Equity and Inclusion)

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English learners with basic conversational skills are often eager to discuss and learn about racism, equity, and justice. However, few opportunities exist to explore these topics in safe, structured settings, and language teachers are sometimes unprepared to effectively facilitate these conversations. This webinar will provide teachers with tools and ideas to encourage critical conversations about race, equity, and justice in their adult English classes. Access to materials to use in the classroom will be shared. Original webinar date: June 28, 2024 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/2Gv4Oh31bkk

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The Equitable Apprenticeship Toolkit was developed to help those designing and running pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs to intentionally encourage and support the inclusion of apprentices who reflect the full diversity of our communities. Come learn what is included in the toolkit and how the information-gathering and action-planning tools could be a resource for your team. Concrete examples of how programs have successfully utilized this toolkit and linked adult education to apprenticeship will be shared. Original webinar date: February 16, 2023 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/i1sIubXA89I

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This webinar will focus on ways in which LINCS is actively furthering access to resources and content, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This webinar will include an overview of LINCS resources specific to DEI, including a new course to help participants learn more about looking at programs and practices through a DEI lens. Original webinar date: February 10, 2023 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/C1lZ4XiUAKg

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The Office of Educational Technology released a guidance resource, Advancing Digital Equity for All: Community-Based Recommendations for Developing Effective Digital Equity Plans to Close the Digital Divide and Enable Technology-Empowered Learning. As states prepare to develop and implement digital equity plans under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Digital Equity Act programs, this resource supports leaders in developing effective digital equity plans by: (1) exploring the three components of access—availability, affordability, and adoption; (2) highlighting existing barriers to achieving digital equity for learners, families/caregivers, and communities; (3) providing promising strategies to overcome these barriers, particularly human-level barriers to broadband and technology adoption; (4) identifying key action steps for leaders. In this webinar, the Office of Educational Technology will discuss the findings from the guidance resource and the next phase of their digital equity work. Original webinar date: October 27, 2022 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/PvuF4F3uZpM Resource links: https://tech.ed.gov/advancing-digital-equity-for-all/ https://tech.ed.gov/broadband/acp/ https://tech.ed.gov/stories/ https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/resources/states https://www.digitalinclusion.org/

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This webinar will focus on the importance of cultural competence and inclusion in adult education. The webinar will define and discuss cultural competency and the various points included in the Cultural Competency Continuum. The webinar will provide actionable steps teachers, administrators, and support staff can take to support a culturally competent and inclusive learning environment for students. During the webinar, participants will be introduced to the six points on the cultural competence continuum: cultural destructiveness, cultural incapacity, cultural blindness, cultural pre-competence, cultural competence, and cultural proficiency. Additionally, participants will be introduced to concepts that impact cultural competence, such as implicit bias, microaggressions, and inclusion during the webinar. Participants will leave the webinar with tools and actionable steps to improve equity on both an individual and programmatic level. Original webinar date: February 11, 2022 Webinar recording link: https://youtu.be/q0F7JEJFI4c