Webinar:
Distance Education Strategy Sessions

Join the EdTech Center today, Friday, May 1st at 10:00 AM Pacific, 12:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Eastern for our weekly Distance Education Strategy Sessions.

Today we’ll feature two lightning talks from Texas. First, Texas State Adult Education Director, Anson Green, will share the critical steps that the Texas Workforce Commission made to make it possible for programs to serve more learning at a distance. Then, Ashly Winkle from the Literacy Council of Tyler will walk you through how to use Wakelet to support instruction – making it possible for teachers who don’t have a website to organize digital resources. As always, following the lightning talks, we’ll break into two discussions and you can choose which topic you’d like to further explore.  

English Now! learning circles offer expanded access to English language learning opportunities using a blended learning model. In 2019, ten programs from six states and Washington DC served over 300 learners. Listen in as Priyanka Sharma and Kathleen O’Connell of World Education discuss how to run learning circles and review the successes and lessons learned in this project with special guests from some of our program partners. English Now! was generously supported by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Check out latest FREE programming this week from Cell-Ed, mobile micro-learning and certification platform. Cell-Ed’s NEW COVID-19 Four-Part Certificate Programming in multiple languages, offered through partners or direct to learners. The four engaging, interactive, audio and text sessions, based on World Health Organization, and health and wellness coaching, will be available across any device - from flip phone to computer (including Cell-Ed’s new WhatsApp integration).

• Session 1: How to Stay Safe during COVID-19

• Session 2: Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19

• Session 3: Breaking the Myths about COVID-19

• Session 4: Managing Stress during COVID-19

And coming next week, join “Cell-Ed’s One Million Learner Challenge” to offer essential skills certificate programs alongside new COVID-19 programming to ensure no one is left behind. Contact for more information: info@cell-ed.com

MN ABE Connect is the professional development newsletter for Minnesota Adult Education. The newsletter is featuring a series of interviews with instructors from across Minnesota on how they are teaching at a distance. An example of the interviews includes this gem featuring Jessica Jones, a High Intermediate/Pre-GED teacher working at Open Door Learning Center in St. Paul. Jessica describes her creative use of multiple technologies to weave together engaging learning opportunities for her students. Other classroom examples can be found here. 

Last week, the National Skills Coalition’s podcast, Skilled America, featured Jerry Rubin of JVS Boston and Trevi Hardy of College of Western Idaho. They described how they have adapted training and support during the pandemic and what resources and strategies their students need to succeed in these challenging times.

Last week, the Basic Education Coalition and mEducation Alliance welcomed nearly 100 members of our global development community (from Cambodia to Guatemala to Nigeria) to discuss EdTech interventions. World Education presented on its edtech interventions as part of its COVID-19 education response efforts, along with RTI and Room to Read. Click here to tune in to the recording and keep the conversation going by contributing to the interactive Q&A google doc.