Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Bridging Continuous Improvement with Program Data
This interactive learning session will examine reflective practice for adult education programs. Participants will explore the use of reflective practice as a professional development tool to explore program data, program outcomes and learner-centered instructional systems.
Presenter: Rebecca Wagner, Executive Director, Community Learning Center, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Bridging the Gap: Developing Transition Program
Adult learners have goals: a high school diploma, a college degree, vocational training or a job. Helping adult learners make the transition to achieve their goals takes planning. Presenters from award winning programs give detailed descriptions of their transition programs and why they are successful. More>>
Lead Presenter: Lori Howard, CASAS Program Specialist Coordinator, CASAS, California
Co-Presenter: Bradley Frazier, Principal, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro, California
Co-Presenter: Cathy Gample, Instructor, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro, California
Co-Presenter: Lindy Khan, Ed.D., Academic Administrator, Educational Services, Contra Costa County Office of Education, Pleasant Hill, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Bridging the Gap: The Career Pathways Model and the Role of ABE in Economic & Workforce Development
Conferees will examine career pathways, an emerging ABE model that addresses the disconnect between basic skills/postsecondary training and the emerging needs of business and industry.
Presenter: Bill Walker, Wonderlic, Inc.
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 15 & 16
Creating a Health Career Pathway for ABE Students
Research indicates that low-literacy adults need extended education and training pathways to attain higher skill jobs. From building community collaboration to incorporating contextualized & e-learning strategies, the presentation focus is on constructing a solid Prof-Tech pathway framework.
Presenters:
*Denis Ranney, Teacher, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
*Elizabeth Wright, MaEd, MATESL, Adjunct ESL Faculty, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century
The proficiencies embedded in critical thinking skills include abilities to inform, describe, discover, negotiate, cooperate, integrate, apply, test and revise. Fostering critical thinking in learning environments involves continuous engagement between reflexive linking of internal thought processes with external experiences. Come be creative and inspired; explore hands-on approaches that foster critical thinking for all levels.
Presenter: Nancie Payne, Payne and Associates, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Curriculum: Adult Learners with Low Literacy
Learn about a new free online Web delivery curriculum model that empowers low-level literacy students to become agents of change for themselves through activities to build self-determination, establish control of underlying cognitive functions, make choices in learning methods, and apply basic skills in functional home & community & work skills.
Presenter: Virginia Posey, Ph. D, Senior Research Associate, CASAS, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 10:35-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 21
Designing Career Pathways Instruction
DTI Associates and the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) will introduce participants to the new career pathways project recently launched by U.S. Department of Education. The project is designed to support the needs of adult education practitioners as they develop Adult Career Pathways programs. Presenters will provide an overview and discuss the components of Adult Career Pathways. Participants will engage in a focus group dialogue about the types and formats of resources they would like the project to provide and give practitioners the opportunity to help shape an online community of practice.
Presenter: Laura Lanier, Team Leader at DTI Associates, Director, Education Programs at Kratos Learning Solutions, Charlotte, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hours)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Developing a Culture for Transitions and Orientation
This training will provide practitioners an opportunity to identify the benefits of goal setting and create a culture for student transition within adult education through post-secondary. With an emphasis on best practices in goal setting, participants identify barriers, set SMART goals, and integrate goal setting in the classroom environment.
Presenter: Martin Loa, Coastal Region Great Center, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 9
Explicit Instruction: What is it and is it effective for my students?
According to research studies and a consensus among experienced practitioners, explicit instruction is effective for teaching reading to intermediate adult learners and adults with learning disabilities. Find out what explicit instruction is, see an example of it, and locate free resources to help you integrate it into your classroom instruction.
Presenter: Amy Park, Ed.M., Research Analyst, CALPRO, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:50–11:30 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 5
How We Are Failing Adult Learners
Adult Education faces significant challenges: shrinking budgets, high dropout rates, and how to accelerate learning. Starting with a short presentation on new learning technologies, the session will examine current practices, question basic assumptions, and identify solutions through a dialogue-driven workshop. Come prepared to discuss and question.
Presenter: Michael Ormsby, Essential Education, Oregon
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Invigorating Adult Students with Service‐Learning
Engaging adult education students in service-learning lets them see how one person can make a difference. Research indicates that attendance and academic progress increase along with civic awareness and self esteem. This presentation will showcase service-learning as a change agent for students and their communities.
