VALRC

EdTech Center: EdTech Strategy Session
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This session will showcase the makers and resources from two recent EdTech Maker Space projects. Join us to hear more about the processes and tools adult educators have helped us develop for Curating Free Resources and Designing Reusable Digital Activities. These include an Open Educational Resources (OER) Evaluation Guide and a growing library of activities aligned to the Teaching Skills That Matter Topics.

Literacy Minnesota: Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners
2022-12-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Learning new languages and skills as an adult is a challenge for most people, and that challenge grows when trauma and stress are present. Trauma and chronic stress can come in many forms, and impact people’s ability to learn new skills and process information in a variety of different ways.
In this webinar, learn how stress and trauma can manifest in the adult education classroom, and learn about healing-centered teaching practices that can help to support positive learning behaviors and increase retention and learner comfort.

LINCS: Coffee Talk: Using Labor Market Information (LMI) in the Math Classroom
2022-12-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Join LINCS to revisit their September discussion on ideas and resources to help adult educators use labor market information in the math classroom with Brooke Istas, the LINCS Community Math and Numeracy group moderator.

LINCS: Building a Comprehensive IELCE Program
2022-12-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Discover how to build an effective IELCE program with guest expert Amelia Boggess. Share your promising practices, discover strategies to enhance your program, and learn how to implement a portion of your IELCE program via distance learning.

LINCS: Embedding Questions in Videos using Edpuzzle
2022-12-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
Edpuzzle is an online tool that allows teachers to insert questions in videos and track student responses. Guest expert Nell Eckersley will share the many ways Edpuzzle can be used for in-person, remote and hybrid classrooms — you will walk away ready to bring this tool to your classroom.

LINCS: Celebrate Me Home - A Season of Learning Inside and Outside of Our Prisons and Jails
2022-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
As this holiday season approaches let’s explore educational gifts we can share with our students, colleagues, administrators and others that have been touched by our justice systems. Join us to discuss ways we can all become better educators for students who often struggle with life behind the walls and upon their return to society. Resources and better practices will be shared as we celebrate learning for our students and their families.

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Presents: Digital Inclusion 101 Webinar
2022-12-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is a multifaceted issue that takes time to understand and NDIA is here to help!

VALRC: Data Office Hours
2023-01-10 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: Digital Literacy as a Pathway to Computer Science through Idaho’s Onramp Program
2023-01-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
College of Western Idaho has partnered with Apple’s Community Education Initiative and On- Ramp to offer a digital skills pathway to computer programming. They will share how we connected our Adult Education and English as a Second language digital skills pathway to a computer programming certificate through this innovative partnership.

COABE & Aztec Software: Great Leadership Pathways Webinar Series: Part 2, Leadership Matters: 8 to Great Leadership Pathways
2023-01-18 15:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Leadership skills are essential to everyone who works in Adult Education. Regardless of your role, having a firm understanding of leadership skills allows you to contribute more to those you serve and the agencies where you work. In this three part webinar series, nationally recognized adult education leader Reecie Stagnolia will explore the eight leadership skills needed by everyone who serves adult learners. Participants will do a deep dive into each of the eight pathways to leadership and walk away with skills that can be immediately implemented.

LINCS: Reading Behind the Walls
2023-01-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Jeremy Gregg, author and prison reform advocate, will be our guest expert for the Reading Behind the Walls LINCS event taking place on January 18th at 3 PM ET. During this event, you will hear about how reading can change inmates’ lives as well as how literacy can be used to keep a strong connection with inmates’ families on the outside.

LINCS/VALRC: Trauma-Informed Care and Social Emotional Learning for Adult ESOL Instruction
2023-01-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Trauma-Informed Care and Social Emotional Learning can have a positive impact on persistence and language development for adult English learners. Join Kate Rolander and Hali Massey from the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center for ideas on how to effectively integrate research-based practices into adult instruction for adult English learners. Participants will leave with numerous practical classroom activities and materials.

NEDP: Assessing 21st Century Workplace
2023-01-24 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The 21st Century Workplace Competency Area can be particularly complex to assess and review.
Join us to discuss best practices for helping clients make the most of this important content.
The session includes tips and recommendations as well as practice assessing some of the most
common ND responses.

COABE & Aztec Software: Great Leadership Pathways Webinar Series: Part 3, Leadership Matters: 8 to Great Leadership Pathways
2023-01-25 15:00 - 15:30 | Virtual

VALRC: Serving Refugees, New Americans, & Immigrants PLC
2023-01-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
This professional learning community (PLC) will connect adult education practitioners (regional specialists, ESOL coordinators, instructors, tutors, etc.) who are serving or expect to serve the refugee, new American, and/or immigrant populations to discuss strategies and resources for working with these learners.
The first session will focus on cultural competence for working with diverse adult learners. Visit this Google Doc to learn more about the PLC!
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LESLLA Coffee Break: The Quest to Develop Culturally Responsive Teaching: Unpacking Invisible Barriers to Learning
2023-01-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
This coffee break will explore contrasting assumptions and expectations in learning paradigms between educators and learners to identify (largely) invisible barriers to learning. Such an exploration fosters a mind shift, helping to lead to culturally responsive pedagogy, as well as serving to disrupt biases against and deficit views of LESLLA learners.

