Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Creating Learning Communities
Learning Centers served a purpose for building academic skills. But, when the emphasis is beyond academics, creating Learning Communities are essential. The teacher skills needed are very different, don’t come naturally, and MUST be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. This session will demonstrate new skills that work to make the shift.
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the Clinical Director of The TLP Group
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m. Room: TBD
Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative Assessment: When to Use Them and How
The presenter will demonstrate what each category of assessment: diagnostic, formative and summative—is best suited for, and lead participants in creating an assessment plan for their classroom or program using resources from the LINCS Program Management Resource Collection.
Presenter: Marie Cora, Consultant, LINCS, Massachusetts
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: TBD
LINCS Online Resources for Transitions in Adult Education
The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) is a national dissemination and professional development system, providing information on literacy research, practice, and resources. This session will provide an overview of the new LINCS website and online Resource Collections. The latest resources covering a variety of transitions topics will be highlighted in the areas of program management, workforce competitiveness, and basic skills. Presenters will provide a demonstration of how to access and navigate the new site and discuss how the resources may be used in participants work settings.
Presenters:
Gail Cope, University of Tennessee, Tennessee
Beth Ponder, Associate Director, UT Center for Literacy Studies
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: TBD
Literacy as a Social Enterprise Business: Maximize Mission Using a Business Mindset
In the face of dwindling government funding, shrinking grants, and declining donations, learn how a shift in organizational mindset and vision to a business-minded culture of Social Enterprise can lead to increased revenues AND improved community impact. The Tutorial Center, Inc., a CBO in southern Vermont, has embraced social enterprise for our literacy mission. This session will present a case study of The Tutorial Center, Inc. as a successful literacy social enterprise and explore whether social enterprise is right for your organization.
Presenter: Jack Glade, The Tutorial Center, Inc., Vermont
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Mangement and Improvement
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: TBD
Professionalize Your Program Using Online Resources
Presenters will lead attendees in creating a plan for addressing program issues using the LINCS Program Management Resource Collection. Areas of focus include classroom assessment, learning disabilities, program improvement, and transitions.
Presenters:
Marie Therese Cora, LINCS, Massachusetts
Gail Cope, Project Coordinator, LINCS Program Improvement Collection
Aaron Kohring, LINCS/Research Associate at UT Center for Literacy Studies, Knoxville, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Taylor A
Reducing Assessment Administration Time with TABE Online
Assessment administration can be a labor intensive proposition. This session will demonstrate the efficiencies of TABE Online, offering adult educators flexible options for delivering, scoring and reporting assessments. By providing speedier administration of TABE, educators can spend more time using the assessment data to develop learning paths and increase learner gains. Each attendee will receive a free 60 day trial.
Presenter: Mike Johnson, Product Manager of Adult Assessments, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: TBD
What's Your Persistence Quotient?
Is your program set up to maximize student persistence? This session helps program managers consider program elements that support students so that they stay in the program long enough to achieve their goals. Managers will look at in-take and orientation activities, course delivery options and practice using tools that ensure student persistence.
Presenter: John Stevenson, Texas LEARNS/State Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: TBD
Learning Centers served a purpose for building academic skills. But, when the emphasis is beyond academics, creating Learning Communities are essential. The teacher skills needed are very different, don’t come naturally, and MUST be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. This session will demonstrate new skills that work to make the shift.
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the Clinical Director of The TLP Group
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session III, 9:45–11:15 a.m. Room: TBD
Diagnostic, Formative, and Summative Assessment: When to Use Them and How
The presenter will demonstrate what each category of assessment: diagnostic, formative and summative—is best suited for, and lead participants in creating an assessment plan for their classroom or program using resources from the LINCS Program Management Resource Collection.
Presenter: Marie Cora, Consultant, LINCS, Massachusetts
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: TBD
LINCS Online Resources for Transitions in Adult Education
The Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) is a national dissemination and professional development system, providing information on literacy research, practice, and resources. This session will provide an overview of the new LINCS website and online Resource Collections. The latest resources covering a variety of transitions topics will be highlighted in the areas of program management, workforce competitiveness, and basic skills. Presenters will provide a demonstration of how to access and navigate the new site and discuss how the resources may be used in participants work settings.
Presenters:
Gail Cope, University of Tennessee, Tennessee
Beth Ponder, Associate Director, UT Center for Literacy Studies
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: TBD
Literacy as a Social Enterprise Business: Maximize Mission Using a Business Mindset
In the face of dwindling government funding, shrinking grants, and declining donations, learn how a shift in organizational mindset and vision to a business-minded culture of Social Enterprise can lead to increased revenues AND improved community impact. The Tutorial Center, Inc., a CBO in southern Vermont, has embraced social enterprise for our literacy mission. This session will present a case study of The Tutorial Center, Inc. as a successful literacy social enterprise and explore whether social enterprise is right for your organization.
Presenter: Jack Glade, The Tutorial Center, Inc., Vermont
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Mangement and Improvement
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: TBD
Professionalize Your Program Using Online Resources
Presenters will lead attendees in creating a plan for addressing program issues using the LINCS Program Management Resource Collection. Areas of focus include classroom assessment, learning disabilities, program improvement, and transitions.
Presenters:
Marie Therese Cora, LINCS, Massachusetts
Gail Cope, Project Coordinator, LINCS Program Improvement Collection
Aaron Kohring, LINCS/Research Associate at UT Center for Literacy Studies, Knoxville, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Taylor A
Reducing Assessment Administration Time with TABE Online
Assessment administration can be a labor intensive proposition. This session will demonstrate the efficiencies of TABE Online, offering adult educators flexible options for delivering, scoring and reporting assessments. By providing speedier administration of TABE, educators can spend more time using the assessment data to develop learning paths and increase learner gains. Each attendee will receive a free 60 day trial.
Presenter: Mike Johnson, Product Manager of Adult Assessments, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Illinois
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: TBD
What's Your Persistence Quotient?
Is your program set up to maximize student persistence? This session helps program managers consider program elements that support students so that they stay in the program long enough to achieve their goals. Managers will look at in-take and orientation activities, course delivery options and practice using tools that ensure student persistence.
Presenter: John Stevenson, Texas LEARNS/State Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy, Texas
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: A Learner-Centered System Educational Focus: Program Management and Improvement
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: TBD
