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SUMMARY:VALRC: Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans - Applying EARN to Virginia Adult Education
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this webinar is to disseminate strategies from the national webinar series on enhancing access for refugees and new Americans to the adult education programs in Virginia. During this presentation\, participates will be able to learn about the EARN project and how those strategies can be applied to adult education services in the state of Virginia. \nOCTAE’s EARN Project: \n\nRecognizes synergy between Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) programming and immigrant integration efforts\nEmphasizes the role that AEFLA-funded practitioners can play to increase the quality of services\nPresents an opportunity to improve the quality of linguistic\, civic\, and economic integration services provided to diverse adult English learners (ELs)\n\nWebinar Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the goal and scope of the EARN project\nIdentify the role of IELCE in immigrant integration\nIdentify strategies for supporting the integration of immigrant learners through partnerships\nArticulate the role of IELCE in career pathways\nIdentify strategies for engaging and supporting international trained professionals and beginning ESOL learners in IELCE programming\n\nRegister Here 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-enhancing-access-for-refugees-and-new-americans-applying-earn-to-virginia-adult-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series: Contextualized Phonics Instruction
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will present strategies for contextualizing phonics instruction in the ESOL beginning literacy or multilevel classroom as well as during one-on-one tutoring sessions. We will discuss strategies for contextualizing phonics instruction and walk through the steps of implementing this strategy in different ESOL instructional settings. Participants will leave the webinar with an understanding of this approach\, how it benefits ESOL beginning literacy instruction\, and strategies for implementing this approach in the adult ESOL classroom.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-esol-beginning-literacy-webinar-series-the-whole-part-whole-approach/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T123000
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SUMMARY:VALRC: IET & IELCE PLC Fall 2022 Session 1
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center is facilitating a Professional Learning Community (PLC) on Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) for practitioners who are currently implementing or planning to implement IET programming\, including IELCE and PluggedInVA.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-iet-ielce-plc-fall-2022-session-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:PLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T173000
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Spring 2022 Professional Development Focus Group
DESCRIPTION:Our mission and vision at VALRC are to ensure that the Virginia field of adult education and literacy receives innovative and effective training and resources so that adult practitioners have the best available tools and foundation to help adult learners build a better future. In order to achieve this mission\, we need to hear and learn from you. \nThe purpose of this group is to speak with Virginia adult educators about your experiences with and feedback on VALRC professional development offerings and to learn more about what you feel are professional development needs of the field. \nWe are seeking practitioners\, including program administrators\, support staff\, and instructors working in adult education in Virginia—those who attended our events in Spring 2022 and those who were unable to or chose not to attend VALRC offerings during this time. \nRegistration is open to the first 20 practitioners who register! \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-spring-2022-professional-development-focus-group/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Open Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T133000
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SUMMARY:VALRC: TL 101 PLC
DESCRIPTION:The registration for the Teacher Leader 101 PLC is closed. To find out about VALRC’s offerings\, sign up for our newsletter.
URL:https://valrc.org/event/valrc-tl-101-plc/
CATEGORIES:PLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T140000
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Serving Refugees PLC
DESCRIPTION:This PLC connects adult education practitioners (regional specialists\, ESOL coordinators\, instructors\, tutors\, etc.) who are or expect to serve the refugee population to discuss strategies and resources for working with this specific population. \nThe focus of this session is Asset-based approach strategies for working with emerging English language learners.  \nRegistration for this event is now closed. Please sign up for our VAELN listserv to learn about upcoming offerings. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/serving-refugees-plc-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:PLC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T133000
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SUMMARY:VALRC: Teacher Leader 101 PLC
DESCRIPTION:The teacher leader PLC focuses on culturally responsive education and learning partnerships. The group will utilize Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain as a foundation for discussions on making teaching and learning more responsive and inclusive. PLC participants will be ready to apply a toolbox of culturally responsive education strategies and tools to strengthen teacher-teacher and teacher-student interactions through recognizing how growth mindset impacts learning\, questioning to achieve more directed goal-setting\, applying culturally responsive frameworks for learning and teaching\, and using feedback models to foster constructive changes in learning and teaching. \n 
URL:https://valrc.org/event/teacher-leader-101-plc/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:PLC
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