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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Essential Zoom Skills for Online Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Join this hands-on session to learn and practice essential Zoom skills for the virtual classroom that may not be in your repertoire if your experience with the platform is limited to meetings with friends and colleagues at work. The workshop will cover: \n\nTurning off participants’ cameras and microphones.\nRe-naming participants.\nSharing your screen.\nAnnotating your screen.\nSetting up and visiting breakout rooms.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-essential-zoom-skills-for-online-instruction/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
DESCRIPTION: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 the phone!). Participants will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and share resources. This workshop will be most useful for instructors working with low-intermediate to advanced readers. \nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-developing-and-practicing-reading-fluency-2/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Tips and Strategies for Adult Education Math Tutors
DESCRIPTION:Join Literacy Minnesota for this interactive session and pick up some ideas that will maximize your impact as a math tutor. This webinar will be appropriate for volunteers assisting a teacher in a math classroom as well as those leading their own classes\, small groups or one-to-one sessions. Topics covered will include: \n\nLevels of Math Knowing\nProcedural vs Conceptual Understanding\nStrategies for Fostering Independent Learning\nAsking Facilitating Questions\nProductive Struggle\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-tips-and-strategies-for-adult-education-math-tutors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T140000
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Adult Learners
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 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.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-trauma-informed-teaching-practices-for-adult-learners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T193000
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Phonics in Adult ESL: Recommendations\, Activities and Resources
DESCRIPTION:Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for phonics activities and resources to bring back to your teaching and tutoring sessions. \nThis session will be most useful to tutors and teachers working with beginning literacy\, low beginning and high beginning English language learners. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-phonics-in-adult-esl-recommendations-activities-and-resources/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary Remotely or In Person
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on the theory and best practice behind choosing\, teaching and reviewing reading vocabulary. You’ll get a chance to learn about (and practice) a variety of activities that can be done remotely or in person. Links to great online resources will also be provided.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-teaching-reading-vocabulary-remotely-or-in-person/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Math Institute 2022 Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:This virtual\, one-day conference will include a keynote and three concurrent sessions that focus on engaging adult learners with relevant and contextualized math instruction. Visit this website for more information!
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-math-institute-2022-virtual-conference/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. The facilitators and participants will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom\, Google Meet\, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including the phone!). Participants will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and share resources.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-developing-and-practicing-reading-fluency/
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Cultural Perspectives for Diverse Adult Learners
DESCRIPTION:This session explores how cultural identities and experiences impact student-instructor interactions and shape the way we make meaning of the world. Interactions are usually improved when direct instruction is adapted to a learner’s cultural needs and preferences. Participants will explore cultural perspectives and the need for cultural humility related to enhancing the outcomes of adult learners and educators’ professional development.  View this website for more information! \n  \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-cultural-perspectives-for-diverse-adult-learners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T090000
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Working with Literacy and Beginning Level ESL Learners
DESCRIPTION:Learners with limited English and literacy skills have unique needs for in-person and remote instruction. Participants will learn best practices and tips for success at this level. They’ll also get several ideas for routines\, activities and resources to use in their tutoring sessions. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-working-with-literacy-and-beginning-level-esl-learners/
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T110000
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SUMMARY:Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Citizenship Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The webinar will cover methods for teaching citizenship both in-person and online\, led by Literacy Minnesota’s Citizenship Teacher\, Jessica Horning. During this webinar\, Jessica will go over the different parts of the citizenship interview – personal information questions\, yes/no questions\, 100 civics questions\, reading and writing – and how she teaches them in both learning environments. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/literacy-minnesota-teaching-citizenship-webinar/
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