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Workshops & Continued Learning
Before you sign up, please note:
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All trainings are virtual
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Trainings are FREE to Community Literacy Members
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Trainings are $15 for non-members
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Email bria@litworks.org with questions
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Queer Language in the Classroom
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 5:30 - 7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitator: Keighty Ward
Happy Pride, y'all! We're celebrating by talking about language and how using loving terminology to talk with people is an important part of a trauma-informed practice.
This training was created to support adult ed teachers and tutors in creating welcoming and safe learning spaces for their queer learners. Regardless of your learner, this training is meant to be a place to ask questions, try new ways of doing things, and build empathy.
We will discuss all those terms you're not sure how to use and how to create a welcoming classroom. We'll also talk about everyone's favorite: pronouns - how to use them, how to ask for them, and how to share them. And we'll offer some suggestions for introducing queer language into your ESL or ABE tutoring sessions and classrooms.
This training is part of our Program Support series. Content is designed with those working in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Federal Policies Are Impacting AE learners: How Do We Respond to Meet the Moment?
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Time: 1 - 2:30 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for everyone
Panel discussion, facilitated by Bria Dolnick
Trump administration policies are affecting students’access to food and health care, immigration status, mental health, and more. That means these policies also affect the ability of our students to take part and fully engage in our adult education programs. How can we best support our students so they can continue to succeed in our programs?
Staff members from PODER, Heartland Human Care Services, Howard and Evanston Community Center, and Instituto del Progreso Latino will share strategies and policies that they’ve developed in order to meet the heightened challenges their students are currently facing. Learn about registration procedures to prep students for online learning, info campaigns to inform students about changes to SNAP benefits, a healing circle and support group in partnership with a mental health collective, and a student-led club that builds school community and camaraderie.
You will leave with ideas and access to resources to get some new efforts off the ground at your organization!
This training is part of our Program Support series. Content is designed with those working in adult education in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Explore Social Justice Topics with Math & Graphs
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 5:30 - 7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitator: Janise Hurtig
Help your ABE and HSE/GED students make connections between math, graphs and charts, and their lives!
Our facilitator, Janise Hurtig, will show us how she infuses social justice topics and current events into her math lessons. Learn about how she finds sources for data sets, the language and vocabulary she focuses on to help students make sense of data, and the kinds of math problems she crafts to help students practice fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and more– all while discussing social justice issues that are relevant to students’ lives.
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!