Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 05/22/2023:
Live Session: USA Hello: An Introduction to Virtual Resources for Immigrant Students
Description: How can immigrants connect to the online resources they need to thrive? USAHello is a free comprehensive online center with information and education for immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and welcoming communities. Come meet Liz Basaca and the USA Hello team and learn about their multilingual GED, Citizenship, Work, Health resources and courses.
Presenter: Liz Basaca, USA Hello
Date/Time: Monday, May 22, 2023, 4:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Civics Education and Citizenship; English Language Acquisition
Online registration is required to participate in USA Hello: An Introduction to Virtual Resources for Immigrant Students
Live Session: Advancing Forward with Digital Resilience: Reflection, Exploration, and Strategies for Growth (DRAW)
Description: Digital resilience—the awareness, skills, agility, and confidence necessary to be empowered users of new technologies, actively participate in society, and adapt to the ever-changing labor market—is increasingly essential for socio-economic mobility. Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) is a federal initiative to curate and create flexible, evidence-based resources for building the digital resilience of adult learners. Join us and our guest speakers, Shakari Fraser, Jamie Harris, and Susan Finn Miller, to explore a range of DRAW resources.
Presenter: Shakari Fraser, Jobs for the Future; Jamie Harris, World Education; Susan Finn Miller, Moderator, LINCS Community English Language Acquisition Group
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 1:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Integrating Technology; Program Management
Online registration is required to participate in Advancing Forward with Digital Resilience: Reflection, Exploration, and Strategies for Growth
Live Session: Bias and the Brain: A Conversation with Amy Johnson from Project Implicit
Description: Have you taken the Harvard Implicit Association test? Join us for a conversation with Amy Johnson from Project Implicit to dig deeper into bias and the brain. We’ll also discuss strategies we can use to mitigate bias before it leads to prejudice.
Presenter: Amy Johnson, Project Implicit
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 2:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Online registration is required to participate in Bias and the Brain: A Conversation with Amy Johnson from Project Implicit
Live Session: Digital Storytelling for Better Writers
Description: What role does storytelling have in adult education? Can using multi-media storytelling build better writers? Join us as we explore the digital storytelling process with Laura Porfirio, including the important elements to consider when writing a personal narrative script. We’ll also practice sample writing activities and share resources for accessing existing digital stories as a guide for inspiring more authentic and relevant story sharing in our classes.
Presenter: Laura Porfirio, Elevation Educational Consulting Group
Date/Time: Thursday, May 25, 2023, 2:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Reading and Writing; English Language Acquisition; Science
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Digital Storytelling for Better Writers
Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 05/30/2023:
Live Session: Meet and Greet with Carmine Stewart, Ph.D.
Description: Come meet Carmine Stewart, the moderator of the new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion group, and learn more about why DEI matters when helping adult learners to transition to postsecondary education or employment.
Presenter: Carmine Stewart, Moderator, LINCS Community Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 3:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Career Pathways and Postsecondary Transitions
Online registration is required to participate in Meet and Greet with Carmine Stewart, Ph.D.
*Please note: LINCS moderator-led events are not recorded, so we encourage you to participate in them as they happen. Certificates are provided for attending live LINCS events.