BEdA Training Spring Quarter

There's no registration for this, as it will be the same participants that attended the February 28, 2025 meeting.

The BEdA Navigation Cadre convenings are a structured professional development space (usually offered quarterly) for Washington State navigation and student support staff/faculty who serve adult learners in our Basic Education for Adults (BEdA) programs. Whether such roles are classified as a navigator, advisor, transition specialist, with intake and enrollment or in assessment, etc., all are invited. This is a space for folks in roles that provide navigation support directly to students to connect with others for professional development, including gaining insight into promising practices and relevant updates.

Time Commitment

• Zoom: May 16, 2025, from 10 a.m. - Noon

Facilitator: 

• Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator

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There's no registration for this, as it will be the same participants that attended the February 28, 2025 meeting.

This CoP will be facilitated by a seasoned ELA faculty member and is envisioned as a collective of ELA professionals who actively engage with one another; those who register should plan to participate in the sharing of knowledge, best practices, problem solving, and exploring new ideas in the realm of ELA. CoP participants will benefit from a Canvas resource and engagement hub.

The BEdA PD Team and faculty facilitator have arranged timing and topics based on the initial ELA CoP Interest Survey. For the remainder of the 2024-25 year, these quarterly CoP sessions are scheduled on these Fridays: February 28 and May 2, 2025. These CoP sessions will focus on:

• Strategies for Teaching Reading & Vocabulary
• Strategies for Teaching Grammar, Mechanics & Writing

Time Commitment

• Zoom: May 2, 2025 from 10-11:30 AM 

Facilitators:

• Shannon Potter, Olympic College
• Jodi Ruback, BEdA Program Administrator
• Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator

This training is intended for any team who is new to teaching in I-BEST, or it can be a refresher for veteran I-BEST teams.

This course requires full collaboration from the teaching team, so for this specific training to live up to its intended purpose, we are asking that faculty sign up and participate as a team! 

Space is available for up to 12 teaching teams. Teaching teams are committing to a five-week course with approximately 20 hours of participation and content. The course is completely asynchronous with no required synchronous components.

Time Commitment

• Canvas: April 7 – May 16, 2025

Facilitators: 

• Karen Lee, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• Taraji Belgachem, Shoreline College

The aim of this training is to recall and strengthen previously acquired knowledge and skills and give updates on any planned programming changes. The 2-hour training, in combination with the answers to your questions, will enhance your understanding of LACES procedures and raise your awareness of recent system updates. 

Time Commitment:

• Zoom:  June 3, 2025 from 9-11:30 am

Facilitator: 

• Scott Toscano, BEdA Relationship & Compliance Analyst

There's no registration for this, as it will be the same participants that attended the Fall and Spring trainings.

Members will attend the Combined Reading Apprenticeship Cohort End of Year Convening. Further, participants will contribute to a repository of resources that can be used in any setting, including corrections and offline learning environments.

Time Commitment 

• In-person:  May 23, 2025 @ Renton Technical College

Facilitators:

• Fatih Killi, Highline Community College
• Michele Lesmeister, Renton Technical College
• Kate Orellana, BEdA Program Administrator