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  • July 2022

  • Wed 27

    COABE: The Three Pillars to Successful ESOL Remote Instruction

    July 27, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    What is the foundation for successful remote instruction? What are the considerations that will help to reach and teach ESOL students, whether remote, in-person, or some combination of the two? […]

  • August 2022

  • Tue 2
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    Literacy Minnesota: Working with Literacy and Beginning Level ESL Learners

    August 2, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Virtual

    Learners with limited English and literacy skills have unique needs for in-person and remote instruction. Participants will learn best practices and tips for success at this level. They’ll also get […]

  • Wed 3
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: Science is the Language that Scientists Speak

    August 3, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Behind every equation lies a story! Teaching how to read and understand equations in our science and math classrooms can illustrate how the two are connected and can be a […]

  • Thu 4
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    Literacy Minnesota: Cultural Perspectives for Diverse Adult Learners

    August 4, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Virtual

    This session explores how cultural identities and experiences impact student-instructor interactions and shape the way we make meaning of the world. Interactions are usually improved when direct instruction is adapted […]

  • Thu 4

    VDOE: Workshopping Your PY22-23 IET Single Set of Learning Objectives Virtual Meeting

    August 4, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
    Virtual

    The VDOE and VALRC will continue to offer technical assistance on compliant IETs. This event is the first offering and it is mandatory that at least one key staff member […]

  • Thu 4

    SABES: Introduction to Google Drive and Docs — Providing Structure for Remote ESOL Teaching and Learning

    August 4, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual

    In this interactive Zoom session, attendees will explore how to use basic features of Google Drive and Docs, such as creating folders, creating documents from templates and from scratch, and […]

  • Fri 5
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    EdTech: TSTM EdTech Maker Space Info Session

    August 5, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    The goal of the second EdTech Maker Space (ETMS) project is to design reusable activities using tech tools that support the integration of the nine Skills That Matter. Along the […]

  • Tue 9

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    August 9, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Tue 9
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    LINCS: Teaching Adult English Learners: Principles and Practices

    August 9, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Come learn about the brand new LINCS online course! -- Teaching Adult English Learners: Principles and Practices! Course developer, Betsy Parrish, provides an overview of this FREE online course highlighting important principles and […]

  • Thu 11
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    LINCS: Expanding Supports for Immigrant Integration: Sustaining IELCE Career Pathways

    August 11, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Virtual

    Join OCTAE’s Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project to explore how IELCE activities can be an integral part of a career pathway. Hear from state staff and program […]

  • Fri 12
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    EdTech: Experiment with EdTech

    August 12, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    During these workshops, Rachel Riggs, Digital Learning Specialist, invites attendees to either bring ideas or tools they’d like to try out OR just come and observe while we explore new […]

  • Tue 16

    VALRC: Spanish HSE Discussion Series

    August 16, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    This discussion series is a space for discussion and sharing of best practices for supporting Spanish-language HSE preparation. View this Google Doc to see the notes and resources from the […]

  • Wed 17

    National Digital Inclusion Alliance: Digital Inclusion 101 Webinar

    August 17, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is […]

  • Wed 17
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    LINCS: Riding the Wakelet Wave into Adult Education

    August 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all of the disconnected pieces of information on the internet? Wakelet aims to bridge the gap between humans and algorithms as it empowers people […]

  • Thu 18
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    LINCS: Expanding Supports for Immigrant Integration: Engaging Diverse Populations

    August 18, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Virtual

    Join OCTAE’s Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project to explore strategies for effectively serving diverse populations, including Internationally-Trained Professionals (ITPs) and individuals with emerging English proficiency and/or literacy […]

  • Tue 23
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    LINCS: Exploring How IET Design Camp Prompted Program Changes

    August 23, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Virtual

    Hear from peers in the field about how professional development around Integrated Education and Training (IET) helped them improve the programming and services that are offered to adult learners. Our […]

  • Mon 29
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    LINCS: Building Effective Intake Processes for Remote and In-Person Students

