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SUMMARY:LINCS: Teaching the Anxious and Depressed Student
DESCRIPTION:How can we help anxious students succeed in our classrooms? The pandemic triggered a large increase in the number of students who suffer from anxiety and depression. Trauma and chronic stress lead to anxiety and depression and make learning a challenge. \nJoin the LINCS Community Reading & Writing and Teaching &Learning groups to learn more about the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression and consider trauma-informed teaching practices to support learning and increase student retention. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/lincs-teaching-the-anxious-and-depressed-student/
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SUMMARY:COABE: Teaching With Webb's Depth of Knowledge in Mind for High School Equivalency Test Success!
DESCRIPTION:Most GED® and HiSET® high school equivalency test questions are at Webb’s Depth of Knowledge levels 2 and 3. How can we help our students successfully answer these cognitively challenging questions? In this interactive session\, you will learn several evidence-based teaching strategies that will help your students survive and thrive when tackling these tricky test questions. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/coabe-teaching-with-webbs-depth-of-knowledge-in-mind-for-high-school-equivalency-test-success/
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Data Office Hours
DESCRIPTION: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.\n1st Tuesday of Each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/data-office-hours-june-2022/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
DESCRIPTION:Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-comprehension-strategies-for-intermediate-level-readers/
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SUMMARY:COABE: Diversity\, Equity\, & Inclusion Virtual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:COABE\, together with national partners\, is hosting this one day symposium to focus on racial equity and immigrant integration\, prison literacy\, digital equity\, students as leaders\, learning differences\, and local program improvement. The hope is to provide each attendee with actionable tools that can be immediately used at the local and state level. Registration is free for COABE & VAACE members.  Visit this website to learn more!  \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/coabe-diversity-equity-inclusion-virtual-symposium/
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SUMMARY:LINCS: Using Tutors to Improve Adult Learner's Math Skills
DESCRIPTION:Many adult learners struggle with math instruction. Join this interactive event and discuss promising practices for using tutors to support math instruction in the adult education class. Explore how Universal Design for Learning can be incorporated into the math classroom. Be ready to share ideas\, ask questions\, and walk away with resources and ideas that can be applied to your program. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/lincs-using-tutors-to-improve-adult-learners-math-skills/
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SUMMARY:LINCS: Adult Education and Resettled Refugees in the United States
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will guide practitioners in how to enhance their instructional strategies to account for the specific experiences and circumstances of newly resettled refugees. Special emphasis will be placed on trauma-informed practices. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/lincs-adult-education-and-resettled-refugees-in-the-united-states/
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SUMMARY:EdTech: Becoming Trauma Informed in Adult Education
DESCRIPTION:This participatory webinar explores the impact that personal and community trauma has on adult learners’ ability to engage and persist\, and then dives into strategies anyone can use to become more trauma-informed in educational settings. Visit this website to learn more! \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edtech-becoming-trauma-informed-in-adult-education/
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SUMMARY:EdTech: National Digital Inclusion Alliance Presents: Digital Inclusion 101 Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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! \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edtech-national-digital-inclusion-alliance-presents-digital-inclusion-101-webinar/
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SUMMARY:EdTech: Teaching Skills That Matter EdTech Maker Space
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the first EdTech Maker Space (ETMS) project\, taking place in the summer of 2022\, is to curate OER and align them to four Teaching Skills That Matter topics (Civic Education\, Workforce Preparation\, Health Literacy\, and Financial Literacy). Along the way\, participants will learn strategies for OER evaluation\, skills/standards alignment\, collaboration with edtech\, and inclusive design. \nThe first ETMS project spans six weeks in June-July and there are three Zoom meetings at the dates and times below. Full participation\, including attending the meetings and contributing to group work asynchronously is approximately ten hours total. Participants will be awarded badges that reflect their level of participation\, contribution\, and achievement of learning goals. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edtech-teaching-skills-that-matter-edtech-maker-space/
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