Ahmad Kareh

Completed a course designed to around the foundations of adult education at UC Berkeley. This course will help me to continuously improve my teaching methods and understand perspectives of adult students.

The course is defined to help Identify relationships of historical, legal, social, political and economic perspectives of adult education to education and society. Understand the relationship between adult learning theories and diverse adult learner needs. Review the role of teachers in promoting adult education in the community, and learn strategies to maintain positive relationships with adult education stakeholders. Develop an awareness of student assessment, placement and guidance services, and learn how students can benefit from them. Learn how to access services from appropriate schools, community organizations and agencies to reduce barriers and improve student achievement and remediation needs of the underprepared adult.

Text provided by UC Berkeley. A full description of the certificate program can be found on their website.