Webinar - Bridging the Digital Divide: Practical Strategies for Adult Education
Event Details:
Access to technology and digital skills is no longer optional—it is essential for success in education, employment, and daily life. Yet many adult learners face significant barriers that limit their ability to participate in a digital world fully. This interactive webinar will provide educators with practical strategies to bridge the digital divide in adult education programs. Participants will explore approaches to integrating digital literacy into instruction, leveraging free and low-cost tools, and building learner confidence with technology. Real-world examples and ready-to-use resources will be shared to help instructors create a supportive learning environments that empower adult learners to thrive in both academic and workplace settings.
Learning Objectives:
Identify barriers that adult learners face in accessing and using digital tools effectively.
Apply practical strategies to integrate digital literacy skills into existing adult education instruction.
Utilize free and low-cost digital resources to support learning opportunities.
Build learner confidence by scaffolding digital skills development in responsive ways.
Develop an action plan to strengthen digital skills within their own classrooms or programs.
Date: May 5, 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 - Maximizing Your Partnership With Vocational Rehabilitation
Event Details:
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), our WIOA Title IV partner, is an invaluable resource all adult educators should familiarize themselves with in order to better serve students with disabilities. In this webinar, you'll get a crash course in VR, how they relate to adult education, what services they provide, and which of your students might qualify.
Learning Objectives:
The partners outlined in WIOA legislation
What Vocational Rehabilitation does
Who they serve/which of our students to refer
How to better wield this partnership
Date: May 6, 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.
Webinar - From Practice to Diploma: Building an Effective GED® Voucher and Testing Framework
Event Details:
This webinar will showcase a structured, data-driven system for managing GED® practice and final exam vouchers that balances student success with responsible fiscal stewardship. This session highlights how data-informed eligibility guidelines, coordinated staff follow-up, and instructional alignment can strengthen readiness, reduce test anxiety, ensure consistency, and support successful GED® completion.
Learning Objectives:
Identify key components of an effective, data-driven GED® voucher system.
Apply data-informed decision-making to determine student readiness for GED® practice test and final exams.
Implement tracking tools to monitor student progress and testing outcomes.
Use tracking and follow-up practices to support students through the testing process.
Date: May 13, 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 - FCS IET Program Showcase and Learning Exchange
Event Details:
This customized workshop for Adult Education programs within the Florida College System (FCS) provides participants with the opportunity to observe and learn from an established Integrated Education and Training (IET) program in action. Participants will explore key components of successful IET implementation, including program design, partnership development, funding considerations, and instructional coordination.
Through presentations, interactive activities, and discussions with program leaders, instructors, and students, attendees will gain practical insights and strategies to strengthen or expand IET programs within their own institutions.
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (8:30am - 2:30pm ET)
Location:
Indian River State College
500 NW California Blvd
Port St Lucie, FL 34986
Pruitt Campus STEM Auditorium
Workshop - IET Site Visit and Learning Walks (Broward) - Patient Care Assistant, Hemodialysis
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: Friday, May 15, 2026 (8:30am - 2:00pm ET)
Location:
Atlantic Technical College
4700 Coconut Creek Parkway
Coconut Creek, FL 33067
Building 11, Room 216
Webinar - Expanding Horizons Beyond the Wall: Implementing IET in Local Jails
Event Details:
This session will examine current IET programs being offered in local jails across the state of Tennessee. Using these examples as a case study, we will share successes, challenges, and insight into effectively implementing IET programs in local jail facilities.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will know how to determine what makes a good jail partner, what potential barriers/growth areas to expect and how to prepare for them, how to engage key stakeholders, how to keep both partners and learners engaged, how to write jail-specific SSLOs and what elements make for a quality jail IET.
Date: May 20, 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 - From Reading to Reasoning: Strengthening Adult Literacy Through Evidence-Based Instruction (Virtual Workshop)
Event Details:
This interactive virtual workshop equips adult education instructors with practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen reading instruction. Participants will explore the Essential Pillars of Reading and examine instructional practices that support adult learners in developing stronger literacy skills. The session will focus on strategies to reduce learner guessing, strengthen comprehension and apply reading skills within meaningful contexts. Participants will leave with classroom-ready strategies and lesson ideas they can use immediately.
