As subscribers to this listserv you may be interested in an important
upcoming professional development opportunity sponsored by ProLiteracy
America and COABE. Below is detailed information about the event that will
be held in Portland, OR February 28-29.

All the best,

Kathy St. John

Regional Institute Coordinator

ProLiteracy America

katlit2003 at yahoo.com


Sharpen your…    **

*KNOWLEDGE   ** *n   * SKILLS  * n   *PERSPECTIVE*

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*Northwest Regional Institute*

*  February 28-29, 2008*

*University Place,    Portland, Oregon*

*Sponsored by ProLiteracy and COABE***

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*Featuring three intensive and interactive workshops:*

n   Data Analysis for Program Decision-Making (Dollar General/ProLiteracy
Performance Accountability Initiative)

n   Models and Strategies for Adult Transitions

n   Student Retention Through Student Success

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*Registration Deadline: February 3, 2008***

*Registration information is located in the workshop descriptions below.*

*Questions? *  Please call   (315) 422-9121 ext. 283  or e-mail
prodev at proliteracy.org<http://us.f329.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=prodev@proliteracy.org>
.

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*Site Information*

*University Place Hotel & Conference Center*

*310 SW Lincoln Street*

*Portland, Oregon***

*(866) 845-4647*

http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/uplace <http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/uplace.html>
.html<http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/uplace.html>

Participants must make their own overnight accommodations. Contact
University Place and request a room in the ProLiteracy block. Book your
hotel reservation *before February 3rd *to receive the reduced room rate of
$99.00.

Onsite parking is available for Institute attendees. Parking fees based on
length of stay. Map and driving directions
at<http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/uplace.html>

http://www.pdx.edu/cegs/uplace.html

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*Schedule*

*Thursday, February 28*

11:00 to 3:00 Registration

3:00 to 6:00 Sessions

6:30 to 7:30 Networking Reception


*Friday, February 29*

9:00 to 9:45 Breakfast Forum

10:00 to 12:00 Sessions

12:00 to 1:00 Lunch

1:00 to 4:00 Sessions

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*Special Feature: Breakfast Forum with David Harvey, President, ProLiteracy*

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*9:00 – 9:45 a.m., Friday, February 29    *

Join David Harvey, president and CEO of ProLiteracy, for breakfast! Talk
with ProLiteracy staff about professional development and services that you
need to help your programs and students succeed; get updates on national
developments that affect your programs and students.

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*Session #1*

*Program Management Workshop:*

*Data Analysis for Program Decision-Making*

*(Module #2 of the  Dollar General/ProLiteracy Performance Accountability
Initiative  . Note: You must be accepted into this program to attend this
free training. See "To Apply for Participation," below.)*

Do you have the information you need to:

n * Evaluate your program's performance?*

n * Identify and prioritize program improvement strategies?*

n * Support winning grant proposals?*

 In this second of three modules in the Dollar General/ProLiteracy
Performance Accountability Initiative, you will:

n  Review highlights of Module 1: Data Collection and Management

n  Think about how you use program data to improve your program

n  Compare and contrast how seven exemplary programs use data to make
program decisions

n  Practice analyzing program data and identifying trends

n  Identify strategies and outline a process for data-driven program
improvement

n  Assess how using team approaches can improve your program's "culture of
accountability and program improvement"

n Explore the Initiative's online project wiki

n Draft a plan to adapt and use promising data analysis and decision-making
practices over a nine-month period



To apply for participation:

If you want your program to be a part of the Performance Accountability
Initiative, contact Marie Cora, Project Manager, at
mcora at proliteracy.org<http://us.f329.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mcora@proliteracy.org>
for
more information and an application form.

Programs accepted in the Initiative project will receive information for
registering two people for Module Two: Data Analysis for Program
Decision-Making training.



**The Performance Accountability Initiative, funded by the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation, provides training, online courses, electronic
resources, and stipends to participating programs. For more information,
contact Marie Cora, Project Manager, at
mcora at proliteracy.org<http://us.f329.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mcora@proliteracy.org>
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*Session #2*

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*For program managers, coordinators, and instructional staff/volunteers:*

*Models and Strategies for Adult Transitions*

  Students succeed in your classrooms.

*Are they ready for what's next? Are you ready to help them?*



Students who succeed in one academic environment may struggle in another.
They need support as they learn about new systems and develop life skills so
they can continue their education. For example, we know that college pays
off for GED holders, but research also shows that only one-third of GED
students go on to college, and just 10 percent finish at least one year of
postsecondary education. Less than 3 percent of all adult learners earn an
associate degree. (Source: J. H. Tyler,  * The Economic Benefits of the GED:
Lessons from Recent Research*, 2002).

In this workshop, you will:

n Take a poignant, fun, and user-friendly trip through the research on adult
transitions

n Identify important elements of transition programming

n Apply the information to your program, design next steps, and get feedback
from colleagues



*Presenter: * Cynthia Zafft, director, National College Transitions Network,
a project of World Education, Inc.

*Registration fee:    $127 for ProLiteracy and COABE affiliates; $149 for
non-affiliates (Registration fee includes networking reception, breakfast
forum, and lunch.)*

*To register  : Go to  https://www.proliteracy.org/external/mod2_form2.asp*

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*Session #3*

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*For program managers, trainers, and instructional staff/ volunteers:*

*Student Retention Through Student Success*



*How do your students' emotions and attitudes affect their ability to "stay
the course"?*

*How do your assessment practices impact students' retention?*

Students are motivated when they see progress. Showing them that they can
be—and indeed, have been—successful supports their decision to stay with a
learning program. In this workshop, we'll talk about the supports that
affect adult student persistence, as identified by research from the
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). We'll
also apply these supports to your programs and classrooms.

In this workshop you will:

n Describe how students' self-efficacy influences their persistence

n Identify research-based categories of support for students' self-efficacy

n Explore strategies to monitor students' progress toward meeting goals

n Apply what you learned about self-efficacy and showing student progress to
a case study and your students.

*Presenter:*   Jane Greiner, professional development coordinator,
ProLiteracy

*Registration fee:*  *  *$127 for ProLiteracy and COABE affiliates; $149 for
non-affiliates (Registration fee includes networking reception, breakfast
forum, and lunch.)

*To register  : Go to  https://www.proliteracy.org/external/mod2_form2.asp*

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*Registration Deadline: February 3, 2008.    * *Please register early!*

For more information : Go to

https://www.proliteracy.org/external/mod2_form2.asp

*ProLiteracy reserves the right to cancel workshops with less than 12
participants.*

*Questions? *  Please call   (315) 422-9121 ext. 283  or e-mail
prodev at proliteracy.org<http://us.f329.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=prodev@proliteracy.org>
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