Meet Our Specialists

Kate Daly, Instructional Training Specialist

• ESOL
  • ESOL Basics
  • Curriculum design
  • Health literacy
  • Teaching and assessing oral skills
  • Teaching pronunciation
  • Teaching and assessing reading and writing
• Fast Track GED
• Goal-Setting

Lauren Ellington, Online Training and Learning Disabilities Specialist

• Online training
• Curriculum design and instructional materials
• Lesson planning
• New teacher training
• Learning disabilities
• TABE
• Technology integration

Jeffrey A. Elmore, Adult Basic Education Specialist

• Virginia Adult Educator Certification Program
  • ABE/GED Instructors
  • Program Managers
  • Support Staff
• Numeracy
  • Numbers and Number Sense
  • Geometry and Measurement
  • Data and Statistics
  • Algebra

Nancy Faux, ESOL Specialist

• Assessment and Accountability
  • BEST Oral Interview
  • BEST Plus
  • CASAS
  • REEP Writing Rubric
• Curriculum design and instructional materials
• EL/Civics projects/grants
• ESOL Basics (face to face and online modalities)
• ESOL Content Standards
• Health literacy
• Lesson planning
• New teacher orientation
• Program improvement
• Teaching and assessing oral skills
• Teaching and assessing reading and writing
• Teaching multi-level classes
• Workplace ESOL

Jason Guard, GED Specialist

• Instructional & testing components of GED
  • GED essay holistic scoring
  • Test Taking Strategies
  • GED Fast Track
  • GED Connection
  • Workplace Essential Skill
• eLearn Virginia lead mentor and operations manager
• Distance learning and online instruction for learners
• GED Helpline manager
• GED information and promotion

Victoire Sanborn, Literacy Specialist

• Technical, professional development, and program development support
• Updates latest research, information, and best practices in the non-profit world
• Provides training in grant development, program management, strategic planning, and program improvement.

Areas of Specialization:

• Online tutor training and train the trainer workshops
• Program Development, Fund development, Board development, Volunteer Management Program improvement, Database Management and Training, Strategic planning, Grant writing, Marketing, and Collaborations & partnerships

Richard Sebastian, Instructional Training Specialist

• Technology integration
• Distance Education
• Web-based communication tools