For any of you who are able to attend, here's the final list of
workplace sessions that I know of scheduled for COABE.  Safe travels!

Donna

 

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COABE 2008

Workplace Related Sessions

 

Monday, April 28, 2008 Pre-Conferences

 

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.



Half day session: 12:30 - 3:30

English under the Arches

Sponsored by: Adult Literacy and Technology Network (ALTN)

This session reports on a new model for language teaching, "English
Under the Arches", implemented in by McDonald's in several of its
restaurants,  made available to selected employees entirely on paid work
time, and created and delivered in collaboration with adult education
and ESL providers.  It combines virtual teaching, e-learning and
face-to-face practice.  We will introduce promising approaches, report
challenges and successes, and discuss wider implications for
technology-mediated teaching. Learn about basic principles and promising
practices in combining technology and language learning. Hear about a
new collaboration between industry and community colleges.

Presenters: Heide Wrigley, David J. Rosen and Betsy McKay

 

 

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

 

*	English at Work: A National Model for Integrated Language
Learning
	Presenter (s): Heide Spruck Wrigley, David J. Rosen and Betsy
McKay
*	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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