by Julie Slack | Jan 27, 2023 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources, Student Engagement
Presenter: Sarah Lynn This workshop explores communication techniques to increase student-talk time in whole class-instruction, and ways to structure and support collaborative and communicative group activities. First Literacy Professional Development Workshop...
by Julie Slack | Jan 18, 2023 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Cultural Awareness, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), Resources
Presenter: Denzil Mohammed This workshop discussed immigrant and refugee students in the classroom and how educators can support them. Objectives included main themes regarding immigration today, strategies for combatting disinformation, an asset-based approach to...
by Julie Slack | Dec 9, 2022 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Resources, Student Engagement
Presenter: Emile “Mike” Boutin, Jr, EdD These workshop materials review current research on persistence, retention, and student success, and explore issues of self-agency and motivation, and the obstacles that prevent students from succeeding. Slides...
by Julie Slack | Dec 9, 2022 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Curriculum Development, Resources
Presenter: Sarah Lynn “Scaffolding” describes all the temporary supports we provide our students so they can tackle steeper learning curves. It is essential to effective instruction and yet often overlooked in our lesson plans. Examples of scaffolding include...
by Julie Slack | Dec 9, 2022 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenter: Deborah Centamore This workshop suggests ways to make quick games and teach English using Instagram – social media platform where many adult learners are already engaged. First Literacy Workshop Using Instagram To Make Learning Fun Slides...
by Julie Slack | Nov 23, 2022 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenter: Alex Babbist and Viktor Detwiler This workshop offers tools and insights for educators to be more inclusive of LGBTQ+ learners in their adult classrooms and curriculum, to identify curriculum gaps where gender, sexuality, and family diversity are presented...
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