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

September, 2023

DATE
Monday, September 25th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
10 Lessons from 30 Years in Adult Education

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Steve Schmidt

ABSTRACT
September 1st, 2022 marked my 30th year in adult basic skills education! Looking back, I’ve distilled ten lessons that apply to our work. In this interactive session, I’ll share what I’ve learned over the years during my time as an instructor, administrator, and professional developer. We will cover a variety of important lessons, such as the danger of a single story, and how success often looks like failure halfway through. Participants will be invited to share their best practices!

DATE
Wednesday, September 27th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Accelerating Student Success by Leveraging Assessment and Learning Data

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Laura Fetter and Robert Breitbard

ABSTRACT
Data has become an even more vital and daily part of helping adult learners reach their short and long-term goals. Used effectively, it can guide teachers toward effective and personalized instructional delivery. For students, it is information that can empower and motivate them to be even more active in their own educational success. This webinar will explore how advances in data accessibility and usage have made utilizing and employing data easier and more positively impactful.

October, 2023

DATE
Wednesday, October 13th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Student Engagement from Start to Finish: Strategies for Engaging Students at Every Stage in the Journey

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Neil & Amy Richmund

ABSTRACT
Are you confident that you’re effectively reaching and retaining all potential students for your program? Have you noticed certain students gradually fading away at various stages of their journey? Developing systematic approaches within your programming can halt student attrition and enhance your ability to draw in a larger student body. You’ll learn about some great strategies that you can start to implement TODAY to address these and other lingering questions you may have about increasing enrollment and improving engagement and retention, regardless of program size, budget, or staffing structure.

DATE
Wednesday, October 18th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
The Correctional Classroom: Cultivating a Culture That Promotes Creativity

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Coach Alisa Smedley

ABSTRACT
This webinar will teach methods for educators to explore their own creativity and develop classroom approaches that will inspire students. Coach Smedley will teach proven strategies for collaborating with students and cultivating a passion for their own success. Participants will leave with strategies for building rapport with students, ready-to-use classroom ideas, and important insights about teaching in a correctional setting.

DATE
Wednesday, October 25th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Supporting Teachers Through Instructional Coaching

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Susan Finn Miller

ABSTRACT
It’s been said that everyone can benefit from having a coach! This session highlights what the research suggests about the value and impact of instructional coaching. The presenter introduces a set of principles to guide instructional coaching and invites attendees to a discussion about what makes for effective and ineffective feedback to teachers. A practical and manageable process for offering effective feedback to instructors is shared.

November, 2023

DATE
Wednesday, November 15th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Beyond Kahoot!: More Games and Apps to Engage Students

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Amber Miller

ABSTRACT
Expand your digital horizons and see new and exciting ways to engage your students both in class and out. We will look at a variety of online games and apps that will stimulate your students with often little to no work for you! Plus, we will learn how to move beyond just reviewing information to teaching with these free online products.

DATE
Thursday, November 30th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Differentiating Instruction: How to Facilitate Mixed-Ability ESL Classes

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Katie Welch, Ph.D.

ABSTRACT
Learn strategies for teaching a classroom of mixed-ability learners using fundamentals of differentiated instruction. Drawing from Carol Ann Tomlinson’s seminal research on the subject, attendees will learn how to use flexible group configurations to tailor instruction to the unique needs of their students.

December, 2023

January, 2023

DATE
Wednesday, January 24th
2:00 PM EST
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TITLE
Door Leadership: How to Build Capacity and Lead Through Collaboration for Adult Learning Programs

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

PRESENTERS
Elizabeth Payne Harner

ABSTRACT
Learn key takeaways about leadership in adult learning programs, including what it means to be a collaborative, results-driven leader. Take stock in what works for your program and what buy-in practices can help improve program retention and overall results. Key takeaways include leading with a growth mindset, collaborative problem-solving practices, and student-centered community building.