by Julie Slack | May 12, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Resources, Self-Care For Educators
Presenter: Emile “Mike” Boutin, Jr, EdD, ACC Take time to reflect on the emotional toll of the work you do as an educator, explore resilience-building and mindfulness tools, and create a personalized self-care plan. Self-Care for Educators Workshop SlidesSelf-Care for...
by Julie Slack | May 2, 2025 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources, Volunteers
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Casserly House Project Description: The Casserly House worked with a consultant to assist all volunteer ESOL staff in the development of curriculum that served the newly arrived immigrant with little or no...
by Julie Slack | Apr 30, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Resources, Student Engagement
Presenter: Lisa K. Forbes, PhD, LPC, RPT By flipping the script on traditional education and waking up our classrooms with movement, laughter, and play, we can create engagement and deepen learning. Explore how simple shifts like using movement-based activities,...
by Julie Slack | Apr 8, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Resources
Presenters: Mariette Ayala Materials from this workshop focus on the fundamentals of small business and entrepreneurship – including how teachers can transform their curriculum, classroom aids, and learning modules into marketable products. The slides detail...
by Julie Slack | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Resources, Social Emotional Learning, Student Engagement
Presenter: Sara Schieffelin, LICSW Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, person-centered method for fostering change and growth and is applicable across a broad range of helping professions. MI is defined as “a particular way of talking with people...
by Julie Slack | Mar 14, 2025 | 2025 First Literacy Workshops, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenters: Carol Clymer and Beth McLean Smithsonian Institution’s free, online Talk with Me Toolkits can be used in family literacy and adult education programs. The Toolkits allow access to world-renowned artifacts from the Smithsonian’s digital collection and...
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