Celebrate the businesses, partners, and DARS customers who have shown great passion, commitment, resilience, and courage in creating employment opportunities for individuals. Learn about resources, strategies, and hear the inspiring stories of people who have overcome multiple barriers to become self-sufficient.
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.
By invitation only, more information is forthcoming. Please be sure to visit the LACES resource page for updates.
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 […]
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 here.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Participants will learn how to teach through triggers and traumas—yours and your students'—to lead students to academic success. Research shows that past and present trauma affects our ability to learn and teach effectively. This webinar will present an accessible understanding of how the brain functions when under stress and how to regulate before you react. […]
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.
Bi-monthly webinar for adult education program managers
In the United States (US), bilingual or Multilingual Learners (MLLs) tend to perform at grade level on word reading or decoding. However, scientific evidence shows that they tend to struggle with reading comprehension and with building knowledge from text throughout the elementary school years. Traditionally, vocabulary instruction has been leveraged to address many of MLLs’ needs […]
Come learn how explicit listening instruction builds a foundation for literacy skills and fosters independence for language learners. This workshop will identify authentic learning tasks that English learners encounter daily, try out a variety of listening activities across multiple levels, and discuss which explicit listening strategies are used for each one. Participants will leave with […]
Fall meeting for NEDP program managers and leaders.
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.
Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions!
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.
This session will focus on using NEDP data to drive program persistence and completion. Register here.
Where can directors, program managers, and support staff find guidance and materials for program management, marketing and recruitment, advocacy, grants and funding, and research data? Where can teachers find professional […]
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 […]
This webinar will dive into expanding the age range for PACT Time® activities by discovering a variety of experiences for children and parents of all ages. Most PACT Time resources […]
Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Join Literacy Minnesota Training Director Rob Podlasek to […]
After graduating from the COABE Online Entrepreneurship Institute, Lynn Thompson and her team at the International Institute of Minnesota (IIM) created an 8-week entrepreneurship course for immigrants with a 98% […]
Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar with suggestions for ways teachers and tutors can apply brain-based teaching practices as we are helping […]
Author “Slangman” gives an informative and hilarious presentation on the newest slang your students are bringing into YOUR classroom. Join David Burke to find out what it all means and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Register here Discover how adult education can open doors to high-demand, high-wage careers in the construction industry. Join COABE and our national partner, the National Center for Construction Education and […]
Uncover the transformative role of mathematical identity in learning and cognition. Learn practical strategies to empower math learners, foster confidence, and cultivate a positive math identity. Attend this webinar to […]
Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. Join Literacy Minnesota Training Director Rob Podlasek to discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at […]
Grant Writing Tips and Tricks Workshop Learn the Basics and How to Stand Out Register here. If you are interested in learning the key components of a successful grant application, […]
Bi-monthly webinar for adult education program managers
Adult learners bring experiences, diverse needs, and complex realities into adult education classrooms. Understanding how adults learn—and how instructional design can support that learning—is essential for creating environments where learners can engage, persist, and […]
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 […]
Want fresh ideas for helping adult English learners build real-world language and digital skills? This webinar will explore simple, engaging mini-projects that build foundational digital literacy skills. Inspired by learner input, these […]
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 […]
Join us for this five-part series on Career Coaching for adult learners. Part I: Celeste Hall from the Virginia Community College System will facilitate sessions one and two, focusing on […]
Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions!
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.
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. Join here
SkillBlox is a free platform that contains over 10,000 vetted, high-quality, free and open educational resources you can use to build engaging lessons in a variety of subjects. In this […]
Join us for this five-part series on Career Coaching for adult learners. Part I: Celeste Hall from the Virginia Community College System will facilitate sessions one and two, focusing on […]
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. Register here.
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. Register here
DRC representative Brian Shedd will provide updates on the TABE 13/14 assessments and address questions submitted by Virginia educators.
Join NEDP National Trainer Janita McNemar for a discussion on the recently revised Civic Participation and Community Participation competencies.
Join this webinar to learn more about The Change Agent, which showcases student-written articles. Using relevant, peer-written content doesn’t just engage learners, it builds a powerful bridge to more complex reading and writing.
Join NEDP National Trainer Janita McNemar for a discussion on the recently revised Civic Participation and Community Participation competencies.
Join here.
SkillBlox is a free platform that contains over 10,000 vetted, high-quality, free and open educational resources you can use to build engaging lessons in a variety of subjects. In this […]
Join us for this five-part series on Career Coaching for adult learners. Part I: Celeste Hall from the Virginia Community College System will facilitate sessions one and two, focusing on […]
Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions!
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 […]
Join adult educators from around the state to discuss the impact of new standardized assessments on program design and instruction.