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Literacy Notes Conference Quick Facts When September 29–30 Where National Center for Employee Development (NCED), 2801 East State Highway 9, Norman OK Registration Deadline September 15 Full conference—$175 One day only—$100 Early Bird Registration Deadline August 20 Full conference—$155 One day only—$90 Online Registration Form (pdf ) www.odl.state.ok.us/literacy Lodging at NCED $84, including tax and breakfast Make your reservations by calling 405–447–9000. Conference Lodging Rate deadline is September 9 Required All guests must have a photo ID. Drivers on NCED grounds must carry a valid driver’s license. Questions Call Joni Dyer at 580–762–4580 or 580–716–3880, or email oklitcoalition@yahoo.com Conference 2011 Awesome, Wonderful, and Fantastic—just three words that de-scribe the upcoming adult education and literacy joint conference, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, September 29 and 30 in Norman, Oklahoma. Awesome training, wonderful networking opportunities, and a fantastic facility! The Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, State Depart-ment of Education, and Oklahoma Department of Libraries have once again combined forces to provide an exciting lineup of con-tinuing education opportunities to meet the needs of programs throughout the state. More than 60 workshops on relevant topics for adult education and literacy professionals, volunteer tutors, and adult learners, presented by national and state experts will be offered. Back by popular demand will be dynamic keynote speaker Mark McLeod, who will also present a follow up workshop session. Other available topics will cover a wide interest range including learning disabilities, teaching math, on-line resources, ESL, health literacy, supporting leaners in times of crises, and much more. A special conference closing session will feature Tom Pace, whose presentation will send you home inspired and motivated. Registration is only $175 for the full conference or $100 for one day. Price includes workshops, lunch, and special events. Lodg-ing at the National Center for Employee Development is only $84 which includes tax and breakfast. Whatever you do, don’t miss the 2011 Oklahoma Adult Education and Literacy Conference. Mark your calendars and make your plans now. 2 Thursday, September 29 8:30–9:30 am Opening Keynote Speech: Making a Difference Speaker, Mark McLeod Back by popular demand, this dynamic and motivat-ing keynote is for anyone who desires to become an impact educator. Mark utilizes humor and sensitivity to remind audiences of the importance of develop-ing positive relationships with everyone. By sharing real-life stories and experiences, Mark connects with all who teach. Participants will leave this memorable presentation energized and inspired to plant seeds of success in their students. 10–11:30 am Make or Break Your Class with a Needs Assessment (ESL) Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday This session introduces needs assessment, its varying formats and rationale, and discusses how it can be the basis for planning a class. Examples to use with all language levels are presented. Then, several “quick check” needs assessments are introduced to show how use throughout a class can make learning more mean-ingful. Time is given for a question and answer period and for audience members to think about and plan for using needs assessments with their own classes. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Career Ready 101/Key Train Statewide License Repeated at 3 pm, Thursday Oklahoma has just become the first state to acquire a statewide license for KeyTrain and Career Ready 101, a proven interactive system that helps users quickly develop and improve fundamental work and life skills from work habits to solving workplace problems with math. Learn how your program can take advantage of this free statewide resource. A Lexical Feast: Teaching Vocabulary Strategies Across Levels Vocabulary acquisition is key to our learners’ language skill development, and research shows that the direct instruction of vocabulary is essential for successful language acquisition. In this workshop, we’ll explore the vocabulary learning strategies learners at all levels can use to develop their active vocabulary. We’ll also consider what kinds of practice activities support the five stages of vocabulary acquisition (comprehension, retention, recognition out of the original context, pro-duction, and ownership). Managing and Engaging All Learners This session will provide proven techniques that keep all students actively involved in the learning process. Participants will benefit as they learn proactive strate-gies that create a safe, orderly, and risk-free classroom environment. Ways to boost student engagement and get them excited about participating in class will also be covered. Brain Basics 101 For maximum benefit, it is suggested participants follow up with “Four Questions to Supporting Learners in Times of Crisis”—1 pm, Thursday All learning takes place between your two ears! As an educator, do you feel comfortable explaining to students how they learn, how feelings impact learn-ing, and why some life situations may interfere with learning? This session will provide an overview of how the brain functions to learn, in terms and pictures, that will make understanding these complex systems easy and interesting. Participants will be offered access to a script and PowerPoint to support these critical underpinnings, to build learner insight, and improve learning success. 3 Adult Learners Welcome Adult learners will find “student friendly” work-shops designed specifically for their learning needs. A special orientation session will help student attendees make new friends and find their way around the conference facility. Fol-low up sessions will include nutrition, money management, relationship building, technology, and family literacy. The 2011 conference is a great opportunity for local programs to get students involved and develop learner leaders. A limited number of conference scholarships are available. Contact your program director for information and ap-plication forms. Career Guidance Tools Repeated at 3 pm, Thursday Part of the process of working through any challenge is making sure you have the right tools. Helping your clients/students work through their career challenges is no different. Find out about tools available to you from the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology Education. Fact or Fiction—Correctional Education is Good for the Offender and Society Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday This session will expose some of the myths that are believed to be true about corrections education, its effectiveness, and upcoming changes that could affect the program. Higher Order Thinking Skills: Using Advanced Organizers to Support Instruction Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday Using organizers or an advance organizer can support the process of learning. Organizers can also enhance a student’s ability to know what’s coming, to plan, to understand where he or she is headed, to support recall, and to help a student evaluate the learning process. In supporting students as they move into post-secondary settings and into career pathways, organizers support the higher-order thinking skills students need to be successful. