Thursday Morning Workshops

Please note: this schedule is subject to change. Check back often for updated information.

Thursday, October 18, 10:30 a.m. to Noon

EFF: What Does It Offer ESOL Practitioners? Part I
Mary Bartlett, LVA National Training Corps Trainer, Erieville, NY
Andy Nash, Training Coordinator, EFF Center for Training, Technical Assistance, and Materials Development, Boston, MA

Participants will be introduced to Equipped for the Future (EFF) through hands-on activity, learn about practitioners' use of the standards in planning and evaluating EFF lessons, and discuss how EFF applies to their own tutoring contexts. This seminar will focus specifically on what EFF offers ESOL, since most ESOL tutors already anchor their teaching in the daily life needs and interests of their students. (Part II continues from 3:30 to 5 p.m.)
Target Audience: PM, PS, TR, TU

Leaving a Legacy�
Michael Scott Karpovich, Certified Speaking Professional, Dynamic Interactions, Inc., Caro, MI

Have you ever asked yourself, �How can I make a difference? I am only one person!� Everyone wants to make a difference that lasts long after they are gone. Leaving a legacy requires more than simplistic self-esteem - it requires clear goals and powerful self-confidence! Learn how to motivate yourself so that you can make a difference that lasts.
Target Audience: GA, LS, PM, PS, TR, TU

Accreditation for Large Agency-Based Affiliates
Taylor Willingham, Consultant, Austin-Pacific Consulting Co., Salado, TX

Too many standards to meet? Too much bureaucracy to deal with to pursue LVA Accreditation? Let�s talk! Being a part of an agency can have its advantages, but it can also present barriers when you are trying to become accredited. Bring your best ideas and biggest stumbling blocks, and let�s see if we can create new solutions. Don�t be left out of LVA Accreditation just because your program is part of an agency.
Target Audience: PM, PS

Learners Can Read for Pleasure!
Jane Hugo, Interim Director of Field Services, Laubach Literacy Action, Syracuse, NY

This interactive session will show participants how to encourage learners to read for pleasure and how to teach literacy skills using recreational reading materials such as stories, newspapers, fiction, biography, and student writings.
Target Audience: GA, PS, TR, TU

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, LS, PM, PS, STU, TU

Building a Self-Sustained Individual Giving Program
Beth Jones, Instructor and Coach, Raising More Money�, San Francisco, CA

This fast-paced session will introduce you to a model for rapidly growing your individual giving program and building a strong, self-sustaining unrestricted fund as a legacy. You will learn how to identify ideal donors, as well as how to involve board, staff, and volunteers, as you tailor this model to your organization.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

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

Program Management Issues: An Open Discussion
Karlene Ball, Program Director, LV Greater New Haven, LVA Liaison, New Haven, CT
Kirk Baker, Director, LV of Wayne County, Inc., Lyons, NY
Chris Koehler, Program Director, St. James ESL Program, Seattle, WA

Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss some of the issues aired on the LVA-Connect listserv: staff pay, budgetary problems, staff-board duties, etc. Join panel members for a live and lively forum and bring your own topics to air!
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

What's a Trainer to Do?
Connie Schwein, LVA National Training Corps Trainer, New Jersey Department of Education, LVA Burlington County, Haddonfield, NJ

This workshop provides a forum for trainers to discuss issues and problems related to any LVA training. Using a roundtable format, we will learn from the experiences of our peers. If you intend to attend this session, please send your topical questions to mailto:[email protected]. Your questions will form the core around which discussion will revolve.
Target Audience: TR

Other People's Money
Sandy Duncan, Consultant, Nonprofit Center, Austin, TX

If you think financial management is someone else's job, then this workshop is for you. In fact, making certain that your organization is well-managed financially is a major responsibility of both the board and staff, and an increasing expectation of both funders and the public. This lively and interesting session will give you the basics of financial management, including: why financial management is so important; board, staff, and contractor roles; why budgeting is an important part of managing your funds; why we need to think of funding as other people's money; and more. Contact the presenter at [email protected] with topics and issues you would like him to address during the session.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

Plain English
Audrey Riffenburgh, President, Riffenburgh and 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

How to Make Fundraising Fun - and Profitable - with a SCRABBLE� Event
Yvonne Gillispie, Marketing and Projects Director, National SCRABBLE� Association, Greenport, NY
Cindy M. McCaffery, Marketing and Projects Manager, National SCRABBLE� Association, Greenport, NY

The presenters will give an overview of the program developed for LVA and then review a step-by-step guide on how to host a SCRABBLE� fundraiser. This will include participation from some affiliate directors who have already hosted events. There will be a question and answer session and then some game play to answer basic SCRABBLE� questions. (This session will be repeated at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.)
Target Audience: PM, PS

Building Literacy and Preventing Violence and Injury
M. Garrett Bodel, Director for Prevention, International Brain Injury Association, Ada County Sheriff�s Office, Ada, ID

Practice wisdom and research have shown that young children from particular family situations are at high risk for sustaining both intentional and unintentional injuries within the home. Brain Building Basics (BBB) is a promising primary prevention program aimed at reaching high risk adult populations. Participants will learn how to replicate the BBB program in community and correctional settings.
Target Audience: PM, PS, TR, TU

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, LINCS Associate Director, 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, LS, PM, PS, TR, TU, Student friendly

  Location: Computer Lab

Technology Checkout: Using WebTV, Laptops, and Other Electronic Tools to Increase Learning Time at Home
Ruth A. Kohan, Literacy Program Coordinator, Partners in Reading, San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA
Jennifer Lee, Technology Specialist, Partners in Reading, San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA

Partners in Reading, San Jos� Public Library�s adult literacy program, is extending learning opportunities through the use of technology. Discover how adult learners use WebTV, laptops, and other electronic tools at home to enhance the instruction they receive in one-to-one tutoring. Information will be provided on equipment costs, criteria for selecting learners to participate in the technology checkout program, checkout agreements, and how to evaluate the results of the technology initiatives. This lecture-style session will include practical handouts to enable attendees to adapt these services.
Target Audience: GA, LS, PM, PS, TR, TU

Mergers Can Work!
Moderator: Janice Cuddahee, Associate State Director, LVA-New York State, Inc., Cheektowaga, NY
Panelists: Judith Bronson, Director, Jackson County Literacy Coalition, Inc., Black River Falls, WI
Gene Gardner, Director, ADVOCAP Literacy Services, Green Lake, WI
Emy Rios, Board Member, LV of Tucson, Tucson, AZ

Planning a merger can be a long and rather painful and frightening process, but when all parties can be flexible and compromise, the results can be positive and a stronger program can emerge. Learn from the experiences of two program directors and a board member as they describe what happened when their programs went through the merger process. A state office representative will offer her perspective on giving technical assistance to affiliates planning mergers. Examples will include an LVA/LLA program, two LVA affiliates, and an LVA affiliate merging with a larger social service agency.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

For general information call Peggy May at 843/671-2008 or E-mail to [email protected]