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Preconference Day
Wednesday, 10/17/01, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- PC112: Student Leadership and Communication: Telling Our Stories to Change the World
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Gilbert Zamora, Adult Learner, Alamogordo, NM
Mary Avila, Adult Learner, Albuquerque, NM
Will Grant, Founder and Coordinator of BLAST, Albuquerque, NM
Debbie Maldonado, BLAST, Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Presented by BLAST - Building Leadership Through Adult Student Training, Inc.
With the use of exercises and demonstrations, students will learn about the power of the voice to communicate in their own way and increase their impact on other learners, educators, policy makers, and the community.
Target Audience: STU Location: TBA
Thursday, 10/18/01, 8:30 - 10 a.m.
- Michael Scott Karpovich: �The Art of Taking Care of Yourself�
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Learn how to take care of yourself during periods of change. Highlights include the six stages of burnout and setting healthy boundaries.
Diagnosed with �brain damage� and severe dyslexia, Mr. Karpovich has discovered that strength comes from challenges. He is a successful Certified Speaking Professional with a long list of professional affiliations. He incorporates personal stories with humor and information when he speaks about self-esteem, leadership, avoiding burnout, and violence prevention.
Thursday Morning Workshops
Thursday, 10/18/01, 10:30 - Noon
- Family Literacy Materials About Life�s Challenges
Pam Krenzke, Family Literacy Coordinator, Columbus Public Schools ABLE, Columbus, OH - Learn about the Bobby�s Books Project and Teaching Skills of Peace and examine and review appropriate children�s literature, teaching materials, and curricula that address grief, change, and loss.
Target Audience: GA, PM, PS, STU, TU - Language as Ministry: Church Programs for Literacy and ESOL
Gail Rice, Literacy Consultant, Open Door Books, Palos Heights, IL
Ruth Vander Hart, Editor, Open Door Books, Grand Rapids, MI - Participants will learn many ways their churches can become involved in literacy to minister to adults who want to read the Bible or improve communication or life skills. They will learn how to organize a literacy ministry for basic reading or ESOL and what materials and resources are helpful.
Target Audience: GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU - Plain English
Audrey Riffenburgh, President, Riffenburgh & Associates, Albuquerque, NM
Archie Willard, Adult Learner Specialist, President Emeritus of VALUE and former literacy student, Eagle Grove, IA - You know that many printed materials are very hard for students to read. Did you know that those materials can be hard for good readers, too? Some doctors, lawyers, and bankers use jargon that many people don�t understand. In this workshop, we will talk about �plain English.� Come learn what it is and how it can help you. Learn how to ask for it. You have a right to get facts in clear, plain English!
Target Audience: STU - The New Pathways Literacy and Adult Education Theater
Building Leadership Through Adult Student Training, Inc. Team members:
Mary Avila, Albuquerque, NM
Sylvia Wood, Albuquerque, NM
Linda Ward, Albuquerque, NM
Deborah Martinez, Albuquerque, NM
The New Pathways Performance Troupe, Albuquerque, NM - The New Pathways Adult Education and Literacy Theater is composed of Adult Education
and Literacy students who create and perform short plays that illustrate
the personal and social impact of literacy, welfare, and adult education.
After each scene, the student actors stay in character to answer questions
from the audience about themselves and the history and motivations for
their actions. All of the plays were created by adult students and are
based on real life situations.
Target Audience: GA, STU - Finding the Right LINCS: An Introduction to the Literacy Information and Communication System and Online Literacy Resources
Jaleh Behroozi, LINCS Director, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC
William Hawk, Associate Director for LINCS, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC - In this hands-on session in the computer lab, explore the LINCS Network and locate literacy resources, information, and curricula to meet the needs of specific populations and settings. LINCS has three focal points: 1) to provide easy access to all national, state, and local ABE and literacy-related information and resources; 2) to facilitate communication and the sharing of expertise and ideas throughout the literacy community; and 3) to encourage the use of technology for teaching and learning.. Familiarity with LINCS will enable participants to apply skills they learned in this session to general Internet use and to find resources to improve their literacy practice.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, TR, TU, Student friendly
Thursday Afternoon Featured Speaker Session
Thursday, 10/18/01, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
- Paul Arcand: Open Mike Forum for Students
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Here's your opportunity to speak your mind! Share your ideas and concerns with fellow students in this open forum. All students are invited to attend.
The forum will be facilitated by LVA National Student Advisory Board member Paul Arcand. When asked what led him to LVA, Paul remembers the day his roommate asked him to read an article from the newspaper, and he had to struggle to make out most of the words. A high school graduate, he had never learned to read past a fourth grade reading level.
