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SUMMARY:Canvas Countdown for Virtual Virginia
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Department of Education has partnered with Virtual Virginia to develop 9 online courses for adult learners in 3 content areas: \n\nEnglish Language Arts\nMathematics\nEnglish Language Acquisition\n\nFor each content area\, there are 3 courses targeted toward beginning\, intermediate\, and advanced level learners. \nJOIN US for a 4-week lightly facilitated online course to learn all about accessing the virtual courses\, building and adapting the courses in Canvas\, and providing feedback. \nThis is a special adult education teachers’ cohort that I (Steven Sproles\, Virtual Va) will be facilitating. \nThe course moves from setting individual user preferences\, managing files\, and adjusting course settings to help educators manage the course. \nParticipants will gain knowledge of customizing course homepages\, utilizing the rich content editor to enhance assignments\, discussions\, and quizzes. \nAdditional resources will be provided to allow the self-paced course to meet the needs of all levels of learners. \nCOURSE OBJECTIVES \nBy the end of the four-week course\, teachers will be able to: \n\nLogin to their Canvas account\nUpdate their profile/notification settings\nCreate and edit instructional content (including VVA-authored adult education resource courses)\nCreate and edit assessments
URL:https://valrc.org/event/canvas-countdown-for-virtual-virginia/
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SUMMARY:ESOL Basics: Instructional Strategies Online Course
DESCRIPTION:This course is designed for adult educators who are new to teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) either in the classroom or through one-to-one tutoring sessions. ESOL is a term often used synonymously with ESL\, or ELA (English language acquisition). For consistency\, we use the term ESOL in this course but recognize that some programs may use other terms.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/esol-basics-instructional-strategies-online-course/
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SUMMARY:Foundations of Reading: Print Skills Online Course
DESCRIPTION:Did you know many adult learners\, even those who can read and comprehend at higher levels\, struggle with alphabetic skills and fluency? No matter what level learner you work with\, this course will provide you with information about and strategies to help you incorporate alphabetic skills and fluency into your lessons. Participants in this course will leave with useful resources\, a deeper understanding of how alphabetic skills and fluency affect comprehension\, and experience contextualizing these skills into lessons. This course complements Foundations of Reading: Meaning Skills.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/foundations-of-reading-print-skills-online-course/
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Multilevel ESOL Classes Webinar Series\, Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to tackle the challenges of teaching multilevel ESOL classes? Are you looking to address the varied learning needs of individual students within one classroom and become an effective multi-level teacher? \nThis 3 part webinar series will present strategies for effective multi-level instruction and planning for ESOL classes or multi-level classrooms. We will discuss the characteristics of a multilevel class\, planning for differentiated instruction and implementing different classroom management strategies for effective instruction. Participants will leave the webinar with an understanding of what multilevel classroom needs consist of\, how to prepare and plan for individual students needs\, and strategies for implementing differentiated instruction in the adult ESOL multi-level classroom. The resources will include articles\, videos and supplemental materials. \nObjectives:\n\nUnderstand the factors of a multilevel classroom and how to identify the needs of all students.\nIdentify strategies to effectively differentiate instruction in both multi level classrooms as well as leveled ESOL classes while accommodating literacy learners and more advanced students.\nDiscuss next steps for implementation\, including adaptation of materials and strategies with a specific group of learners.\n\nSession 1 will focus on an overview of the multilevel classroom & differentiation strategies. \nRegister Here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/multilevel-esol-classes-webinar-series-session-1/
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