Educational Focus: Public Policy
Bayside Chat with Cheryl Keenan
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what is new at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Adult and Vocational Education. Ms. Keenan will share information and news about OVAE’s initiatives and will answer your questions in this highly interactive session.
Presenter: Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Continental Ballroom 5
Immigration and ESL: A Policy Update
Now that a new administration and a new Congress are in place in Washington, what is happening with immigration reform and integration? What are the proposals impacting adult ESL education? Does immigration reform have a realistic chance of passing in the 112th Congress? This session will look at the latest developments in Washington impacting adult English language learners and adult ESL educators.
Lead Presenter: John Segota, Director of Advocacy and Public Relations, TESOL
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session II, 3:50–4:30 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Philanthropy + Governor = Regional Plan
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving invested $1.5 million dollars over 3 years via five grants to address adult literacy in the Hartford area. The grantees collaborative work led to the outline of a regional plan. Simultaneously, Connecticut’s Governor signed an executive order directing each WIB to create a regional plan for adult literacy.
Presenter: Newt Clark, Capitol Regional Educational Council CREC, Hartford, Connecticut
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 9
Public Policy Panel: Advancing Literacy to Work
Join us for a panel discussion on how to advance public policies in each of the inquiry areas: workforce development, social change, the 21st century classroom, and a learner centered system. Panelists from each inquiry area will discuss how policy can be the catalyst for change, what’s needed, and what you can do to help facilitate it.
Panelists:
*Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst and TEAL Project Director, American Institutes for Research
*Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
*John Segota, Director of Advocacy, Standards and Professional Relations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
*Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Sr. Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research, 2010-2011 President of the National Coalition for Literacy
*Regina Suitt, Pima Community College, Advanced Program Manager, Adult Education Services
Moderator:
* Marsha L. Tait, Grant Manager, National Coalition for Literacy
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Plaza A & B
Student Leadership Development and Advocacy in Arizona
Adult education’s future depends on public awareness and the commitment of public officials. Learn how our Civics Program has trained students and alumni as leaders and spokespeople who build community and foster collaborative leadership. Attendees will hear our stories and share ideas about student leadership and advocacy.
Presenters:
*Laura Porfirio, Program Coordinator for Civics and Student Leadership, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Mireya Gomez, Assistant Program Coordinator for Civics and Student Leadership, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Mary Guillen, Student Leader, Adult Education Ambassador, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Rosalinda Gallardo, Adult Education Ambassador
*Silvia Baiza, Student Leader, Adult Education Amabassador
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 4
Successful Advocacy at the Federal Level
Learn what you can do to influence public policy and increase federal level funding. Identify effective strategies, including how to target your message, build local networks, and cultivate champions for adult education. See how social media can help you to accomplish your advocacy goals while increasing public awareness of your program locally.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, Advocacy Chair, National Coalition for Literacy and Incoming President-Elect, COABE, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 14
What Women Learners Need: Bread and Roses
This session will recap the presentations and outgrowths from a Policy Forum held in Washington, Women’s Education and Economic Opportunity: The Role of Literacy. The event was jointly sponsored by the National Coalition for Literacy and the Institute on Women’s Policy Research to focus on data, research, policy and advocacy.
Presenter: Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what is new at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Adult and Vocational Education. Ms. Keenan will share information and news about OVAE’s initiatives and will answer your questions in this highly interactive session.
Presenter: Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session IV, 1:30–3:00 p.m. Room: Continental Ballroom 5
Immigration and ESL: A Policy Update
Now that a new administration and a new Congress are in place in Washington, what is happening with immigration reform and integration? What are the proposals impacting adult ESL education? Does immigration reform have a realistic chance of passing in the 112th Congress? This session will look at the latest developments in Washington impacting adult English language learners and adult ESL educators.
Lead Presenter: John Segota, Director of Advocacy and Public Relations, TESOL
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session II, 3:50–4:30 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 2
Philanthropy + Governor = Regional Plan
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving invested $1.5 million dollars over 3 years via five grants to address adult literacy in the Hartford area. The grantees collaborative work led to the outline of a regional plan. Simultaneously, Connecticut’s Governor signed an executive order directing each WIB to create a regional plan for adult literacy.
Presenter: Newt Clark, Capitol Regional Educational Council CREC, Hartford, Connecticut
Presentation Format: Lecture Presentation (40 minutes)
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Presentation II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Union Square 9
Public Policy Panel: Advancing Literacy to Work
Join us for a panel discussion on how to advance public policies in each of the inquiry areas: workforce development, social change, the 21st century classroom, and a learner centered system. Panelists from each inquiry area will discuss how policy can be the catalyst for change, what’s needed, and what you can do to help facilitate it.
Panelists:
*Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst and TEAL Project Director, American Institutes for Research
*Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
*John Segota, Director of Advocacy, Standards and Professional Relations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
*Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Sr. Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research, 2010-2011 President of the National Coalition for Literacy
*Regina Suitt, Pima Community College, Advanced Program Manager, Adult Education Services
Moderator:
* Marsha L. Tait, Grant Manager, National Coalition for Literacy
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session Session III, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Room: Plaza A & B
Student Leadership Development and Advocacy in Arizona
Adult education’s future depends on public awareness and the commitment of public officials. Learn how our Civics Program has trained students and alumni as leaders and spokespeople who build community and foster collaborative leadership. Attendees will hear our stories and share ideas about student leadership and advocacy.
Presenters:
*Laura Porfirio, Program Coordinator for Civics and Student Leadership, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Mireya Gomez, Assistant Program Coordinator for Civics and Student Leadership, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Mary Guillen, Student Leader, Adult Education Ambassador, Pima College Adult Education, Tucson, Arizona
*Rosalinda Gallardo, Adult Education Ambassador
*Silvia Baiza, Student Leader, Adult Education Amabassador
Presentation Format: Panel Discussion Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change
Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Room: Golden Gate 4
Successful Advocacy at the Federal Level
Learn what you can do to influence public policy and increase federal level funding. Identify effective strategies, including how to target your message, build local networks, and cultivate champions for adult education. See how social media can help you to accomplish your advocacy goals while increasing public awareness of your program locally.
Presenter: Jackie Taylor, Advocacy Chair, National Coalition for Literacy and Incoming President-Elect, COABE, Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Additional Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Room: Union Square 14
What Women Learners Need: Bread and Roses
This session will recap the presentations and outgrowths from a Policy Forum held in Washington, Women’s Education and Economic Opportunity: The Role of Literacy. The event was jointly sponsored by the National Coalition for Literacy and the Institute on Women’s Policy Research to focus on data, research, policy and advocacy.
Presenter: Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Social Change Educational Focus: Public Policy
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session II, 3:50-4:30 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
