Welcome to the Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD) website. AALPD connects individuals across the country who provide professional development or training to practitioners who work in adult education and family literacy programs. We offer opportunities for networking and sharing to fulfill our mission of advancing professional learning in the field. Please review our latest opportunities below and explore our website. If you're not yet a member, be sure to sign up on our Membership page.
AALPD News and Updates
Annual AALPD Member Meeting and Sharing Session
Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Join your fellow adult education professional developers for this year’s AALPD Member Meeting. We’ll reflect on our work, share updates on upcoming initiatives, and explore opportunities to collaborate and learn from one another. This is a space to connect, exchange resources, and discuss how we can support each other in the year ahead. We hope you’ll be part of the conversation!
Register for the Member Meeting and Sharing Session.
Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
Join your fellow adult education professional developers for this year’s AALPD Member Meeting. We’ll reflect on our work, share updates on upcoming initiatives, and explore opportunities to collaborate and learn from one another. This is a space to connect, exchange resources, and discuss how we can support each other in the year ahead. We hope you’ll be part of the conversation!
Register for the Member Meeting and Sharing Session.
Community Learning Partners - A Session on Non-Linear Learning in PD
Friday, June 13, 2025, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presented by: Joey Lehrman and Christin Smith
This session explores a model for professional development that’s non-linear, flexible, and grounded in educator agency. Instead of prescribing a fixed path, this approach creates space for educators to choose how and where they engage—based on their own goals, curiosity, and unique classroom context. The design emphasizes sustained cohorts, peer learning, and competency-based progress, with multiple entry points and time built in for application, reflection, and revision. Rather than offering a set of best practices, the model aims to create space for shared inquiry, experimentation, and ongoing growth.
We’ve piloted this strategy at the local, state, and national level, and in this session, we’ll share lessons learned, highlight early outcomes, and offer a tour of the cohort model in action. Join us to explore the design, reflect on what we’re learning so far, and consider how this kind of structure may (or may not) support lifelong learning for adult educators in the digital age.
Register for the June Webinar.
Friday, June 13, 2025, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presented by: Joey Lehrman and Christin Smith
This session explores a model for professional development that’s non-linear, flexible, and grounded in educator agency. Instead of prescribing a fixed path, this approach creates space for educators to choose how and where they engage—based on their own goals, curiosity, and unique classroom context. The design emphasizes sustained cohorts, peer learning, and competency-based progress, with multiple entry points and time built in for application, reflection, and revision. Rather than offering a set of best practices, the model aims to create space for shared inquiry, experimentation, and ongoing growth.
We’ve piloted this strategy at the local, state, and national level, and in this session, we’ll share lessons learned, highlight early outcomes, and offer a tour of the cohort model in action. Join us to explore the design, reflect on what we’re learning so far, and consider how this kind of structure may (or may not) support lifelong learning for adult educators in the digital age.
Register for the June Webinar.
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