Inquiry Area: Workforce Development
What is the role of the workforce education system in a global economy and what role should adult education play in that system?
Description: The Workforce Investment Act legislation has attempted to develop a network of services to connect job seekers with appropriate employment opportunities. Adult Education is a stated component of this system and funding is increasingly tied to collaboration with career one-stop centers and workforce development results. Adult Education Service Providers need to ensure that all adult learners who have employment related goals will have access to those networked services that develop the skills necessary to utilize the workforce development system and then succeed in the workplace.
Bridging the Gap: Developing Transition Programs
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
Change Your Practice Using Research from the LINCS Workforce Education Collection (Pt. 2)
Free research reports and evidence-based materials available through the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) Workforce Competitiveness Resource Collection provide information essential in developing education programs that are effective in connecting adults with limited skills with postsecondary opportunities and work. In this session, participants will review research findings that suggest strategies that accelerate the pace of learning for adults and better align adult education with postsecondary education and training, and with work. Research results will be examined, discussed and used as a guide in this interactive session.
Presenters:
*Wendy McDowell, Workforce Education Research Center/Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, Pennsylvania
*Barbara Van Horn, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy at Penn State, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Connecting Millennial Students to the Workplace
Generation Y, often called the Millennial Generation, views education and the workplace differently than previous generations. It's hard to miss the talk about this newest generation. Within the next few years, they will account for the largest generation in the workplace. Learn strategies and insights on working with this new generation.
Presenter: Bonnie Goonen, President/CEO at Vondracek Enterprises, Inc.
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 9
Integrating Math with Interpersonal Skills
Using math is as necessary as being able to read at work, but many adults think of math as contextualized computation. This interactive presentation will give participants an opportunity to learn how to make math come alive, integrating math, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills; modeling what happens in the world of work.
Presenter: Diane Gardner, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: Union Square 9
National Work Readiness Credential Preparation
The CVES NWRC course was created to enable job seekers to be well prepared to enter the workforce with the necessary skills to not only succeed in entry-level work, but to prepare for future training and continued growth and success in the workplace. The National Institute for Literacy’s Equipped for the Future Skills offers the foundation for standards based instruction and assessment, certifying that candidates for the NWRC are assessed on the skills needed in an emerging marketplace.
Presenters:
*Michele Armani, Coordinator, CV-TEC Literacy Zone
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
A Professional Development Model for Teachers of ESOL and Workforce Development
Participants will have an opportunity to examine a Professional Development model for ESOL conducted through a Workforce Agency. The workshop includes a step-by-step analysis of how the two entities created, planned, and executed this blended professional development consisting of two face-to-face modules with online participation in between. Participants will review planning steps including teacher needs assessments, logistics, and flexibility needed to be successful. Finally, we will create models useful for participants for local professional development.
Presenter: Sarah Young, Center for Applied Linguistics, District of Columbia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
What a Difference a Partnership Can Make!
This interactive learning session will discuss a replicable model for successful integration of WIA-funded adult education with a career one-stop center. Participants will explore how to build and sustain a partnership that allows adult learners to develop skills and seamlessly transition into the one-stop center’s employment services.
Presenter: Rebecca Wagner, Community Learning Center, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Work It! Workforce Literacy Program Standards: Key Concepts, Indicators, and Self-Assessment Tool
Workforce literacy programming needs to meet the needs of employers, workforce development professionals, and learners. In Philadelphia, standards were developed by a group representing a cross-section of providers and experts defining the elements essential to successful workforce literacy programming. During this session, participants will use the organizational self-assessment to learn about the seven areas of customer results, program accountability, program design, instructional systems, support services for goal attainment, professional development and workforce collaboration. Discussion will include key concepts, indicators, and evidence.
