Video/Webinar
Teacher Training Plus is a webinar series across four strands that presents best-practice instructional strategies. Training and support for tutors and teachers working with students reading and writing below an 8th grade level.
Within each strand, we identified three areas of need and designed webinars to address each. Throughout all three topics, we addressed working in a multilevel class or group and converting in-person teaching strategies to distance learning.
Generously funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Upcoming Webinars
Professional Written Communication: Strategies for Teaching Workplace Writing
Participants will explore effective strategies for teaching workplace writing skills to adult learners. The session will cover the importance of the writing process and how to develop instructional activities that reinforce each step. Attendees will learn how to guide students in understanding and applying appropriate levels of formality in various professional contexts, addressing workplace etiquette and cultural knowledge. The webinar will address how to teach common formats of workplace communication—e.g., emails, memos, agendas—integrating key aspects of professionalism as well as basic writing skills. Participants will discover ways to integrate digital skills into writing instruction and will be introduced to valuable resources and classroom activities designed to enhance students’ professional writing abilities.
February 19, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Beyond Academics: Empowering Learners with Critical Social-Emotional Workplace Competencies
Social and emotional competencies like self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision-making are crucial for success in the workplace. Webinar attendees will discover how fostering abilities such as a positive attitude, time-management, conflict resolution, openness to feedback, and more can significantly enhance adult learners’ achievements in the classroom and workplace. The session will showcase practical resources and activities that instructors can integrate into their existing curriculum, regardless of subject matter. Participants will leave with a toolkit of strategies to help their learners develop the essential interpersonal and self-management competencies needed to navigate challenges, be productive, and thrive in the workplace.
April 8, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Previous Webinars
About the Presenter
Michele Vick is an instructional consultant within the English Language Proficiency program of Texas A&M University’s Center for Teaching Excellence. Previously, Michele spearheaded initiatives in digital literacy, distance education, and EdTech integration at the statewide professional development center for Texas Adult Education and Literacy. She has developed and taught a customized course designed to provide internationally trained professionals with an overview of the steps required to obtain work in Texas and the English needed for résumés, interviewing, and workplace conversations.
Michele holds a Master of Education degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a diploma in English language teaching (DELTA). With over 20 years of experience, she loves creating engaging learning experiences that build teachers’ confidence and skills that lead to the development of students’ communication skills and workplace readiness. This will be Michele’s second year presenting and facilitating workshops as part of ProLiteracy’s Teacher Training Plus.