That's great, I Will let the Board of Directors know, thanks

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Connie Nelson
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:28 AM
To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Workplace 1306] Re: COABE; national workplace conference




The Workplace Learning Conferences (held for several years in Milwaukee,
Detroit and the last one in Chicago  2003) were primarily funded by the
US Dept. of Labor and had a lot of Canadian participation, and some from
other countries as well, which was great.  Perhaps they will renew this
effort under a new administration?  I also think a preconference at the
next COABE is a good idea.  For starters, maybe some of us workplace
folks who are going to this COABE next week (this will be my first time)
could meet informally one evening?  I'd be willing to help organize
this.

Connie Nelson, Ed.D.   Director
Massachusetts Worker Education Roundtable
33 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
tel. 617-983-3667
fax 617-983-3669
connie_nelson at hotmail.com

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> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:39:17 -0400

> From: atyskiewicz at crec.org

> To: workplace at nifl.gov

> Subject: [Workplace 1299] Re: COABE; national workplace conference

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> 

> Good idea on the preconference. The conference will be in Louisville

in April. In the past there has also been a Labor Dept./Corporate
sponsored conference in Michigan/ Milwaukee, etc. I don't believe this
continues also.  The American Society for Training and Development is
another resource and possible co-sponsor.

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> From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov]

On Behalf Of Brian, Dr Donna J G

> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:17 PM

> To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List

> Subject: [Workplace 1298] COABE; national workplace conference

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> COABE Attendees,

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> 

> 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?

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> Donna

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> COABE 2008

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> Workplace Related Sessions

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> Monday, April 28, 2008

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> 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.

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> Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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> 9:30 - 10:30, Concurrent Sessions A

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>  *   Coordinating Adult Education and One-Stop Services: Lessons

Learned

> Presenter (s): Judith A. Alamprese

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> 11:00 - 12:00, Concurrent Sessions B

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

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> 2:15 - 3:15, Concurrent Sessions C

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>  *   From Pilot to Placement: Guiding New Refugees Through the

Language of Work

> Presenter (s): Mark Keitges

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> 3:45 - 4:45, Concurrent Sessions D

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>  *   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

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> Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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> 9:30 -10:30, Concurrent Sessions E

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>  *   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

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> 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

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> 2:15 - 3:15, Concurrent Sessions G

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>  *   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

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> 3:45 - 4:45, Concurrent Sessions H

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>  *   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.

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> Thursday, May 1, 2008

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> 8:30 - 9:30, Concurrent Sessions I

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> 9:45 - 10:45, Concurrent Sessions J

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>  *   Work Stations at Work

> Presenter (s): Sara Gutting

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