COABE Attendees,

I've gone through the presentations scheduled for COABE that are up on
the conference website and picked out the ones that I thought might have
to do with workplace from the titles. (You can access the schedule at
http://www.coabeconference.org/schedule.html.) The descriptions of the
sessions are not given, so I just had to go by the titles and presenters
that I knew were in workplace ed.  I'll add more if more are sent to me.
The sessions that were sent in to me have the descriptions with them.
I'll send another version out if more are sent to me by Friday at noon.
There aren't as many sessions on this list as there usually are at COABE
that are workplace related, so I'm sure there must be others that just
aren't obvious from their titles.  Hopefully there will be a workplace
strand that will identify related sessions in the program.  What I have
so far is below. I listed all the times for the concurrent sessions,
whether I knew of a workplace presentation in that session or not.

 

For those of you who attend a work related presentation at COABE, put a
little summary on the list afterwards, sometime next week, say, so that
those who were unable to attend this year can have the benefit of your
attendance.

 

To respond to Mary Henderson's query, " Does anyone else think that
there should be a National Conference just for workplace literacy and
related issues?" I want to say that until this year we did have a
conference where we shared formally and informally about our work in
workplace/force education.  It was called the "Peer Conference" and
started with the southeastern states who, after several successful
years, then opened it up to the entire nation.  Last year, it was a
pre-conference at COABE.  It was a good time to share and learn from
each other and was a combination of more formal presentations by experts
in the field and less formal sharing.  It takes someone or rather
several someones to take the responsibility to plan it and make it
happen.  We used to pass it from one state to another when it was a
southern states thing.  There isn't any reason why we can't make this
happen again as a preconference to COABE next year.  Is there any
interest on this list for trying to make this happen?  Anyone willing to
take the lead, if others are willing to help? Might we be able to get
the sponsorship of OVAE or some other entity?  What do you think?

 

Donna

 

Donna Brian

Moderator, LINCS Workplace Literacy Discussion List

Off-list contact djgbrian at utk.edu

 

To post a message:

workplace at nifl.gov <mailto:workplace at nifl.gov> 

 

To subscribe/unsubscribe/change options/access archives:

http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/workplace
<http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/workplace> 

 

 

COABE 2008

Workplace Related Sessions

 

Monday, April 28, 2008

 

Full day sessions:  8:30 - 3:30        

Evidence-based Practice: A Workshop for Training Adult Basic Education,
TANF and One-Stop Practitioners and Program Administrators
Sponsored by: LINCS Regional Resource Centers
A one-day workshop to help practitioners and administrators in adult
basic education, TANF (Transitional Assistance for Needy Families) and
One Stop programs to understand evidence-based practice and develop
strategies for continuously accessing, understanding, judging and using
research. Through fun activities, discussions, simulations and action
planning, participants will learn some basic concepts about research
design and methodology, research on reading instruction for adults, and
think about how to integrate evidence-based practices into their
instruction.

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

 

9:30 - 10:30, Concurrent Sessions A

*	Coordinating Adult Education and One-Stop Services: Lessons
Learned
	Presenter (s): Judith A. Alamprese 

 

11:00 - 12:00, Concurrent Sessions B

 

 

12:15 - 1:45, Networking Luncheon: Cheryl Keenan/ Q & A

 

 

2:15 - 3:15, Concurrent Sessions C

 

*	From Pilot to Placement: Guiding New Refugees Through the
Language of Work
	Presenter (s): Mark Keitges 

 

3:45 - 4:45, Concurrent Sessions D

 

*	Fit for CASAS
	Presenter (s): Pauline Geraci
*	The McDonald's Project: Ditching the Deficit Model, VESL
Instruction That Builds on Student Expertise 
	Presenter (s): Lynn McGee 
*	From Behind Bars to Behind a Desk: Meeting the 
	Psychological and Career Needs of Incarcerated Individuals
	Presenter (s): Corie Schoenberg 

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

 

9:30 -10:30, Concurrent Sessions E

*	ATLAS: Adult Transitions Longitudinal Study
	Presenter (s): Christine Smith & Peter Kinsley 
*	Beyond the GED: Preparing Students for Entry Level Positions
	Presenter (s): John Greenwell & Tonya Crum 
*	Accessing Contextualized Language and Literacy Through American
Film : Aligning EFF, CASAS + Increasing Standardized Test Scores
	Presenter (s): Marilyn J Rymniak 

 

11:00 - 12:00, Concurrent Sessions F

*	The Learner Web: A Learning Support System
	The Learner Web (LW) is a new learning support technology.  A
web and telephone application, the LW provides guided support to adults
to improve basic skills, prepare for the workforce, GED, college
transition or reach other learning goals.  The LW is not a web portal or
distance learning product. It is a learning support system that matches
Learners' goals to on-line resources and local community resources such
as adult education programs, on-demand telephone help and tutors. (Room:
St. Louis G)
	Presenters: Steve Reder and David Rosen
*	EASY at Work
	Presenter (s): John Dicker 
*	A Riverside Chat with Cheryl Keenan
	Presenter (s): Cheryl Keenan & Mod. Sherrie Claiborn 

 

2:15 - 3:15, Concurrent Sessions G

*	The Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Work: 
	Data from the Frontlines of Manufacturing Companies
	Presenter (s): Nathalie Duval Couetil 
*	Undetected and Undiagnosed vision problems- obstructions 
	to literacy and successful transition to the workforce
	Presenter (s): Joan Hudson-Miller 

 

3:45 - 4:45, Concurrent Sessions H

*	Preparing for Work
	The session will provide an overview and examples of interactive
activities from Equipped for the Future's Preparing for Work
instructional modules, which integrate the EFF Content Standards and
SCANS skills, identified as necessary for entry level workers.
Presenters will share student and teacher experiences using the
curriculum in a model program in Tennessee.
	Presenters: Aaron Kohring and Judy Rye
*	Online Resources in the NIFL Workforce Competitiveness Resource
Collection: Success is at your Fingertips
	This interactive workshop will facilitate participants'
exploration of online LINCS resources vetted by nationally known
researchers in workforce education, technology, and English language
acquisition.
	Presenters: Donna Brian and Priscilla Carman
*	Integrated Education I-BEST
	Presenter (s): Jan Tegtmeier & Isreal Mendoza 
*	What does it take to change a life? A curriculum design for work
readiness
	Presenter (s): Patricia Twaddle, M.Ed. 

 

Thursday, May 1, 2008

 

8:30 - 9:30, Concurrent Sessions I

 

 

9:45 - 10:45, Concurrent Sessions J

*	Work Stations at Work
	Presenter (s): Sara Gutting 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/workplace/attachments/20080423/8b23e4ff/attachment.html