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Events

LINCS: Promoting Digital Literacy for Adult Learners: Resources and Reflections

Virtual

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and Digital Promise partnered to develop, design, and launch new training materials to support Promoting Digital Literacy for Adult Learners: A Resource Guide. Participants will learn about dynamic resources that support the whole adult learner and improve the quality, effectiveness, and comprehension of instruction delivery, with a specific […]

ProLiteracy: “Why Do I Have to Read This?”

Virtual

One of the most important skills on the High School Equivalency (HSE) tests is reading comprehension. Students who are strong readers will often perform better than struggling readers on all sections of the HSE tests, even math (something that can surprise students). What happens, though, when a student says, “I hate reading?” In this webinar, […]

LINCS: Guidance on Voting Rights of People with Disabilities

Virtual

Voting is one of our nation’s most fundamental rights and a hallmark of our democracy. However, due to limitations in access, many people with disabilities have been excluded from this right of citizenship. Join LINCS moderators, Michael Cruse (Learners with Disabilities) and Jennifer Gagliardi (Civics Education & Citizenship) on September 12th at 3:30 ET.  We […]

EdTech: Strategy Sessions – Open Education for Digital Equity

Virtual

Join EdTech every month on the second Friday to hear practical strategies and innovative approaches to the use of educational technology and the implementation of digital inclusion in education. Each EdTech Strategy session includes: two lightning talks a breakout room for small group discussion Register

Event Series Bimonthly Program Managers Meeting

Bimonthly Program Managers Meeting

This year's bimonthly program managers meetings will be held on Mondays at 1:30p - 3:00p with an optional 30 minutes for discussion. Registering once will enable you to join ALL of the meetings for the 2024 - 2025 year. Please save these dates on your calendars for the meetings: September 16 November 18 January 13 […]

LINCS: Strategies to Support English Learners with Entering a Career Pathway through Integrated Education and Training

Virtual

This event will provide adult education practitioners with strategies that support English learners with entering a career pathway through participation in IET. Christy Schaffner from Ohio will share how data analysis has led them to focus on increasing IET programming and ways they support learners to enter and complete training. Register

VALRC: Science of Reading Overview

Online

This is a repeat webinar from Spring 2024. This session presents a basic overview of the science of reading and effective reading instruction, including alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. During the session, we discuss strategies for each component of reading and how to use them in the classroom. Participants will leave with resources for teaching […]

VALRC Online Facilitated Course, Beyond Basics: An Introduction to Multilevel ESOL Instruction

Online

4 weeks | 16 hours Most adult ESOL classes are multi-level in some respect; therefore, teachers of adult ESOL become experienced in teaching multilevel classes because. For example, students may come with different reading or speaking levels, different levels of home country education, differing lengths of time living in the U.S. In some programs, limited […]

LINCS: Using an Immigrant Integration Approach in IELCE

Virtual

Celebrate Adult Education and Family Literacy Week with the Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans (EARN) project! Join a webinar on September 19th to dive into EARN’s new resource, A Guide to Using an Immigrant Integration Approach in Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE).  This webinar will encourage participants to consider how to use […]

LINCS: Elevating Multilingualism of Adult Learners and Education Professionals

Virtual

Help celebrate and elevate adult and family multilingual learners of English and the professionals serving them, with highlighted panels throughout the week. Join us for a panel with the TESOL International Association and the National Skills Coalition (NSC) as we discuss and highlight resources available to states, local grantees, and adult education practitioners serving multilingual […]

Career Pathways PLC #1

A 3-part 90-minute Professional Learning Community (PLC) series (1st of 3) for ALL IET, IELCE, workplace literacy, and workforce development practitioners. This PLC will focus on targeted topics related to program design, using data to communicate needs and successes, locating and adapting instructional materials for all skill levels, and engaging employers and other partners to secure supportive services for all learners. Breakouts will focus on targeted topics for specific types of career pathways programming. Details and guest speakers will be announced on the listservs and on the Event Calendar.