Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 3 South)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. ET)
Location:
Ridge Technical College
Health Science, Building #12
7700 State Road 544
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Workshop - IET Site Visit and Learning Walks (Seminole) - Phlebotomy, CNA, Microsoft Office Specialist
Event Details:
The IET Site Visit and Learning Walks provide a valuable opportunity to gain fresh insights by observing effective practices in action.
These visits are designed to:
Offer a firsthand look at how IET programs operate to support student progression into and beyond the program.
Highlight the support services that empower students to achieve their learning objectives.
Share updates from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to ensure alignment with state initiatives and goals.
Discover strategies to enhance your own programs by exploring proven approaches from established IET implementations.
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026 (9:00am - 2:00pm ET)
Location:
Seminole State College
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, FL 33773
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Webinar - Free & Low-Cost Assistive Technology to Support Reading & Writing
Event Details:
Many adult learners come to our classes with reading challenges. These are intensified in our increasingly high-tech world, in which digital media is designed in bite-sized bits of content full of distractions. Fortunately, Chrome offers a variety of free extensions that can easily provide accommodations to developing readers and writers. In this session, participants will learn how to find, select, install and utilize AT Chrome extensions for themselves and their students.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand what assistive technology (AT) is and how open access to AT is a crucial part of implementing UDL in the adult education classroom
Participants will identify areas of reading & writing where their students would benefit from AT
Participants will learn a variety of reading & writing AT functions
Participants will learn to search for, vet, and install Chrome extensions that perform those functions
Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Note: Please use your IPDAE Portal Account Email Address when registering so it is reflected in your Activity History.
Webinar - Stick the Landing: Contextualized Instruction
Event Details:
In this webinar, instructors will teaching strategies to make learning fun, engaging, and interactive for their students. Instructors will learn to use real-world applications to teach direct instruction to students. Instructors will walk away with strategies to create simple contextualized instruction.
Learning Objectives
Define contextualized instruction and explain why it’s essential for adult learners in ABE, ESOL, and IET. Design mini-lessons using real-world texts, tasks, and scenarios that align with instructional goals.
Provide instructors with strategies to create simple contextualized activities.
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
Note: Please use your IPDAE Portal Account Email Address when registering so it is reflected in your Activity History.
Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 3 North)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. ET)
Location:
Marion Correctional Institution
3269 NW 105st Street
Ocala, FL 34475
Contact:
Dr. Cathy Tapley
cathy.tapley@fdc.myflorida.com
Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 2)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 (9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. ET)
Location:
Suwannee Correctional Institution
5964 US Highway 90
Live Oak, Fl 32060
Webinar - Teaching IETs Online with Intention: Support, Structure and Engagement
Event Details:
Teaching IETs online requires intentional design, strong student support, and purposeful engagement. This session explores effective strategies for synchronous online IET instruction, highlighting key differences from in-person teaching and practical ways to support and engage students. Participants will leave with tools and resources they can use immediately in their live online classes.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to identify key differences between in-person and synchronous online IET instruction.
Participants will apply student support strategies to synchronous online IET classes.
Participants will use practical tools and resources to enhance engagement and support in live online IET instruction.
Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
Note: Please use your IPDAE Portal Account Email Address when registering so it is reflected in your Activity History.
Workshop - IET Site Visit and Learning Walks (Bay) - Welding, HVAC
Event Details:
The IET Site Visit and Learning Walks provide a valuable opportunity to gain fresh insights by observing effective practices in action.
These visits are designed to:
Offer a firsthand look at how IET programs operate to support student progression into and beyond the program.
Highlight the support services that empower students to achieve their learning objectives.
Share updates from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to ensure alignment with state initiatives and goals.
Discover strategies to enhance your own programs by exploring proven approaches from established IET implementations.
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (8:30am - 2:00pm CT)
Location:
Tom P. Haney Technical College
3016 Hwy. 77
Panama City, FL 32405
Building 3, Room 215
Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 1)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026 (9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. CT)
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS IN CENTRAL TIME.
Location:
Northwest Florida Reception Center
Martin Lake Trace
Chipley, FL 32428
Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 4 South)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. ET)
Workshop - Teaching for Understanding: Practical ESOL Strategies for Correctional Classrooms (Region 4 North)
Event Details:
This interactive, in-person professional-learning workshop is designed to strengthen instructional practice for educators serving English language learners in correctional settings. Open to all educators supporting English language learners, the workshop emphasizes low-tech, high-impact instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately. Participants will engage in hands-on activities focused on comprehension, vocabulary development, differentiation, and student engagement, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mixed-level classrooms within the realities of correctional environments.
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. ET)
Location:
Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, FL 34981
V-334 (Kight Center)
