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February 2023 / Career Pathways, IET, Outreach & Engagement, PluggedInVA, Program Management, Stories from the Field, Workforce Preparation, Workforce Skills

Stories from the Field: Deborah Deel

Meet Deborah Deel! She is an inspiration. When she needed a certification to keep her 13-year job as an elementary school teacher’s aide, she not only conquered the paraprofessional certification… Read More

January 2023 / Career Pathways, Outreach & Engagement, Program Management, VALRC, Voices from the Field

New Voices from the Field podcast! Connecting with Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Agencies

VALRC is back with a new podcast, “Connecting with Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Agencies” which is now available on our website. In this podcast episode, VALRC ESOL Specialist… Read More

November 2022 / Accessibility, Career Pathways, Equity-Minded Practice, VALRC, Voices from the Field, Workforce Preparation, Workforce Skills

New Voices from the Field podcast! Learner Spotlight: Lygia Yates

VALRC is back with a new podcast, “Learner Spotlight: Lygia Yates” which is now available on our website. In this podcast episode, VALRC ESOL Specialist Hali Massey, Senior… Read More

October 2022 / Accessibility, Career Pathways, Equity-Minded Practice, Event, IET, Program Management, VALRC, Virginia Department of Education

Calling all Workforce Development Partners to the Career Pathways Summit on November 1

 Click here for agenda Morning Keynote Address & Respondent Panel Where are they now? Are adult learners advancing in their careers? Is their… Read More

March 2022 / Career Pathways, ESOL, GED®, HSE, Instruction, Program Management, Student Retention, VALRC, Voices from the Field, Workforce Skills

Latest “Voices from the Field” Podcast Episode: Connecting ELLs to HSE

Hali Massey, VALRC’s ESOL Specialist, and Elizabeth Severson-Irby, VALRC’s Literacy Specialist, discuss strategies for connecting English language learners (ELLs) to high school equivalency (HSE) opportunities with Carol Coffey, Director of… Read More

June 2021 / 2021 AE&L Conference ReMix, AE&L Conference, Career Pathways, IET, Program Management, PROGRESS, VALRC

Connecting Students & Employers

Caesars Entertainment is bringing more than 2,000 jobs to the region with the construction of their new casino in Danville. “When creating IETs that could be… Read More

June 2021 / 2021 AE&L Conference ReMix, AE&L Conference, Career Pathways, GED®, HSE, Instruction, PROGRESS, VALRC, Workforce Skills

Incorporating Workforce Skills in GED & ELA Classes

  “Using the ReMix Challenge as a PLC allowed new and veteran teachers to interact as well as present in a virtual format to their peers.” Team S.P.A.C.E. Matters by… Read More

April 2021 / Career Pathways, Digital Literacy, ELA, Financial Literacy, Health Literacy, Instruction, Literacy, Professional Development, PROGRESS, VALRC, Workforce Skills

Teaching Skills that Matter

 For the past two years, several educators across the state have worked on learning about Teaching the Skills that Matter (TSTM) and incorporating lessons… Read More

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