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FREE!
Adult Education Professional Development Opportunities for
July 2024
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VALRC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS MONTH
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The following professional development opportunities are offered to Virginia adult education practitioners as well as adult education partner organizations.
During the summer months, VALRC offers a limited number of live, synchronous PD options, so we have also included our asynchronous PD options for this month.
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VDOE 2024 Data Office Hours
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Join the VDOE team to discuss data questions and concerns.
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Adult Education in Virginia
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This one-hour, adult education overview was created as a resource for teachers, staff, and partners who want to learn more about the field of adult education in Virginia.
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This two-hour, self-paced tutorial was designed to introduce or reintroduce adult educators and practitioners to foundational adult English language instructional tenets, practices, and strategies in order to broaden or deepen the understanding of foundational adult English language instruction.
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Five Components of Accessibility
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In this one-hour, self-paced tutorial you will learn about the five main components of accessibility. These components include: color-contrast, hyperlinks, alt-text, tables, and headings.
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VALRC's Resource Highlight
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This resource provides tutorial videos and important information about the state’s new data system.
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This google folder contains curated resources for the science of reading, including assessments and each component of reading (alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension). Many of these resources are open-source from other agencies. VALRC staff are continually adding new resources to the folder, so check back often!
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This page contains a video tutorial, resources, and guidance documents for teachers, program managers, and learners to get the most out of the adult education courses in Virtual Virginia. The Virginia Department of Education has partnered with Virtual Virginia to develop 9 online courses for adult learners in 3 content areas: English language arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition.
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This online guide provides information for instructors who are new to adult education in Virginia and may also be useful for returning instructors. The resources connect instructors to the field of adult education and provide information on quality instruction for the adult education context. It includes featured resources by subject area, information on essential topics such as standards-based instruction and inclusive practices, and an updated Adult Education Glossary and Acronym List.
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When it comes to adult learners who have a disability, we oftentimes don’t know what we don’t know. Some of our learners are comfortable sharing with us that they have a learning or mobility-impacted disability. Others, however, are reluctant to disclose information about a disability—or, they have never been identified as having a disability. The Spring 2024 issue of PROGRESS goes beyond lists of accommodations and strategies to focus on shifting our instructional and programmatic designs toward a culture of inclusion through collaborative activities that create equitable adult education programming that benefits all learners.
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Read the latest edition of SPOTLIGHT, Virginia's publication of writing by adult learners. SPOTLIGHT's third annual issue features more than 50 contributions from adult learners across Virginia, including poetry, inspiring personal stories, visions for the future, and more. SPOTLIGHT showcases the value adult learners place on education and the strengths they bring to our communities.
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SAVE THE DATE: VAACE's 2024 Conference
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Planning for the VAACE 2024 Conference is underway, scheduled for October 21-23 in Charlottesville. Registration will open this summer!
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS MONTH
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The following webinars are offered by various adult education organizations and are all FREE to attend. Click the Register button below the event description to sign up for any webinars of interest.
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Literacy Minnesota: Phonics in Beginning ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources
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Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many teachers and tutors lack the knowledge, confidence and resources to teach the topic. Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for phonics activities and resources to bring back to your teaching and tutoring sessions.
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edWeb: Phonemic Awareness in Older Learners: Bridging the Gap
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Designed for K12 educators, reading specialists, and literacy advocates, this session will explore how phonemic awareness instruction can be a game-changer for older students who need support with word reading. Despite its critical importance in early reading stages, phonemic awareness remains vital for remediation in older readers, providing a foundation for improved decoding, spelling, and comprehension skills.
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COABE: Case Management for ITP Students: A Tiered Approach for Multi-Level Participants
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Internationally Trained Professionals as a subset of English language learners have specialized needs compared with the generalized population. Providers can start to serve these individuals where they are through case management by providing customized advising, career exploration, workplace preparation, digital skills, document translation and evaluation along with other intensive services.
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EdTech Center@World Education: A Framework for Integrating AI in Adult Education
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What questions should we be asking about new AI tools? What questions should we ask ourselves when we leverage those tools? Join this discussion to explore considerations for humans and technology in education and workforce development. Classroom teachers, education leaders, industry experts, and adult learners—ALL are welcome to join and participate in the conversation live on LinkedIn.
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LINCS: A Virtual Professional Learning Community Example
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Join this live Zoom event with guest presenter Joanna Botts, Director of Morehead State Adult Education, as she delves deeper into Kentucky’s use of virtual learning communities to facilitate professional development opportunities.
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COABE: IELCE in Action: Preparing Adult Multilingual Learners for High-Demand Machining Jobs
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Designing an Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) program can be daunting. Learn how Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Workforce Preparation and Introduction to Machining program is preparing multilingual language learners for entry-level employment in the high-demand field of machining. This engaging, visual-rich webinar will provide an overview of a successful IELCE program, including program design, recruiting, onboarding, and employer partnering.
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LINCS: Cross-Cultural Approaches to Digital Literacy
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If viewed as a new language, digital literacy is similarly impacted by the cultural and social needs that a learner brings into the classroom. Join our guest presenter, Sarah Haroon Sualehi, PhD Candidate, Texas A&M, to explore what English language instructors can do to understand the social and cultural needs of your students and bridge gaps between learners and content from different cultural backgrounds.
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LINCS: Contextualizing Employability Skills
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2024 GED® Conference
JULY 24 –26, Long Beach CA
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GED Testing Service®'s annual conference offers opportunities for learning, inspiration, and new perspectives. Offerings include a Train the Trainer session, information on the GED® mobile app and GED® analytics, Spanish language sessions, celebrations of GED® graduates, and a focus on Integrated Education and Training.
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THE VIRGINIA ADULT LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
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"Equipping the field of adult education and literacy with essential skills and resources through an equity mindset."
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