With some hesitation, Paul attended his first LVA student meeting in 1993. Within the first year of his involvement with LVA, Paul was chosen to represent other students from his Rhode Island affiliate at the 1993 LVA national conference, in Louisville, Kentucky. Paul later became chair of the student track at the LVA conference in 2000 and 2001 and was in charge of the student raffle for both of those years. He's been on National Student Advisory Board since 1997 and worked as a VISTA for the LVA-RI state office in 1999.
Thursday Afternoon Workshops
Thursday, 10/18/01, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Designing Your Destiny�
Michael Scott Karpovich, Certified Speaking Professional, Dynamic Interactions, Inc., Caro, MI - What do you want out of life? During this power-packed program, learn to use your dreams to create goals that will shape your future and raise your self-esteem. Come experience an exciting student session!
Target Audience: STU - Literacy and Racism: Continuing the Dialogue
Dale Lipschultz, Literacy Officer, Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Mary Ann Corley, Director, National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, River Ridge, LA - This session will address the relationship between literacy and racism. The session will begin with an examination of assumptions about racism. Then, we will identify and discuss strategies for improving our adult literacy programs by better understanding how racism affects learners, staff, curriculum, instruction, and tutor training.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU - Education for Self-Sufficiency: Family Management Education Project
Stephanie Boschee, Director, King County Multi-Service Center Literacy Program, Federal Way, WA - This project features a lifeskills approach to teaching. It is specifically designed to address the chronic issues that low-income individuals and families face. The director of this agency-based affiliate will share staff-developed materials and curriculum.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU - Health Literacy: What It Is and How You Can Use It in Instruction
Audrey Riffenburgh, President, Riffenburgh & Associates, Albuquerque, NM
Archie Willard, Adult Learner Specialist, President Emeritus of VALUE and former literacy student, Eagle Grove, IA - This workshop will give an overview of the new field called health literacy. Hear about some common challenges learners face in trying to get health care. Find out about efforts to help the medical community understand health literacy issues. Learn what tutors can do to help learners improve their health literacy and get better health care for their families.
Target Audience: GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU, Student-friendly - ESOL and SSOL: Uniting a Community Through Language
Dolores Rodriguez, Executive Director, LVA Deming, Deming, NM - This workshop will show how two cultural groups can find unity by taking
part in exciting classroom and social activities. LVA Deming offers Spanish
literacy to native English speakers, as well as English literacy to
non-English speakers, in order to bring the cultures together and increase
recruitment of both students and tutors. In doing so, the overall
acceptance of new immigrant residents in the community has improved.
Target Audience: GA, STU, TU, Student-friendly - Beyond Book Drives! Making Business Partnerships Work for Literacy
Jose Cruz, Associate Director, San Diego Council on Literacy, San Diego, CA -
Successful partnerships with businesses have resulted in significant resources for literacy efforts. Histories of �courtships� with businesses will be shared, as well as suggestions for being well-prepared in dealing with personnel interested in supporting literacy.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU - How to Start Student Groups
Annette Sessions, LVA, Inc. Board of Directors, Hamden, CT
Mirta Pedrazzoli, LVA National Student Advisory Board Member, Coventry, RI - Two experienced student leaders will show you how to organize successful student support groups. Come and learn from them and ask questions! You can get involved in your local literacy program!
Target Audience: STU
Friday Morning Workshops
Friday, 10/19/01, 10:30 a.m. - Noon
- Organizing Student Conferences
Sherries Oakman, Student Coordinator, Sonoma County Library Literacy, Santa Rosa, CA - Adult learners have organized successful conferences in California. Learn how to facilitate the process of empowering students to become involved. Students are welcome, too. You�ll get helpful ideas from a former literacy student.
Target Audience: PM, PS, STU, Student-friendly - No More Mr. Nice Guy: Learning Disabilities and the Law
June J. Crawford, Learning Disabilities Program Director, National Institute for Literacy, Washington DC - In the past ten years, learning disabilities has developed into a legal issue that is gaining much attention from public and private agencies. In this session, the presenter will trace a brief history of learning disabilities in the United States, discuss the current legislation and government policies that govern how we work with adults with learning disabilities, and then open the session to discussion and questions to determine how these policies and changes affect volunteer literacy programs.
Target Audience: PM, STU, TR, TU - National Issues Forums: Tools to Help Learners Become EFFective Members of Their Community
Taylor Willingham, Consultant, Austin-Pacific Consulting Co., Salado, TX - Every year thousands of community members join together in town hall meetings to deliberate difficult issues. Learners� voices are missing from these conversations, and yet the National Issues Forums model is not only an excellent way to engage learners in solving problems of their communities, it is a tool that is consistent with the philosophy and standards of Equipped for the Future (EFF).
