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  • COABE: Embracing AI for Reading Instruction

    Busy teachers often need more time to plan lessons and find materials for teaching reading skills to students. Embracing AI can be a game changer for planning lessons and gathering materials to deliver instruction in each of the four components of reading. Participants will learn about free AI tools for teaching phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Save time and tailor instruction to meet your students' needs with tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and more.

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    Literacy MN: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

    Online

    Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools. Register here.

  • DARS: Champions of Disability Employment

    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.

  • COABE: AI in Adult Education: Preparing Learners and Helping Educators for Today and Tomorrow

    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.

  • 2025 LACES Data Training – Invitation Only

    The Arboretum 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA

    By invitation only, more information is forthcoming. Please be sure to visit the LACES resource page for updates.

  • ProLiteracy: Teacher Training Plus: Research, Verify, Evaluate: Teaching 21st Century Information Skills

    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 […]

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    Literacy MN: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

    Online

    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.

  • Tuesdays for Teachers: Corrections – Getting Students Ready for Re-entry

    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 […]

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    Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    Online

    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 […]

  • Navigating CASAS New Test Series – Virginia ESL and ABE Programs

    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.

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    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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    CAL: Reading Science for Multilingual Learners

    Online

    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 […]

  • CASAS Office Hours

    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.

  • IET Office Hour

    IET Office Hour
    Online

    Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! 

  • CASAS Office Hours

    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.

  • ProLiteracy: See What You’ve Been Missing Lunch & Learn

    Online

    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 […]

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    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 […]

  • COABE: Adult Education Entrepreneurship Showcase

    Online

    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% […]

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    Literacy Minnesota: How Adult Brains Learn Languages

    Virtual

    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 […]

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    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 […]

  • Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    Online

    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 […]

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    COABE: Construction Training Grant Opportunity

    Online

    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 […]

  • Grant Writing Tips and Tricks Workshop

    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, […]

  • GEDTS: The Intersection of Adult Learning Theory and Universal Design

    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 […]

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    VALRC – Citizenship: Changes and Challenges Webinar

    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 […]

  • Career Pathways PLC #1: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

    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 the theories and strategies that support career coaching. Part II: Sessions three through five will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Endel and will focus what […]

  • IET Office Hour

    IET Office Hour
    Online

    Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! 

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    VALRC: Using Technology to Enhance Reading Instruction PLC

    VALRC: Using Technology to Enhance Reading Instruction PLC
    Online

    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 2-part workshop, we’ll explore a growing set of ready-to-go lessons (“Blox”) that you can easily save, copy, and adapt for use with your learners. In […]

  • Career Pathways PLC #2: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

    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 the theories and strategies that support career coaching. Part II: Sessions three through five will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Endel and will focus what […]

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    VALRC: Using Technology to Enhance Reading Instruction PLC

    VALRC: Using Technology to Enhance Reading Instruction PLC
    Online

    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 2-part workshop, we’ll explore a growing set of ready-to-go lessons (“Blox”) that you can easily save, copy, and adapt for use with your learners. In […]

  • Career Pathways PLC #3: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

    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 the theories and strategies that support career coaching. Part II: Sessions three through five will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Endel and will focus what […]

  • IET Office Hour

    IET Office Hour

    Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! 

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    EdTech Strategy Session

    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 […]

  • Career Pathways PLC #4: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

    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 the theories and strategies that support career coaching. Part II: Sessions three through five will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Endel and will focus what […]

  • IET Office Hour

    IET Office Hour

    Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! 

  • NEDP: The Art of Notes to Client

    Learn about the rules governing what an assessor may and may not say to a client regarding a not-demonstrated (ND) response, and practice finding the sweet spot between too much and not enough information.

  • Career Pathways PLC #5: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next

    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 the theories and strategies that support career coaching. Part II: Sessions three through five will be facilitated by Dr. Barbara Endel and will focus what […]

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    EdTech Strategy Session
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • NEDP: The Art of Notes to Client

    Online

    Learn about the rules governing what an assessor may and may not say to a client regarding a not-demonstrated (ND) response, and practice finding the sweet spot between too much and not enough information.

  • ANN: Math Instructional Routines with the Adult Numeracy Network

    Online

    The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) website has a collection of math routines for adult math and numeracy classrooms. (Visit https://adultnumeracynetwork.org/Instructional-Routines to explore the collection.) This is one of a free series […]

  • IET Office Hour

    IET Office Hour
    Online

    Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! 

  • EdTech Strategy Session

    EdTech Strategy Session
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Literacy Minnesota: Promising Practices for a Multilevel Classroom

    Online

    English language classrooms feature a wide variety of educational backgrounds, abilities, and learning preferences, which contributes to a multilevel dynamic. This training will highlight promising teaching practices for supporting learners […]

  • ANN: Math Instructional Routines with the Adult Numeracy Network

    Online

    The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) website has a collection of math routines for adult math and numeracy classrooms. (Visit https://adultnumeracynetwork.org/Instructional-Routines to explore the collection.) This is one of a free series […]