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Overview
The Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center is dedicated to providing Adult Education and Literacy practitioners with the most comprehensive slate of professional training, workshops, courses and seminars available anywhere. Each year over 500 Adult Education and Literacy Professionals arrive at the AALRC to expand their expertise in areas such as Learning Disabilities, English as a Second Language, Distance Education and technology access. The Resource Center is also utilized by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Adult Education Section, for meetings and professional development.
Our facility boasts a state-of-the-art networked computer lab, which accommodates up to twenty learners at a time. Our large training room can handle up to 100 attendees, utilizing a variety of multi-media tools for instructional delivery. The Center also addresses the need for breakout sessions and multiple, simultaneous events with two additional conference rooms and two smaller meeting rooms.
The AALRC library, staffed by a full-time media coordinator, boasts an extensive inventory of books, videos, and other materials loaned to Adult Education Centers and Literacy Councils upon request. Video duplication equipment is available, and the library resources are automated for your convenience.
Utilizing the AALRC web site, practitioners can view event calendar, register online for training courses, request media materials, and receive instructional tools from across the United States. As a partner with LINCS Literacy Information and Communication System, the AALRC links our state’s professionals with access to free instructional tools, learner activities, software and more.
Our goal in Professional Development at the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center is to be an integral part in the development of our state’s Adult Education and Literacy providers.
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Career service provider (CSP)
As part of the 2024 – 2027 Request for Proposal (RFP), each adult education and literacy council provider must have a Career Coach or a Career Service Provider (CSP) on staff to assist students in transitioning into the workplace and post-secondary education or training. LaTasha Dale-Warren, Career Coach for the Arkansas Workforce Connection, Office of Adult Education, will be the presenter for the course. The Fall 2025 training is scheduled for September 10, 2025 – December 10, 2025. Face-to-face meetings are required on September 10, October 14-15, and November 18, 2025.
Career Service Provider Application
Effectively Navigating Your escWeb Shoebox
September 9, 2025 (Zoom)
October 16, 2025 (Zoom)
This workshop is designed for new employees who have no knowledge of how to use their Shoebox (escWorks) or just for those who may need a refresher on how to cancel a registration or how to consolidate Shoebox accounts from past employers. Learn why it is important to modify an existing Shoebox account, rather than create a new one, and why Shoebox accounts should ALWAYS list your work email as the primary email. Information on these topics, as well as hands-on demonstrations on how to register for training sessions, how and when to cancel a registration, how to retrieve a record of trainings attended, how to locate relevant training information (i.e., description, trainers, and zoom link), and how to update your escWeb Shoebox account settings, will also be included.
Essential Education: Feedback that Fuels: Turning Student Data into Daily Wins
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Location: AALRC Auditorium
Session ID: 568640
What if progress tracking could become your best motivational tool? In this session, Arkansas adult
education teachers will dive into Essential Education’s dynamic reports and visual progress
dashboards that bring learning to life. We’ll highlight practical examples of how to use data to
celebrate small wins, deliver effective feedback, and intervene when needed. Expect to leave with
easy strategies you can use right away to keep students moving forward with confidence.
Burlington English: Go the Distance—Creating a Virtual Hybrid Class
Session ID: 568856
9/18/2025 9am-11:30am Online
This interactive training is designed specifically for teachers who use Burlington English with their students.
Participants will explore engaging ways to utilize Burlington English for both virtual and hybrid ESL classes. The session
will provide hands-on demonstrations and practical strategies to help you integrate the program into your instruction
with confidence.
Training Highlights:
How to enter students into Burlington English
How to effectively use the product in the classroom
How to adapt Burlington English for distance learning to show educational gain
Tips for managing student engagement in any setting
Building a New Path: Resume Writing for Justice-Involved Individuals
Session ID: 563403
1/14/2026 9am-4pm AALRC Auditorium
This interactive session empowers career coaches who support justice-involved individuals (JIVs) with the latest tools and strategies for effective resume development. Coaches will explore current trends in resume writing and learn how to guide clients in rebranding themselves to successfully compete in today’s job market.
