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EdTech: Digital Literacy for Families + Media Literacy in the Age of AI
This month’s EdTech Strategy Session features two lightning talks by: Cassandra Kramer Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra Register Here… Read More
Teaching with Technology at REEP
Micayla Burrows with students from REEP’s first Northstar Digital Literacy class; by the end of the class, students had earned 70 certifications in different Northstar modules. by Beatrice Lele and Hilary Major English language learners work in pairs, leaning toward each other to show pictures they… Read More
English Language Learning Resources for Refugees and New Immigrants and Americans
Refugees, immigrants, and new Americans make up over half of the student population in WIOA -funded adult education programs in Virginia. As of the 2023-2024 program year, 57% of adult education students were enrolled to learn English, and over 3,700 foreign-educated students were internationally trained professionals with a postsecondary degree or… Read More
Virtual ESOL Classes for Afghan Women
by Darlene Fahrenkrug Last year, I taught two virtual English classes for Afghan women at a beginning level (including emergent readers). They studied on Zoom four hours a day, four days a week to develop their English, digital literacy, and workforce skills in the Literacy… Read More
Computer CORE (Community OutReach and Education): A Nonprofit Partner for Teaching Computer Skills and Opening Doors for Immigrants
by Nagia Khaldi Kurabi and Donna Walker James People come to us lost and don’t know what to do—we show them how to succeed. Computer CORE (Community OutReach and Education) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1999 in Alexandria with the mission of… Read More
Computer CORE (Community OutReach and Education): A Nonprofit Partner for Teaching Computer Skills and Opening Doors for Immigrants
by Nagia Khaldi Kurabi and Donna Walker James People come to us lost and don’t know what to do—we show them how to succeed. Computer CORE (Community OutReach and Education) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1999 in Alexandria with the mission of… Read More
Virtual ESOL Classes for Afghan Women
by Darlene Fahrenkrug Last year, I taught two virtual English classes for Afghan women at a beginning level (including emergent readers). They studied on Zoom four hours a day, four days a week to develop their English, digital literacy, and workforce skills in the Literacy… Read More
Believe it or Not! Information Literacy & Adult Learners
by John Trerotola “Don’t believe everything you read.” This reminder is truer today than ever! One of the outcomes of social studies and civics instruction is a more informed citizenry. However, this goal is becoming a major challenge with the prevalence of fake news, deliberate misinformation, and the… Read More
Believe it or Not! Information Literacy & Adult Learners
by John Trerotola “Don’t believe everything you read.” This reminder is truer today than ever! One of the outcomes of social studies and civics instruction is a more informed citizenry. However, this goal is becoming a major challenge with the prevalence of fake news, deliberate misinformation, and the… Read More