Sec. 305. Subgrants and contracts to eligible providers
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An eligible agency that receives a grant under this title shall award subgrants or contracts to eligible providers to carry out activities described in this section. An eligible provider that desires to receive a subgrant or contract under this section shall submit an application to an eligible agency, which shall include— a description of how the eligible provider will integrate technology into the eligible provider's delivery of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services; a description of professional development activities to be undertaken; and a description of plans to regularly replace computers and servers that lack the functional capabilities to process new online applications and services, including video conferencing, video streaming, virtual simulations, and distance education courses.
An eligible provider that receives a subgrant or contract under this section shall carry out 1 or more of the following: Acquiring and effectively implementing technology tools, applications, and other resources in conjunction with enhancing or redesigning adult education, literacy, and workplace skills curricula to increase adult learning outcomes and improve adult digital literacy skills. Acquiring and effectively implementing technology tools, applications, and other resources to— conduct on going assessments and use other timely data systems to more effectively identify individual learning needs and guide personalized instruction, learning, and appropriate interventions that address those personalized student learning needs; and support individualized learning, including through instructional software and digital content that support the learning needs of each student or through providing access to high-quality courses and instructors, especially in rural areas.
Providing professional development activities for providers of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services that include— training that is on-going, sustainable, timely, and directly related to delivering adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services; training in strategies and pedagogy in the delivery of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services that involves the use of technology and curriculum redesign as key components of changing teaching and learning and improving outcomes for adult learners; training in the use of technology to ensure that providers of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services are able to use technology for data analysis to enable individualized instruction and to use technology to improve digital literacy skills for adult learners; and training that includes on-going communication and follow-up with instructors, facilitators, and peers.
Acquisition and implementation of technology tools, applications, and other resources to be employed in professional development activities.