Friday Afternoon Workshops | 
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| Workshop Title | Date, Time, Length |
| 21st Century Student Involvement NSAB Vision Committee: Marty Finsterbusch - Student, National Institute for Literacy Fellow, Morton, PA Carmen Knox - Program Coordinator, LVA Wilmington Library, Wilmington, DE Meg Young - Executive Director, Oregon Literacy, Inc. Portland, OR | |
| Y2K is almost here! Do you know where students are in your program? Or where they can be? Join the National Student Advisory Board (NSAB) Vision Committee to talk about the 21st Century Student Involvement at the national, state and local level of LVA. Target audience: STU
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Building a Software Library Tim Ponder - Ponder & Associates, Springfield, MO | |
| How do you identify and select educational software for adult and family literacy? In this session, practitioners will share their experiences in building a software library - even with a small budget! Software will be demonstrated and rationale for selection discussed. No computer skills are needed! Target audience: TR, S, PM
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Career Passports; A Credentialling Process Integrating Work and Training Dorothy Sorlie - Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI Joanne Tews - Unit Manager, Employment and Economic Resource, Eau Claire County Department of Human Services, Eau Claire, WI Betty Reinke - Director of Programs and Services, Career Development Center, Eau Claire, WI | |
| Participants will learn about the Career Passport Program. It was created and implemented in Wisconsin's welfare reform environment through the successful collaboration of four agencies in the Chippewa Valley region of west-central Wisconsin. Discover how this credentialling process provides the individual with guaranteed documentation of workplace skills. Target audience: GA, Student Friendly
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Culture, Language, and Resilience: A Foundation for Literacy DonnaMarie Marlow - Team Leader, Family & Workforce Literacy, U.S. Department Education, Office of Migrant Education, Washington, DC Beatriz Ceja - Education Program Consultant, Office of Migrant Education, Washington, DC | |
| ESOL students bring a variety of strengths into their learning environment.
Learn about the latest research in strength-based strategies (resilient characteristics and reading skill development, and brain research) that support the use of culturally-grounded literacy activities such as story-telling, game playing, values sharing, and goal setting. Target audience: GA, TU, BM, M, TR, PS
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Developing Treasure for Your Program: Literary Events as Successful Fundraisers Jeff Biggers - Founder, Northern Arizona Book Festival, Tucson, AZ | |
| Discover how to use literary events, readings, book signings and author receptions for fundraising! Learn how to develop funding through arts commissions, foundations and non-traditional funding sources from an expert and former director of Arizona's LV-Coconino County, who has made these money-making activities a win-win situation for the community and the literacy program! Target audience: STU, BM, M, PS, GA
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Boards But Were Afraid to Ask
Nancy Woods - Adult Literacy Action, Penn State - Beaver, Beaver, PA | |
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The session will provide an opportunity for participants to interact, ask
questions, share challenges and ideas about board-related issues - from
screening and recruitment of board members to conflict resolution for staff,
administration, community and board of directors. We'll talk about job
descriptions, funding and program planning, too!
Target audience: PM, BM
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
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Getting Ready for Accreditation - the Surveyor's Coming!
Anne DuPrey - Executive Direcctor, LVA-Nassau County, Hempstead, NY | |
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Stressed out about the accreditation process? Meet with surveyors and discuss
those qualifying and scored standards and indicators that are driving you
nuts! Learn from surveyors what to expect and how to deal with the
accreditation process.
Target audience: PM, BM, PS
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Hosting a Scrabble Fund Raiser Yvonne Gillespie - Marketing and Project Director, National Scrabble Association, Greenport, NY | |
| Experience a step-by-step guide to planning, organizing and executing a Scrabble fund raiser. LVA Affiliate Directors who have already hosted Scrabble events will share their experiences. Learn about the flexibility of the program and the support available through the NSA and Hasbro. Target audience: BM, M, PS
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Identifying and Accommodating the LD Adult ESOL Student Robin Schwarz - LD/ESL Specialist, ELI/American University, Washington, DC Margaret Kiernan - ESL Coordinating Teacher, Adult Education, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, VA | |
| This workshop will describe some �best practices� for screening ESOL students for learning disabilities and for accommodating and teaching them, especially within the context of a tutoring environment. 2 sessions: Complete workshop requires both sessions Target audience: GA, Student Friendly
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11/12/99 8:15 AM and 3:30 PM |
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Is Your Literacy Coalition Working for You? Edith Gower - Executive Director, National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions, Houston, TX Carol Thigpin - Executive Director, NashvilleREAD, Inc., Nashville, TN | |
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Learn what members of the National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions
consider the key ingredients and critical strategies needed for a strong
action-oriented collaborative. Discover practical strategies you can use to
build and sustain literacy coalitions. Target audience: PM, BM, PS, GA, STU
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Learning Disability, Gender Bias and Welfare Issues Glenn Young - Disability and Adult Education Specialist, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Adult Education, Washington, DC | |
| Women have long been under-identified in schools as having learning disabilities. Current welfare programs are continuing this bias. Both have negative affects on women with LD. This workshop will discuss the issue and how to address it. Target audience: M, TR, PS, GA, Student Friendly
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
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Literacy and Literature Meg Nugent - Executive Director, Tennessee Literacy Coalition, Cohn Adult Learning Center, Nashville, TN | |
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Learn how the very successful Literacy and Southern Literature project,
facilitated by the Tennessee Literacy Coalition and with funding from the TN
Arts Commission, uses good literature as a highly successful teaching tool.
