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Events

  • COABE: Expanding the Age Range for PACT Time by Discovering PACT Time Experiences for Families

    Online

    This webinar will dive into expanding the age range for PACT Time® activities by discovering a variety of experiences for children and parents of all ages. Most PACT Time resources that are available are focused on early childhood (0-8), but family literacy programming can serve families with children of any age and PACT Time activities […]

  • ProLiteracy: See What You’ve Been Missing Lunch & Learn

    Online

    Where can directors, program managers, and support staff find guidance and materials for program management, marketing and recruitment, advocacy, grants and funding, and research data? Where can teachers find professional development, training courses, and resources for basic literacy and numeracy; CASAS®, TABE®, GED®, and HiSET® test prep; ESL and citizenship; and workforce readiness? Join Lauren […]

  • CAL: Reading Science for Multilingual Learners

    Online

    In the United States (US), bilingual or Multilingual Learners (MLLs) tend to perform at grade level on word reading or decoding. However, scientific evidence shows that they tend to struggle with reading comprehension and with building knowledge from text throughout the elementary school years. Traditionally, vocabulary instruction has been leveraged to address many of MLLs’ needs […]

  • COABE: Trauma-Informed Instruction: Teaching Through Triggers and Traumas – Theirs and Yours

    Online

    Participants will learn how to teach through triggers and traumas—yours and your students'—to lead students to academic success. Research shows that past and present trauma affects our ability to learn and teach effectively. This webinar will present an accessible understanding of how the brain functions when under stress and how to regulate before you react. […]

  • Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary

    Online

    Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do you get students to make new words part of […]

  • Literacy MN: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

    Online

    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. Register here.

  • Literacy MN: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

    Online

    Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools. Register here.

  • edWeb Dyslexia Awareness Week Webinars

    Online

    Join edWeb for a three-day webinar series exploring research-based strategies to overcome instructional challenges, set meaningful reading goals, and celebrate the unique strengths of learners. More details and registration information can be found here.

  • Literacy MN: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

    Online

    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 […]

  • NEDP Retention via Pre-screening

    Online

    This practical webinar, part of the Virginia PLC for NEDP practitioners, will be led by state trainer Eileen Rakshys. Register here.

  • VALRC – Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) PLC

    Online

    Session 1 - March, 21st from 1-1:30pm, Session 2 - April, 25th from 1-1:30pm, Session 3 - May 23rd from 1-1:30pm These interactive sessions will define digital resilience and focus on its importance for both instructors and students. Participants will gain insight and discover practical ways to begin implementing EdTech routines in the classroom, as well as […]