Call for Papers:
Special Issue on Online Learning, Technology Integration, and Digital Literacy

The Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy is seeking submissions for a special issue on online learning, technology integration, and digital literacy. Please see the call for papers. You can direct questions to the Special Issue Guest Editor, Jen Vanek, Director of Digital Learning and Research at the EdTech Center @ World Education.

Small Group Coaching TODAY! 

The EdTech Center @ World Education is offering free small group and 1:1 coaching. This opportunity is running from June to September and is connected to our Distance Education Strategy Sessions. We aim to provide additional support to the field by connecting coaching to specific topics and practice areas presented during the strategy sessions. Note that you can also book 15-30 min sessions with coaches directly on any one of the topics they have presented on; this includes: selecting an LMS, Wakelet, Google Sites, Google Classroom, and more!

Today’s session at 1 PM Eastern will cover Google Sites. Register for this and future sessions at the link below.

Webinar:
Distance Education Strategy Sessions

Join the EdTech Center TODAY at 10:00 AM Pacific, 12:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Eastern for the 16th installment of our Distance Education Strategy Sessions.

This webinar will feature Southwest Minnesota ABE program manager See Muoa-Leske describing Reading Skills for Today’s Adults and how their library of free leveled readers is designed to support literacy development for English language learners. The second presentation will build on RSTA presentation, showing how the leveled readers have been integrated into engaging mobile accessible learning objects. Both Xavier Munoz from the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia and Jeff Goumas from CrowdEd Learning will share their work. Following the lightning talks, we’ll break into two discussions and you can choose which topic you’d like to further explore.

Global Book Alliance Releases Antiracist Book Series

The Global Book Alliance has put together a list of English-language storybooks that will assist even the youngest children and their families to explore race and multiracial representation in age-appropriate and affirming ways. We encourage you to explore these titles, and learn more about promoting children's literature that offers positive and affirming representations of Black families and Black experiences.