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Webinars are designed and hosted by educators, staff, and researchers in the adult literacy field who bring their expertise and experience to help you advance your work with students. Sign up for one of our upcoming webinars today! Find past webinar recordings on our Courses & Learning page.

March 26

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: “What are They Really Saying?” Helping Students Read Between the Lines and Make Inferences

3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

Students preparing for the HSE exams often focus too much on what’s explicitly present in a text. This may allow them to recall specific details and find evidence, but it hinders them from making inferences and drawing conclusions. In this webinar, learn how to help students dig deeper to make inferences about what’s being implicitly stated in the text.

March 27

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) for High-level ELL

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Not all teaching needs to be explicit. Content and language integrated learning offers students a new way of learning relevant and meaningful concepts through the medium of English. With this learning model, learners hear and use the language exactly as they would in daily life.

April 1

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: Let’s Talk! Strategies for Empowering Students to Communicate Effectively in the Workplace

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Join us as we explore practical methods to enhance learners’ communication skills, so they can confidently navigate the workplace. Discover the significance of teaching foundational vocabulary and phrases, explore user-friendly online resources for instruction, and learn how to incorporate engaging hands-on workplace communication learning experiences that resonate with students at all levels and across different career paths.

April 2

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: What? You Want Me to Write Too? Strategies for the Low Level or Anxious Writers

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Writing is just so permanent. How can we help our students get over the anxiety of committing pencil to paper? In this webinar we will present exercises you can incorporate into your lessons that will relieve some of the stress of writing and encourage students to share their ideas.

April 9

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: Starting to Read: Building Phonemic Awareness and Foundation Literacy Skills with Preliterate ELL students

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Adult students who are just beginning their literacy journey while also still learning to speak English face a unique challenge. Preliterate students have no connection to the sound/letter correlation required to read. Many lack even basic print awareness connecting any symbol to a meaning. In this webinar, we will discuss helping preliterate students develop the skills necessary to begin learning to read and write in their new language.

April 18

TEACHER TRAINING PLUS: Instructional Routines for Building Number Sense & Using Structure

1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Number sense stands as a pivotal pillar of mathematics and numeracy. Yet, guiding learners to cultivate this sense beyond mere drills and repetitive worksheets can pose a challenge. The solution lies in impactful instructional routines that enable learners to uncover patterns and make use of structures in their journey to enhance number sense. Attend this final webinar in the math track to learn effective instructional routines to add to your teaching toolbox.

Todd Evans

Our professional development resources help program managers, instructors, trainers, and others build the capacity and quality of adult education programs. Our tools can help your adult literacy programs strengthen skills and learn new strategies to improve student outcomes in reading, writing, and financial literacy.

Todd Evans, Senior Director of Programs

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