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| Thursday |
Starting times for the day�s events
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7:00 am | |
| Literature for Literacy Breakfast |
| 7:30 |
| Learning Differences Resource Center
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| 8:00 |
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| 8:30 |
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| 9:00 | Plenary Session |
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| 9:30 |
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| 10:00 |
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| 10:30 | 1a, b, c; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; Mobile Lab Open Session
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| 11:00 |
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| 11:30 |
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| 12:00 noon |
| Table Talk |
| 12:30 |
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| 1:00 pm |
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| 1:30 pm |
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| 2:00 | PC101; PC102; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; Mobile Lab Open Session
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| 2:30 |
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| 3:00 |
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| 3:30 |
| 37; Mobile Lab Open Session |
| 4:00 |
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| 4:30 |
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| 5:00 |
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| 5:30 |
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| 6:00 | Evening at the George Historical Ranch |
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| 6:30 |
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| 7:00 |
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Literature for Literacy Breakfast 7:15 - 8:45 am
Diana Concannon, author of Helen�s Passage, has spearheaded the creation of the LVA Authors� Guild, a consortium of writers dedicated to raising awareness and funding for LVA�s literacy efforts. At this breakfast, Ms. Concannon and a special guest author will speak on the link between literature and literacy, and the names of the founding members of the Authors� Guild will be announced. Book signings by several authors will follow.
Learning Differences Resource Center 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
At the Resource Center, you�ll find free materials about learning styles and differences, learning disabilities, instructional strategies, advocacy issues and more. We will have a wide range of round table presenters doing short presentations on different topics, answering questions and sharing information.
Mobile Lab Open Sessions
10:30 am - 12:00
2:00 - 3:30 pm
3:45 - 5:15 pm
Topics include: Quick Books, Keystrokes to Literacy and Distance Learning.
Table Talk 12:15 - 1:45 pm
An opportunity to "lunch and learn" and network with your peers. Purchase a lunch onsite and join an interesting discussion group. A variety of issues will be covered. Signs will indicate each table�s topic. Meet your colleagues, make new friends, learn.
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Plenary Session
Equipped for the Future: What Kind of Difference Can It Really Make?
Andy Hartman, NIFL, D.C.
Sondra Stein, NIFL, D.C.
EFF Development Team Members
For the past five years, adult learners, practitioners, administrators and other stakeholders have been helping to develop a new framework for adult literacy and lifelong learning. This session will present EFF in the �big picture��the problems it set out to fix, how it is different from other reform efforts, and how it can make a difference in one�s own literacy program.
Audience: GI |
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1 Equipped for the Future
Exploring the EFF Framework for Standards in the Three Roles
(Three EFF Concurrent Sessions)
a) Family Member/Parent Role
Meta Potts, NCFL, KY
Michelle Perry, NIFL/NCFL, IL
b) Citizen/Community Member Role
Brenda Bell, Center for Literacy Studies, U. of Tennessee
Silja Kallenbach, New England Resource Center at World Ed, MA
EFF Development Site Partners
c) Worker Role
Lisa Levinson, Center for Adult Learning and Literacy, U. of Maine at Orono
Jean Stephens, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent State University, OH
EFF Development Site Partners
Audience: GI
2 ESOL
Community Partnerships: The Key to Involvment
Saul Martinez, Texas Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance
Learn how community agencies can create local partnerships to recruit and prepare prospective citizens, from providing information to assisting in applying for naturalization to teaching citizenship classes. Receive resource materials on forming partnerships, especially with local agencies specializing in immigration legal assistance.
Audience: Mgt, WSL
3 ESOL
Borders and Identity
Olivia Cadaval, Latino Cultural Resources Network Project, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, Smithsonian Institution.
This session focuses on U.S. - Mexico borderlands culture and includes educational material developed for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Develop an awareness of cultural identity, an appreciation of cultural language, and the need for Latino minority recognition.
Audience: Mgt, T, WSL
4 ESOL
Setting the Tone: Thematic Lessons for ESL Instruction
Janet Hutchison, VITAL, SWT/Center for Initiatives, TX
A group of lessons for multi-level ESL settings designed to be used in a learning center with volunteer tutors and built around the themes of family, work, health, and community. Strategies include language experience and guided writing.
