Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 03/18/2024:
Live Session: Let's Talk: Virtual Learning Communities to Support Practitioners
Description: Join the LINCS Professional Development and Program Management group moderators in this coffee chat to discuss virtual learning communities - their characteristics, support for practitioners, and best practices in planning and implementation. We welcome you to listen, learn, and share your experiences!
Presenter: Jacki Korengel, LINCS Professional Development Group Moderator
Date/Time: Friday, March 22, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Professional Development
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Let's Talk: Virtual Learning Communities to Support Practitioners.
Live Session: What's Your Story?
Description: Many of our students come to us with significant trauma that impacts their ability to learn. How can we help students learn to tell their stories and engage in the self-reflection needed to heal? Join our guest presenter, Odilia Rivera-Santos, with the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to learn about “What’s Your Story?”—a process where writing leads to healing.
Presenter: Odilia Rivera-Santos, Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island
Date/Time: Friday, March 22, 2024, 3:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Reading and Writing; Teaching and Learning
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for What's Your Story?
Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 03/25/2024:
Live Session: Missing Narratives of Women in History
Description: Thinking back to your formal education, how many women did you learn about in history? Did you ever wonder where the women were and what they were contributing to the developing nation? In this session, we will explore the missing narratives of women in history, discuss the impact of these missing narratives, and learn about resources for including women in adult education. We will meet Mariana Fossatti and Sunshine Fionah Komusana of Whose Knowledge and learn about their work to center the voices of marginalized communities on the internet.
Presenter: Mariana Fossatti, Whose Knowledge and Sunshine Fionah Komusana, Whose Knowledge
Date/Time: Monday, March 25, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Missing Narratives of Women in History
Live Session: Coffee Talk: Using AI Tools in Civics Education
Description: Leverage the power of AI tools to target and tailor the creation of level-appropriate civics course material. Re-apply these prompts to highlight and connect the language and civics content in IECLE classrooms to facilitate student leadership in the workforce and the community-at-large.
Presenter: Jennifer Gagliardi, LINCS Civics Education & Citizenship Group Moderator
Date/Time: Monday, March 25, 2024, 3:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Civics Education and Citizenship
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Coffee Talk: Using AI Tools in Civics Education
Live Session: Exploring the IET for English Learners Desk Aids
Description: Join us for a live LINCS event with Jessie Stadd, Education Technical Assistance and Research Specialist with RTI International to learn more about the Integrated Education and Training (IET) for English Learners Desk Aids.
Presenter: Jessie Stadd, RTI International
Date/Time: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 1:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Career Pathways and Postsecondary Transitions
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Exploring the IET for English Learners Desk Aids.
Live Session: Digital Skills: Plugging Them into Instruction
Description: Jeff Goumas and Rachel Riggs of World Education are spilling the tea (and coffee!) on some exciting updates to the Bridges Digital Skills Framework and SkillBlox. New features on these resources will help you plug more digital skills into instruction. Join us for this casual session to hear about the new features and share challenges and solutions as a community.
Presenter: Jeff Goumas, EdTech and Rachel Riggs, World Education
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 28, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (live session)
LINCS Community Group: Integrating Technology
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Digital Skills: Plugging Them into Instruction.
*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.