This Spring VALRC is hosting two Quality Teaching Online Open Discussions. Each session will have a specific focus and will include some brief information about the topic and opportunities for participants to share their questions, experiences, and resources regarding that session’s topic. The goal is for all participants to leave each session with advice, resources, […]
Join LESLLA for their first discussion on home language use for LESLLA learning. First, Heide Wrigley, Marisa Partosham, and Cristina Vazquez Dominguez will talk about their work using learners' home languages to support digital literacy. Then there will be an open forum for discussion on how you use learners' home languages in your contexts.
The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center is facilitating a Professional Learning Community (PLC) on Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) for practitioners who are currently implementing or planning to implement IET programming, including IELCE and PluggedInVA. In addition to topics identified in the exit tickets, this session will focus on recruitment […]
During this session, participants will explore new pre-apprenticeship resources on LINCS and talk with the national Pre-apprenticeship Challenge winner about lessons learned while developing and implementing pre-apprenticeship programming. Visit this website for more information!
This webinar is designed to provide standards-based activities to extend purposeful reading for English language learners. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with each activity as well as reflect on and ask questions about implementing these activities into their individual teaching contexts.
Practitioners are seeking information on remote practices that work. Join Dr. Johan Uvin and Jen Vanek to learn about recent research from World Education, Inc., and others on using digital modalities to reach students. Examples of promising practices for remote ESOL programs will be shared.
This virtual conference will offer sessions on virtual instruction, ELA, Math, HSE, and equity in adult basic education. Visit this website for more information!
Join the LINCS Math and Numeracy Coffee break on Promoting Equity in Student Access to Mathematics. The moderator will walk participants through a discussion about how they can promote an inclusive mathematical environment.
4th Monday of each month from 4:00–5:00 p.m.
The key objective of this six-hour course is to provide information about identifying and responding to trauma with evidence-based resilience strategies when working with an audience whose trauma history may not be known. Participants of this course will receive certification as a Trauma Informed Individual at the conclusion of the training day. All adult education […]
The webinar will cover methods for teaching citizenship both in-person and online, led by Literacy Minnesota’s Citizenship Teacher, Jessica Horning. During this webinar, Jessica will go over the different parts of the citizenship interview - personal information questions, yes/no questions, 100 civics questions, reading and writing - and how she teaches them in both learning environments. […]
This PLC connects adult education practitioners (regional specialists, ESOL coordinators, instructors, tutors, etc.) who are or expect to serve the refugee population to discuss strategies and resources for working with this specific population. The focus of this session is culturally responsive practices to support instructing refugees. Registration for this event is now closed. Please sign up for our VAELN listserv […]
This webinar introduces upcoming opportunities to be part of the Teaching the Skills that Matter (TSTM) EdTech Maker Space initiative. Starting in June 2022, the EdTech Center at World Education will be running a series of seven EdTech Maker Space projects. The goal of the projects is to offer service learning experiences for adult education teachers […]
The Family Literacy PLC is a working group for programs awarded the family literacy planning grant. This group is also working with the National Center for Families Learning, a national organization dedicated to multigenerational learning within families.
The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center is facilitating a Professional Learning Community (PLC) on Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) for practitioners who are currently implementing or planning to implement IET programming, including IELCE and PluggedInVA. In addition to topics identified in the exit tickets, this session will focus on supporting […]
Data Office Hours is an hour long, ongoing monthly meeting for anyone involved in adult ed data collection and reporting. This session provides support for policy and practice related to NRS data collection. 1st Tuesday of Each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Join experts Ronna Magy and Donna Price as they demonstrate five effective instructional strategies focused on workforce readiness skills that teachers can easily integrate into their English language instruction.
The Teacher Leader 201 PLC series is a continuation of the Teacher Leader 101 PLC series. This PLC focuses on supporting educators set and implement a goal for improving their practice.
Join leadership from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in a national dialogue on the topic of Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education/Integrated Education and Training programming and its connection to immigrant integration and inclusion. The event also will introduce OCTAE’s Enhancing Access to Refugees and […]