Discover how to use good literature as a basis around which relevant and
interesting tutoring lessons can be developed. Take home lesson plans
developed by teachers and tutors you can use in your program. Target audience: TU, TR, PS, PM, STU
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Managing Change through EFF Lisa Levinson - EFF Networking Coordinator, Center for Adult Learning & Literacy, Whitefield, ME Taylor Willingham - Program Director, The Reading Program, Milpitas, CA Emily Littleton - Instructor, Knox County Adult Literacy Program, TN Sondra Stein - National Director, Equipped for the Future, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC | |
| A panel representing three EFF pilot programs will discuss their use of EFF to guide their programs through change. Hear about the multiple levels - classroom, program, and system - that are affected when EFF is implemented. Target audience: TU, BM, M, TR, PS, PM
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Mining for Gold - Using LiteracyPro and Your Database to Your Political and Financial Advantage David Miller - CEO, LiteracyPro Systems, Sunnyvale, CA | |
| See how LiteracyPro can provide you with critical program information, identify key programmatic outcomes and maximize these key indicators to your political and financial advantage. A program analyst/evaluator will co-present during this presentation-style workshop. Target audience: PM, ADStaff, BM
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Open Computer Lab Chip Carlin - Associate Executive Director, LVA NYS, Ithaca, NY Tim Ponder - Ponder and Associates, Springfield, MO Marty Ropog - Assistant Director of Technology, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent, OH | |
| Explore educational software and the World Wide Web during this open lab time. Mentors will be available to discuss technology planning, hardware and software, data collection, and any technology issue. Everyone is welcome! Target audience: GA
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Successful Collaborations Between You and Your Potential Funders Linda Hyatt - Vice President and Executive Director, Landmark Communications Foundation, Norfolk, VA | |
| Foundations and other funding sources look to literacy providers for innovative partnerships. How do we increase capacity without compromising quality instruction? Burgeoning needs demand innovative approaches. Will LVA providers accept the leadership challenge and inspire investors to back them? Target audience: BM, M
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Tapping the Power of Participation Janet Hutchison - Director, Volunteers in Training Adult Literacy (VITAL), CIE/SWT, San Marcos, TX Jonathan McKallip - VITAL Consultant, Sweetwater Health Industries, San Marcos, TX | |
| In this workshop participants will learn the stages that a collaborative effort must work through to be successful. Practical �how to�s� will be the order of the day. Target audience: BM, M, TR, PS, Directors of Non Profits (DNP)
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| A Technology Enabled Approach to Adult and Family Literacy Trevor Thompson - Parent Counselor, W.D. Callian Parenting Resource Center, Memphis, TN Shirley Harvey - Director of Strategic Accounts, New Century Education, Piscataway, NJ | |
| Discover how to incorporate program implementation and outcomes. Discover how
to help learners master the reading, writing and mathematics skills they need
for success in the workplace and in life using the New Century Program.
Learn how to integrate technology to individualize instruction to each
student's academic level and needs using this self-guided and self-paced
program. Review the program's fully integrated assessment, curriculum and
progress reporting features and their ability to facilitate and enhance
literacy instruction. Target audience: PM, PS, GA
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| Technology on a Budget Marty Ropog - Director of Technology, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent, OH | |
| You don't have to spend a fortune to use a technology in literacy programs. Explore the basics of upgrading an existing system, and creating low-cost alternatives to expensive adult literacy software and multimedia hardware. Target audience: PM, BM, PS, TU
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
| The Leadership Path: Where Are You Headed? Elaine Williams - Administrative Assistant, DC Literacy Resource Center, DC Public Library, Silver Spring, MD | |
| Students -- let�s look at how and where you serve as leaders now, and learn how to move along the leadership path in the direction that you want to go! Target audience: STU
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11/12/99 3:30 PM |
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For general information call Peggy May at 843/671-2008 or E-mail to [email protected]
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