Audience: T, WSL
5 Family Literacy
It Can Be Done! Integrating Family Literacy into Your Volunteer Tutoring Program
Carol Thigpin, NashvilleREAD, Inc., TN
Anna Theiss, NashvilleREAD, Inc., TN
Learn practical strategies to implement family literacy within a volunteer tutoring program including lesson design, scheduling and materials. Learn to use the context of parenting materials to teach basic skills and demonstrate how to develop, implement and evaluate a parent-child take home lesson.
Audience: Mgt, T, WSL
6 Family Literacy
Exploring Program Start-Up Strategies
Linda Jilk, LVA-New River Valley, VA
Learn how an affiliate implemented an adaptation of LVA�s Reading with Children program. Discuss ideas for starting a family literacy program that focuses on giving parents the skills, confidence and understanding to help their children become good readers.
Audience: Mgt, T
7 Family Literacy
How to Find the Pot of Gold: Maximizing Resources
Cindy Towsner, US DOE, DC
Carol Gabler, LVA Chippewa Valley, WI
Learn what resources are available from federal, state and some local organizations; how to locate funding information, and how to measure progress in family literacy programs.
Audience: Mgt
8 Learning Differences
Learning Disabilities (LD) and Literacy Instruction
Harry Sylvester, Learning Disabilities Association, ME
An adult with severe language related learning disabilities, Mr. Sylvester will discuss why many adults with LD have not been able to learn to read and write. Gain knowledge of people with LD and their educational needs, and discuss effective programs, evaluation tools, and students needs beyond language.
Audience: GI
9 Learning Differences
Opportunities Abound: Staff Development Training in Learning Differences
Anne DuPrey, LVA-Nassau County, NY
Martin Murphy, Great Neck Adult Learning Ctr., NY
LVA Nassau Co. and the Great Neck Adult Learning Center are teamed in a unique collaboration to provide a two-tier Staff Development project to train tutors/teachers and trainers in learning differences. The project�s scope and potential replication will be described, including alternative or supplemental tutoring/teaching techniques, collaborative relationships, and a staff development model on learning differences.
Audience: GI
10 Management
Hot Topics
Kevin Smith, LVA-New York State
Vikki Jo Stewart, Kansas State Library
Participate in an energizing exchange of information, ideas, threats, and opportunities as perceived by managers, tutors, volunteers, and field directors. Interact with others from the literacy field on a wide range of important topics. Come with insights and concerns to share with others.
Audience: GI
11 Management
The Incredible Reading Rally - Then and Now
Patricia P. Rajala, MBA, LVA Nat., NY
Anu R. Ailawadhi, M.Ed., LVA Nat., NY
and a Panel of IRR Coordinators.
Experienced IRR coordinators will answer questions, discuss challenges and successes of the IRR with current and future IRR program coordinators. A variety of flexible blueprints to implement IRRs in local communities, and specific examples of successful efforts, will be discussed.
Audience: Mgt
12 Management
Managing Volunteers
Catherine D. Thomas, United Way of America�s Americorps Training and Technical Assistance Project, TX
Managing volunteers involves many elements. With the support materials provided, learn to identify the changing profiles of volunteers and assess their current programs for needed changes. Emphasis will be placed on the "who" and "how" of volunteer management.
Audience: Mgt
13 Management
Welfare Reform: Legislation and Literacy
Ron Haskins, Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, DC
Identify the role of literacy in welfare reform legislation and state initiatives. The principles which guided the development of new welfare rules and the roles community organizations and services play in implementing the new welfare laws will be discussed.
Audience: GI
14 Management
LINCS - Literacy on the Internet
Jaleh Behroozi, NIFL, DC
LINCS, an internet based information retrieval and communcation system developed by NIFL, will be demonstrated. Learn how to make use of this valuable resource.
Audience: GI
15 Management
What Corporate Funders Want You to Know
Representatives from BCI Corp., Bell Atlantic, CBS, Half-Price Books, Nevada Power, Philip Morris, Time Warner, Inc., and The Washington Post
The Corporate Council of NAULC will present a panel eager to share tips and answer questions on how you can do a better job of partnering with the business world and be more successful asking for support.
