VALRC

VALRC: Extending Purposeful Reading for English Language Learners
2022-04-20 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This webinar is designed to provide standards-based activities to extend purposeful reading for English language learners. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with each activity as well as reflect on and ask questions about implementing these activities into their individual teaching contexts.

Creating a Promising Pathway with Pre-apprenticeship
2022-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
During this session, participants will explore new pre-apprenticeship resources on LINCS and talk with the national Pre-apprenticeship Challenge winner about lessons learned while developing and implementing pre-apprenticeship programming. Visit this website for more information!

VALRC: IET & IELCE PLC Session 4
2022-04-20 12:30 - 14:00 | 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 planning to implement IET programming, including IELCE and PluggedInVA. In addition to topics identified in the exit tickets, this session will focus on recruitment and retention strategies.

LESLLA: April Coffee Break
2022-04-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join LESLLA for their first discussion on home language use for LESLLA learning. First, Heide Wrigley, Marisa Partosham, and Cristina Vazquez Dominguez will talk about their work using learners’ home languages to support digital literacy. Then there will be an open forum for discussion on how you use learners’ home languages in your contexts.

VALRC: QTO Open Discussion
2022-04-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This Spring VALRC is hosting two Quality Teaching Online Open Discussions. Each session will have a specific focus and will include some brief information about the topic and opportunities for participants to share their questions, experiences, and resources regarding that session’s topic. The goal is for all participants to leave each session with advice, resources, and new practices or strategies to try in the classroom.
Participants can attend any or all of these sessions and should be prepared to share their current instructional issues and questions, as well as be willing to provide their expertise and advice, and share resources with others.
This session is focused on integrating Distance Education into the online or blended learning classroom
During this session, the following topics may be addressed:

Setting expectations for distance education usage
Orienting learners to distance education platforms
Motivating learners to participate in distance education outside of the classroom

VALRC: TL 101 PLC
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-22 12:00 - 13:30
The registration for the Teacher Leader 101 PLC is closed. To find out about VALRC’s offerings, sign up for our newsletter.

VALRC: Teacher Leader 201 PLC
2022-04-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-03-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
The Teacher Leader 201 PLC series is a continuation of the Teacher Leader 101 PLC series. This PLC focuses on supporting educators set and implement a goal for improving their practice.

EdTech: The Digital Equity Act and Professional Development with Purpose
2022-04-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
At this month’s Distance Education Strategy Session, Shirley Doan and Judy Mortrude will share information and advocacy strategies for engaging with the Digital Equity State Planning process coming to your state this spring. During the second presentation, Rachel Riggs, Digital Learning Specialist, and Jana Harper, Adult Educator from Arizona, discuss the purpose behind the EdTech Maker Space model and how it has impacted their practice. Visit this website for more information!

LINCS: The Writer's Workshop: An Appreciative Approach to Writing Instruction
2022-04-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
The LINCS Reading and Writing Group is hosting a free one-hour webinar with language arts expert Dr. Carmine Stewart. Not only will you find out what a Writer’s Workshop is, but come prepared to participate (camera ready) in one as well! Visit this website for more information!

LINCS: Differentiation by Design: Optimizing Learning for All
2022-04-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Multilevel adult English classes are challenging for teachers. Join LINCS for a live session with leading expert Betsy Parrish as she shares some practical tools and strategies for meeting the needs of all learners in a diverse class. Visit this website for more information!

VALRC: Data Office Hours
2022-04-05 14:00 - 15:00 | 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 NRS data collection.
1st Tuesday of Each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m.

LINCS: A Celebration of National Reentry Month
2022-04-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
In this discussion, LINCS hopes to identify those teachers and administrators doing great work in the correctional and reentry field and explore how we can better serve our adult learners to give them the educational tools they need to be successful when they return home. Visit this website for more information!

VALRC: Engaging English Language Learners in Purposeful Reading Part II
2022-03-29 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
The webinar presents standards-based activities that instructors can use to engage learners for purposeful reading of meaningful texts.

VALRC: IET & IELCE PLC Session 3
2022-03-29 12:30 - 14:00 | 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 planning to implement IET programming, including IELCE and PluggedInVA. In addition to topics identified in the exit tickets, this session will focus on locating workforce readiness activities and occupational training content for contextualizing instruction.

VALRC: Math Instructor Support Group
2022-03-28 16:00 - 17:00
4th Monday of each month from 4:00–5:00 p.m.

