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🎉FREE WEBINAR from POP UP PD! 🎉

Get a first look at pdPlacedp, the new professional development site for the Get SET network.

Take a guided tour of:
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✔️ Orientation courses for Get SET, OALCF, PMF, EOIS-CaMS & more

📅 Thursday, February 5, 2026
⏰ 2:00 – 3:30 pm
🤟 ASL interpretation provided

👉 Register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dK1Wq3A6QWC9kpw14878vg

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These classes are happening January 15 - 22, 2026.

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✨ Webinar Alert! ✨

Join us on November 20 from 2:00–3:30pm EST for Supporting Learners with Learning Challenges, hosted by Sara Gill, Executive Director of the Adult Basic Education Association.

Learners may experience auditory, visual, or organizational processing challenges, and as educators, understanding these differences is key to effective support. In this session, you’ll:
✔️ Review common indicators of learning challenges
✔️ Explore practical strategies you can use immediately
✔️ Gain insights from a leader in adult literacy and assessment

This webinar includes ASL interpretation and is part of the S5 Dynamic Learning Initiative.
👉 Register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TlXXWGLaRhm-LTdn5orTTQ

Let’s continue building learning environments where every adult learner can thrive. 🌱

✨ Webinar Alert! ✨

Join us on November 20 from 2:00–3:30pm EST for Supporting Learners with Learning Challenges, hosted by Sara Gill, Executive Director of the Adult Basic Education Association.

Learners may experience auditory, visual, or organizational processing challenges, and as educators, understanding these differences is key to effective support. In this session, you’ll:
✔️ Review common indicators of learning challenges
✔️ Explore practical strategies you can use immediately
✔️ Gain insights from a leader in adult literacy and assessment

This webinar includes ASL interpretation and is part of the S5 Dynamic Learning Initiative.
👉 Register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TlXXWGLaRhm-LTdn5orTTQ

Let’s continue building learning environments where every adult learner can thrive. 🌱

🌟 Upcoming Free Webinar for LBS Educators! 🌟

AI in Literacy and Basic Skills: From Passive Use to Critical Thinking

AI tools are now part of everyday life — résumé builders, translation apps, and chat tools are just the beginning. Many adult learners already use them — but how can we help them become thoughtful, critical users of AI rather than passive consumers?

Join us for an engaging session that explores how AI can support, not replace, critical thinking and engagement in Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) instruction.

✅ Discover practical strategies to help learners:

Question and evaluate AI-generated content

Recognize bias and misinformation

Compare AI results with their own knowledge and experience

Strengthen digital literacy and inquiry skills

Together, we’ll reimagine AI as a thinking partner that enhances reflection, creativity, and confidence in learning.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. ET
📍 Location: Live via Zoom

👉 Register now and learn how to make AI a meaningful tool for literacy learning!
🔗 Register here: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/meeting/register/otz3s3yYTxmLVoWPTrP0pg

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🌟 Pop Up PD Webinar: Retraumatization in the Classroom 🌟
Thursday, October 16 • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)

🎧 ASL interpretation provided.

Many learners carry invisible trauma into the classroom. Even well-meaning practices can unintentionally trigger past experiences—and educators themselves can be at risk.

Join Patrick Cross, a passionate advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, as he explores:
💡 How retraumatization can show up in learning spaces
🛡️ Practical ways to recognize and reduce triggers
🤝 Steps to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment

Patrick brings 25 years of teaching experience and deep expertise working with diverse learners, including his leadership of Mohawk College’s Deaf Empowerment Program.

👉 Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your trauma-informed teaching skills and create classrooms where every learner feels safe and valued.

Click here to register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hp-4wglcTaeRrVtzPeP4VA

This free professional development opportunity is presented by POP-UP PD with technical support from Contact North | Contact Nord and funded by the Government of Ontario.

THIS WEEK !!

🌟 Pop Up PD Webinar: Retraumatization in the Classroom 🌟
Thursday, October 16 • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)

🎧 ASL interpretation provided.

Many learners carry invisible trauma into the classroom. Even well-meaning practices can unintentionally trigger past experiences—and educators themselves can be at risk.

Join Patrick Cross, a passionate advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, as he explores:
💡 How retraumatization can show up in learning spaces
🛡️ Practical ways to recognize and reduce triggers
🤝 Steps to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment

Patrick brings 25 years of teaching experience and deep expertise working with diverse learners, including his leadership of Mohawk College’s Deaf Empowerment Program.

👉 Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your trauma-informed teaching skills and create classrooms where every learner feels safe and valued.

Click here to register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hp-4wglcTaeRrVtzPeP4VA

This free professional development opportunity is presented by POP-UP PD with technical support from Contact North | Contact Nord and funded by the Government of Ontario.

🌟 Pop Up PD Webinar: Retraumatization in the Classroom 🌟
Thursday, October 16 • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)

🎧 ASL interpretation provided.

Many learners carry invisible trauma into the classroom. Even well-meaning practices can unintentionally trigger past experiences—and educators themselves can be at risk.

Join Patrick Cross, a passionate advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion, as he explores:
💡 How retraumatization can show up in learning spaces
🛡️ Practical ways to recognize and reduce triggers
🤝 Steps to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment

Patrick brings 25 years of teaching experience and deep expertise working with diverse learners, including his leadership of Mohawk College’s Deaf Empowerment Program.

👉 Don’t miss this chance to strengthen your trauma-informed teaching skills and create classrooms where every learner feels safe and valued.

Click here to register now: https://echannel-contactnorth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hp-4wglcTaeRrVtzPeP4VA

This free professional development opportunity is presented by POP-UP PD with technical support from Contact North | Contact Nord and funded by the Government of Ontario.

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