COABE: AI in Adult Education: Preparing Learners and Helping Educators for Today and Tomorrow
2025-10-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education, work, and the skills needed for success. For adult education, AI offers tools to personalize learning, support digital literacy, and create stronger pathways to employment. This webinar will highlight strategies for integrating AI into programs, with examples of readily available tools that teachers and students can use immediately to enhance instruction and engagement. Participants will learn how AI can expand opportunities, improve outcomes, and prepare learners for the future.
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ProLiteracy: Teacher Training Plus: Research, Verify, Evaluate: Teaching 21st Century Information Skills
2025-10-21 13:00 - 14:00
Help learners build the essential research and evaluation skills needed for today’s information-rich workplaces. In this webinar, participants will explore how to teach digital research strategies and information evaluation. Learn how to help students navigate online resources, use fact-checking tools, and interpret the credibility of digital content. Explore how AI tools can assist students in conducting research, from generating search questions to organizing and interpreting the information they find. You will leave with practical strategies and classroom-ready ideas to integrate research skills into HSE, ESL, and other adult education settings.
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Tuesdays for Teachers: Corrections - Getting Students Ready for Re-entry
2025-10-28 15:30 - 17:00
When you think of Re-entry services, what comes to mind? Housing, employment assistance, transportation, counseling? Re-entry programs provide all of those services and more. However, adult educators can play a role in preparing students for re-entry through academic instruction that is contextualized to show students how the skills they learn while preparing for the GED test transfer into their lives after incarceration.
This session is designed to help instructors in corrections programs contextualize their instruction to show the value of learning concepts and skills for the GED test as well as for life beyond incarceration. Students in corrections have many resources available to them through re-entry services. However, if the student has limited skills in math, reading, or writing, how those students can take full advantage of those services may be limited.
Think in terms of a student using re-entry services to find employment. Employers today expect that new hires will have at least a basic level of writing skills. In fact, almost 75% of employers rank written communication skills third behind leadership and working as part of a team. In this session, teachers will learn how to use “information hooks” to show students how what they are learning to pass the GED test can be used in various occupations from fast food to transportation to sales and service.
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Navigating CASAS New Test Series - Virginia ESL and ABE Programs
2025-11-06 14:00 - 15:30
In this training, we will introduce participants to CASAS’ new Reading STEPS, Listening STEPS, Reading GOALS 2 and Math GOALS 2 assessment series. We will look at sample test items and test blueprints and explore their alignment to the College and Career Readiness and English Language Proficiency Standards. We will hi-light the most popular TOPSpro Enterprise instructional reports and discuss ways in which they can be used to help inform instruction.
Registration required: https://casas-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/e3JU-KsmQsSeZi4goSO1PA

EdTech Strategy Session
2025-11-14 13:00 - 14:30
Monthly sessions highlighting innovations in edtech and digital learning

On the second Friday of each month, the EdTech Strategy Sessions bring you two ⚡lightning talks that highlight practical strategies and innovative approaches to leveraging technology in adult education. After the talks, you are welcome to join a small-group discussion with one of the speakers to exchange ideas, adapt strategies to your context, and plan your next steps.
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Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting
2025-11-17 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-01-26 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-03-16 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-05-18 13:30 - 15:30
Bi-monthly virtual meeting for updates, news, and discussion for all adult education program managers.
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CASAS Office Hours
2025-11-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-05 14:00 - 15:00
Maximize the many features and resources available in CASAS. Join us and bring your questions and get one-on-one support, help, suggestions and just plain old encouragement in using CASAS. Attending participants will drive the session with their questions and needs.
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EdTech Strategy Session
2025-12-12 01:00 - 14:30
Monthly sessions highlighting innovations in edtech and digital learning

On the second Friday of each month, the EdTech Strategy Sessions bring you two ⚡lightning talks that highlight practical strategies and innovative approaches to leveraging technology in adult education. After the talks, you are welcome to join a small-group discussion with one of the speakers to exchange ideas, adapt strategies to your context, and plan your next steps.
Register here.
December’s strategy session, sponsored by @Essential Education, will focus on innovative strategies for accelerating HSE credentialing.