Target Audience: GA, STU - Communicating Across Cultures: American Culture and Values
Liang Ho, Diversity and Cross-Cultural Consultant & Trainer, Chicago, IL - This session will identify key American cultural values and practices and contrast them with those of other origins, including Asian, Pacific, Latin American, African, and European. Students are invited to discuss learning style and communication differences and cultural adaptations.
Target Audience: STU - More Original, But Mostly Borrowed and Stolen Creative ESOL Ideas
Nancy Williams, ESOL Program Director, LV of the Lowcountry, Hilton Head Island, SC - Ninety percent of students remember what they say and do. Learn how to enliven your ESOL lessons with games, songs, humor, and other activities. Participate in a variety of hands-on activities in this interactive workshop and share some of your most creative ideas.
Target Audience: STU, TR, TU, Student-friendly - Listening to Learners
Carol Morris, Director, LV of Lake County, Waukegan, IL
Panel of Adult Learners from around the United States - Adult learners know literacy programs and libraries from the inside out! A panel of adult learners will share their educational experiences, offer suggestions to guide program development and inform curriculum and instruction, and respond to questions from participants.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU, Student-friendly - LVA Update
Marsha Tait, President, LVA, Inc., Syracuse, NY
Vikki Jo Stewart, Chair, LVA, Inc. Board of Directors, Kingman, KS - Students are cordially invited to hear about LVA�s plans for the future. You can provide input. Come and ask questions!
Target Audience: STU - Improving Literacy for the Family: Strategies that Work
Karlene Ball, Program Director, LV Greater New Haven, LVA Liaison, New Haven, CT - Learn some practical reading strategies that are not only successful in improving parents� reading skills but will also help parents read with their children at home. This interactive session will include sharing of ideas on educational games, suggestions for ethnic titles, and reading strategies and activities.
Target Audience: PS, STU, TR, TU, Student friendly - Student Fundraising Ideas
Tom Miller, Student Coordinator, Indy Reads, Indianapolis, IN
- At Indy Reads, involving students in fundraising has led to a more active
and vocal student population. Find out how you can get students more
involved in your affiliate to encourage their growth and help build a
stronger financial base for the program. There will be time for questions
in this lecture-based presentation.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS, STU, TU, Student-friendly - Cyberstep: Multimedia Materials for Adult Learners
Andrea Key, Coordinator, Technology Projects, Technology Services Division, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA
George Phillips, Instructional Designer, Technology Services Division, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA - Leap across the digital divide with a boost from Cyberstep multimedia adult learning and teaching tools. Participate in live demonstrations of interactive websites, videos, and CD-ROMS all created to meet the special needs of adult learners, their teachers, and tutors. Built on research-based frameworks, Cyberstep products are as easy to use as they are effective in achieving successful measured outcomes. Developed under a multi-million dollar federal grant, these materials are available free or at minimal cost.
Target Audience: GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU Location: Computer Lab
Friday, 10/19/01, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
- Wally Amos: "Everything is Possible" (Students' Featured Speaker)
Students attending this session are in for a real treat! Mr. Amos' inspirational talk is aimed at making students believe in themselves and their potential. Experience Wally Amos in person as he shares his persistence, tenacity, and never-give-up attitude!
Mr. Amos has achieved worldwide fame and awareness as the father of the gourmet chocolate chip cookie industry. A promoter at heart, he has used his fame to support educational causes. Since 1979, Mr. Amos has been LVA's national spokesperson.
On the lecture circuit, Mr. Amos addresses audiences at corporations, industry associations, and universities with an inspiring "do it" attitude. In every job he has held, Mr. Amos has started at the bottom and worked his way to the top. Before entering the cookie business, he worked for the William Morris talent agency, where he represented Simon & Garfunkel and The Supremes. After years in the entertainment industry, he decided to go full-time with his weekend hobby of selling cookies... and the rest is history!
Friday Afternoon Workshops
Friday, 10/19/01, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Students Can Raise Money!
Moderator: Will Grant, Founder and Coordinator of BLAST, Director of Voz, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
Panelists: Mirta Pedrazzoli, President, LVA National Student Advisory Board, Coventry, RI
Other students to be announced - Students are becoming very involved in their affiliates and are raising
money to support their programs. Learn how you can get involved, too.
Several students will share their experiences and successful techniques.
Target Audience: GA, STU - Forming a Student Improvisational Theater Group
Lakehurst Players, Literacy Volunteers of Lake County, Waukegan, IL - Yes, they�re back! The Lakehurst Players will perform again this year. Come and view the video �Reach Then Teach� and then interact with the cast members as they perform some skits based on learner experiences. Learn how to create an improv or theater group at your literacy program. (Note: this is a two-hour workshop that will end at 5:30 p.m.)
Target Audience: STU (Limit 30)
For general information call Peggy May at 843/671-2008 or E-mail to [email protected]
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