Upcoming PD Sessions

All upcoming Professional Development sessions are listed below.

Digital Navigator Meetings

Each meeting aims to provide support, guidance, and resources to help digital navigators effectively integrate digital literacy and technology into educational programs. Each session will allocate time to address individual needs and facilitate discussions among digital navigators. Below are the overarching topics for each meeting.

11/25/24 | Building the Adult Learner Profile

Goal: Share how to access data from assessments available through Northstar, data collected in LACES and other related data to help shape the digital needs for adult learners.

1/27/25 | Internet Safety and Security

Goal: Introduce the Digital Citizenship Guide, conduct self-assessments, and demonstrate how to access aligned resources, such as the Social Media Test Drive website, which provides simulations for practicing safe online behaviors.

2/24/25 | Email and Communication Tools

Goal: Share effective practices from the "Unlocking Engagement: Best Practices for Virtual Student Communication".

4/28/25 | Digital Tools for Daily Life | Register

Goal: Share resources and services available to learners, including community groups and free programs offered through libraries or other organizations, to help them take advantage of various free/low-cost opportunities.

5/27/25 | Workforce and College Preparation | Register

Goal: Provide resources and guidance that develop digital skills required in workforce development and college preparation.

2024 -2025 School Year PD Sessions

All Professional Development sessions that have occurred are listed below.

2/27/2025 | Digital Learning Day

Celebrating and promoting the transformative power of digital technology in Adult Education by equipping educators with strategies to bridge digital skill gaps, enhance instruction, and support learner success.

Closing the Gap: Harnessing the Power of the BRIDGES Digital Resilience Toolkit | Presentation | Video

Explore the BRIDGES Digital Resilience Toolkit to identify digital skill needs, set learner goals, and integrate tailored learning resources into your practice, while developing actionable strategies for embedding digital skills instruction.

AI and Career Guidance: Elevating Your Career Using Generative AI | Presentation | Video | AI and Career Prompts Doc.

Learn to use generative AI tools for career development while ensuring ethical practices, effective prompts, and authentic outcomes.

Blended Learning: Strategies & Models to Meet Learner Needs | Presentation | Video

Equip participants with strategies, models, and resources to implement or enhance blended learning practices tailored to the needs of their learners, addressing instructional challenges and make informed decisions about blended learning approaches.

Incorporating Digital Literacy Routines into ELL Instruction | Presentation | Video

Explore strategies for incorporating Northstar-aligned digital literacy routines into ELL instruction, focusing on practical tools, and best practices for building essential digital skills at all proficiency levels.

Digital Literacy in Family Learning: Mini-Projects That Build Skills and Create Connections | Presentation | Video

Explore integrating family-motivated mini-projects into adult English classrooms while identifying essential digital literacy skills.

10/25/2024 | Digital Navigator Day

Introduce the digital navigator model and provide training, strategies, & resources to develop the necessary components for becoming an efficient digital navigator within the agency.

What is a Digital Navigator? | Presentation | Video

Discover the essential role of a Digital Navigator and how it can transform your agency’s ability to support teachers and adult learners.

Digital Equity Services Available in CT | Presentation | Video

Provide a curated list of services and organizations facilitating access to devices, Internet, and digital skills.

Digital Literacy Learner Profiles | Presentation | Video

Utilize digital learner profiles to develop personalized digital literacy skill paths aligned with adult learners' goals and adapt classroom instruction to achieve these digital skill targets.

Navigating Digital Literacy Resources | Presentation | Video | Digital Literacy Plan Template

Provide a curated list of services and organizations facilitating access to devices, Internet, and digital skills.

Designing a Tech Hub for Teachers and Learners | Presentation | Video

Provide a curated list of services and organizations facilitating access to devices, Internet, and digital skills.

11/15/2024 | Northstar Implementation for Agencies | Presentation | Video

Implement Northstar in the classroom by following the Northstar Implementation Plan, understanding and setting up effective reporting, using supplemental resources, and incorporating digital badges.

1/13/2025 | Utilizing Northstar for Digital Literacy: Exporting and Analyzing Reports with Google Sheets or Excel | Video | Presentation

Effectively extract and analyze data to identify potential pitfalls and barriers to growth, providing you with the data to better support your students' digital skill development.