Tweet Up and Blogging from the 2010 COABE/ProLiteracy Conference
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Are you going to Conference? Plan to add your perspective to the NCL Blog. Share what you learn on public policy and advocacy so other adult literacy advocates can benefit from your ideas. Advocacy is a team effort! Tell your colleagues who are staying home to bookmark this space and watch for updates.
If you are not going to Conference, this Blog offers a way to participate. Share your comments/questions for any of the sessions listed below. Check back for session handouts you can download.
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The National Coalition for Literacy, in cooperation with COABE and ProLiteracy, brings you the public policy sessions hosted at the first ever COABE / ProLiteracy National Conference.
Some reflection prompts to get you started:
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What did you find most interesting, persuasive, or controversial?
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Did what you learn align with what you thought before?
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What beliefs were reinforced, changed, or broadened as a result of the public policy or advocacy session(s) you attended?
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What’s one idea you plan to use when you return home?
To Post Comments: See the list of sessions below. Click the title of the session you attended or wish to discuss. A new blog article will appear, specific to that session. Then enter your reflections in the Comment Box and click Comment.
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COABE/NCL/ProLiteracy Public Policy Strand
March 15-19, 2010
PreConferences:
Monday, March 15, 8:30 – 11:30 am
Boulevard C
Panelists:
- Jeff Carter, Policy and Government Affairs Director, ProLiteracy
- Art Ellison, NH State Director; Public Policy Committee Chair, National Council of State Directors of Adult Education (NCSDAE)
- David Harvey, President and CEO, ProLiteracy
- Tony Peyton, Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations, National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)
- Andy Tyskiewicz, President, COABE
Moderators: Marsha L. Tait and Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Co-Chairs
Pathways and Advocacy: Building the Grassroots Base
Monday, March 15, 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Boulevard C
Panelists:
- Brenda Brown, Vice President, Adult Education, Middle Georgia Technical College
- Dorothy Ferguson, Coordinator, Adult Education, Middle Georgia Technical College
- Art Ellison, NH State Director, Public Policy Committee Chair, NCSDAE
- Emily Ellison, President and Executive Director, Literacy Action, Inc.
- Jon Engel, Past Chair, Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, Austin, TX; Director, Community Action Adult Education Program, San Marcos, TX
Moderators: Marsha L. Tait and Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Co-Chairs
Debate:
Tuesday, March 16, 2:45 – 5:00 pm
Continental Ballroom B and C
Participants:
- Sharon Bush, Senior Program Officer, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Chicago IL
- Faye Combs, President, Voice of Adult Learners United to Educate (VALUE)
- Gloria Cross Mwase, Program Director, Jobs for the Future
- Rita Daniels, Executive Director, Literacy Volunteers and Advocates
- Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Jeffrey A. Fantine, State Director of Adult Education, Maine Department of Education
Moderator: David Harvey, President and CEO, ProLiteracy
Workshops:
Wednesday, March 17, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Northwest Seven (Lower Level)
Presenter:
Rachael Shaw, Management and Program Analyst, Office of Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Lakeside Chat with Cheryl Keenan, Part I
Wednesday, March 17, 2:15 – 3:15 pm
Blackstone Hotel, Crystal Ballroom (4th Floor)
Presenter:
Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Lakeside Chat with Cheryl Keenan, Part II
Wednesday, March 17, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Blackstone Hotel, Crystal Ballroom (4th Floor)
Presenter:
Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
The Next Dimension * Career Pathways
Thursday, March 18, 8:00 – 9:00 am
Blackstone Hotel, Crystal Ballroom (4th Floor)
Presenter:
Lennox McLendon, Executive Director, National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium (NAEPDC)
Strategic Partnering in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Context
Thursday, March 18, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Blackstone Hotel, Inspiration Studio (5th Floor)
Presenter:
Jeffrey A. Fantine, State Director of Adult Education, Maine Department of Education
