[ProfessionalDevelopment 2637] Registration open for MPAEA 2009 conferenceSharyn Yanoshak saylv5 at cox.netWed Nov 5 13:41:31 EST 2008
Registration is open for MPAEA 2009 (www.mpaea2009.org) in Las Vegas March 1-4. The schedule includes more than 50 sessions, including three keynotes. Here are some details on the three pre-conference sessions scheduled for March 1, noon to 4: 1. The Politics of Education, Art Ellison, Chair, National Council of State Directors of Adult Education Policy Committee. How do we advocate for increased adult education funding? Examine the essential elements of successful advocacy campaigns in a variety of states and at the national level and learn the nuts and bolts of leading your own! 2. Take a Gamble on Web 2.0! Kimberly Chapman and Laura Cascarddon (University of Arizona) with Darcy Del Bosque (University of Nevada, Las Vegas). Learn all about Web 2.0 tools and concepts from three expert researchers at this hands-on session. Participants will work on individual computers to create wikis and explore how wikis and other tools can support lifelong learning. 3. A New Health Literacy Curriculum for Beginning Level ABE, Meg Schofield, consultant and curriculum developer. This presentation will provide an overview of the dramatic connection between low literacy and poor health status and report on the development of a groundbreaking, research-based curriculum designed to simultaneously improve both literacy and health literacy outcomes in low literate populations. Learn how to implement this exciting, free curriculum! Visit www.mpaea2009.org for more information! Conference Chair is Teri Zutter, (tzutter at wnc.edu, 775/445-4451). Sharyn Yanoshak Leadership Activities, ABE Nevada Phone/fax: 702.253.6280
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