Search Results: distance education
Exploring the Ties Between Health and Literacy: Using Cancer as a Content Area
What happens when breast and cervical cancer issues provide the content around which reading, writing, speaking, and math skills are learned and practiced? What happens when adult learning centers are the location of in-depth breast and cervical cancer health education programs? HEAL:BCC stands for Health… Read More
Program Managers’ Corner: FY 2019 Financial Management FAQs
by Virginia Department of Education Staff Purchases made with federal and state funds must be allowable, reasonable, and necessary to the activities of the adult education program. This article contains frequently asked questions from the field and answers with key considerations as you complete spending for the current fiscal… Read More
Connecting ELLs to HSE Opportunities in Adult Education
Did you know that VALRC has podcasts? Our newest podcast, “Connecting English Language Learners (ELLs) to High School Equivalency (HSE) Opportunities in Adult Education” is now available on our website. In this podcast episode, Hali Massey, VALRC’s ESOL Specialist, and Elizabeth… Read More
The Adult Education and DARS Connection: Where to Start?
by Rebecca Scott The Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) is a great partner to have if, like all twenty-two adult education regional programs in Virginia, you operate under performance-based funding that follows metrics for workforce participation. Does the phrase “employment and wages 2nd and… Read More
Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP) Job Opportunity for PM Adult ESL Instructors
Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP) is seeking PM adult ESOL instructors. $26.39/hour, with benefits such as paid planning time, free parking, and paid professional development. Job Description Come join REEP in making a lasting difference… Read More
Tips for Building a Successful Adult Education Class
by Freida Idsi-Cole Adult learning classrooms, virtual or otherwise, are a melting pot of individuals with a broad range of reasons: to find employment, to learn English, to learn to read and write, to try again at finishing high school, or to learn a skill they have always wanted… Read More
Best Virtual Practices
“Using the AE&L Conference ReMix Team Challenge online support process provided by the VALRC (Google site, milestones, on track, and stay organized, PBL site, & focus question techniques); we identified the best practices, resolutions, and outcomes our students and teachers could implement to reduce the challenges associated with online learning… Read More
Incorporating Workforce Skills in GED & ELA Classes
“Using the ReMix Challenge as a PLC allowed new and veteran teachers to interact as well as present in a virtual format to their peers.” Team S.P.A.C.E. Matters by Dr. Barbara Brown Team Members Project Summary: Dr. Barbara Brown Autumn Bedwell Frances… Read More
How Can Registration & Intake Processes be Streamlined in an Equitable Manner?
“Our peer coach, William (Bill) Creighton, was instrumental in providing guidance to use the milestones provided by AE&L to set goals/objectives and remain on a timeline.” Team Registration Remix How Can Registration & Intake Processes be Streamlined in an Equitable Manner? by Jasmine Galloway Team Members Project Summary:… Read More