Presenters:
· Lead Presenter: Dr. Dahlia Allen, Dean of Adult Education, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin, Georgia
· Co-Presenter: Elaine Pittman, Instructor, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin, Georgia
· Co-Presenter: Corshea Thomas, Instructor, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin Georgia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 7
A Place in the Sun? Low–Literate, Low‐Income Urban ABE Students and Career‐Oriented Programming
This presentation will report on the results of a series of focus groups on employment issues conducted with a range of adult literacy and beginning ABE students attending programs in Chicago, IL and provide an example of a career development curriculum created by one program—Literacy Chicago - that incorporates the needs of these learners. The reflections on how students’ interests can impact programming will not only highlight how adults with significant educational and economic challenges frame workforce issues, but will also give voice to a population that is at risk for becoming progressively more marginalized within an increasingly workforce development oriented ABE system.
Presenter: Jaye Jones, Literacy Chicago, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 10:35-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Project EASE: The Do’s and Don'ts of Pioneering an ABE Class for Specialized Populations
Learn about the do’s and don’ts of recruiting, instructing, and retaining Adult Basic Education Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Presenters will discuss Project EASE (Educational Assistance to Support Employability) a class created primarily for 18–24 year old African American Males under the auspice of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s CALL Program. Attendees will learn about unique recruiting efforts, distinct lesson planning, and specialized classroom activities used to attain and maintain class membership. The creators will disclose what did and did not work for this population as well as discuss empirical and anecdotal outcomes achieved.
Presenters:
*Rhea Watson, Literacy Training, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District–CALL Program, Nevada
*Connie Barker, Literacy Services Coordinator, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District–CALL Program, Nevada
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Purposeful Reading, Intentional Instruction
Come explore the interplay between reading purpose and strategic reading. Participants will learn how to build from the current reading practices of learners to help them expand the types of reading which they can successfully accomplish—both in academic and non-academic settings.
Presenter: Amy Trawick, Leadership and Educational Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Putting English into Action
Putting English into action makes a successful class. Active Vocabulary, Active Grammar, Active Listening/Speaking, Active Technology, Active Reading, and Active Writing are all components of the new edition of English in Action 2/e by Heinle publishers. This hands-on workshop shows how to do it! Free samples provided.
Presenter: Eric Bredenberg, Heinle Cengage Learning, Massachusetts
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 2:20–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Reading Strategies & Resources for the 21st Century
Reading research demonstrates what adult learners need to equip them to thrive in the 21st century. Direct, explicit, systematic, targeted instruction in the four components of reading is essential for students to gain the skills they need to improve their literacy. This workshop provides an overview of recommended research-based strategies and resources.
Presenter: Kathy St. John, MPAEA, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 25
Saxon it works!
Saxon Math a program that has been proven to work for adult learners and assist them in acquiring needed job skills. Learn to use the program to teach math, develop technical reading skills, critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
Presenter: Dr. EvaMarie Casperite, Academic Teacher, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Taylor B
SkillsTutor Optimizing Student Achievement
Exemplary practices, using technology to provide differentiated instruction will be demonstrated and discussed. SkillsTutor, has online programs that cover Math, Reading, Writing, Language, Science, and align with the TABES 9 & 10. All of the easy-to-use products assess skills, prescribe lesson assignments, monitor progress, and report results.
Presenter: Steven Ewert, Teacher, Fresno Adult Education
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary to Increase Reading Comprehension: Lifelong Skills
This session is based on numerous resources from the LINCS-Basic Skills, Reading Collection with an emphasis on vocabulary. It will link vocabulary to comprehension and background knowledge, key in on Tier-2 words in general documents, and focus of Tier-2 words from two high priority professions.
Presenter:
*Drucilla Conner Weirauch, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
*Dr. Dianna Baycich, Literacy Projects Coordinator, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent State University
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Transforming the ABE Landscape: Using Angel in ABE
This session will investigate the use of technology and multimedia in Adult Basic Skills. Participants will learn how ABE educators designed and taught a Global Health Unit using Angel Learning Management System. Participants will develop an interdisciplinary web-based classroom activity using open source materials and 21st century skills.
Presenters:
*Ruby Butterworth, ABE Instructor, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, Washington
*Paula Girouard, ABE Math Instructor, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Golden Gate 4
Tutoring the "Whole" Adult, Including Workforce
Participants will experiment with ways to work with the whole adult in a one on one or group setting. Adult learners can develop goals—even workforce ones—based on their personal strengths and challenges. Adult learners need to know they are valuable citizens with a voice that counts and relevant, contextual goals will reinforce that fact.