    August 29, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Virtual

    The first connection adult learners have with the adult education program typically occurs during an intake process. Join this interactive discussion and discover ideas for streamlining the intake process for […]

  • September 2022

  • Thu 1
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    COABE: AEFL WEEK PREP

    September 1, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    This webinar will prepare advocates to contact their mayors, governors, and federal members of congress during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Talk to your legislator to help move the […]

  • Thu 1

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    September 1, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Tue 6

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    September 6, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Wed 7
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    SABES: Digital Literacy Tools with a Purpose: Discounted Connectivity and Devices for Students, Staff, and Programs

    September 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual

    In this workshop, you will hear about three sources of free or discounted devices and connectivity, and we will discuss successful practices for loaning technology. We will also share a […]

  • Fri 9
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    LINCS: Math for Today’s Workforce: How Do We Contextualize Math?

    September 9, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    How do you develop the teaching practices of Math and Numeracy practitioners? What strategies do you use when supporting adult educators? Join Brooke Istas and Kathy Tracey as we engage […]

  • Fri 9
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    EdTech Center Strategy Sessions: Statewide Micro-Credentials for IET + Tech Integration in Program Practices

    September 9, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Virtual

    In the first lightning talk, hear about Maine’s All Learning Counts initiative to implement a micro-credentialing framework for Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs. Megan Dichter will share what the […]

  • Tue 13
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: Project-Based Learning in ABE and ESL Classes

    September 13, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Virtual

    Projects that integrate technology are a powerful way to give ABE and English learners real-world work preparation. Students can build their knowledge of many topics while developing oral and written […]

  • Tue 13

    VALRC: Teaching Writing: Beyond the Blank Page or Screen

    September 13, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Online

    This webinar reviews foundational, evidence-based practices for writing instruction and focuses on practical strategies that encourage learners to produce more writing.  Register here or using the link below. The Teaching […]

  • Thu 15
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: USA Learns’ New Integration ESL Course

    September 15, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Join Andrea Willis of USA Learns and ESL Teacher Jenni Santamaria to learn about a new and innovative web-based instructional resource that provides interactive language learning opportunities to immigrant and […]

  • Fri 16
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    Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

    September 16, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    This webinar will focus on the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. The facilitators and participants will talk […]

  • Tue 20

    VALRC: IET & IELCE PLC Fall 2022 Session 1

    September 20, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Wed 21
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: Helping Adult Learners Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training

    September 21, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual

    This live Zoom event will feature guest speaker, Meghan McBride, Vice President for Adult Education at Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Meghan's will share her amazing personal story of determination and […]

  • Wed 21
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    LINCS Coffee Talk: Equity Action Planning in Adult Basic Education

    September 21, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    In honor of Adult Education and Family Literacy week, join the career pathways and program management groups for a Coffee Talk: Equity Action Planning in Adult Basic Education. Guest speaker, […]

  • Thu 22
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    LINCS: Digital Literacy & Technology @ COABE 2023 Live Session

    September 22, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Join Rachel Riggs of Word Education and Nell Eckersley of NYC Support and Technical Assistance to revisit the topics and questions that were swirling in the Linking EdTech + Digital […]

  • Fri 23
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    Literacy Minnesota: Math Institute 2022 Virtual Conference

    September 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    This virtual, one-day conference will include a keynote and three concurrent sessions that focus on engaging adult learners with relevant and contextualized math instruction. Visit this website for more information!

  • Mon 26
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    Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary Remotely or In Person

    September 26, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Virtual

    This webinar will focus on the theory and best practice behind choosing, teaching and reviewing reading vocabulary. You’ll get a chance to learn about (and practice) a variety of activities […]

  • Tue 27

    VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar: The Language Experience Approach

    September 27, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series
    Virtual

    This webinar will present strategies for utilizing the language experience approach (LEA) in the ESOL beginning literacy or multilevel classroom as well as during one-on-one tutoring sessions. We will discuss […]

  • Tue 27
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    Literacy Minnesota: Phonics in Adult ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources

    September 27, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Virtual

    Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for phonics activities and resources to bring back to your teaching and tutoring sessions. This […]

  • Thu 29
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    SABES: Introduction to Digital Literacy: Where to Begin!

    September 29, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    In this workshop, you will learn about WIOA’s definition of digital literacy, ACLS policies, and the Digital US definition of digital resilience. You will review ACLS’s recommended digital literacy standards for students […]

  • October 2022

  • Tue 4
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    National Digital Inclusion Alliance: Digital Inclusion 101 Webinar

    October 4, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is […]

  • Wed 5
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: Strategies in Providing English Language Acquisition and Family Literacy Services to Afghan Refugees

    October 5, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual

    Adult education can be critical for individuals and families from other countries trying to navigate in a new country, culture, and language. Please join us for an interview with Kimberly […]

  • Tue 11

    VALRC: IET & IELCE PLC Fall 2022 Session 2

    October 11, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Tue 11

    ILA: Using Dungeons & Dragons to Scaffold Writing Instruction

    October 11, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Third in a series sponsored by the International Literacy Association and Wizards of the West Coast, this webinar explores how role-playing gaming can build students' writing and language skills. Teachers […]

  • Wed 12

    Southeastern TESOL

    October 12, 2022 @ 8:00 am - October 15, 2022 @ 2:00 pm
    Richmond, VA

    This conference will take place in Richmond, Virginia (in-person), and the focus of the conference is creating equity - multilingual and multicultural learners in educational settings. Visit this website to learn more! Register […]

  • Wed 12
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    Switchboard: Supporting Afghan Newcomers with Professional Backgrounds: Barriers, Opportunities, & Resources

    October 12, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    This webinar will discuss specific barriers and opportunities facing Afghans with professional backgrounds as they seek meaningful career pathways and employment. It will share information on available programs and resources […]

  • Fri 14
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    EdTech Center: EdTech Strategy Sessions

    October 14, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Virtual

    Each EdTech Strategy Session includes two lightning talks, time for Q & A, and a thirty minute breakout session with the speaker of your choice! Virtual Reality for Workplace Readiness […]

  • Tue 18

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    October 18, 2022 @ 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Tue 18
    LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System logo

    LINCS: Lessons from an ESOL Literature Circle: Flash fiction, four skills and fun

    October 18, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Literature Circles can be a powerful instructional approach to teach language to intermediate and advanced English Learners. This event provides an introduction to Literature Circles featuring testimonials of high-intermediate and […]

  • Tue 18

    VALRC: Teaching Writing: Strategies for Organizing & More

    October 18, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Online

    This webinar explores how teachers can leverage strategy-based instruction to support learners in organizing their writing and developing their skills as writers. The Teaching Writing series is targeted at ABE/ASE […]

  • Wed 19
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    Literacy Education and Secondary Language Learning for Adults (LESLLA) Virtual Symposium

    October 19, 2022
    Virtual

    The virtual symposium event will feature a live keynote, a roundtable, and opportunities to connect with colleagues from around the globe. The theme of the event is "Focus on the […]

  • Wed 19
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    Switchboard: Assisting Newcomers with the U.S. Health Care System

    October 19, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Virtual

    This training will review U.S. health care coverage options and health-related benefits, including the initial domestic medical screening available to newcomers. This foundational systems knowledge will help providers support newcomers […]

  • Thu 20

    VALRC: Cultural Competence in Adult Education Webinar

    October 20, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Virtual

    This webinar will be an introduction to and overview of cultural competence in the adult education classroom. The goals of the webinar are to provide a framework for cultural competence […]

  • Mon 24
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    Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education (VAACE)

    October 24, 2022 - October 27, 2022
    Virtual

    This conference will take place virtually and will focus on staying connected with adult education.  Visit this website to learn more! Register Here

