Program Year 2022-23 Webinars
During program 2022-23, the Pennsylvania Department of Education Division of Adult Education and the Professional Development System will offer webinars to support programs. Click on the buttons below to view the webinar schedules.
Division Monthly Webinars
Beginning September 23, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Education Division of Adult Education will offer monthly webinars for administrators and program coordinators.
Link to join: Will be sent to program contacts via calendar invite from Amanda Harrison.
Recordings and Presentation Slides: Available on the Administrator Webinar and Meetings page.
Webinar Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dates |
September 8, 2022 |
October 13, 2022 |
November 17, 2022 |
December 15, 2022 |
January 19, 2023 |
February 16, 2023 |
March 16, 2023 |
April 20, 2023 |
May 18, 2023 |
June 15, 2023 |
Friday Lunchtime Webinars
Throughout the 2022-23 program year, the Professional Development System will offer lunchtime webinars for agencies’ PDE-funded staff. While topics are targeted to specific program roles, all PDE-funded staff are welcome to attend. The webinars will begin Friday, September 2, 2022, and run through May 26, 2023, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm, except holidays.
Link to join: Enroll in Friday Lunchtime Webinar Resources in the PD Portal.
Recordings and Presentation Slides: Available in Friday Lunchtime Webinar Resources in the PD Portal.
Times: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Data Quality Suggested Audience: Data quality specialists |
In-House Professional Development Specialist (IHPDS) Required for: IHPDSs Suggested for: Instructors |
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September 2, 2022 October 7, 2022 November 4, 2022 December 2, 2022 January 6, 2023 February 3, 2023 March 3, 2023 May 5, 2023 |
September 9, 2022 October 14, 2022 December 9, 2022 January 13, 2023 February 10, 2023 March 10, 2023 April 14, 2023 May 12, 2023 |
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Distance Learning/Digital Literacy Suggested Audience: Instructors and Digital Literacy Specialists |
Student Support Services/WIOA Implementation Suggested Audience: Student Support Coordinators/Administrators |
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September 16, 2022 – Distance Learning October 21, 2022 – Digital Literacy November 18, 2022 – Distance Learning January 20, 2023 – Digital Literacy February 17, 2023 – Distance Learning March 17, 2023 – Digital Literacy April 21, 2023 – Distance Learning May 19, 2023 – Digital Literacy |
September 23, 2022 – Student Support October 28, 2022 – WIOA Implementation December 16, 2022 – Student Support January 27, 2023 – WIOA Implementation February 24, 2023 – Student Support March 24, 2023 – WIOA Implementation April 28, 2023 – Student Support May 26, 2023 – WIOA Implementation |
Volunteer Tutor and Classroom Aide Webinar Series
This series of live webinars gives tutors and classroom aides access to experts from across the state, including teachers, program staff, and other volunteers. Topics relate to student goals, academic subjects, technology, and general teaching skills. While the series is designed with volunteer tutors and classroom aides in mind, agency staff are welcome to attend.
Link to join: Enroll in the Volunteer Tutor and Classroom Aide Webinar Series course in the PD Portal.
Recordings: YouTube videos playlist
Presentation Slides: Available in the Volunteer Tutor and Classroom Aide Webinar Series course in the PD Portal.
Webinars are held the second Tuesday of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Date |
Topic |
September 13, 2022 | Goal Setting to Empower Adult Learners |
October 11, 2022 | High School Equivalency Tests |
November 8, 2022 | Technology Tools for Volunteers and Administrators |
December 13, 2022 | Beyond a List of Topics: Advanced ESL Conversation Strategies |
January 10, 2023 | Contextualized Teaching and Learning |
February 14, 2023 | Cross-Cultural Tutoring |
March 14, 2023 | Technology Tools to Build Your Learners’ Digital Literacy Skills |
April 11, 2023 | Teaching Adults Alphabetics and Fluency |
May 9, 2023 | Student Goals and Assessment: Recognizing the Connection and Preparing for Testing Success |
June 13, 2023 | Exploring Pronunciation Best Practices and Tools |
Tech Talks Webinar Series
Tech Talks are a new webinar series developed by the Digital Literacy and Distance Education Project. Each Tech Talk will feature a different technology tool, which will be announced in advance for those who would like to get acquainted with it and bring their questions and ideas with them to the session. Webinar recordings can be found on the PA Adult Ed Resources Youtube playlist.
Link to join: https://paiu.zoom.us/my/bethanylezanic
Webinars are held on the first Thursday of every other month at 3:30 p.m.
Date |
Topic |
December 1, 2022 | Creating a Class Within Canvas |
February 2, 2023 | TBA |
April 6, 2023 | Canva For Education |
June 1, 2023 | TBA |
Digital Literacy Specialist Webinar Series
The Digital Literacy Specialist meetings are an opportunity to gather resources for supporting staff and students in building their digital literacy skills. During these meetings, the digital literacy specialists across the state share successes, challenges, and best practices for ensuring that students receive the technology instruction and support needed to participate successfully in distance learning and to find or maintain employment, and that staff can support distance learning, teach remotely as needed, and use technology to enhance instruction and promote digital literacy in students.
Link to join: https://paiu.zoom.us/my/bethanylezanic
Webinars are held on a Thursday early each month at 2:00-3:00 p.m. More dates beyond March may be scheduled later on.
Date |
Topic |
December 8, 2022 | Assessing Digital Literacy Skills of Staff and Students |
January 5, 2023 | Teaching Digital Literacy |
February 9, 2023 | Digital Literacy |
March 9, 2023 | Digital Literacy |
May 11, 2023 | Digital Citizenship and Reflection |
Technology Planning Webinars
Throughout program year 2020-21, the Distance Education Technical Assistance Project offered a series of webinars to support agencies in identifying priorities for technology planning. Each webinar focused on specific areas to improve through the use of technology. A link to each recorded webinar can be found below.
Date |
Recording Links | Topic |
September 15, 2020 | Recording | Communication: This webinar provided examples of how technology can be used to make communication with staff, students, and your community more effective and efficient. |
September 29, 2020 | Recording | Student Intake and Orientation: This webinar will provide examples of how technology can be used to improve processes and efficiency related to providing intake and orientation. |
October 13, 2020 | Recording | Instruction: This webinar will focus on using technology in the classroom, as well as for distance learning. |
October 27, 2020 | Recording | Program Management: This webinar will focus on using technology in various aspects of program management. |
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