September 2024
Tuesdays with Essential Education
Live Sessions

Understanding Adult Literacy
Developing Reading Skills in the Adult Ed Classroom

DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
TIME: 3:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm PT
DURATION: 45-minutes 
SPEAKERS: Jen Denton and Charlie Weeks

Discover strategies to address learning gaps and enable your students to progress toward measurable gains and skill development.

• Review current adult literacy data.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the science of reading.
• Learn strategies to help students meet literacy-related goals.
• Obtain helpful tools and resources.

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Get a Job!
Empowering Adult Students with In-demand Career Skills

DATE: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
TIME: 3:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm PT
DURATION: 45-minutes 
SPEAKER: Jen Denton and Charlie Weeks

Discover how contextualizing instruction and infusing job skills into your curriculum can fast-track learning and keep students motivated and on track toward program completion.

• Obtain knowledge of in-demand job skills.
• Learn ideas to empower students with career-building skills.
• Develop strategies to build valuable job skills while making academic gains.
• Procure helpful tools and resources.

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No More Fake News
Developing Media Literacy in the Adult Ed Classroom

DATE: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
TIME: 3:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm PT
DURATION: 45-minutes 
SPEAKER: Jen Denton and Cynthia Peters, The Change Agent

Discover why media literacy is invaluable for the workforce and becoming informed citizens, voters, parents, and change-makers.

• Understand the importance of media literacy.
• Acquire tools to help students navigate information.
• Review resources for personal and professional development.
• Develop strategies to integrate media literacy into ABE instruction.

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