• EdTech Center: The Language of Digital Resilience: Let’s Build a Digital Skills Glossary!

    Virtual

    This session will provide information about EdTech's upcoming Building Digital Resilience EdTech Maker Space (January-February 2023), part of the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative! This hands-on, collaborative service-learning professional development opportunity will connect you with teachers around the country to crowdsource an open digital skills glossary, as well as design reusable vocabulary […]

  • VALRC: Serving Refugees Fall 2022 Open Discussion

    Virtual

    This event allows Virginia adult education practitioners the opportunity to get together to discuss and share what their programs have been doing to reach and serve refugees in their programs. This will also be a time where participants can share what additional support and resources they would like to see from VALRC to continue to […]

  • VALRC: Data Office Hours

    Virtual

    Data Office Hours is an hour long, ongoing monthly meeting for anyone involved in adult ed data collection and reporting. This session provides support for policy and practice related to NRS data collection. 1st Tuesday of Each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m.  

  • VALRC: IET/IELCE PLC

    Virtual

    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. This session is going to focus on supporting instructors and instruction and additional PD for this […]

  • VALRC: Spanish HSE Open Discussion

    Virtual

    This discussion series is a space for discussion and sharing of best practices for supporting Spanish-language HSE preparation. Register Here

  • VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series: Contextualized Phonics Instruction

    VALRC Beginning Literacy Webinar Series
    Virtual

    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 […]

  • VALRC: Cultural Competence in Adult Education Webinar

    Virtual

    This webinar will be an introduction to and overview of cultural competence in the adult education classroom. The goals of the webinar are to provide a framework for cultural competence that can impact the adult education classroom, discuss strategies for developing and self-assessing cultural competence, and present strategies for incorporating cultural competence into adult education […]

  • Switchboard: Assisting Newcomers with the U.S. Health Care System

    Virtual

    This training will review U.S. health care coverage options and health-related benefits, including the initial domestic medical screening available to newcomers. This foundational systems knowledge will help providers support newcomers in accessing health care services that align with their strengths and needs. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions of a panel composed […]

  • LINCS: Lessons from an ESOL Literature Circle: Flash fiction, four skills and fun

    Virtual

    Literature Circles can be a powerful instructional approach to teach language to intermediate and advanced English Learners. This event provides an introduction to Literature Circles featuring testimonials of high-intermediate and advanced English learners and practical suggestions for how to start a Literature Circle, how to find appropriate texts, and how to support student roles. Margaret […]

  • VALRC: Data Office Hours

    Virtual

    Data Office Hours is an hour long, ongoing monthly meeting for anyone involved in adult ed data collection and reporting. This session provides support for policy and practice related to NRS data collection.