These resources are collected for advisors who are participating in the Art of Advising training. These resources will be available during and after the completion of the course.
The Art of Advising introduces practical tools, strategies, and approaches for staff whose primary responsibility is advising. Content and activities focus on effective practices aligned with Indicator of Program Quality #7 (IPQ7). IPQ7 addresses the equitable delivery of advising and support services to help students identify and make progress towards educational and career goals. While this offering is geared towards staff who are new to the advisor role, it can also benefit experienced advisors seeking to refresh their knowledge and skills.
Education and Career Planning
- Integrating Career Awareness Into the ABE & ESOL Classroom: Curriculum Guide (includes modifiable handouts.)
- Level 10 Checklist for College Readiness (AACA)
Self and Career Exploration Resources
- Career Planning and Job Search Resources for Advisors
- Personal and Workplace Success Skills Library (National College Transition Network):
Integrating Digital Literacy:
- Tech Tools for Advising and Coaching: Engaging Learners Remotely
- EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit
Advising Scope and Sequences
- Advising Program Scope and Sequence Documents (Lawrence Adult Learning Center)
- Advising Program Scope and Sequence Documents (Webster Adult Basic Education Linkages)
ADA and Disability Resources
- Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (ADA.gov)
- Summary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- MassMatch: Massachusetts's initiative to Maximize Assistive Technology (AT) in Consumer's Hands
- 2021 Online Accessibility Resource Toolkit
- Producers of Braille Documents (American Council for the Blind)
- Massachusetts ADA Standards (DESE)
- Massachusetts ADA Standards (ACLS)
Reporting Abuse and Neglect
- Child Abuse and Neglect (Mass.gov)
- Massachusetts Elder Abuse Online Reporting User Guide (Mass.gov)
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) (Mass.gov)
- JDI Map Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Service Provider
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
Immigrant and Refugee Resources
- Immigrant Defense Project
- Advising and Coaching Students With Foreign Degrees and Credentials
- Immigrant Learning Center Educator Resource Hub Home
- One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal With It
- Massachusetts Immigrants and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
Integrating Career Awareness Into the ABE and ESOL Classroom
State and Community Resources
- MassEdCO: education and career readiness services for low-income, first generation, underrepresented and marginalized youth and adults in Massachusetts
Trauma Informed Advising Resources
- Trauma Informed Education Program Checklist
- A Trauma-Informed Approach To Workforce (National Fund for Workforce Solutions)
- Resource list: Developing your Trauma Informed Skills
- Addiction and Mental Health Recovery Peer Support Resource Guide (MBHP)
- Trauma Impacts Adult Learners: Here’s Why (CAEL)
- Towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (SABES)
Massachusetts-specific mental health resources:
