Digital resilience is the ability to adapt to new technologies and problem solve in technology-rich environments and it plays an essential role in English learners' success across all contexts of adult life - civic participation, healthcare, education, work, parenting, etc.   

This session focuses on the key elements that build that resilience: confidence, collaboration, and problem-solving alongside digital skills and digital literacy development. Participants will explore these elements and examine how they interact with English language instruction. Resources include the Digital Skills Glossary and Instructional Guide as well as Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) instructional materials.  

Following this session are two PD offerings focused on strategies for integrating digital literacy and resilience into specific language skills instruction.  

• Session 1: Opening Digital Doors: Developing English Learners’ Digital Resilience (10/10, 2 - 4 p.m.)
• Session 2: Opening Digital Doors: Developing English Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Speaking and Listening Tasks (10/24, 2 - 4 p.m.)
• Session 3: Opening Digital Doors: Developing English Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Reading and Writing Tasks (11/7, 2 - 4 p.m.)

If you are interested in this topic, but are unable to attend all of the sessions as outlined here, please see our resource collection on the SABES website at: https://sabes.org/pd-center-resources/34

Note: Before the course opens, registrants will receive a separate email with instructions on how to access the synchronous sessions via Zoom. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder and/or  email nruskin@edc.org.