VALRC: Family Literacy PLC
2022-03-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
The Family Literacy PLC is a working group for programs awarded the family literacy planning grant. This group is also working with the National Center for Families Learning, a national organization dedicated to multigenerational learning within families.

VALRC: Serving Refugees PLC
2022-03-24 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual
This PLC connects adult education practitioners (regional specialists, ESOL coordinators, instructors, tutors, etc.) who are or expect to serve the refugee population to discuss strategies and resources for working with this specific population.
The focus of this session is training ESOL or ABE teachers in low-literacy virtual and in-person instruction.
Registration for this event is now closed. Please sign up for our VAELN listserv to learn about upcoming offerings.

VALRC: Spring 2022 Term for Facilitated Online Courses Begins
2022-03-24 | Online
Click the event title for links to the courses.
Beyond Basics: ESOL Beginning Literacy
Disabilities and the Adult Learner
These six week courses run from March 24,2022-May 4, 2022.

TESOL 2022 International Convention & English Language Learning Expo
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-25 | Hybrid
Click the title to register for the in person event, register for the virtual event, or learn more.
The convention offers professional development opportunities to English language educators at all levels from around the world. In lively interactive sessions, educators develop a global perspective through the exchange of ideas and practices. Participants integrate knowledge of current trends in the field while developing a professional network.

VALRC: Engaging English Language Learners in Purposeful Reading Part I Webinar
2022-03-16 16:30 - 18:00

EdTech Center: Digital Literacy and the Employer’s Perspective
2022-03-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
This Distance Education Strategy Session will shed light on the employer’s perspective and highlight common goals between adult educators and employers. We will hear from Cambria and Tyson Foods, two employers that have leveraged EnGen to fuel their adult education partnerships.

LINCS: Reimagining Online Training: Using UDL to Support Adult Basic Education Teachers
2022-03-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) www.cast.org is hosting a webinar to allow participants to inform the redesign of seven professional development modules specifically for Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers. These modules will be designed to help educators effectively teach and support neurodiverse adults, including those with learning disabilities.

LINCS: Historically Marginalized Populations in the Community College System
2022-03-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Community Colleges have historically played a key role in identifying and promoting interventions that advance equity and opportunities for marginalized populations. Join this webinar for a series of three roundtables exploring how community colleges can better measure equity in their programs and incorporate strategies to improve employment-related outcomes for historically marginalized groups. Visit this website for more information!

VALRC: Quality Teaching Online Open Discussion
2022-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This Spring VALRC is hosting two Quality Teaching Online Open Discussions. Each session will have a specific focus and will include some brief information about the topic and opportunities for participants to share their questions, experiences, and resources regarding that session’s topic. The goal is for all participants to leave each session with advice, resources, and new practices or strategies to try in the classroom.
Participants can attend any or all of these sessions and should be prepared to share their current instructional issues and questions, as well as be willing to provide their expertise and advice, and share resources with others.
This session is focused on student Engagement and Use of technology tools in the online or blended learning classroom.
During this session, the following topics may be addressed:

Setting expectations for student participation
Engaging learners with Synchronous and Asynchronous methods
Using UDL to meet the needs of all learners
Managing group work
Integrating instructional technologies for online learning activities such as Google Docs, Jamboard, Kahoot, Quizlet, etc.
Creating screencasts/videos for online learning
Utilizing a learning management system like Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom, Schoology, etc.

LINCS: Coffee Break: Teaching Interactive Math Online
2022-03-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Join the Math and Numeracy Coffee Break to discuss ways to connect with learners virtually. The moderator will lead a conversation about resources and ways to develop connectivity and a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. So bring your beverage and come to socialize and join the conversation. View this website for more information!

ATLAS: Proportional Reasoning: Strategies that Make Sense
2022-03-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
This session will explore our own intuition about how to reason proportionally and learn to generalize those ideas into a strategy that works even when the numbers get messy – and that makes sense! Presented by Sarah Lonberg-Lew, Adult Numeracy Center at TERC. Visit this website for more information!

Ventures: Adult Ed Virtual Event 2022
2022-03-03 15:00 - 16:30
Join Ventures for a week of insights from Adult Education teachers and experts sharing what they’ve learned from the last two years and what the future holds. New videos will be posted daily from February 28th to March 3rd, leading up to a live Q&A with the presenters. Visit this website for more information!
