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SUMMARY:edWeb Dyslexia Awareness Week Webinars
DESCRIPTION:Join edWeb for a three-day webinar series exploring research-based strategies to overcome instructional challenges\, set meaningful reading goals\, and celebrate the unique strengths of learners. \nMore details and registration information can be found here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/edweb-dyslexia-awareness-week-webinars/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T140000
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SUMMARY:COABE: Embracing AI for Reading Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Busy teachers often need more time to plan lessons and find materials for teaching reading skills to students. Embracing AI can be a game changer for planning lessons and gathering materials to deliver instruction in each of the four components of reading. Participants will learn about free AI tools for teaching phonics\, fluency\, vocabulary\, and comprehension. Save time and tailor instruction to meet your students’ needs with tools like ChatGPT\, Gemini\, and more. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/coabe-embracing-ai-for-reading-instruction/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T140000
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SUMMARY:Literacy MN: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-mn-teaching-intermediate-alphabetics/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T120000
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SUMMARY:TABE and TABE CLAS-E – Using the Reports and Resources to Support Gains!
DESCRIPTION:Join Data Recognition Corporation for a webinar as we discuss TABE and TABE CLAS-E.\nDuring the webinar we will review:\n\nIntegrating the *NEW* Instructional Strategies to Support ELL Measurable Gains\nDRC INSIGHT: How to Access the Individual Profile Reports\nData Points Available for TABE and CLAS-E\, and Interpreting Scores\nUsing the Blueprints to Prepare for Post-Testing\nBest Practices for Post-Testing\nQuestions and Answers\n\nRegister in advance here. 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/tabe-and-tabe-clas-e-using-the-reports-and-resources-to-support-gains/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T110000
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SUMMARY:DARS: Champions of Disability Employment
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the businesses\, partners\, and DARS customers who have shown great passion\, commitment\, resilience\, and courage in creating employment opportunities for individuals. Learn about resources\, strategies\, and hear the inspiring stories of people who have overcome multiple barriers to become self-sufficient.  \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/champions-of-disability-employment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T153000
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SUMMARY:COABE: AI in Adult Education: Preparing Learners and Helping Educators for Today and Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education\, work\, and the skills needed for success. For adult education\, AI offers tools to personalize learning\, support digital literacy\, and create stronger pathways to employment. This webinar will highlight strategies for integrating AI into programs\, with examples of readily available tools that teachers and students can use immediately to enhance instruction and engagement. Participants will learn how AI can expand opportunities\, improve outcomes\, and prepare learners for the future. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/coabe-ai-in-adult-education-preparing-learners-and-helping-educators-for-today-and-tomorrow/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023
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SUMMARY:2025 LACES Data Training - Invitation Only
DESCRIPTION:By invitation only\, more information is forthcoming. Please be sure to visit the LACES resource page for updates.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/2025-laces-data-training-invitation-only/
LOCATION:The Arboretum\, 300 Arboretum Place\, Richmond\, VA\, 23236
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:ProLiteracy: Teacher Training Plus: Research\, Verify\, Evaluate: Teaching 21st Century Information Skills
DESCRIPTION:Help learners build the essential research and evaluation skills needed for today’s information-rich workplaces. In this webinar\, participants will explore how to teach digital research strategies and information evaluation. Learn how to help students navigate online resources\, use fact-checking tools\, and interpret the credibility of digital content. Explore how AI tools can assist students in conducting research\, from generating search questions to organizing and interpreting the information they find. You will leave with practical strategies and classroom-ready ideas to integrate research skills into HSE\, ESL\, and other adult education settings. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/proliteracy-teacher-training-plus-research-verify-evaluate-teaching-21st-century-information-skills/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T140000
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SUMMARY:Literacy MN: 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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-mn-comprehension-strategies-for-intermediate-level-readers/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T153000
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SUMMARY:Tuesdays for Teachers: Corrections - Getting Students Ready for Re-entry
DESCRIPTION:When you think of Re-entry services\, what comes to mind? Housing\, employment assistance\, transportation\, counseling? Re-entry programs provide all of those services and more. However\, adult educators can play a role in preparing students for re-entry through academic instruction that is contextualized to show students how the skills they learn while preparing for the GED test transfer into their lives after incarceration. \nThis session is designed to help instructors in corrections programs contextualize their instruction to show the value of learning concepts and skills for the GED test as well as for life beyond incarceration. Students in corrections have many resources available to them through re-entry services. However\, if the student has limited skills in math\, reading\, or writing\, how those students can take full advantage of those services may be limited. \nThink in terms of a student using re-entry services to find employment. Employers today expect that new hires will have at least a basic level of writing skills. In fact\, almost 75% of employers rank written communication skills third behind leadership and working as part of a team. In this session\, teachers will learn how to use “information hooks” to show students how what they are learning to pass the GED test can be used in various occupations from fast food to transportation to sales and service. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/tuesdays-for-teachers-corrections-getting-students-ready-for-re-entry/
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