Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 4/4/2022:
Hosted Discussion: Bridging Gaps in Adult Education Classrooms Through Digital Literacy Instructional Content
Description: With technology increasingly changing the way we work, learn, and connect, foundational to advanced digital skills are becoming a prerequisite for full participation in the economy and society. An increased demand for digital skills requires modernization of the classroom and the materials and resources used to advance both digital literacy skills and digital equity. Join Jamie Harris and Rachel Pleasants McDonnel for this hosted discussion where we will explore a crowdsourced list of resources and identify gaps in instructional content for adult education programs through the lens of closing racial inequities and improving digital resilience for adult education learners. Additional guidance on simple ways to make your classroom materials accessible for all learners will also be provided.
Date/Time: Monday, April 4, 2022 – Friday, April 8, 2022
LINCS Community Group: Integrating Technology
A LINCS account is required to participate in the LINCS discussion Bridging Gaps in Adult Education Classrooms Through Digital Literacy Instructional Content.
Live Session: Correctional & Reentry Education Reentry Month Celebration of those Changing Lives in Adult Education
Description: In recognition of Second Chance Month in April, we’ll consider teachers, educators, faculty, and staff who work in the correctional and reentry settings who are making a difference in helping to educate, train, and prepare justice involved individuals for their journey after incarceration. In this discussion, we will identify teachers and administrators doing great work in the correctional and reentry field and explore how we can better serve our adult learners to give them the educational tools they need to be successful when they return home.
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 12:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Correctional and Reentry Education
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Correctional & Reentry Education Reentry Month Celebration of those Changing Lives in Adult Education.
Live Session: Differentiation by Design: Optimizing Learning for All!
Description: Multilevel adult English classes are challenging for teachers. Join us for a live session with expert Betsy Parrish as she shares some practical tools and strategies for meeting the needs of all learners in a multilevel class.
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 2:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: English Language Acquisition
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Differentiation by Design: Optimizing Learning for All!
Live Session: The Writer's Workshop: An Appreciative Approach to Writing Instruction
Description: Join the Reading and Writing Group and language arts expert Dr. Carmine Stewart for a Writer’s Workshop to help transition your adult basic skills education students from dreading writing to loving it – and come prepared to participate!
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 3:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Reading and Writing
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for The Writer's Workshop: An Appreciative Approach to Writing Instruction.
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*The LINCS team will be participating in the 2022 COABE National Conference during the week of April 11, so there will be no live Community events during the week. We look forward to meeting Community members who are attending COABE in person during various LINCS sessions. Don't forget to stop by and see us at the exhibit hall, Booth 509! We look forward to resuming Community events during the week of April 18.
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Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 4/18/2022:
Hosted Discussion: Strategies for Developing Accessible Documents and Presentations
Description: Join the Disabilities and Equitable Outcomes Group for a conversation on strategies for developing accessible documents and presentations. You’ll have the opportunity to view a pre-recorded webinar and then learn more from Remy Alexander, Communications Manager for Justice in Aging at the National Center on Law and Elder Rights, and Eric Ascher, Communications Associate with RespectAbility, who will answer questions and provide additional guidance on simple ways to make your classroom materials accessible for all learners.
Date/Time: Monday, April 18, 2022 – Tuesday, April 19, 2022
LINCS Community Group: Disabilities and Equitable Outcomes
A LINCS account is required to participate in the LINCS discussion Bridging Gaps in Adult Education Classrooms Through Digital Literacy Instructional Content.
Live Session: Coffee Break: Creating a Promising Pathway with Pre-apprenticeship
Description: Join us as we explore new pre-apprenticeship resources on LINCS and talk with a national Pre-apprenticeship Challenge winner about lessons learned while developing and implementing pre-apprenticeship programming.
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 1:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Career Pathways
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Coffee Break Creating a Promising Pathway with Pre-apprenticeship.
Live Session: Innovative Remote ESOL Program Models and Promising Practices: Equity in Education for Adult Refugee and Immigrant Learners
Description: Practitioners are seeking information on remote practices that work. Join Dr. Johan Uvin and Jen Vanek to learn about recent research from World Education, Inc., and others on using digital modalities to reach students. Examples of promising practices for remote ESOL programs will be shared.
Date/Time: Thursday, April 21, 2022, 12:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Professional Development
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Innovative Remote ESOL Program Models and Promising Practices: Equity in Education for Adult Refugee and Immigrant Learners.
Live Session: Increase Engagement with Pear Deck in the ELA Classroom
Description: Whether you are teaching in an in-person, virtual, or hybrid classroom environment, Pear Deck has you covered! This Google Slides and PowerPoint add-on allows instructors to create interactive and engaging lessons for both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Come learn how to enhance your lesson presentations with Pear Deck’s ready-to-use slides and interactive tools.
Date/Time: Thursday, April 21, 2022, 3:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Integrating Technology
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Increase Engagement with Pear Deck in the ELA Classroom.
Live Session: Coffee Break: Promoting Equity in Student Access to Mathematical Learning
Description: Join the Math and Numeracy Coffee break on Promoting Equity in Student Access to Mathematics. The moderator will walk participants through a discussion about how they can promote an inclusive mathematical environment.
Date/Time: Thursday, April 22, 2022, 1:00pm ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Math and Numeracy
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Coffee Break: Promoting Equity in Student Access to Mathematical Learning.
*Please note: LINCS moderator-led events are not recorded, so we encourage you to participate in them as they happen.