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Conference Strands We gratefully acknowledge our Strand Partners for the COABE PAACE 2014 national conference.
Family Literacy Strand Sponsored by National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) Monday
10:30 am – 11:45 am
410
Building Steel Clad Families Using the Strengthening Families’ Protective Factors Framework
Monday
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
321
Strengthen the Bridge to Effective Family Engagement
Monday
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
311
Barbara Bush Foundation – What's New?
Tuesday
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
305
STEM and Family Literacy – Make the Connection
Tuesday
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
401
Family Nurturing
Wednesday
9:30 am – 10:45 am
303
Story Time for Parents: Using Children's Books to Teach Adult ESL Family Literacy
Wednesday
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
303
ETS High School Equivalency Testing (HiSET) Program
Wednesday
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
315
Reading Strategies Instruction Using Childrens Literature
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Conference Strands Professional Development Strand Sponsored by Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD) Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
317
PD Tools for Today’s Teacher
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
404
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
411
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
401
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
405
Program Improvement through Communities of Practice
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
310
Online Tools for Analyzing Data
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
301
Building Skills for the Future: The Use of Reader Response Journals in the Adult Literacy Classroom
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
404
Ready for 2014: GED Professional Development in Minnesota
Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, Millenial...Oh My! The Multigenerational Classroom – Collaborative Learning at its Best! “Building a Bridge” to Connect Professional Development to Learner Outcomes in Adult Education Agencies Across Pennsylvania The RI AE Professional Development System Responds to the CCR, GED®, ESOL Transitions…and MORE!
Evidence-Based Practices Strand Sponsored by Literacy Information and Communicaton System (LINCS) Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
319
Tour the Adult College Completion Toolkit
Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
411
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
301
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
305
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
404
Project-Based Learning 2.0
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
410
Adult Numeracy Instruction:•Professional Development
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 5:00pm
302
Double Session: Deepen Your Science Instruction (And Have Fun, Too!)
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
409
Evidence-Based Principles and Practices for Writing Instruction
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
320
Learning to Achieve: Self-Determination
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
405
Integrating Technology into the Adult Education Classroom
An Interactive Tour of the LINCS Community:•Online Professional Learning and Sharing for Adult Education Practitioners LINCS: An Overview of National Projects, Resources and Communities of Practice Teaching Adult ELL Emergent Readers: Next Steps in Linking Research and Practice (SC20)
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Conference Strands Student Leadership Strand Sponsored by VALUE Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
310
In-House Volunteering as Workforce Preparation
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
412
How You Can Start and Support an Adult Learner Leadership Organization in Your State
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
403
Did You Know That There’s a National Adult Learner Organization?
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
403
Adult Learner Involvement: What Is It and Does It Make a Difference?
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
319
Get What You Need: How Do You Teach the Skills to Your Students?
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
319
Present and Future of Adult Education
Advocacy Strand Sponsored by National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
407
Riverside Chat with Cheryl Keenan
Monday
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
305
State Advocacy Success Stories
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
303
Engaging Part-Time Faculty in Adult Education
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
407
Updates from Washington, D.C.: A Federal Policy Forum
Tuesday
9:15 am - 10:30 am
412
Education and Advocation of Emerging Refugee Populations
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 5:00pm
303
Double Session: What Will Immigration Reform Mean for the Adult Education System?
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
316
Advocacy 101 – Advocacy Basics for Adult Educators
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
303
ETS High School Equivalency Testing (HiSET) Program
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
319
Present and Future of Adult Education
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Conference Strands Numercy Strand Sponsored by Adult Numercy Network (ANN) Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
307
Why Are Fractions so Hard to Teach and Learn and Why Is Pizza Not the Solution?
Monday
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
401
Using Visual Models to Build Conceptual Understanding
Monday
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
412
Contextualizing Math Instruction to Diverse Workforce Goals in a Collaborative, Multilevel Classroom
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
409
Modeling Math for Mastery
Tuesday
9:15 am - 10:30 am
411
Tuesday
9:15 am - 10:30 am
317
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
404
Building Bridges to Better Numeracy with Low-Level ESL Learners
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
319
Integers, Equalities, and Inequalities
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
405
Adults Reaching Algebra Readiness (AR)^2
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
321
Numeracy: Foundations for Literacy and Life
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
404
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
408
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
318
Math's Essential First Step: Estimation
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
401
Practical and Engaging Numeracy Activities for ESL
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
403
Empower Your Students with Fractions
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
302
Five Strategies for Teaching Mathematical Reasoning
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
317
Don't Hate Math!
What's Your Beef with Math? Explore the Levels of Knowing Mathematics Through a Meat Raffle Making Algebra More Meaningful: Hands-On Workshop for Exploring Algebraic Thinking and Graphing.
Don’t Sweat – It’s Just Math: Interventive Methods for Educators to Reduce Anxiety Within Their Adult Learners ANN Practitioner Research Project: Effects of Using ANN Principles on Self-Efficacy and Productive Disposition
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Conference Strands Transitions Strand Sponsored by National College Transition Network (NCTN) Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
310
In-House Volunteering as Workforce Preparation
Monday
10:30 am -11:45 am
316
Integrating Soft Skills into ELL Instruction to Enhance Employment Opportunities
Monday
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
303
ETS HiSET – My HiSET Portal
Monday
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
320
Engaging Students in Resume Writing
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
320
Transitioning Skills Checklist: A Tool for College & Career Readiness
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
401
Monday
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
403
Tuesday
9:15 am - 10:30 am
401
Tuesday
9:15 am - 10:30 am
302
Tuesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
315
Prescription for Student Success
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
404
How to Manage, Evaluate, and Expand Your Transitions Program
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
402
Bridging the Gap: Developing•Effective Transition Programs for English Language Learners
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
304
Is Your State UP to the TASC?
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
317
Head over Heels for the Flipped Classroom
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
306
Building Innovation Through Collaborative Program Leadership
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
310
KPACE: A Community Effort
Tuesday
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
410
Critically Rethinking Literacy in the 21st Century Transitions Classroom
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
311
Collaborating to Create Holistic Transition Programming
Wednesday
9:30 am - 10:45 am
304
Using the Life Skills, College, and Career Readiness Guide
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
303
ETS High School Equivalency Testing (HiSET) Program
Wednesday
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
307
Focusing a Community on Work Readiness
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
304
Finding a Pathway Back to College
Wednesday
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
316
Digital Portfolios:•Forging a Future Toward Career Success
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You Can Get There From Here: The Role of the College Navigator in Supporting Student Transitions Preparing for the Paradigm Shift: Strategic Planning for a Transitions Culture Job-Readiness Programs for the Unemployed Adult: An Opportunity to Explore Liminal Spaces of Identity Development and Transformation Serving Students on the Spectrum: Academic Support for Success and Transition