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Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
November 2025 - January 2026
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PD Portal Resources
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Administrators, IHPDSs, and tutor coordinators can request accounts for staff and volunteers.
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Download the PD Portal User Guide, which includes directions for logging in, viewing PD descriptions, and enrolling.
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Visit the PD Portal FAQ page for help using the PD Portal.
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View the PDS Schedule for a full listing of professional learning opportunities scheduled for the 2025-26 program year.
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| | Upcoming PD Offerings by Month | | Below, you will find a list of upcoming offerings that are now available for enrollment in the PD Portal. For more information about any of these opportunities, please visit the PD Portal, open the course catalog, and review the syllabus. | |
ESL Community of Practice Meeting
November 12, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
This session is open to all professionals supporting ESL learners and will focus on gathering and using information to help English language learners get ahead. We will also invite discussion about future topics based on your input.
Register for this event.
Teaching with Generative AI
Registration is now open!
Teaching with Generative AI is a 30-minute course developed by World Education. In this online learning opportunity, participants complete a self-paced course, Teaching with Generative AI, on the World Education eLearning site, then upload their badge of completion to the PA Adult Education Resources PD Portal to earn professional development credit. As described on the World Education course page, "The Teaching with Generative AI crash course is a bite-sized learning experience that shows you some ways that adult educators leverage GenAI tools. Across three short sections, you will explore what GenAI is, different types of GenAI tools, and some ideas for making use of them. The course culminates with optional 'Try It!' challenges at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels."
Supporting Adult Learner Transition to Employment
New on-demand format
Registration will open when the course is available.
Supporting Adult Learner Transition to Postsecondary Education
New on-demand format
Registration will open when the course is available.
| | WORKFORCE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES and OPEN OFFICE HOURS | | |
Networking Opportunities
Workforce Wednesday Networking Sessions occur for adult education program administrators every Wednesday from 12:30 -1:00 p.m. Each week, the season will focus on a different workforce-related topic, with occasional guest speakers joining to share their insights and expertise. Administrators can use this link to join the weekly sessions.
Reentry Community of Practice Meetings occur for adult education practitioners and partners on the last Friday of each month from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this CoP is to share information and resources to help adult education programs and their partners effectively serve individuals in both correctional and community settings. Email Chrissie Klinger at cok5111@psu.edu if you would like to join these meetings.
Open Office Hours
Student Support Coordinator Open Office Hours occur for student support coordinators every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Each week, staff from the Workforce Development System Liaison project are available to answer questions, provide customized technical assistance, or help SSCs develop resources and tools to support adult learners. Join the Zoom meeting anytime between 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and stay as long as you need to.
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Building Your Digital Skills
This 6.5-hour course will help participants strengthen digital skills that are important for their role.
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Goal-Setting Basics with English Language Learners
This course is for any adult education practitioner who wants to learn more about supporting English language learners (ELLs) with developing academic and career goals. Participants will have the opportunity to build upon their knowledge of effective goal setting with adult learners by exploring strategies that help ELLs identify their goals even when they have limited English proficiency.
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Google Applied Digital Skills
Choose from over 100 lessons that can help participants enhance their use of Google tools in their practice and improve digital literacy skills. Participants will have 45 days from enrolling to complete their chosen lesson, apply something they learned, and reflect on how their new skills impact their practice. Enroll anytime.
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Google Certified Educator Level 1
Prepare for the Google Certified Educator Level 1 exam while broadening your capabilities with Google applications in this 15-week course.
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Improving Your Agency's Data Quality and Processes
This course supports agency work in improving data quality. Participant teams should include an agency leader who can enact change at the agency and one person who is familiar with all aspects of the agency’s data entry process. During the course, agency teams will map their agency’s data, identify areas for improvement, and develop an action plan. Enroll anytime and have 60 days from the enrollment date to complete the course.
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Integrated Education and Training (IET) Statewide and Regional Resources
Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Pennsylvania can continue to grow through collaboration with partners. To support sustaining and growing IET in PA, Regional and Statewide IET Resources are now available in the PD Portal. This area of the PD Portal includes the approved statewide Commercial Driver’s License IET that was shared at the June Division Webinar. Please contact Chrissie Klinger at cok5111@psu.edu if you would like to be added to the Regional and Statewide IET Resources.
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Introduction to Workforce Preparation Skills
In this 4.5-hour course, participants will learn about the Transferrable and Digital Literacy Skills (part of the PA Foundation Skills) and work with a student to identify skills they need to reach their employment goal.
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Motivating Adult Learners to Persist
Complete the course on the LINCS website and upload your certificate of completion to the PD Portal within 30 days of enrollment for professional development credit.
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New Administrator Training
This online course provides important information for new adult education program administrators and will be available to new administrators as needed throughout the program year. To enroll in the course, please email your ProLO consultant.
