The Expert Edge: Online training on core topics that all adult and family literacy professionals should know. Stay sharp with The Expert Edge!
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BASIC DETAILS
This online session will be held on:
Tuesday, August 26, from 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM (CT)
Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 9:20 AM.
Please arrive on time – the Zoom room will close to late arrivals 30 minutes after the session begins.
This training session is offered free of charge to Texas nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.
ABOUT THIS TOPIC
An adult student finds their way to your program. Great!
Now what?
How do we get students off to the best possible start? What do sound recruitment and onboarding practices look like? How can you keep the momentum going – even when a student may have to join a waitlist for a class? And how can you keep adult learner persistence at the heart of the whole process?
This session will be aimed particularly at Texas community-based adult literacy organizations, which may find themselves with new students due to the upheaval and uncertainty in federal funding for adult education.
MEET THE PRESENTER
Presenter: Kathryn Bauchelle
After moving to Houston, TX in 2008, Kathryn volunteered as an ESL tutor at Literacy Advance of Houston, then joined the staff, holding roles over the next decade in volunteer management, program direction, fund development, grant writing, program evaluation, communications, training, and marketing. As Program Director and then VP of Programs & Partnerships, Kathryn’s focus was always on the students – and how to let experience, best practices, and research guide her and the team toward constant improvement.
She helped Literacy Advance merge successfully with Memorial Assistance Ministries in 2018, and since 2019 has worked as a consultant. She has been on the Literacy Texas team since 2021.
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PD CERTIFICATES
Someone who completes the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit.
Certificates of completion will be awarded after the event. Complete the survey after the training is finished to give your details and get your certificate. Surveys will be sent via email in the days following the training.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Kathryn Bauchelle
The team at Literacy Advance from 2008 to 2018
The Texas Workforce Commission
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