Canvas Basics and Growing with Canvas (Online / self-paced)
Canvas Basics 525897
Growing with Canvas 524097
These self-paced/online workshops have been offered quarterly since July 1, 2023. Participants may contact Ashan Hampton (Ashan.Hampton@arkansas.gov), state Distance Learning Liaison, if you have questions or issues logging into the Canvas courses.
Burlington English Teacher Training
Go the Distance! Creating a Virtual/Hybrid Class with Burlington English
This training is designed for teachers who use the Burlington English software product with their students. Explore
engaging ways to utilize Burlington English for virtual or hybrid ESL classes in this hands-on session. We’ll review
applicable tools available within BE, along with tips to help manage students in any classroom environment. Whether
you’re new to teaching online or looking to enhance your current routine, this session will equip you with strategies
you can use right away to support student learning and engagement in any setting. The training will cover:
– How to enter students
– How to effectively use the product in the classroom
– How to use it for distance learning to show educational gain
Online Learning
TABE 13&14 Standards Validation Workshop
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TABE Standards Validation: Application for Participation
On October 28-29, 2025, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) will host a standards validation workshop that brings together adult education professionals from across the country to help review the performance standards for TABE 13&14. DRC is actively accepting applications from adult education subject matter experts that wish to participate in this important and exciting workshop. Please visit to learn more about participating in the TABE Standards Validation process and attending an informational online workshop overviewing the entire process. Questions? Contact us at DRC_MeetingPlanning@DataRecognitionCorp.com |
Growing with Canvas
Self-Paced/Online –
524097
The course emphasizes how to use a combination of the Canvas Guides, including the Video Guides, and Adult Education content; to familiarize users with the nine modules of content.
Canvas Basics
Self-Paced/Online –
525897
The course focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using Canvas; the state’s official Learning Management System (LMS) for Adult Education.
Learning Disability (LD): Applications
In this LD: Applications course, Ms. Wendy Bryant, the Disabilities and Online Learning Coordinator for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center, discusses disabilities that adult educators may meet and the legal requirements that adult education centers are required to meet concerning adult learners with disabilities. Ms. Bryant also shares applications, websites, and other resources for adult educators to use when providing accommodations for their adult learners.
Providing WOW Customer Service in Adult Education
According to Ms. LaTasha Dale-Warren, College and Career Coach for the state Adult Education Division, providing the best opportunities for adult learners begins with making connections and treating those adult learners with respect and professionalism. In this course, Ms. Dale-Warren discusses approaches and things to consider when helping adult learners from the smallest gestures to the big moves that could make all the difference.
Advance Iet
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The ADVANCE IET project provides new training opportunities and resources to assist state adult education offices, professional development providers, and local program staff in enhancing and expanding IET programs for adult education participants. |
Growing with Canvas
Self-Paced/Online –
524097
The course emphasizes how to use a combination of the Canvas Guides, including the Video Guides, and Adult Education content; to familiarize users with the nine modules of content.
Canvas Basics
Self-Paced/Online –
525897
The course focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using Canvas; the state’s official Learning Management System (LMS) for Adult Education.
Learning Disability (LD): Applications
In this LD: Applications course, Ms. Wendy Bryant, the Disabilities and Online Learning Coordinator for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center, discusses disabilities that adult educators may meet and the legal requirements that adult education centers are required to meet concerning adult learners with disabilities. Ms. Bryant also shares applications, websites, and other resources for adult educators to use when providing accommodations for their adult learners.
Providing WOW Customer Service in Adult Education
According to Ms. LaTasha Dale-Warren, College and Career Coach for the state Adult Education Division, providing the best opportunities for adult learners begins with making connections and treating those adult learners with respect and professionalism. In this course, Ms. Dale-Warren discusses approaches and things to consider when helping adult learners from the smallest gestures to the big moves that could make all the difference.
