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VALRC: Differentiated Science of Reading Instruction for Multilingual Learners
VALRC: Differentiated Science of Reading Instruction for Multilingual Learners
Do you want to tackle the challenges of teaching multilevel ESOL classes? Are you looking to address the varied learning needs of individual students within one classroom and become an effective multi-level teacher? This session will focus on ways to provide differentiated instruction to multilingual learners, with a focus on incorporating alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and […]
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DARS WINDMILLS
DARS WINDMILLS
Profiles: This module will examine how stereotyping of persons with disabilities may impact employment decisions.
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ProLiteracy: Incorporating Reading Comprehension into Any Instructional Material
ProLiteracy: Incorporating Reading Comprehension into Any Instructional Material
Students often need more practice on a specific skill than the worksheets you have on hand. Join us to learn how to make your materials do double duty to practice reading comprehension. This session is for those whose students are native English speakers. Register Here
Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools. Register Here
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Structure Your Program So Students & Staff Want to Stay
Structure Your Program So Students & Staff Want to Stay
Presented by Joyce Clement Jackson and Melinda Dart of Chesterfield County Public Schools Adult Continuing Education. This webinar will focus on the tools and strategies necessary to build a program where both staff and students learn and grow together. The three focus areas include building relationships, building learning models, and building partnerships. For each of […]
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Literacy Minnesota: Tips and Strategies for Online Instruction
Literacy Minnesota: Tips and Strategies for Online Instruction
During the early days of the pandemic, remote instruction was a necessary evil that many begrudgingly endured. But as the options for in-person instruction opened up, many learners chose to continue to learn in an online environment. Join this session to learn and see modeled tips and strategies for teaching and tutoring online, and determine […]
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Literacy Minnesota: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
Literacy Minnesota: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
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. Register Here
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VALRC & VAACE: In-Person, Instructor Professional Learning Community
VALRC & VAACE: In-Person, Instructor Professional Learning Community
Are you looking for an opportunity to network with other adult education instructors? Do you want the space to consider application of the science of reading and inclusive instructional strategies? This in-person, instructor professional community is meant to be a gathering place for all adult education instructors to meet, network, and learn together! This PLC and all pre-work can be used to meet the Memo 62 […]
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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 […]
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VALRC: Regional Instructional Specialist PLC
VALRC: Regional Instructional Specialist PLC
This professional learning community is open to Regional Instructional Specialists (and other Virginia adult educators whose work includes instructional leadership). Focused on problem-solving and sharing promising practices, this discussion-based PLC will address topics including classroom observations, retention strategies for learners and educators, curriculum choices, partnerships, and supporting effective instructional practices. The PLC meets monthly. Register […]
ProLiteracy: “What Am I Looking At?”
ProLiteracy: “What Am I Looking At?”
It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but how do we know what that picture is saying? Even though we use visual literacy to understand what we see and encounter in our everyday lives, there is added pressure when facing it on a High School Equivalency (HSE) test. In this webinar, […]
CASAS: Assessing NEDP Client Work
CASAS: Assessing NEDP Client Work
Join the NEDP national trainer and assessors from across the country as we practice assessing client responses to newly added questions. Register here.
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CASAS: Assessing NEDP Client Work
CASAS: Assessing NEDP Client Work
Join the NEDP national trainer and assessors from across the country as we practice assessing client responses to newly added questions. Register here.
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VALRC – Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) PLC
VALRC – Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) PLC
Session 1 - March, 21st from 1-1:30pm, Session 2 - April, 25th from 1-1:30pm, Session 3 - May 23rd from 1-1:30pm These interactive sessions will define digital resilience and focus on its importance for both instructors and students. Participants will gain insight and discover practical ways to begin implementing EdTech routines in the classroom, as well as […]
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Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including […]
GEDTS: GED Math Test-Taking Strategies & Calculator Skills, Part 1
GEDTS: GED Math Test-Taking Strategies & Calculator Skills, Part 1
Presented by Kellie Blair Hardt, this month’s Tuesdays for Teachers will focus on helping learners bridge the gap between struggle and success on the GED Math exam. This interactive, hands-on session will equip you with proven test-taking strategies to support learners in overcoming common skills gaps—particularly in working with polynomials, formulas, and problem-solving techniques that […]
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ESOL Basics: Instructional Strategies
Course runs: 3/27/25 – 4/23/25 (4 weeks) Registration Now Open for Instructional Strategies!
DARS WINDMILLS
DARS WINDMILLS
Fact or Fiction: This module teaches participants to anticipate situations that might occur in the workplace with people with disabilities.
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VALRC – Trauma-Informed Practices: An Introduction
VALRC – Trauma-Informed Practices: An Introduction
This webinar will present a working overview of this topic to begin incorporating trauma-informed practices into classroom instruction. Participants will also gain a better sense of what is happening to a learner’s brain when they experience stress and trauma.