Key Elements of Effective Advocacy
Thursday, March 18, 9:15 – 10:15 am
Northwest Four (Lower Level)
Presenters:
- Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Committee Co-Chair; Advocacy Co-Chair, Tennessee Association of Adult and Community Education (TAACE)
- Marsha L. Tait, NCL Public Policy Committee Co-Chair
Thursday, March 18, 1:45 –2:45 pm
Continental Ballroom B (Lobby Level)
Presenters:
- Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
- Cheryl Keenan, Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Moderators: David Harvey, President and CEO, ProLiteracy
Shifting Gears: Shifting State Adult Education Policies to Support Postsecondary Success
Thursday, March 18, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Boulevard A (2nd Floor)
Presenters:
- Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- Jennifer K. Foster, Senior Director for Adult Education and Family Literacy/State Director for GED Testing, Illinois Community College Board
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy
Thursday, March 18, 4:15 – 5:15 pm
Boulevard B (2nd Floor)
Presenter:
Gary Podschun, Manager, Community Outreach and Cultural Competence Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, American Dental Association (ADA)
Stabilizing and Strengthening the Adult Education Workforce
Friday, March 19, 8:30 – 9:30 am
Continental Ballroom B (Lobby Level)Panelists:
- Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Committee Co-Chair
- Mary Ann Corley, Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
- Richard Tariff, Director of Adult Services, EASTCONN
- Andy Nash, World Education; MA Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) Working Conditions Committee Co-Chair
Moderator: Jane Greiner, ProLiteracy; Chair, AALPD
Critical Keys for Successful Health Literacy Partnerships
Friday, March 19, 8:30 – 9:30 am
Northwest Two (Lower Level)
Presenters:
- Carol Gabler, Consultant, Health Literacy Advancement, LLC
- Sue McIntyre, Consultant, Health Literacy Advancement, LLC
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Jackie Taylor
in March 8th, 2010 @ 16:04Hello!
You might be leading a session related to public policy or advocacy that is not listed in the above Public Policy Strand. If so, feel free to post your session information here! Let’s take advantage of this opportunity to network on advocacy-related issues.Jackie Taylor
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Rachel Nicolosi
in March 9th, 2010 @ 16:10Hi Everyone – I invite you to attend the advocacy workshop I am hosting that will be a conversation on aspects of advocacy that have kept our field on the sidelines, including stigma of the issue and lack of infrastructure in the field. I believe we have a lot in common with fields of mental health and HIV and have invited people from those areas to share with us what they have done regarding overcoming stigma and and talking to policymakers about their issue. I will also share what I have learned about advocacy in post-disaster New Orleans.
**NOTE: SCHEDULE CHANGE – I asked to move my presentation time slot when I learned last week about the public policy debate scheduled for the same time – so what is in the program will be different from the time here below.
Thursday, March 18 – 10:30am – 11:15am – Fourth Floor, Room 4A
Presentation Title: Community Literacy: A Conversation on Getting Past Our Own Boundaries for Community Prosperity
Presentation Abstract: This interactive conversation will attempt to get to the heart of why the adult literacy field still struggles on the sidelines after years of advocacy and public campaigns and what we can do to move beyond our own boundaries to true community literacy.
Lead Presenter: Rachel Nicolosi, Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans[Reply]
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David Greene
in March 10th, 2010 @ 23:14It’s time for the literacy community to call for a massive literacy campaign in the United States. Adult students and potential students in communities across the country should be at the center of this movement which should address the need for functional, financial, environmental, health and other literacies. As these literacies are fundamental to survival and success, inadequate and tenuous funding for programs should be brought to public attention.
Initiating adult education classes and workshops for advocacy and organizing of students, teachers and communities needs to be made a priority, integrated with
academic and skills education. The current political situation for adult education and literacy is untenable, but the potential
for leadership development and social change is inspirational.
It’s time to be bold and not accept business, as usual.[Reply]
