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Upcoming ABE Events
Integrating AI Literacy Across Adult Education Classes and Levels – Session 2
Registration Deadline: THU. 5/21/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Integrating AI Literacy Across Adult Education Classes and Levels Across adult education, AI literacy is a critical skill for navigating the modern workforce and daily life. This two-part webinar series moves beyond the “what” of AI… Learn More
Teaching Reading Vocabulary
Registration Deadline: WED. 5/27/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for… Learn More
How Adult Brains Learn Languages Presented by Andrea Echelberger
Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/29/26 Venue: Online (see details below) Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar… Learn More