  • November 2022

  • Tue 1

    Career Pathways Summit: Research, Practice, and Partners

    November 1, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    VCU Student Commons 907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, November 1 from 9a to 12p at the VCU Student Commons for a research keynote presentation and respondent panel discussion on new research on workforce development and adult […]

  • Wed 9

    VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series: Contextualized Phonics Instruction

    November 9, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series
    Virtual

    This webinar will present strategies for contextualizing phonics instruction in the ESOL beginning literacy or multilevel classroom as well as during one-on-one tutoring sessions. We will discuss strategies for contextualizing […]

  • Tue 15

    VALRC: IET/IELCE PLC

    November 15, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Online

    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 […]

  • Tue 15

    Teaching Writing: Argument

    November 15, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Online

    This webinar explores how teachers can support learners in developing and writing arguments, including the GED® Reasoning through Language Arts essay. The Teaching Writing series is targeted at ABE/ASE English […]

  • Thu 17

    VALRC: Spanish HSE Open Discussion

    November 17, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    Virtual

    This discussion series is a space for discussion and sharing of best practices for supporting Spanish-language HSE preparation. Register Here

  • Tue 29

    VALRC: Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans – Applying EARN to Virginia Adult Education

    November 29, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Online

    The goal of this webinar is to disseminate strategies from the national webinar series on enhancing access for refugees and new Americans to the adult education programs in Virginia. During […]

  • December 2022

  • Tue 6

    VALRC: IET/IELCE PLC

    December 6, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Tue 6

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    December 6, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Thu 8

    VALRC: Serving Refugees Fall 2022 Open Discussion

    December 8, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
    Virtual

    This event allows Virginia adult education practitioners the opportunity to get together to discuss and share what their programs have been doing to reach and serve refugees in their programs. […]

  • Thu 8
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    EdTech Center: The Language of Digital Resilience: Let’s Build a Digital Skills Glossary!

    December 8, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    This session will provide information about EdTech's upcoming Building Digital Resilience EdTech Maker Space (January-February 2023), part of the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative! This hands-on, collaborative […]

  • Thu 8
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    LINCS: Math and Technology Unite!

    December 8, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    Looking for ways to engage students during math instruction? Thinking about utilizing technology but unsure where to start? Join moderator, Ashly Winkle, and guest presenter, Krista Mosher, to learn how […]

  • Fri 9
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    EdTech Center: EdTech Strategy Session

    December 9, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Virtual

    This session will showcase the makers and resources from two recent EdTech Maker Space projects. Join us to hear more about the processes and tools adult educators have helped us […]

  • Fri 9
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    Literacy Minnesota: Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners

    December 9, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Learning new languages and skills as an adult is a challenge for most people, and that challenge grows when trauma and stress are present. Trauma and chronic stress can come […]

  • Wed 14
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    LINCS: Coffee Talk: Using Labor Market Information (LMI) in the Math Classroom

    December 14, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Join LINCS to revisit their September discussion on ideas and resources to help adult educators use labor market information in the math classroom with Brooke Istas, the LINCS Community Math […]

  • Wed 14

    LINCS: Building a Comprehensive IELCE Program

    December 14, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Virtual

    Discover how to build an effective IELCE program with guest expert Amelia Boggess. Share your promising practices, discover strategies to enhance your program, and learn how to implement a portion […]

  • Thu 15
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    LINCS: Embedding Questions in Videos using Edpuzzle

    December 15, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Virtual

    Edpuzzle is an online tool that allows teachers to insert questions in videos and track student responses. Guest expert Nell Eckersley will share the many ways Edpuzzle can be used […]

  • Fri 16
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    LINCS: Celebrate Me Home – A Season of Learning Inside and Outside of Our Prisons and Jails

    December 16, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual

    As this holiday season approaches let’s explore educational gifts we can share with our students, colleagues, administrators and others that have been touched by our justice systems. Join us to […]

  • Wed 21
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    National Digital Inclusion Alliance Presents: Digital Inclusion 101 Webinar

    December 21, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Virtual

    Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is […]

