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  • October 2025

  • Tue 21

    2025 LACES Data Training – Invitation Only

    October 21, 2025 - October 22, 2025
    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.

  • Tue 21

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

    October 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Mon 27
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    Literacy MN: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

    October 27, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 28

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

    October 28, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    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 […]

  • November 2025

  • Mon 3
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    Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    November 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 6

    Navigating CASAS New Test Series – Virginia ESL and ABE Programs

    November 6, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    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.

  • Fri 7
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    COABE: Trauma-Informed Instruction: Teaching Through Triggers and Traumas – Theirs and Yours

    November 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Online

    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 […]

  • Fri 14

    EdTech Strategy Session

    November 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    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.

  • Mon 17

    Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting

    November 17, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting

    Bi-monthly webinar for adult education program managers

  • Tue 18
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    CAL: Reading Science for Multilingual Learners

    November 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 20
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    Literacy Minnesota: I Hear You! Effective Listening Instruction for English Language Learners

    November 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Virtual

    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, […]

  • Fri 21

    NEDP: Fall Leadership meeting (for NEDP program managers and leaders)

    November 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Fall meeting for NEDP program managers and leaders.

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