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Staff Induction Verification Course
New staff members who are participating in the staff induction process can enroll in this course after they have completed the required activities. Administrators can review the staff induction process by downloading the 2024-2025 Staff Induction Implementation Guide.
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Teaching with Generative AI - NEW
Complete a self-paced course, Teaching with Generative AI, on the World Education eLearning site, then upload your badge of completion to the PA Adult Education Resources PD Portal to earn professional development credit. Enroll anytime and have 30 days to complete the course.
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Teaching With Illustrative Mathematics® Lessons
Learn how to find illustrative math lessons that meet learners' needs and College and Career Readiness Standards levels. With support from a coach, teach and reflect on at least five lessons with learners. Enroll anytime and have 10 weeks to complete the course.
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Trauma-Informed Instructional Practices for Adult Educators
Learn about the importance of trauma-informed instruction, how trauma-informed instruction supports standards-aligned instruction and skill gains, and how it relates to equity in programs. Enroll anytime and have 45 days to complete the course.
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Introduction to Universal Design for Learning: Learning that Works for All
Learn about the core UDL principles and consider ways to apply them to your practice to increase engagement and accessibility with students or other staff members.
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Universal Design for Learning: It All Starts with a Goal
Examine various goal-setting techniques the participant can use to create their own goals or help others establish and monitor meaningful and attainable goals.
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Universal Design for Learning: Making Math Matter
Studying math can produce strong emotions, as many individuals feel they suffer from math anxiety, which hinders their ability to learn. This course will explore math anxiety, how it is often displayed, and the best practices to reduce it.
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Universal Design for Learning: Making Reading and Writing Matter
Reflect on and develop new strategies for teaching literacy in adult education classrooms, with an emphasis placed on the importance of making literacy content relevant for all students.
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BEST Plus 3.0 Test Administrator Training
Enroll anytime and have 45 days from the enrollment date to complete the course. Please note: The CAL online training course is no longer offered free of charge. Programs are responsible for paying the current registration fee, set by CAL, for each participant.
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PA CASAS Initial Certification Training
Enroll anytime and have 45 days from the enrollment date to complete the course.
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PA TABE Initial Certification Training
Enroll anytime and have 45 days from the enrollment date to complete the course.
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Remote Test Administration Certification
Enroll anytime and have 45 days from the enrollment date to complete the course.
- PA BEST Plus Remote Test Administration Certification
- PA CASAS Remote Test Administration Certification
- PA TABE Remote Test Administration Certification
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Staff Induction Modules
This series of modules is designed for new agency staff members as part of a customizable onboarding process. Existing staff may also choose to complete these modules at any time.
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On-Demand Modules
On-demand modules are offered in the PD Portal to provide participants with flexible learning opportunities on a variety of topics. Please note that these on-demand modules are not part of the series of modules designed for staff induction.
- CCRS Key Shifts for English Language Arts
- CCRS Standards for Mathematical Practice
- CCRS Key Shifts for Mathematics
- English Language Proficiency Standards Overview
- Introduction to Integrated Education and Training (IET)
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Tutor Training Modules
These modules cover the foundational skills needed by volunteers working in adult education programs. The nine modules serve as a component of volunteer tutor and classroom aide training and can be completed at any time.
| | RESOURCE HUBS IN THE PD PORTAL | |
Friday Lunchtime Webinar Resources
The Professional Development System offers Friday Lunchtime Webinars most Fridays at noon. Enroll in Friday Lunchtime Webinar Resources in the course catalog to access the complete schedule of webinars, the webinar link, presentation slides, and recordings.
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Program PD Team
Administrators, IHPDSs, and digital literacy specialists can enroll in the Program PD Team course in the PD Portal to access essential tools and resources related to professional development at their agency.
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Student Support Coordinator Professional Development Resources
Any adult education staff person who provides student support services can enroll in this space in the PD Portal. Participants will gain access to resources, including the Student Support Coordinator Hub and networking events.
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Tutor Coordinator Resource Hub
This hub contains documents and resources to support tutor coordinators. Any staff who train or work closely with volunteer tutors or classroom aides can enroll in this space in the PD Portal to access the resources.
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Staff Training
Partnering and collaborating with our workforce development partners is critical for successfully supporting our adult learners’ transition to postsecondary and the workforce. These online, on-demand trainings take about an hour and will help you learn more about how to collaborate with our partners. They’re perfect for new staff, as well as for current staff who want to learn how they can better collaborate with workforce development partners.
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Introduction to the PA CareerLink® System Referrals and Best Practices
- Collaborating for Success: A Shared Customer-Centered Approach to Service Delivery
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Trauma-Informed Service Delivery - Coming this fall
Customized face-to-face cross trainings for WIOA core partners that complement the online courses are available upon request by contacting Loretta Lininger at lml160@psu.edu.
| | Visit the PA Adult Education Resources (PAAER) website to access resources to support your work. | | | | |
