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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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Email bria@litworks.org with questions
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Interested in becoming a member? Check out our membership options.
Teacher Solidarity Study Group
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Jane Rothschild
How does this moment of turbulent social change relate to us, as educators? We are starting the Teacher Solidarity Study Group in order to learn and reflect on United States history so that we can try to understand current events and our roles as teachers and change makers in this moment.
We will meet quarterly with our facilitator, Jane Rothschild, to discuss selected chapters of Howard Zinn's A Young People’s History of the United States, and our focus will be on ordinary people and grassroots movements that have worked to create political and social change.
Join us for community, learning, and reflection on how history can give us and our students courage to work towards a more just and equitable future. You don’t need to commit to the whole year to attend. We will send you digital excerpts of the book and supplemental materials before our discussions. If you’d rather get your own copy of the book, you can buy it here.
This group was created with adult education teachers, tutors, and administrators in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Advanced Reading Comprehension Strategies
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for all others
Facilitator: Bria Dolnick
There’s more to reading than recognizing words!
In this training we’ll practice strategies and tools you can use to help readers deepen their understanding of texts. We’ll talk about ideas to help students remember what they read, decide what’s important, connect the text to their own experience, support their ideas with evidence, and determine where they’re getting stuck. We will also discuss sources for finding authentic reading materials outside of textbooks. Our focus will be on intermediate English learners, ABE, and GED learners.
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!