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November 2022 / Accessibility, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, Instruction, Program Management, VALRC

Announcing VALRC’s Inclusive Virginia Website Launch!

VALRC is excited to share its newest resource for supporting adult education in Virginia! Our Inclusive Virginia website provides adult education program leadership, staff, and instructors with… 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
September 2022 / Equity-Minded Practice, Outreach & Engagement, Program Management, VALRC, Voices from the Field

New Voices from the Field Podcast! Serving Refugees and Immigrant Integration

VALRC is back with a new podcast, “Serving Refugees and Immigrant Integration” which is now available on our website. In this podcast episode, VALRC Literacy Specialist Elizabeth… Read More
July 2022 / Culturally Responsive Education, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, PROGRESS, VALRC

Tools for Keeping Virginia’s Immigrants Visible in Adult Education

by Dr. Salta Liebert and Dr. Grant E. Rissler The growth of Virginia’s immigrant communities also requires adult education providers, including community-based literacy organizations (CBLOs), to… Read More
July 2022 / Culturally Responsive Education, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, PROGRESS, VALRC

Building Bridges of Trust for Virginia’s Newest Refugee Families: A Practical Guide

by Kate Ayers Virginia doubled the number of refugees that it resettled in this fiscal year, resettling 4,381 people in Charlottesville, Richmond, Hampton, Roanoke, Harrisonburg, and… Read More
July 2022 / Culturally Responsive Education, Equity-Minded Practice, PROGRESS, VALRC

Trauma-Informed Care: What’s All the Fuss About?

by Laura J. Clark It seems that everywhere you look these days, there is a conversation about trauma-informed care. With more people learning about this important body… Read More
July 2022 / Beginning Literacy, Culturally Responsive Education, Digital Literacy, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, ESOL, Instruction, Literacy, PROGRESS, VALRC, Virtual Learning

Virtual ESOL Classes for Afghan Women

by Darlene Fahrenkrug Last year, I taught two virtual English classes for Afghan women at a beginning level (including emergent readers). They studied on Zoom four hours… Read More
July 2022 / Culturally Responsive Education, Digital Literacy, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, ESOL, Instruction, Literacy, PROGRESS, VALRC, Virtual Learning

Refugee Integration through Digital Equity

by Mary Lynch Through its partnership with World Education and Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Literacy for Life seeks to ensure that refugees resettling in the Peninsula area… Read More
July 2022 / Culturally Responsive Education, Digital Literacy, Diversity, Equity-Minded Practice, ESOL, Instruction, Literacy, PROGRESS, Virtual Learning

Computer CORE (Community OutReach and Education): A Nonprofit Partner for Teaching Computer Skills and Opening Doors for Immigrants

by Nagia Khaldi Kurabi and Donna Walker James People come to us lost and don’t know what to do—we show them how to succeed. Computer… Read More

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