Audience: Mgt
16 Student
Meet the Leadership of LVA
Marty Finsterbusch, Student Track Leader, Literacy Liftoff �98, PA
Meet the leadership of LVA, ask questions and express concerns. Let your voice be heard giving the student�s perspective.
Audience: GI
17 Workforce Literacy
Strut Your Stuff: Employability Portfolios in Action
Lucy Haagen, Durham Co. Lit. Cncl, NC
Kathy Sikes, Durham Co. Lit. Cncl, NC
Investments of time and money in worker education do translate into beneficial outcomes, not only for learners but also for employers who rely on a high-productivity workforce. Learn how adapting portfolio assessment can focus employment related literacy instruction and provide a concrete asset to the credential deficient job seeker.
Audience: Mgt, T, WSL, S |
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18 Student
VALUE: A New National Student Organization
Archie Willard and Ed Castor, UAW-GM, Board Members of VALUE
Adult learners who attended a planning meeting at Highlander will share their experiences and vision for VALUE, the first national student organization. Come and learn and ask questions.
Audience: S, GI |
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19 Equipped for the Future
Finding Funding
Taylor Willingham, The Reading Prog., Santa Clara County Library, CA
Learn about grant research and writing basics, and get some experience designing proposals. Experienced grant-writers will get tips on how to incorporate Equipped for the Future Standards into funding requests.
Mgt
20 Equipped for the Future
Learning in New Ways Through Multiple Intelligences
Silja Kallenbach, Adult MI Project, NELRC, MA
Meg Costanza, Adult MI Project, VT
Learning in New Ways is one of the generative skills of the EFF standards framework. We will focus on how the theory of multiple intelligences can help people find new pathways to learning and teaching. Learn how MI theory can apply to adults and try out "hands on" learning and assessment activities.
Audience: GI
21 Equipped for the Future
Implementing EFF in Volunteer Programs
EFF Field Development Partners
Caroline Beverstock, Project Read-N. San Mateo Co., CA
Leslie Shelton, Project Read-N. San Mateo Co., CA
Mary Dunn Siedow, N. Carolina Lit. Resource Center
The EFF Framework makes a lot of sense for programs that take a strong learner-centered approach. Hear how field test sites have developed ways to use EFF in tutor training, intake and goal-setting with students, curriculum planning, and evaluation of program results. Participants will have a chance to try out activities and develop a plan for introducing EFF into their program.
Audience: WSL, Mgt
22 ESOL
Creative Collections for ESOL Instruction
Maureen Feeney, Olympic College, WA
Tutors can benefit from a collection with a wide range of instructional materials to support interactive learning. Share ideas and think creatively about resource collections. Bibliographies and resource lists will be provided.
Audience: Mgt, T, WSL
23 ESOL
Creating Games for the ESL Learner
Beth Crowther, ESL Professional Developmnt Proj., Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
Rachel Walsh, ESL Prof. Development Project, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
Game creating provides a powerful teaching/learning tool in the classroom or small group setting. Experience how tutors and students can create challenging games for their sessions. Brainstorm ideas for the design, creation, and use of games for instructional purposes.
Audience: T, WSL, S
24 Family Literacy
Creating a Successful Collaborative Model for Family Literacy
Tahlia Hope, LVA Lewiston/Auburn, ME
Juliette Dzija, ABE Coordinator, ME
Bonnie Soper, Auburn ABE, ME
Learn techniques to create a successful family literacy program in partnership with another agency. Explore the possibility of starting your own project. Discuss opportunities and challenges related to collaboration between agencies, particularly ABE and LVA programs.
Audience: Mgt
25 Family Literacy
Parent and Child Activities: Utilizing Strong Bonds to Strengthen Education
Nancy N. Spradling, Nat�l Ctr. for Fam. Lit., Jefferson Co. Adult Ed., KY
The focus will be on using parent-child activities to strengthen the educational development of both generations. Gain a better understanding of the what, why, how and when of parent-child activities and how to incorporate them into any setting - self instruction, one-to-one tutoring, ABE, GED, or worker preparation classes.
