Many adult learners struggle to learn math. LINCS offers a new, online Universal Design for Learning (UDL) module – Making Math Matter. Join us to take a deep dive into this UDL course with our guest presenters Donald Walker, Career and Technical Education Trainer at the Center for Applied Special Technology, and Carl Trank, Professor of […]
Career coaches, adult educators, workforce professionals, and colleagues are invited to attend a webinar featuring the Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) on February 20 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to learn more about the data analytics, high-demand occupation list, and customizable dashboards available by Virginia region. Learn how to make use of these fresh data insights for your program planning and client coaching from the VOEE team!
Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills. Register
To increase their likelihood of success, adult English learners need to feel accepted and welcomed in a classroom. The guest presenter, Johanna Gleason, ESL Instructor for the San Diego College of Continuing Education will equip teachers with several tips and tools for building a welcoming classroom community that supports learners in achieving their important goals. […]
Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many teachers and tutors lack the knowledge, confidence and resources to teach the topic. Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for […]
Windmills has a proven history of assisting those with and without disabilities to better understand the culture of disability in the workplace. We will be rotating the following modules:
Fact or Fiction, Whose Fault, Perspectives, Taking Emotions out of Emotional Disabilities, Profiles, AT and Reasonable Accommodations
The Digital Equity Act now moves into the next phase of implementation across the country, and it's important for everyone in the correctional and reentry community to get up to speed on what's happening. Join LINCS to learn from Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, a recognized expert on state and federal workforce policies as she shares the current […]
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? This 3 part webinar series will present strategies for effective multi-level instruction and planning for ESOL classes or multi-level classrooms. We will […]
Register here. Content Session (1 hour): Starting the New Year with Close Reading Session It’s time to be serious about close reading. Survey responses received from you echoed a desire for more strategies to improve Reasoning Through Language Arts results. Over the past few years, we have focused on mathematics. We’ve worked hard to help […]
Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do you get students to make new words part of […]
LACES Demo: Data Outputs from LACES
Adult education students have strong transferable skills (aka, soft skills). They just don’t know it yet! Leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills are being cultivated daily by hard-working adult learners. Employers value and seek these crucial competencies. In this webinar, adult educator and The Change Agent editor Cynthia Peters shares powerful student-written stories and demonstrates […]
Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including […]