VALRC: Using Interactive Data Maps
2023-01-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Come learn how to use the PIAAC and Barbara Bush Foundation interactive data maps to help identify the scope of need in your area. You will also learn how the information in these maps can help when writing grant applications, talking to business and workforce partners, or when planning outreach. Both maps use results from the PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills.
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VALRC: IET/IELCE Instructors Professional Learning Community
2023-01-31 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
This PLC is an opportunity for integrated training and education (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics (IELCE) instructors to network and collaborate in order to develop IET/IELCE lesson plans, curriculum, learner activities, assessments, etc. The purpose of this PLC is to be responsive to and relevant for IET/IELCE instructors as our first ever IET/IELCE offering geared towards instructors. See this Google Doc to learn more about this PLC!
The focus of this first session is for instructors to network with colleagues from around the state who are working in the same or similar industry clusters and instructing similar learners. The focus of the following sessions will be based on the goals and needs expressed by instructors in this first session.
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LINCS: Building Career and Technical Education Programs In Rural Areas
2023-02-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
How can we build robust career and technical education programs in rural America? Join this interactive event to discuss and share ideas, learn from colleagues, and then continue the discussion in the LINCS Community.
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Disabilities and the Adult Learner Online Course
2023-02-02 - 2023-03-15
This 6-week course will help you discover the keys to strengthening your work with adults who have disabilities.
Registration

ESOL Basics Online Course
2023-02-02 - 2023-03-29
This course is designed for adult educators who are new to teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL).
Registration

LINCS: Math Language Routines
2023-02-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join LINCS to learn about how supporting English learners with math language routines enhances their understanding of mathematics and simultaneously builds their English skills. Maribel Ojeda of the Pennsylvania Department of Education will share practical strategies for integrating math language routines into instruction for adult education instructors who teach English learners in ESOL, ABE and HSE classes.
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EdTech Strategy Sessions: Non-linear Learning & Using Glide to Create an App with On-Demand PD Resources
2023-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
In the first lightning talk, Joey Lehrman of the International Society for Technology in Education SkillRise will discuss how interactive Google Slides can support digital resilience and independent learning for adult educators and students. Then, learn how Jose Adorno from the Digital Adult Training & Development Network at EdAdvance has curated PD resources for teachers that are available on their mobile phones.
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ACT® WorkKeys®: Turning Digital Badges into Career Currency
2023-02-15 14:00 - 15:15 | Virtual
This webinar that will highlight:

the true value of stackable, quality credentials;
digital badges and why they are important to students;
the importance of building partnerships with your community and local employers; and
the value of digital badges beyond the workplace.

Visit this website to learn more!
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LINCS: The Color of Education
2023-02-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
The Color of Education will explore the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the correctional and reentry classrooms across our country. This engaging and interactive event will bring the issues of diversity front and center as we celebrate Black History Month. Our nationally recognized guest, Tina Moore Gilbert, will guide us through the discussion as we consider ways that educators and administrators in the correctional and reentry settings can move the ball to creating a more inclusive and equitable educational system.
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VALRC: Cultural Competence in Adult Education Webinar
2023-02-16 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
This webinar will be an introduction to and overview of cultural competence in the adult education classroom. The goals of the webinar are to provide a framework for cultural competence that can impact the adult education classroom, discuss strategies for developing and self-assessing cultural competence, and present strategies for incorporating cultural competence into adult education classrooms and instruction.
At VALRC we acknowledge that this work is continuous and on-going. Our goal is to start this conversation with the field at this webinar and to continue it through other types of professional development and support. Adult educators who join this webinar will receive information and resources on cultural competence development. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to discuss strategies and practices for developing and integrating cultural competence into the classroom.
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VALRC: Key Shifts Series - Teaching with Complex Texts
2023-02-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Teaching with the CCRS Key Shifts is a series of workshops designed to provide evidence-based strategies for working with complexity, evidence, and knowledge. Each workshop focuses on a different English language arts/literacy key shift and encourages an interactive learning experience. Participants will engage in several activities they can take back to the classroom to help their learners interact with texts in a more meaningful way. The workshops are appropriate for anyone teaching reading, writing, or language skills, and last 90 minutes.
Dates:

Teaching with Complex Texts: A Workshop – Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 1-2:30pm
Teaching Learners to Use Evidence: A Workshop – Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 1-2:30pm
Teaching to Build Knowledge: A Workshop – Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1-2:30pm

Register here. In the registration form you will indicate which workshop(s) you would like to attend. The same zoom link will be used for each workshop.

LINCS: What is Dyscalculia?
2023-02-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual
Join LINCS to discuss dyscalculia, a math disability. In this session, participants will learn more about potential signs of dyscalculia and strategies for supporting identified learners. Bring your stories and resources for supporting these learners in your classroom!
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VALRC: Serving Refugees, New Americans, & Immigrants PLC
2023-02-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
This professional learning community (PLC) will connect adult education practitioners (regional specialists, ESOL coordinators, instructors, tutors, etc.) who are serving or expect to serve the refugee, new American, and/or immigrant populations to discuss strategies and resources for working with these learners.
This session will focus on instruction, incorporating literacy at all levels and balancing learner goals. Visit this Google Doc to learn more about the PLC!
Register Here
