GEDTS: The Intersection of Adult Learning Theory and Universal Design
2026-01-27 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
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 succeed.

This webinar examines how Adult Learning Theory and Universal Design work together to increase learner motivation and engagement. Participants will explore adult learner behavior through an Andragogical lens and learn practical Universal Design strategies that address learner variability without lowering expectations. Grounded in real classroom experience, the session offers educators insights to improve instructional design, classroom culture, and learner support.

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CASAS Assessment Updates and Using Instructional Reports
2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
In this training, we provide CASAS updates, review the new test series and their alignment to the College and Career Readiness and English Language Proficiency Standards. We will review the most popular TOPSpro Enterprise instructional reports and discuss ways in which they can be used to help inform instruction.
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NCFL: Building Digital Skills and Creating Connections: Mini-Projects in Family Learning
2026-01-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Want fresh ideas for helping adult English learners build real-world language and digital skills? This webinar will explore simple, engaging mini-projects that build foundational digital literacy skills. Inspired by learner input, these projects help students connect with their families, workplaces, and communities using everyday digital tools. The presentation will focus on activities that work especially well for learners with limited digital experience. Project materials can be scaffolded, adapted, and reused across a wide range of adult English classrooms. Participants will take away practical, ready-to-use ideas that connect classroom learning to real life.
Presented by Cassandra Kramer, an ESL instructor with the English Empowerment Center in northern Virginia.
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VALRC - Citizenship: Changes and Challenges Webinar
2026-01-29 15:00 - 16:00 | 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 application after October 18, 2025. Catherine McCall, Citizenship Coordinator of Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle (LVCA), will facilitate this webinar.
Catherine McCall serves as the lead designer for all citizenship materials at LVCA. She brings a decade of experience in Social Studies teacher education to this work, along with nearly as many years designing materials and teaching citizenship classes to adult learners, in both Charlottesville and the Washington DC area.
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Career Pathways PLC #1: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next
2026-01-30 12:00 - 13:30
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 it means to be an effective career coach, including intervention strategies, career pathways mapping, and establishing sustainable networks to support learners.
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IET Office Hour
2026-02-04 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-04-01 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-06-03 12:00 - 13:15 | 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!
IET Office Hours will be held the first Wednesday of every month, except January, from 12p – 1:15p.
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IET 101: The Basics, Register by January 31 to receive the pre-work materials
2026-02-04 13:30 - 14:30
Register here for IET 101: The Basics by January 31 to receive pre-work materials.
This session runs from 1:30p – 2:30p on Wednesday, February 4.

VALRC: LACES Data Analysis Session
2026-02-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-06-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system.
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Virginia Adult Education Competitive Grant Pre-Proposal Webinar
2026-02-12 13:00 - 14:00
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Career Pathways PLC #2: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next
2026-02-13 12:00 - 13:30

Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session
2026-02-17 14:30 - 15:30, 2026-03-17 14:30 - 15:30, 2026-05-26 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
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.
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LACES: Tracking MSGs and Outcomes
2026-02-24 13:30 - 15:00
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Career Pathways PLC #3: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next
2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:30

Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting
2026-03-16 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-05-18 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-07-20 13:30 - 15:30
Bi-monthly virtual meeting for updates, news, and discussion for all adult education program managers.
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Career Pathways PLC #4: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:30

LACES: New Functionality in LACES
2026-03-24 13:30 - 15:00

Career Pathways PLC #5: Career Coaching and Supporting Learners for What’s Next
2026-04-10 12:00 - 13:30

LACES: Getting Ready for Close Out
2026-06-15 13:30 - 15:00
