Enhancing Literacy Skills with Visible Thinking Routines starts March 4, 2026
6 January 2026
Our workshops cover a wide range of topics, including:
Contact Tracey or Guylaine or fill in our contact form to find out more.
March 4, 11, 18, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Three 90-minute workshops to introduce literacy instructors to ways to integrate the Harvard Project Zero visible thinking routines into lesson and curriculum plans.
A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support learner thinking. Thinking routines help to reveal a learner’s thinking to the teacher and help learners to notice and name particular reflection and critical thinking processes, making those processes more available and useful to them in other contexts.
April 15, 22, 29, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In this three-workshop series, you will learn how to create an online space in Google sites to communicate and collaborate with learners.
Create a Google site that you can adapt to your needs and the needs of the learners (we will guide you through the process of setting up a site and adding elements — you can build alongside the facilitators or watch the demonstrations and build later).
February 5, 12, 19, and 26
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Four 90-minute workshops about different approaches to helping learners understand the presence of artificial intelligence in their daily lives.
We will take a look at learning resources that:
January 14, 21, 28, 2026
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Three 90-minute workshops to introduce literacy instructors to ways to integrate the apps and websites we use in our daily lives – such as navigation, library, and budgeting apps and websites – into lesson and curriculum plans.
November 12, 19, 26, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join us for a series of 3 workshops in which you will learn about new places and ways to learn and support your professional development. We will look at Personal Learning Networks and how they can help you discover new perspectives on your practice. We will also explore ways to share with and learn from others.
Why do I need a personal learning network?
October 8, 15, 22, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Workshop resources – slides, recordings and other resources
About this series
Why do I need an online learning site?
Do you need help keeping up to date on using technology in adult literacy education?
We offer workshops on timely topics to help you meet the practical demands of working with adult learners in the classroom. Our free workshops cover a wide range of subjects that introduce you to emerging digital tools, resources and practices and explore how to build learning experiences in technology-rich environments.
Read these case studies about literacy teachers’ experiences attending a series.
Discover the communities of practice and get ready to meet, explore, work and create alongside your peers.
Work with us to develop innovative technology solutions that effectively advance your program objectives.
Connect with fellow adult literacy educators and program administrators in Ontario.