Presenter: Kim Rossman, Tutors of Literacy in the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 7
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
When the term Universal Design is used in the context of learning and training, what does it mean and how does it come about in classrooms and programs? Join Nancie for an overview of UDL together with a discussion of how to create a universal framework within your environment.
Presenter: Nancie Payne, President/CEO, Payne & Associates, Inc., Washington
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–10:40 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 5
Using Blogs to Enhance & Extend Writing (and Reading!) Practice
Explore and discuss ideas for using blogs as a part of writing (and reading) instruction. Facilitator will present a research-based rationale, and some examples/ideas and then solicit other ideas from participants. Facilitator will also discuss resources to assist/support participants in a) creating and/or finding blogs, and b) providing technical support to students to use blogs easily and effectively.
Presenter: Bill McNutt, IT Administrator III, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 3 & 4
Vocabulary/Word Study Builds Comprehension and Critical Thinking Skills
If one cannot read the words on the page he/she cannot decode text, encode meaning, or express him/herself in writing. Word study builds vocabulary and deepens understanding of words, increases fluency, and automaticity. Word study also helps students develop strategies and strengthens their skills to decode words so the learner will be able to understand the characteristics of the English language and spelling patterns. Readers cannot make meaning of what they are reading without knowing what most of the words mean.
Presenter: Jeanine VanDeVort, Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada
Presentation Format: Interactive Learing Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Words to Learn By: Evidence-Based Vocabulary
Vocabulary is a key component of reading and integral to comprehension and academic success. This interactive session will introduce Words to Learn By: Academic Vocabulary, the new three-book series from McGraw-Hill Contemporary. It offers an evidence-based approach to vocabulary instruction for adult and young-adult learners.
Presenters:
*Elizabeth Griffin, ABE Program Adviser, Los Angeles Unified School District, California
*Stephan Dolainski, Advisor, Los Angeles Unified School District, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 19 & 20
This interactive learning session will examine reflective practice for adult education programs. Participants will explore the use of reflective practice as a professional development tool to explore program data, program outcomes and learner-centered instructional systems.
Presenter: Rebecca Wagner, Executive Director, Community Learning Center, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Bridging the Gap: Developing Transition Program
Adult learners have goals: a high school diploma, a college degree, vocational training or a job. Helping adult learners make the transition to achieve their goals takes planning. Presenters from award winning programs give detailed descriptions of their transition programs and why they are successful. More>>
Lead Presenter: Lori Howard, CASAS Program Specialist Coordinator, CASAS, California
Co-Presenter: Bradley Frazier, Principal, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro, California
Co-Presenter: Cathy Gample, Instructor, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro, California
Co-Presenter: Lindy Khan, Ed.D., Academic Administrator, Educational Services, Contra Costa County Office of Education, Pleasant Hill, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Bridging the Gap: The Career Pathways Model and the Role of ABE in Economic & Workforce Development
Conferees will examine career pathways, an emerging ABE model that addresses the disconnect between basic skills/postsecondary training and the emerging needs of business and industry.
Presenter: Bill Walker, Wonderlic, Inc.
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 15 & 16
Creating a Health Career Pathway for ABE Students
Research indicates that low-literacy adults need extended education and training pathways to attain higher skill jobs. From building community collaboration to incorporating contextualized & e-learning strategies, the presentation focus is on constructing a solid Prof-Tech pathway framework.
Presenters:
*Denis Ranney, Teacher, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
*Elizabeth Wright, MaEd, MATESL, Adjunct ESL Faculty, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 3
Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century
The proficiencies embedded in critical thinking skills include abilities to inform, describe, discover, negotiate, cooperate, integrate, apply, test and revise. Fostering critical thinking in learning environments involves continuous engagement between reflexive linking of internal thought processes with external experiences. Come be creative and inspired; explore hands-on approaches that foster critical thinking for all levels.
Presenter: Nancie Payne, Payne and Associates, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Curriculum: Adult Learners with Low Literacy
Learn about a new free online Web delivery curriculum model that empowers low-level literacy students to become agents of change for themselves through activities to build self-determination, establish control of underlying cognitive functions, make choices in learning methods, and apply basic skills in functional home & community & work skills.
