Hi, Connie--

Thanks for offering to do this.  I won't be able to be at COABE this
year, but I think it's a great idea to get people together who are doing
workplace education, and to try to organize a pre-conference at the next
conference.    I'd be glad to help in any way I can.

I hope you and everyone have a great experience at the conference next
week.   Last year's workforce and workplace sessions were really
valuable and well-attended, and quite interesting.  I'm so sorry not to
be there, and look forward to hearing about others' experiences there. 


Laurie

Laurie Sheridan, Workforce Development Coordinator
World Education/SABES Central Resource Center
44 Farnsworth St.
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 385-3737
lsheridan at worlded.org
 
SABES:  Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education 



>>> "Barbara Tondre" <btondre at earthlink.net> 4/24/2008 10:43 AM >>>

Connie, I won't be at the conference, but count me in to help move
plans
along.  

Barbara Tondre
Texas LEARNS 

-----Original Message-----
From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov]
On
Behalf Of Connie Nelson
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:28 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 

________________________________

> 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

> 

> 

> 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.

> 

> ________________________________

> 

> 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

> 

> 

> 

> 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

> 

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> 

> 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

> 

> 

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