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The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center equips the field of adult education with essential skills and resources through an equity mindset.
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We grow professional skills and capacity to improve programs and impact the lives of adult learners—webinars and virtual events, facilitated online courses, self-paced online courses, face-to-face training, and more.
Latest News
New Voices from the Field podcast! Connecting with Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Agencies
VALRC is back with a new podcast, “Connecting with Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Agencies” which is now available on our website. In this… Read More
Stories from the Field: Derrick Mitchell
Meet Derrick Mitchell! With his high school diploma in hand and the support of his Staunton Augusta Adult Learning Center (ALC) educators, he is… Read More
SPOTLIGHT – Call for Submissions
Step Into the SPOTLIGHT! What is SPOTLIGHT? SPOTLIGHT is an exciting, statewide annual online publication that seeks… Read More
Announcing VALRC’s Inclusive Virginia Website Launch!
VALRC is excited to share its newest resource for supporting adult education in Virginia! Our Inclusive Virginia website provides adult education program… Read More
Latest Resources
Upcoming Events
LESLLA Coffee Break: The Quest to Develop Culturally Responsive Teaching: Unpacking Invisible Barriers to Learning
This coffee break will explore contrasting assumptions and expectations in learning paradigms between educators and learners to identify (largely) invisible barriers to learning. Such an… Read More
VALRC: Using Interactive Data Maps
Come learn how to use the PIAAC and Barbara Bush Foundation interactive data maps to help identify the scope of need in your area. You… Read More
VALRC: IET/IELCE Instructors Professional Learning Community
This PLC is an opportunity for integrated training and education (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics (IELCE) instructors to network and collaborate in order… Read More
Disabilities and the Adult Learner Online Course
This 6-week course will help you discover the keys to strengthening your work with adults who have disabilities. Registration… Read More
ESOL Basics Online Course
This course is designed for adult educators who are new to teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL). Registration… Read More
PLC on Improving Reading Instruction in Meaning Skills
How can you help your learners build vocabulary, without rote memorization, and improve reading comprehension through contextualized lessons? No matter what level learner you work… Read More