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Workshops & Continued Learning
Before you sign up, please note:
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All trainings are virtual
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Trainings are FREE to Community Literacy Members
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Trainings are $15 for non-members
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Supporting Mixed-Level Groups of Emergent Literacy Learners and Beginning English Learners
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 6-7:30 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitators: Ginger Kosobucki & Mary Lou Cox
Students in beginning English classes come to the classroom with a variety of literacy backgrounds. Some students may have advanced academic training in another language, while others may have limited experience with literacy or school in any language. Although these types of students need different kinds of support to learn English, they are often grouped together in the same class. How can teachers and tutors help such diverse learners get what they need to feel successful?
Ginger Kosobucki is the ELL Director from the Immigrant Welcome Center in Indianapolis, IN. She collaborates with other Indianapolis-area adult education teachers and programs to address the gap in resources and services for literacy-level English learners. She is a leader in researching, designing, and implementing the Adult ELL Pathway to Literacy Program, which is a program geared towards learners with 6 years or less of formal schooling. In this training, she’ll share strategies for providing targeted instruction for literacy learners while simultaneously instructing beginning English learners with more advanced literacy skills.
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Grant Writing Series: Best Practices To Get Your AVL Grant Writing Off To a Good Start
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for SOS grantees + members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Bria Dolnick
Make a plan so you can submit a strong proposal! We will review the Illinois Adult Volunteer Literacy (AVL) grant rubric and discuss how to use the rubric to guide your writing. Get ideas and tips for gathering letters of support, and learn strategies for asking for peer feedback on proposals.
This training is part of our Program Operations series. Content is designed for those working in administrative roles in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Grant Writing Series: Persuasive Writing
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for SOS grantees + members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Bria Dolnick
A grant proposal needs to present a powerful argument for why your program should get funded. Practice writing tips and techniques to strengthen your case and make your writing shine!
This training is part of our Program Operations series. Content is designed for those working in administrative roles in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Deportation Defense for Allies
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm AND 6-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for all
Facilitators: Bria Dolnick and Keighty Ward
In response to threats of mass deportations, we're sharing information and action steps for adult educators and those working with immigrants.
We'll be centering what teachers, tutors, and administrators can do right now to support undocumented learners in their programs and communities.
This training is part of our Student Support series. Content is designed for those working in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Grant Writing Series: Using Data in Narrative Writing
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for SOS grantees + members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Keighty Ward
Good data helps you tell a more compelling story in your grant proposal. Learn how to find current demographic data and how to incorporate it into the narrative of your proposal.
This training is part of our Program Operations series. Content is designed for those working in administrative roles in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Testing for Citizenship: How to Prep Students for The U.S. Naturalization Test
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Erika Husby
Our facilitator, Erika Husby, has experience preparing students for their naturalization interview and civics test in a variety of contexts: in-person, online, one-on-one, and with multi-level groups. In this training, she will provide historical context for citizenship testing in the United States, share updates on proposals for a revised test, and discuss common issues students and teachers face when preparing for the current test. She will discuss her own teaching experiences and recommend activities and resources. There will also be designated time for participants to ask questions and share resources with one another.
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Methods and Outcomes: What, Why, How
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for SOS grantees + members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Keighty Ward
How do you tell the story of your organization’s impact? That’s what methods and outcomes are all about. In this workshop, we will discuss different ways to capture data that will reflect the significance of the literacy work you do.
This training is part of our Program Operations series. Content is designed for those working in administrative roles in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Bringing Anti-Racism Into the Adult Ed Classroom
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Bria Dolnick
We need to talk about racist beliefs, behaviors, and policies if we want them to change. Learning and thinking about racism with your students is a powerful way you can engage in this work.
In this training we’ll talk about strategies and materials you can use to incorporate themes about historical and contemporary racism in the U.S. into your learning content. We will focus particularly on how to engage with students with limited English and students who have experienced trauma.
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!