated adults in Northern Virginia.
- Connect adult literacy providers in Northern Virginia and elsewhere with the
opportunity to utilize and adapt the GMU/Verizon curriculum to meet the needs of the
adult learners that they serve.
|
Jean Lowe speaking to graduate students at George Mason University. Jean was the
instructor for the Verizon curriculum development courses.
| |
Becky Spurlock (GMU Office of Adult Learning and Professional Development) looking
in on curriculum developers Linda Darrell, Alexandria City Government, Sue Garlock,
Prince William Co. Adult Education.
|
|
 |
 |
"More than 20 percent of adults read at or below a fifth-grade level --
far below the level needed to earn a living wage. The National Adult
Literacy Survey found that over 40 million Americans age 16 and older
have significant literacy needs."
| |
National Institute for Literacy
|
|
|
 |
GMU, JMU, Old Dominion University, and VCU are equal opportunity/affirmative action
institutions and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender,
national origin, age or disability.
|
