by Julie Slack | Mar 20, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenter: Linda Zhou Help your adult ESOL students use free AI tools like ChatGPT for personalized, interactive, and on‑demand language practice. These slides include practical techniques that support differentiation in the classroom and empower students to practice...
by Julie Slack | Mar 13, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenter: Danny Stone Materials from this workshop include strategies for working with beginner ESOL students who have minimal English proficiency. These downloadable slides provide lesson-planning guidance that integrates all four language skills within meaningful...
by Julie Slack | Mar 5, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), Resources
Presenter: Kelly Folsom Working with adult students with overt or hidden disabilities is always a challenge. Materials from this workshop include information about mindsets, assessments, strategies and tools for working with students with disabilities, including...
by Julie Slack | Jan 23, 2026 | 2026 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Resources, Technology
Presenter: Andrew Shapira Padlet is a popular online tool that makes lessons more engaging through interactive bulletin boards. Students and teachers can post text, images, YouTube videos, links, audio recordings, video recordings, and more; these posts can present...
by Julie Slack | Jan 14, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Blue Hills Adult Education Project Description: Many students have very limited digital literacy skills, and this makes it hard for them to access resources the teachers use and also limits some students to only...
by Julie Slack | Jan 9, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Reading, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), Hyde Park Project Description: Develop and pilot a summer family literacy class. The remote class will cover English skill development, phonics, and literacy acquisition skills that...
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