Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 12/09/2024:
Live Session: Developing Hyflex Lesson Plans
Description: Hyflex instruction provides maximum learning flexibility but challenges instructors with effective lesson planning. Join our guest presenter, Vi Hawes, Hyflex instruction expert, for a free LINCS event to learn how to develop Hyflex Lesson Plans. Ms. Hawes will answer your questions as she shares effective lesson planning and Hyflex technology tools.
Presenter: Vi Hawes, Hyflex instruction expert, VH Ed Tech Consulting LLC
Date/Time: December 10, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Reading and Writing
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Developing Hyflex Lesson Plans.
Live Session: Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Living With Mental Health Conditions
Description: How can we support returning citizens with mental health conditions in adult education? Join LINCS Community Moderators, Mike Cruse and Jeffrey Abramowitz to learn best practices for people living with mental health conditions and returning from criminal justice settings.
Presenter: Mike Cruse, LINCS Community Learners with Disabilities Group Moderator and Jeffrey Abramowitz, LINCS Community Correctional and Reentry Education Group Moderator
Date/Time: December 11, 2024, 3:30 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Learners with Disabilities; Correctional and Reentry Education
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Living With Mental Health Conditions.
Live Session: Bridging the Digital Divide for Adult English Learners
Description: Whether you're an experienced ELA instructor or new to the field, this presentation will provide invaluable insights and resources to enhance your students' digital literacy skills while improving their language proficiency. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and equip your English learners with the digital skills they need to succeed in today's technology-driven world.
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Rose, Managing Director, Director of Adult Education, Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas
Date/Time: December 12, 2024, 4:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Integrating Technology
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event Bridging the Digital Divide for Adult English Learners.
Live Session: The 2024 Naturalization Fee Reduction
Description: This session is essential for educators and applicants for naturalization! Join our guest presenter as we explore USCIS fees and their impact! Learn why fees are charged, what the Fee Rule means, and about the 2024 naturalization fee updates. We'll discuss how these fees affect programs, share tips for teaching this information, and guide you through the filing process. Plus, we’ll cover advocacy strategies and key takeaways to empower. Don’t miss it!
Presenter: Shawn Chakrabarti, former Education Program Specialist, Office of Citizenship, USCIS
Date/Time: December 13, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Civics Education and Citizenship
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for The 2024 Naturalization Fee Reduction.
Please see below for the LINCS Community events for the week of 12/16/2024:
Live Session: Why Should You Use Soft Skills in a Math Classroom?
Description: Join us for an enlightening webinar featuring Amber Delliger, who will share her journey in incorporating soft skills into her math instruction. Amber will discuss the vital role that soft skills play in enhancing student engagement and success, and she offers practical strategies that educators can use to promote these essential skills in the classroom. This webinar is a valuable opportunity for adult education practitioners, advocates, and policymakers to explore effective techniques for fostering student resilience, independence, and long-term success in math. By tuning in, you’ll gain new tools and resources to support your instructional practice and student outcomes.
Presenter: Amber Delliger, Adult Education Instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
Date/Time: December 18, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Math and Numeracy
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event Why Should You Use Soft Skills in a Math Classroom?
Live Session: Room for Error – Growing Students’ Mistake Tolerance
Description: Join us with our guest presenter, Carl Slater, Title I compliance administrator, adjunct mathematics instructor, and literacy staff developer based in Brooklyn, NY to learn practice-based instructional activities that engage learners to build their "mistake-tolerance." Mr. Slater will demonstrate methods educators can use to help your learners embrace mistakes and acknowledge their intrinsic value as they mature into expert learners.
Presenter: Carl Slater, FullBloom Title I compliance administrator, adjunct mathematics instructor, and literacy staff developer
Date/Time: December 19, 2024, 3:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Science
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Room for Error – Growing Students’ Mistake Tolerance.
Live Session: Celebrating Change in Correctional & Reentry Education in 2024
Description: Amazing things happened in 2024! Join us as we take a look back at 2024 and explore the successes in the field of correctional and reentry education. Education, career and technical training programs, digital and financial literacy programs, IET models, and other educational support programming have seen some amazing advancements in 2024. This event will open the door to educators, administrators, and students from across the country to share their accomplishments over the past year. In addition, we will highlight the new resources launched on LINCS which support the Correctional and Reentry group.
Presenter: Jeffrey Abramowitz, LINCS Community Correctional and Reentry Education Group Moderator
Date/Time: December 20, 2024, 2:00 PM ET
LINCS Community Group: Correctional and Reentry Education
Online registration is required to participate in the LINCS Event for Celebrating Change in Correctional & Reentry Education in 2024.
*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.