Presenter: Virginia Posey, Ph. D, Senior Research Associate, CASAS, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 10:35-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 21
Designing Career Pathways Instruction
DTI Associates and the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) will introduce participants to the new career pathways project recently launched by U.S. Department of Education. The project is designed to support the needs of adult education practitioners as they develop Adult Career Pathways programs. Presenters will provide an overview and discuss the components of Adult Career Pathways. Participants will engage in a focus group dialogue about the types and formats of resources they would like the project to provide and give practitioners the opportunity to help shape an online community of practice.
Presenter: Laura Lanier, Team Leader at DTI Associates, Director, Education Programs at Kratos Learning Solutions, Charlotte, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hours)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Developing a Culture for Transitions and Orientation
This training will provide practitioners an opportunity to identify the benefits of goal setting and create a culture for student transition within adult education through post-secondary. With an emphasis on best practices in goal setting, participants identify barriers, set SMART goals, and integrate goal setting in the classroom environment.
Presenter: Martin Loa, Coastal Region Great Center, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 9
Explicit Instruction: What is it and is it effective for my students?
According to research studies and a consensus among experienced practitioners, explicit instruction is effective for teaching reading to intermediate adult learners and adults with learning disabilities. Find out what explicit instruction is, see an example of it, and locate free resources to help you integrate it into your classroom instruction.
Presenter: Amy Park, Ed.M., Research Analyst, CALPRO, California
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:50–11:30 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 5
How We Are Failing Adult Learners
Adult Education faces significant challenges: shrinking budgets, high dropout rates, and how to accelerate learning. Starting with a short presentation on new learning technologies, the session will examine current practices, question basic assumptions, and identify solutions through a dialogue-driven workshop. Come prepared to discuss and question.
Presenter: Michael Ormsby, Essential Education, Oregon
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Invigorating Adult Students with Service‐Learning
Engaging adult education students in service-learning lets them see how one person can make a difference. Research indicates that attendance and academic progress increase along with civic awareness and self esteem. This presentation will showcase service-learning as a change agent for students and their communities.
Presenters:
· Lead Presenter: Dr. Dahlia Allen, Dean of Adult Education, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin, Georgia
· Co-Presenter: Elaine Pittman, Instructor, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin, Georgia
· Co-Presenter: Corshea Thomas, Instructor, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin Georgia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 7
A Place in the Sun? Low–Literate, Low‐Income Urban ABE Students and Career‐Oriented Programming
This presentation will report on the results of a series of focus groups on employment issues conducted with a range of adult literacy and beginning ABE students attending programs in Chicago, IL and provide an example of a career development curriculum created by one program—Literacy Chicago - that incorporates the needs of these learners. The reflections on how students’ interests can impact programming will not only highlight how adults with significant educational and economic challenges frame workforce issues, but will also give voice to a population that is at risk for becoming progressively more marginalized within an increasingly workforce development oriented ABE system.
Presenter: Jaye Jones, Literacy Chicago, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 10:35-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Project EASE: The Do’s and Don'ts of Pioneering an ABE Class for Specialized Populations
Learn about the do’s and don’ts of recruiting, instructing, and retaining Adult Basic Education Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Presenters will discuss Project EASE (Educational Assistance to Support Employability) a class created primarily for 18–24 year old African American Males under the auspice of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s CALL Program. Attendees will learn about unique recruiting efforts, distinct lesson planning, and specialized classroom activities used to attain and maintain class membership. The creators will disclose what did and did not work for this population as well as discuss empirical and anecdotal outcomes achieved.
Presenters:
*Rhea Watson, Literacy Training, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District–CALL Program, Nevada
*Connie Barker, Literacy Services Coordinator, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District–CALL Program, Nevada
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 21
Purposeful Reading, Intentional Instruction
Come explore the interplay between reading purpose and strategic reading. Participants will learn how to build from the current reading practices of learners to help them expand the types of reading which they can successfully accomplish—both in academic and non-academic settings.
Presenter: Amy Trawick, Leadership and Educational Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Putting English into Action
Putting English into action makes a successful class. Active Vocabulary, Active Grammar, Active Listening/Speaking, Active Technology, Active Reading, and Active Writing are all components of the new edition of English in Action 2/e by Heinle publishers. This hands-on workshop shows how to do it! Free samples provided.
