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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

A Learning Circle Blueprint for High School Equivalency Instruction in Adult Education

by Hali Massey Learning Circle Introduction World Education has been piloting and implementing learning circles in adult education programs since 2016. Learning circles aim to expand learning opportunities while facilitating online and peer-to-peer learning. Learners typically meet synchronously once-a-week for ninety minutes to two hours,… Read More

Math Boot Camps: From Struggle to Success

by Letisha Woods “Learners would be more likely to pass their exam if their deficiencies were targeted and specific interventions created to maximize their engagement, reduce their preconceived dislike for math, and provide an alternative venue with different peers.”    … Read More

Literacy Across the Community: Research, Praxis, & Trends

A Book Review with a Focus on a Chapter Highlighting the PluggedInVA Model by Kate Daly Rolander, Ph.D. “This is a unique volume of research and models of practice that bring together stories and learnings from programs across the lifespan and across… Read More

Immigration Services: A Roadmap for Adult Education

by Hali Dayberry-Massey Due to the fact that adult education programs serve a large number of English language learners, it is important for programs to have a basic understanding of the immigration services that these learners may have to navigate. In addition, language learning is typically a requirement of or… Read More

Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) & Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW)

by Mark Golden TANF The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program referred to as the TANF program, provides monetary assistance to poor families. In 1996, the TANF program was created, replacing the depression-era Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Under TANF, states are given a… Read More

Three-Act Math

By 2019 AE&L Conference Presenter Jeffrey Elmore This month in PROGRESS, we’re sharing items that we hope you’ll add to your instructor tool kits, so I wanted to be sure to include one of my math favorites. The tool is called β€œthree-act math”.It’s an approach to mathematics instruction that follows… Read More

The 2019 Adult Education & Literacy Conference

by Katherine Hansen From July 10–12, the Adult Education and Literacy (AE&L) Conference will be held at the Blue Ridge Hotel and Conference Center in Roanoke. The AE&L conference mission is to combine state-funded adult education conferences, symposia, and meetings into one: one purpose, one focus, one voice to… 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