Upcoming Webinars

Professional development webinars are one of the premier benefits that are available to COABE members free of charge. New this year, the 2023 webinar schedule will feature “best of the best” live interactive sessions delivered by expert presenters on high impact topics.
“Your webinars have provided teaching tools we will use well beyond this pandemic crisis. Thank you for showing us a greater and better way to teach! Keep them coming…Please!”

Vickie Byrd, AEL Instructor at Literacy KC, Kansas City, MO

(Webinar space is limited to 500 and is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.)

Upcoming Webinars

March, 2024

DATE
Friday, March 29, 2024
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Role Plays and Reducing Correctional Student Anxiety

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Coach Alisa Smedley

ABSTRACT
Attendees will receive information about how real-world role plays can assist adult learners. Helping students to anticipate and deal with issues prior to release strengthens their chance for successful reentry. Role plays can utilize the themes – life skills, employment, education, and family. A tool for how to create unique role play activities will also be shared.

April, 2024

DATE
Thursday, April 1st
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Advocacy April Prep Webinar

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Sharon Bonney, Erin Vobornik, Jeff Abramowitz, and Shaketta Thomas

ABSTRACT
Advocacy April is a great time to raise visibility in your local program, community, and state! Join us for this short and informative live session with tools and skills you can put to use right away!

DATE
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
New Frontiers in Jail Education—How adult education providers can partner with jails to drive MSGs, diplomas, and life-changing experiences

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Dan Griffith

ABSTRACT
We are at the edge of a new frontier in education! As tablet technology and secure internet access is growing in jails across the U.S., the ability to deliver a new level of educational opportunities grows as well. There are now more than 700,000 tablets deployed in prisons and jails across the country. This delivery mechanism is changing the way adult education providers can partner with jails to impact their communities. Join this session to see the cutting-edge technology, learn ways in which your program can innovate jail education, and develop a plan for beginning or enhancing jail education in your community.

DATE
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Updates From the Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans Project

PRESENTERS
Jessie Stadd, Laura Rasmussen Foster, and Blaire Willson Toso

ABSTRACT
Join OCTAE’s Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans (EARN) project as we highlight and discuss newly available and upcoming resources to support IELCE implementation. EARN resources include videos, spotlights on effective practices, and guides and tools to support implementation on the topics of immigrant integration, the components of IELCE/IET, instructional delivery approaches, and learner-centered approaches.