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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T130000
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SUMMARY:EdTech Strategy Session
DESCRIPTION:Monthly sessions highlighting innovations in edtech and digital learning\n\n\n\nOn 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.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edtech-strategy-session-4/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Open Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260213T213143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T171517Z
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SUMMARY:NEDP: The Art of Notes to Client
DESCRIPTION:What are the rules governing what an assessor may and may not say to a client regarding a not-demonstrated (ND) response? Learn about these parameters and practice finding the sweet spot between too much and not enough information in this one-hour interactive session. \nTarget audience: NEDP Program Leaders\, Advisors\, and Assessors\nThis session is also offered on Wednesday\, April 8. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/nedp-the-art-of-notes-to-client-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T160000
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CREATED:20260331T164327Z
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SUMMARY:ANN: Math Instructional Routines with the Adult Numeracy Network
DESCRIPTION: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 of hour-long introductions to some of the math routines from the collection. \n\nThe session will focus on one math routine and will include:\n\n\na brief community builder\,\ntime to experience the routine as learners\, and\ntime to reflect on how to use the routine in our classrooms.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/ann-math-instructional-routines-with-the-adult-numeracy-network/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T140000
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CREATED:20260127T163157Z
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Practice
DESCRIPTION:UDL in Practice is a 3-part series that introduces adult educators to practical strategies for designing inclusive learning experiences. \nPart 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. \n  \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-universal-design-for-learning-udl-in-practice/2026-04-21/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20251125T143629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T154850Z
UID:10000848-1777384800-1777390200@valrc.org
SUMMARY:VALRC: LACES Data Analysis Session
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. \nJoin here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-laces-data-analysis-session-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260423T190817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T190817Z
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Integrated Pronunciation Instruction for Increased Intelligibility
DESCRIPTION: Effective pronunciation instruction that prioritizes intelligibility can greatly support learners both inside and outside the classroom. Yet\, many teachers struggle to identify which pronunciation features to focus on and how to seamlessly integrate them into their lessons. This session will help participants refine their pronunciation diagnostic skills\, determine key pronunciation features to address\, and explore practical ways to incorporate pronunciation instruction into everyday classroom activities. \nPlease note that you may be asked to participate in discussion groups during the webinar. Please plan to join us from a quiet setting where you can see the PowerPoint slides and use your audio. \nPresenter: Suzanne Gilchrist McCurdy\, PhD\, has more than 20 years of experience in the adult EAL field. She has worked as a teacher educator and consultant in adult basic education and as an instructor at Hamline University and the University of Minnesota. Her interests include EAL teacher education for pronunciation instruction\, language teacher cognition\, and low-level adult immigrant and refugee learners. \nRegister here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-integrated-pronunciation-instruction-for-increased-intelligibility/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T131500
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20251120T182955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T172946Z
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SUMMARY:IET Office Hour
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss IET planning tools\, IET maps\, and all aspects of programming for IETs\, IELCE\, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! \nIET Office Hours will be held the first Wednesday of every month\, except January\, from 12p – 1:15p. \nRegister and join here. 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/iet-office-hour/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Open Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T143000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260303T192636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T192636Z
UID:10000899-1778245200-1778250600@valrc.org
SUMMARY:EdTech Strategy Session
DESCRIPTION:Monthly sessions highlighting innovations in edtech and digital learning\n\n\n\nOn 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.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edtech-strategy-session-4/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Open Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260423T194734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T194802Z
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Promising Practices for a Multilevel Classroom
DESCRIPTION: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 who need additional support\, learners who move ahead quickly\, and everyone in between. Participants will see concrete ideas for modifying activities to support a range of learner needs and abilities and get ideas for teaching that can be implemented immediately. \nPlease note that you may be asked to participate in discussion groups during the webinar. Please plan to join us from a quiet setting where you can see the PowerPoint slides and use your audio. \nPresenter: Andrea Echelberger (she/her)\, Literacy Instructor\, Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program. About Andrea. \nRegister here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-promising-practices-for-a-multilevel-classroom/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260422T171419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T171419Z
UID:10000901-1778684400-1778688000@valrc.org
SUMMARY:ANN: Math Instructional Routines with the Adult Numeracy Network
DESCRIPTION: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 of hour-long introductions to some of the math routines from the collection. \n\nThe session will focus on one math routine and will include:\n\n\na brief community builder\,\ntime to experience the routine as learners\, and\ntime to reflect on how to use the routine in our classrooms.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/ann-math-instructional-routines-with-the-adult-numeracy-network-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20250903T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T192250Z
UID:10000809-1779111000-1779118200@valrc.org
SUMMARY:Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Bi-monthly virtual meeting for updates\, news\, and discussion for all adult education program managers. \nRegister and join here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/bi-monthly-program-managers-meeting/2026-05-18/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260423T210203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T210203Z
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SUMMARY:Right Question Institute: How the ‘Why Vote?’ Tool Motivates Lower-Income Adults to Vote
DESCRIPTION:In this free\, interactive webinar\, RQI will introduce the “Why Vote?” Tool and explain how and why it works. The webinar is designed for staff of direct services and agencies serving low-income communities who want to engage voters but are required to be nonpartisan. Volunteers\, community organizers\, educators\, and others interested in get-out-the-vote efforts are also welcome to attend. \nAttendees will also learn: \n\nHow people on the front lines of public services in low-income communities can play a role in getting more people to vote.\nHow voter-engagement advocates can integrate the tool into their work.\nBest practices for using and sharing the tool.\nAbout the RQI’s larger Empowerment Program\, which helps legal organizations\, direct service providers\, community-based groups and publicly funded agencies integrate RQI’s empowerment strategies into their work.\n\nRegister here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/right-question-institute-how-the-why-vote-tool-motivates-lower-income-adults-to-vote/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260107T174106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T201148Z
UID:10000882-1779805800-1779809400@valrc.org
SUMMARY:Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/refresher-laces-data-analysis-session/2026-05-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260423T195217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T195217Z
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: How Adult Brains Learn Languages
DESCRIPTION: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 adult ESL students develop their language skills. \nPlease note that you may be asked to participate in discussion groups during the webinar. Please plan to join us from a quiet setting where you can see the PowerPoint slides and use your audio. \nPresenter: Andrea Echelberger (she/her)\, Literacy Instructor\, Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program. About Andrea. \nRegister here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-how-adult-brains-learn-languages-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T131500
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20251120T182955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T172946Z
UID:10000863-1780488000-1780492500@valrc.org
SUMMARY:IET Office Hour
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss IET planning tools\, IET maps\, and all aspects of programming for IETs\, IELCE\, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! \nIET Office Hours will be held the first Wednesday of every month\, except January\, from 12p – 1:15p. \nRegister and join here. 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/iet-office-hour/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Open Discussion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20251125T143647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T154812Z
UID:10000849-1781618400-1781623800@valrc.org
SUMMARY:VALRC: LACES Data Analysis Session
DESCRIPTION:Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. \nJoin here
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-laces-data-analysis-session-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20260108T141009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T195914Z
UID:10000868-1784122200-1784127600@valrc.org
SUMMARY:LACES: Getting Ready for Close Out 
DESCRIPTION:Join here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/laces-getting-ready-for-close-out/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T172035
CREATED:20250903T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T192250Z
UID:10000810-1784554200-1784561400@valrc.org
SUMMARY:Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Bi-monthly virtual meeting for updates\, news\, and discussion for all adult education program managers. \nRegister and join here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/bi-monthly-program-managers-meeting/2026-07-20/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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