Audience: WSL, T
26 Learning Differences
Using Information From Screening to Develop Appropriate Instruction for Adults with Learning Disabilities.
Keith Lenz Ph.D., U. of Kansas Ctr. for Research and Learning
The intake process includes test results and historical information which may indicate that a person, whether diagnosed or not, would benefit from instruction designed for an adult with learning disabilities. This session will focus on making instructional decisions for students reading at about fourth grade level and above.
Audience: Mgt, WSL, T
27 Learning Differences
Identifying LD through Case Studies
Ruth Strudler, Ph.D., U. of St. Thomas, TX
Learning disabilities are frequently misunderstood - even by those whose lives are greatly affected by them. Simulations and case studies will increase awareness of learning disabilities. Experience many characteristics of learning disabilities, discuss modifications needed at various levels of life and learning, and look at potential post-secondary school support services.
Audience: S, GI
28 Learning Differences
Accommodations - Civil Rights or "Crutch"
Glenn Young, NIFL, DC
There is no contradiction between "good teaching" and accommodations. Accommodations for persons with learning and other disabilities are essential for successful educational development. Review what LD is, how it is a disability under federal law, what accommodations mean under federal law, and how accommodations can fit into educational approaches for persons with LD disabilities.
Audience: GI
29 Management
Show Me the Money
Bob Hopkins, Philanthropy in Texas Magazine
Learn how to: understand a marketing plan, build a constituency, prepare your installation, manage development and plan a fund-raising sequence.
Audience: GI
30 Management
Curing the Non-profit Blues
J. Santford "Sandy" Duncan, Associated Consulting Services, TX
Learn the seven signs that mean things are going well, and the seven early warning signs of trouble. Obtain practical and useful information, from ways to build a stronger Board, to how to solve difficult people issues. Diagnose your Board�s ailments and return home with a prescription for success!
Audience: Mgt
31 Management
Conducting a Community Needs Assessment
Claudia Horn, The Alliance Group, MD
Discuss the principles and importance of community needs assessment, in today�s highly competitive service market, with financial support limited to services which are based on documented need and provide measurable outcomes for participants.
Audience: Mgt, WSL, T
32 Management
Managing Diversity
Melanie W. Littlejohn, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., NY
Identify how cultural norms and values impact our ability to develop the trust and respect needed to create productive environments and relationships. Learn what it means to "manage" diversity and how to select and develop diversity champions.
Audience: Mgt
33 Management
Adult Education and Technology: New Tools for Learning and Communication
John Fleischman, Sacramento Co. Office of Ed., CA
An overview of technology-based learning and communication tools available to adult educators. Planning information will be provided as well as demonstrations of adult appropriate software and resources available on the Internet. Learn how to make informed decisions when selecting software and hardware. Share information about instructional resources and funding availability.
Audience: GI
34 Student
Learning to Read and Changes in Family Relationships
Ellen Darden, Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapist, VA
Explore the changes in family dynamics and relationships as a person learns to read. This will be a time for discussion and sharing experiences. Students can just come and listen, too. Findings from research on the impact on family relationships will be available.
Audience: S, GI
35 Workforce Literacy
Where Does Adult Education "Fit" in Workforce Development and Workplace Change
Paul Jurmo, Learning Partnerships, NJ
Adult educators can help learners succeed in the workplace, but supports are needed. Participants will discuss: the potential benefits of work-related adult education; the supports needed to "fit" into the workforce development systems in their states and communities; and the advocacy efforts that could garner those supports.
Audience: GI
36 Workforce Literacy
English Language Training for Employment Participation
Brigitte Marshall, Employment Preparation Program Specialist, CA
A three-stage approach to integrating SCANS competencies into ESL instruction will be demonstrated through interactive instructional activities and student-centered classroom management strategies. Design learning activities within each of the three stages that will promote development of SCANS competencies.
Audience: T, WSL, Mgt |
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37 Student
Students Who Serve on Boards
Paul Arcand, NSAB Member, LVA-RI
Annette Sessions, NSAB Member, CT
Panelists, TBA
Learn practical information about the role of a board member from student leaders with experience. Panelists will answer questions and encourage open discussion. Just what is involved in serving on a board? Come and learn!
Audience: S |
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