Presenter: Eric Bredenberg, Heinle Cengage Learning, Massachusetts
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 2:20–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Reading Strategies & Resources for the 21st Century
Reading research demonstrates what adult learners need to equip them to thrive in the 21st century. Direct, explicit, systematic, targeted instruction in the four components of reading is essential for students to gain the skills they need to improve their literacy. This workshop provides an overview of recommended research-based strategies and resources.
Presenter: Kathy St. John, MPAEA, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Union Square 25
Saxon it works!
Saxon Math a program that has been proven to work for adult learners and assist them in acquiring needed job skills. Learn to use the program to teach math, develop technical reading skills, critical thinking skills and creative problem solving.
Presenter: Dr. EvaMarie Casperite, Academic Teacher, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Taylor B
SkillsTutor Optimizing Student Achievement
Exemplary practices, using technology to provide differentiated instruction will be demonstrated and discussed. SkillsTutor, has online programs that cover Math, Reading, Writing, Language, Science, and align with the TABES 9 & 10. All of the easy-to-use products assess skills, prescribe lesson assignments, monitor progress, and report results.
Presenter: Steven Ewert, Teacher, Fresno Adult Education
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 23 & 24
Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary to Increase Reading Comprehension: Lifelong Skills
This session is based on numerous resources from the LINCS-Basic Skills, Reading Collection with an emphasis on vocabulary. It will link vocabulary to comprehension and background knowledge, key in on Tier-2 words in general documents, and focus of Tier-2 words from two high priority professions.
Presenter:
*Drucilla Conner Weirauch, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
*Dr. Dianna Baycich, Literacy Projects Coordinator, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent State University
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Union Square 19 & 20
Transforming the ABE Landscape: Using Angel in ABE
This session will investigate the use of technology and multimedia in Adult Basic Skills. Participants will learn how ABE educators designed and taught a Global Health Unit using Angel Learning Management System. Participants will develop an interdisciplinary web-based classroom activity using open source materials and 21st century skills.
Presenters:
*Ruby Butterworth, ABE Instructor, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, Washington
*Paula Girouard, ABE Math Instructor, Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham, Washington
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Golden Gate 4
Tutoring the "Whole" Adult, Including Workforce
Participants will experiment with ways to work with the whole adult in a one on one or group setting. Adult learners can develop goals—even workforce ones—based on their personal strengths and challenges. Adult learners need to know they are valuable citizens with a voice that counts and relevant, contextual goals will reinforce that fact.
Presenter: Kim Rossman, Tutors of Literacy in the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 7
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
When the term Universal Design is used in the context of learning and training, what does it mean and how does it come about in classrooms and programs? Join Nancie for an overview of UDL together with a discussion of how to create a universal framework within your environment.
Presenter: Nancie Payne, President/CEO, Payne & Associates, Inc., Washington
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation Session (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–10:40 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 5
Using Blogs to Enhance & Extend Writing (and Reading!) Practice
Explore and discuss ideas for using blogs as a part of writing (and reading) instruction. Facilitator will present a research-based rationale, and some examples/ideas and then solicit other ideas from participants. Facilitator will also discuss resources to assist/support participants in a) creating and/or finding blogs, and b) providing technical support to students to use blogs easily and effectively.
Presenter: Bill McNutt, IT Administrator III, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Additional Educational Focus: Featured Technology Workshop
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 3 & 4
Vocabulary/Word Study Builds Comprehension and Critical Thinking Skills
If one cannot read the words on the page he/she cannot decode text, encode meaning, or express him/herself in writing. Word study builds vocabulary and deepens understanding of words, increases fluency, and automaticity. Word study also helps students develop strategies and strengthens their skills to decode words so the learner will be able to understand the characteristics of the English language and spelling patterns. Readers cannot make meaning of what they are reading without knowing what most of the words mean.
Presenter: Jeanine VanDeVort, Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada
Presentation Format: Interactive Learing Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Words to Learn By: Evidence-Based Vocabulary
Vocabulary is a key component of reading and integral to comprehension and academic success. This interactive session will introduce Words to Learn By: Academic Vocabulary, the new three-book series from McGraw-Hill Contemporary. It offers an evidence-based approach to vocabulary instruction for adult and young-adult learners.
Presenters:
*Elizabeth Griffin, ABE Program Adviser, Los Angeles Unified School District, California
*Stephan Dolainski, Advisor, Los Angeles Unified School District, California
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: 21st Century Classroom
Educational Focus: Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 19 & 20
