NEDP: Online Pathway to a High School Credential

Session 5: 9:15am-10:15am (Saturday March 08, 2025)

 

Description

The National External Diploma Program (NEDP) is an applied performance assessment pathway for adults and out-of-school youth to earn a high school diploma which can be offered as a total remote program. The NEDP evaluates the reading, writing, and workforce readiness skills of participants in life and work contexts. The NEDP has been cited by the U.S. Department of Education funded “Digital Resilience in the American Workforce: Findings from a National Landscape Scan on Adult Digital Literacy Instruction” (DRAW) project as an innovative program addressing digital literacy skills. The session participant be able to o Recognize the web-based applied performance system of NEDP that allows participants to demonstrate their high school level skills in a series of simulations that parallel work and life activities. o Recognize digital literacy skills developed through NEDP o Recognize what is required to implement an NEDP program o Recognize how the remote function allows participants to o

Presenters

Lead Presenter Bio Photo

Margaret A Kirkpatrick

CASAS

Margaret Kirkpatrick is an adult educator with experience as an ESL teacher, adult school principal, and past Colorado Director of Adult Education. She presently serves as CASAS NEDP Director and as a CASAS National Trainer.

Type of Presentation

Demonstration (60 Minutes)

Audience

  • Teachers
  • Administrators
  • Support Staff (Transition Specialists, Counselors, Librarians, etc.)

Program Strands

  • Adult Secondary Education

Category Strands

  • Ensuring Equity and Access
  • Digital Learning Models
  • Corrections, Re-Entry, and Rehabilitation
  • Program Administration and Coordination