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Wisconsin Literacy Events, Trainings, and Workshops

November 2020

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
10:30 am11:30 am

In this 1-hour live webinar, you will learn how to engage your audience and increase follow-through with proven plain language strategies around word choice, sentence structure, grammar, organization of content, and formatting for readability. You will gain plain language techniques you can use immediately through a blend of presentation and practical exercises.

$25/person (Introductory Rate)

Data-informed instruction should be an essential practice among all educators. Learn about how we are adapting reading assessments designed for K-12 students and using them to assess our adult learners’ reading skills and plan for effective reading instruction. In the right hands, data is a mighty tool!

Presented by:
Adriana Vázquez

Sponsored by:
Literacy Services of Wisconsin and YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
10:30 am11:30 am

In this 1-hour live webinar, you will gain a deeper understanding of core plain language strategies. As a group, we will practice strategies around word choice, sentence structure, grammar tweaks, tone, and organization of content.

$75/person (Introductory Rate)

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
12:00 pm3:00 pm

You are invited to join Walworth County Literacy Council for a state of the art 3-hour training to implement the Google Applied Digital Skills curriculum in your program!

This free professional development opportunity is brought to you by a special grant from COABE and Google to give you the tools you need to provide adult learners with the digital skills that they need to be successful in today's workforce and literacy environment. To learn more about Applied Digital Skills, click here: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/teach.

Please contact corirobinson@coabe.org if you have any questions.

Thursday, November 12, 2020
10:30 am11:30 am

Join us November 12th at 10:30 am for the latest Thursday Morning Coffee Chat.

Refresh your knowledge and review the features of News for You Online. Ann Beeson, representative and consultant, will:
-- walk you through the program;
-- offer you and your students learning opportunities; and
-- show various activities and free resources.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
10:30 am11:30 am

In this 1-hour interactive Zoom meeting, you will negotiate plain language edits with a small group to improve the readability of sample documents. Wisconsin Literacy staff will facilitate exercises and provide sample documents. Maximum of 5 participants per group.

$100/person (Introductory Rate)

Learn about the multilingual learners that study at LSW and some best practices about teaching with respect and responsiveness.

Introductory Level

Presented by:
Adriana Vázquez

Sponsored by:
Literacy Services of Wisconsin and YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin