by Julie Slack | Sep 29, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency Tests (HiSET, GED), Resources, Testing and Assessment
Presenter: Marquetta Vital The HiSET program continues to expand opportunities for adult learners by offering a flexible, accessible pathway to a high school equivalency diploma. The slides from this workshop provide educators, test center staff, and advocates with...
by Julie Slack | Jul 31, 2025 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources, Student Engagement
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: The Literacy Project (TLP) Project Description: The Literacy Project (TLP) implemented an action research project, led by adult learning students, to collect information relative to recruitment, enrollment and...
by Julie Slack | Jul 31, 2025 | Civic Participation, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources, Student Engagement
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Community Learning Center (CLC) Project Description: Students Are Leaders program was created by CLC to provide leadership skills, development, and activities to to interested students. The program focuses on...
by Julie Slack | Jul 31, 2025 | First Literacy Grant Projects, Reading, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Criminal Justice Organization of Hampden County, Inc. (CJOHC) Project Description: This mother/child reading program was developed by CJOHC for women incarcerated at the Western Mass Regional Women’s Correctional...
by Julie Slack | Jun 3, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Digital Literacy, Resources, Technology
Presenter: Caroline McKinnon Materials from this workshop include practical ways to engage both educators and students in technology in the classroom. Slides also detail examples and ideas to spark curiosity for technology learning beyond the classroom. Tech In and...
by Julie Slack | May 29, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Digital Literacy, Resources, Technology, Writing
Presenter: Dr. Christine Miller and Dr. Daphne Greenberg While writing skills have always been important for navigating daily life, it is increasingly done online. Digital writing requires three kinds of skills – writing, keyboarding, and word processing. These...
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