  • January 2023

  • Tue 10

    VALRC: Data Office Hours

    January 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • Wed 18
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    LINCS: Digital Literacy as a Pathway to Computer Science through Idaho’s Onramp Program

    January 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    College of Western Idaho has partnered with Apple’s Community Education Initiative and On- Ramp to offer a digital skills pathway to computer programming. They will share how we connected our […]

  • Wed 18
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    COABE & Aztec Software: Great Leadership Pathways Webinar Series: Part 2, Leadership Matters: 8 to Great Leadership Pathways

    January 18, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Virtual

    Leadership skills are essential to everyone who works in Adult Education. Regardless of your role, having a firm understanding of leadership skills allows you to contribute more to those you […]

  • Tue 24
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    LINCS: Reading Behind the Walls

    January 24, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Virtual

    Jeremy Gregg, author and prison reform advocate, will be our guest expert for the Reading Behind the Walls LINCS event taking place on January 18th at 3 PM ET. During […]

  • Tue 24
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    LINCS/VALRC: Trauma-Informed Care and Social Emotional Learning for Adult ESOL Instruction

    January 24, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    Trauma-Informed Care and Social Emotional Learning can have a positive impact on persistence and language development for adult English learners. Join Kate Rolander and Hali Massey from the Virginia Adult […]

  • Tue 24
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    NEDP: Assessing 21st Century Workplace

    January 24, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    The 21st Century Workplace Competency Area can be particularly complex to assess and review. Join us to discuss best practices for helping clients make the most of this important content. […]

  • Wed 25
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    NEDP: Assessing 21st Century Workplace

    January 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Virtual

    The 21st Century Workplace Competency Area can be particularly complex to assess and review. Join us to discuss best practices for helping clients make the most of this important content. […]

  • Wed 25
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    COABE & Aztec Software: Great Leadership Pathways Webinar Series: Part 3, Leadership Matters: 8 to Great Leadership Pathways

    January 25, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Virtual

    Leadership skills are essential to everyone who works in Adult Education. Regardless of your role, having a firm understanding of leadership skills allows you to contribute more to those you […]

  • Thu 26

    VALRC: Serving Refugees, New Americans, & Immigrants PLC

    January 26, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm VALRC: Serving Refugees, New Americans, & Immigrants PLC
    Virtual

    This professional learning community (PLC) will connect adult education practitioners (regional specialists, ESOL coordinators, instructors, tutors, etc.) who are serving or expect to serve the refugee, new American, and/or immigrant […]

  • Fri 27
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    LESLLA Coffee Break: The Quest to Develop Culturally Responsive Teaching: Unpacking Invisible Barriers to Learning

    January 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Virtual

    This coffee break will explore contrasting assumptions and expectations in learning paradigms between educators and learners to identify (largely) invisible barriers to learning. Such an exploration fosters a mind shift, […]

  • Mon 30

    VALRC: Using Interactive Data Maps

    January 30, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Virtual

    Come learn how to use the PIAAC and Barbara Bush Foundation interactive data maps to help identify the scope of need in your area. You will also learn how the […]

  • Tue 31

    VALRC: IET/IELCE Instructors Professional Learning Community

    January 31, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm VALRC: IET/IELCE Instructors Professional Learning Community
    Virtual

    This PLC is an opportunity for integrated training and education (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics (IELCE) instructors to network and collaborate in order to develop IET/IELCE lesson plans, […]

  • February 2023

  • Wed 1
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    LINCS: Building Career and Technical Education Programs In Rural Areas

    February 1, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Virtual

    How can we build robust career and technical education programs in rural America? Join this interactive event to discuss and share ideas, learn from colleagues, and then continue the discussion […]

  • Thu 2

    Disabilities and the Adult Learner Online Course

    February 2, 2023 - March 15, 2023

    This 6-week course will help you discover the keys to strengthening your work with adults who have disabilities. Registration

  • Thu 2

    ESOL Basics Online Course

    February 2, 2023 - March 29, 2023

    This course is designed for adult educators who are new to teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL). Registration

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