Lightning talk #1 – A Flexible Approach to Practice
This lightning talk will highlight how to provide learners with flexible materials and ample practice. Hear about how to foster self-directed learning and structured autonomy to personalize learning experiences.
Lightning talk #2 – Engaging Youth
The second speaker will share strategies for engaging younger adult learners (ages 16-18) in short-term programs, including increased engagement, mixed prescription for varied levels and skills, and the practical integration of Career and Technical Education (CTE).

Grant Writing Tips and Tricks Workshop
2026-01-26 12:00 - 13:00
Grant Writing Tips and Tricks Workshop
Learn the Basics and How to Stand Out
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If you are interested in learning the key components of a successful grant application, how to plan your timeline, and what makes proposals stand out, this workshop is for you.
We’ll break down what makes a strong proposal, how to align with funder priorities, and the common pitfalls to avoid. You’ll walk away with practical strategies, insider tips, and real-world examples from an experienced grant writer at Virginia Works.
Whether you’re new to grant writing or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will help you write with clarity and confidence.
Strengthen your next grant application.

CASAS Assessment Updates and Using Instructional Reports
2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
In this training, we provide CASAS updates, review the new test series and their alignment to the College and Career Readiness and English Language Proficiency Standards. We will review the most popular TOPSpro Enterprise instructional reports and discuss ways in which they can be used to help inform instruction.
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VALRC - Citizenship: Changes and Challenges Webinar
2026-01-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join this informational webinar to learn about the recent changes to the civics test of the USCIS Naturalization Interview. These changes apply to all applicants who have submitted their naturalization application after October 18, 2025. Catherine McCall, Citizenship Coordinator of Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle (LVCA), will facilitate this webinar.
Catherine McCall serves as the lead designer for all citizenship materials at LVCA. She brings a decade of experience in Social Studies teacher education to this work, along with nearly as many years designing materials and teaching citizenship classes to adult learners, in both Charlottesville and the Washington DC area.
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IET 101: The Basics, Register by January 31 to receive the pre-work materials
2026-02-04 13:30 - 14:30
Register here for IET 101: The Basics by January 31 to receive pre-work materials.
This session runs from 1:30p – 2:30p on Wednesday, February 4.

VALRC: LACES Data Analysis Session
2026-02-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-06-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system.
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Virginia Adult Education Competitive Grant Pre-Proposal Webinar
2026-02-12 13:00 - 14:00
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VALRC: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Practice
2026-02-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
UDL in Practice is a 3-part series that introduces adult educators to practical strategies for designing inclusive learning experiences.
Part 1 will focus on the principle of engagement. Part 2 will focus on the principle of representation. Part 3 will focus on the principle of action and expression.

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Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session
2026-02-17 14:30 - 15:30, 2026-03-17 14:30 - 15:30, 2026-05-26 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. This is a refresher session geared towards beginning users and those who would like a refresher with data entry and using LACES.
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TABE Assessment Updates and Questions Answered
2026-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
This session featuring DRC representative Brian Shedd will provide updates on the TABE 13/14 assessments and address questions submitted by Virginia educators. Please use this form to submit questions in advance of the webinar.
This webinar is Part 2 of the Designing Programs with the New Assessments in Mind virtual PLC. VALRC will facilitate a follow-up session to discuss instructional and program design for the new assessments.
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LACES: Tracking MSGs and Outcomes
2026-02-24 13:30 - 15:00
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VALRC: Structured Literacy that Works: Practical Tools for Multilingual Learners
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:15 | Virtual
Join this informational webinar to learn how ESL Word Nerds is transforming literacy instruction for English learners through structured literacy intentionally designed for multilingual students. Discover how our carefully crafted scope and sequence supports all four language domains while building vocabulary, grammar, and confidence. Participants will leave with practical, research-based, classroom-tested strategies and highly visual resources ready to use with newcomers and developing learners.
Suzy Sylvester, co-creator of ESL Word Nerds, is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Master of Education from William & Mary, where she serves as Clinical Faculty. With 15 years of experience in special education and ESL—including teaching internationally in Honduras—she specializes in structured literacy for multilingual learners. She is currently the High School Teacher of the Year for Williamsburg-James City County (WJCC) and serves on the VATESOL board.
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LACES: New Functionality in LACES
2026-03-24 13:30 - 15:00