Presenter: JoAnn Weinberger, President/Executive Director, Center for Literacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 17 & 18
Description: The Workforce Investment Act legislation has attempted to develop a network of services to connect job seekers with appropriate employment opportunities. Adult Education is a stated component of this system and funding is increasingly tied to collaboration with career one-stop centers and workforce development results. Adult Education Service Providers need to ensure that all adult learners who have employment related goals will have access to those networked services that develop the skills necessary to utilize the workforce development system and then succeed in the workplace.
Bridging the Gap: Developing Transition Programs
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
Change Your Practice Using Research from the LINCS Workforce Education Collection (Pt. 2)
Free research reports and evidence-based materials available through the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) Workforce Competitiveness Resource Collection provide information essential in developing education programs that are effective in connecting adults with limited skills with postsecondary opportunities and work. In this session, participants will review research findings that suggest strategies that accelerate the pace of learning for adults and better align adult education with postsecondary education and training, and with work. Research results will be examined, discussed and used as a guide in this interactive session.
Presenters:
*Wendy McDowell, Workforce Education Research Center/Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, Pennsylvania
*Barbara Van Horn, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy at Penn State, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development
Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Additional Educational Focus: LINCS
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session V, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Connecting Millennial Students to the Workplace
Generation Y, often called the Millennial Generation, views education and the workplace differently than previous generations. It's hard to miss the talk about this newest generation. Within the next few years, they will account for the largest generation in the workplace. Learn strategies and insights on working with this new generation.
Presenter: Bonnie Goonen, President/CEO at Vondracek Enterprises, Inc.
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Continental Parlor 9
Integrating Math with Interpersonal Skills
Using math is as necessary as being able to read at work, but many adults think of math as contextualized computation. This interactive presentation will give participants an opportunity to learn how to make math come alive, integrating math, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills; modeling what happens in the world of work.
Presenter: Diane Gardner, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Room: Union Square 9
National Work Readiness Credential Preparation
The CVES NWRC course was created to enable job seekers to be well prepared to enter the workforce with the necessary skills to not only succeed in entry-level work, but to prepare for future training and continued growth and success in the workplace. The National Institute for Literacy’s Equipped for the Future Skills offers the foundation for standards based instruction and assessment, certifying that candidates for the NWRC are assessed on the skills needed in an emerging marketplace.
Presenters:
*Michele Armani, Coordinator, CV-TEC Literacy Zone
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session I, 2:10–3:40 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
A Professional Development Model for Teachers of ESOL and Workforce Development
Participants will have an opportunity to examine a Professional Development model for ESOL conducted through a Workforce Agency. The workshop includes a step-by-step analysis of how the two entities created, planned, and executed this blended professional development consisting of two face-to-face modules with online participation in between. Participants will review planning steps including teacher needs assessments, logistics, and flexibility needed to be successful. Finally, we will create models useful for participants for local professional development.
Presenter: Sarah Young, Center for Applied Linguistics, District of Columbia
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15-2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 8
What a Difference a Partnership Can Make!
This interactive learning session will discuss a replicable model for successful integration of WIA-funded adult education with a career one-stop center. Participants will explore how to build and sustain a partnership that allows adult learners to develop skills and seamlessly transition into the one-stop center’s employment services.
Presenter: Rebecca Wagner, Community Learning Center, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VII, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Room: Continental Parlor 9
Work It! Workforce Literacy Program Standards: Key Concepts, Indicators, and Self-Assessment Tool
Workforce literacy programming needs to meet the needs of employers, workforce development professionals, and learners. In Philadelphia, standards were developed by a group representing a cross-section of providers and experts defining the elements essential to successful workforce literacy programming. During this session, participants will use the organizational self-assessment to learn about the seven areas of customer results, program accountability, program design, instructional systems, support services for goal attainment, professional development and workforce collaboration. Discussion will include key concepts, indicators, and evidence.
Presenter: JoAnn Weinberger, President/Executive Director, Center for Literacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Presentation Format: Interactive Learning Session (1.5 hour)
Inquiry Area: Workforce Development Educational Focus: Workforce Development
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: Concurrent Session VI, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Room: Union Square 17 & 18
