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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
Not sure if you are a member? Review our member list or email bria@litworks.org
Interested in becoming a member? Check out our membership options.
Community Literacy Symposium
Date: October 23 & 24, 2025
Time: 9 am- 2:30 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: $50 for members; $75 for non-members
Who should attend the Community Literacy Symposium?
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Community Literacy Members (this is designed with you in mind!)
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adult literacy + education teachers (of any experience)
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family literacy workers
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adult literacy volunteer coordinators
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volunteer tutors
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adult literacy intake staff
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anyone interested in adult and family literacy
Thursday, October 23
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Engaging with Adult Learners through Book Groups
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Ways to Create Ready-Made Materials for Volunteer Tutors
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The Sounds of the English Language: Voice and Articulation
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A Coordinator’s Guide to Boundary Setting
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Teaching New Adult Learners: Insights from the Rohingya Culture Center
Friday, October 24
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The ABCs of Beginning Literacy
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How to Make It Work: A Conversation With a First-Time Penny Severns Family Literacy Grantee
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Reading the Word to Read the World: How to Help ESL Learners with Health Forms
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Elevating Staff & Student Voices: Building Trust in Teaching + Learning
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From Vision to Decisions: Making the Adult Volunteer Literacy Grant Work for Your Program
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Making Room For 'Magic': How project-based, student-centered learning fuels engagement
Teacher Solidarity Study Group
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitator: Jane Rothschild
How does this moment of turbulent social change relate to us, as educators? We are starting the Teacher Solidarity Study Group in order to learn and reflect on United States history so that we can try to understand current events and our roles as teachers and change makers in this moment.
We will meet quarterly to discuss selected chapters of Howard Zinn's A Young People’s History of the United States, and our focus will be on ordinary people and grassroots movements that have worked to create political and social change.
Join us for community, learning, and reflection on how history can give us and our students courage to work towards a more just and equitable future. You don’t need to commit to the whole year to attend. To find the reading assignment and get access to a scanned copy, check out our study group webpage. If you’d rather get your own copy of the book, you can buy it here.
This group was created with adult education teachers, tutors, and administrators in mind, although everyone is welcome!
From Slides to Stories: Creating eBooks for English Language Learners
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitator: Lisa Perez
In each quarterly Make & Take training, Lisa will introduce you to a digital teaching tool, share examples of how she's used the tool in her own tutoring practice, and help you make your own sample from a provided template.
This month, we’ll be exploring how you can use simple slides to create engaging, interactive eBooks and eAudiobooks. Discover the benefits for learners, explore features like audio and video, and create an eBook together. To fully participate, all you will need is a Gmail account and a little imagination!
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!
Building Engagement Online: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Remote Teaching and Tutoring
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 5:30-7 pm (CST)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: Free for members; $15 for non-members
Facilitator: Bria Dolnick
To address the safety needs of students, many classes and tutoring sessions are shifting online. Virtual learning requires some different strategies for engaging with students interactively, and we want to support you as you make this transition!
In this training, we’ll review ways to create a sense of safety and connection with your students online, explore activities and strategies that work well in a virtual environment, and discuss helpful digital resources that you can use in your lessons. Bring your questions and experiences!
This training is part of our Instructional Techniques series. Content is designed with tutors and teachers in mind, although everyone is welcome!