The COABE Board is very supportive of expanding this focus. Thanks for
your interest.   A Tyskiewicz, pres. Elect.

 

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From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of Tonya Crum
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:16 AM
To: workplace at nifl.gov
Subject: [Workplace 1359] Workplace 1357] Re: COABE;national workplace
conference]]

 



Actually, COABE 2009 is in Louisville, Kentucky.  And lucky for us all,
Kentucky has a rich history in providing workplace education,
particularly contextualized. And for those of you who were in St. Louis
you may have been in the session "Beyond the GED: Preparing Students for
Entry Level Positions" and heard from John Greenwell who is the
workforce coordinator right there in Louisville where they are embarking
on some wonderful employment partnerships for their students.  

As a member of the COABE 2009 planning board, I will bring this
suggestion forward, because we know from the "bursting at the seams"
attendance at many of the workforce sessions this year, there is a
demand for more emphasis on workforce and bigger rooms for those
sessions :)

If any of you have projects to share, please be sure to submit to
present later this year.  That is how we all grow - in those sessions
where we learn best practices from one another.

Tonya Crum, Director
Workforce Development & Training
KET - Kentucky Educational Television
859-258-7009 office 
800-432-0951 x7009 office
859-258-7393 fax
TCrum at ket.org








-------- Original Message -------- 
Subject:     [Workplace 1357] Re: COABE; national workplace conference 
Date:     Thu, 8 May 2008 16:10:33 -0400 
From:     James Parker <jtparker at atlanticbb.net>
<mailto:jtparker at atlanticbb.net>  
Reply-To:     The Workplace Literacy Discussion List
<workplace at nifl.gov> <mailto:workplace at nifl.gov>  
To:     'The Workplace Literacy Discussion List' <workplace at nifl.gov>
<mailto:workplace at nifl.gov>  



Where is the COABE 2009 conference?  If it's in a state where 
workplace/workforce education is well supported (like PA in 2007) the 
odds of a successful pre-conference day are greatly enhanced. 

Jim Parker 



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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 



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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 








-- 
Tonya Crum, Director
Workforce Development & Training
KET - Kentucky Educational Television
859-258-7009 office 
800-432-0951 x7009 office
859-258-7393 fax
TCrum at ket.org
 
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