Additional PD Opportunities

Online Professional Development Opportunities

Courses

• Transforming Distance Education Course: This course was developed by the EdTech Center @ World Education with support from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. It was designed for education providers and practitioners teaching adult basic academic skills, ESOL, and literacy at a distance and/or through blended learning; it provides strategies and resources that are essential for both setting up and implementing distance education or teaching with a blended approach.
  

• LINCS Learning Portal: Access freely available, evidenced-based professional development courses designed for Adult Educators through the LINCS Learning Portal. Explore 20+ self-paced online courses and facilitated online courses for adult educators and program managers. Earn a downloadable certificate of completion for each course you complete. The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) is a national leadership initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) to expand evidence-based practice in the field of adult education.
  

• ProLiteracy Education Network Courses & Resources: Most of these are free, although you will need to create an account.

Webinars

• Distance Education Strategy Sessions: A library of recordings of all the Distance Education Strategy Sessions offered by the EdTech Center @ World Education since March 2020.
  

• GED Testing Center's Tuesdays for Teachers Webinar Series
  

• Florida's Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators: Choose your area of interest under "Resources" and look for available Videos and resources.