Produced at a program planning workshop for experienced adult basic education teachers, this work furnishes a teaching guide and inservice teacher training guidelines for use in the Texas Adult Education program. First, academic and other statewide program goals are enumerated. Next, concepts and objectives, subject content, student and teacher activities, textbooks, equipment and materials, and procedures are suggested for science and health instruction; increasing students' occupational and educational opportunities; teaching basic, intermediate, and upper level mathematics; adult citizenship and social skills; and development of skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Last of all, student evaluation objectives, devices, and procedures are listed for each broad subject area and level of instruction. The document includes a model of an inservice orientation program involving lectures, small group discussions, and class visitations. (ly)