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeated 3 pm, Thursday and 8:30 am, Friday Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. ProLiteracy Education Network–Free Resources for Literacy and ESL Instruction Are you a literacy instructor looking for new ideas for teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary development? Are you an ESL instructor looking for resources to teach life skills or prepare students to pass the citizenship test? Are you a program manager looking for budget friendly ways to train instructors in the latest research and teaching practices? In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the extensive col-lection of free resources available through ProLiteracy Education Network (Ednet) —www.proliteracyednet. org. Ednet is a complete revision of the site that previ-ously was called Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Come see what’s new! 1–2:30 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Giving Feedback on Writing Assignments This session will focus on ESL instruction, however, information will be presented that both ESL and ABE instructors will find useful. Repeated 10:30 am, Friday This presentation begins with an overview of the process approach to writing with an emphasis on the “nuts and bolts” of designing a writing assignment. The different stages of the writing process are described, differentiating revision and editing. General criteria for feedback and several ways of giving learners feed-back both at the revision stage and the editing stage are presented. Within this section is a discussion of the pros and cons of peer review. The presentation concludes with some time-saving tips on giving learn-ers feedback on their written work. There is time for questions and answers, and for participants to begin to design a writing assignment for their classes, thinking carefully about how they will give feedback. 4 Capturing the Love of Learning It’s a Snap! Don’t forget to enter the Oklahoma Literacy Coali-tion’s literacy photo contest for the opportunity to win a digital camera and other great prizes. Tutors, learners, staff, and instructors are invited to capture an image that represents the Love of Learning. Entries must be received by September 10, and the winners will be announced at the conference. Contact your program director, the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, or the Literacy Resource Office for contest details and entry forms. The Four Questions to Supporting Learners in Times of Crisis For maximum benefit, it is suggested participants previously attend Brain Basics 101—10 am, Thursday What do you do when a student enters the learning experience in a crisis mode? How do you respond? What, in your training, has prepared you for manag-ing crisis situations and then turning the crisis into a valuable learning experience? This session will offer four critical questions that can help move a student through his/her crisis while concurrently learning the four steps to managing a crises. Participants will walk away with the four questions and be ready to imple-ment the questions with students, friends, and family! Linking Adult Literacy and Reading Comprehension to Career Clusters Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday CTB/McGraw-Hill and MetaMetrics have recently completed a research project linking TABE Reading results to Lexile Reading measures to improve adult literacy comprehension and retention. Participants will learn how Lexile measures can be used to connect learners with ability-appropriate instructional and leisure reading materials. Additionally, attendees will learn the Lexile reading levels for all 16 Career Clusters and how to convert TABE Reading scores into Lexile levels via a free web resource. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Creating Winning Partnerships Repeated 10:30 am, Friday “Creating Winning Partnerships”—although the effort takes time and requires careful attention, it’s essential to creating strong, viable partnerships that produce lasting change. Comprehensive partnerships begin because individuals reach out to like-minded people and groups to address issues that affect families. This workshop addresses the work that collaborative part-nerships typically engage in as they begin and as they move toward action. Picturing Success in the Multilevel Classroom To meet the challenge of multilevel instruction, we need resources that will work across levels and in multiple contexts. Picture dictionaries are just such a resource. Come explore how a repertoire of picture dictionary instructional strategies and activities can make multilevel teaching (and lesson planning!) more effective and less arduous. Throughout this session, you’ll work with presentation as well as same-level and mixed-level practice activities that can be adapted for your own teaching style. Powerful Strategies to Motivate All Learners Learn proven ways to connect with all students. Par-ticipants will learn strategies and techniques that en-courage students to work hard, behave appropriately, and be successful. Expect to leave this session with many powerful, yet practical strategies to motivate all students. Don’t miss this life-changing experience! 5 Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 3–4:30 pm Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Keeping Gen Y in the Classroom Repeated 8:30 am, Friday The objectives for this workshop are for participants to: learn the four reasons why we need to learn about the different generations in the workplace learn the age range for the Traditionalist, Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, and the Millennial discover the influences, characteristics, and values of each of the four generations explore practical tools to better communicate with each generation. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Repeated 8:30 am Friday Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. Effective Instruction for Reading and Writing Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday In this session, participants will learn effective instruc-tional practices when teaching reading and writing. They will learn to support students as they improve reading and writing skills and move toward postsecond-ary education and career pathways. Participants will also understand how to provide a full range of reading and writing instructional activities in multi-level classes that include all learning styles. Examples of potential lessons and lesson activities will be provided. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 1 For maximum benefit participants should follow up with Part 2 at 3 pm. Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Writing Can be Fun Writing is important for any student trying to develop his or her language skills. However, instructors often have a difficult time getting students to write. Trying to put one’s thoughts down in a way that makes sense and at the same time trying to remember all of the rules of grammar and spelling can be daunting to anyone, especially a new writer. In this workshop, you will learn how to make the writing process engaging and you will participate in a variety of fun activities to get students to write. This workshop is appropriate for instructors and students. The writing activities presented in this workshop are appropriate for basic literacy and ESL students and can be adapted for all levels. Social Media in Adult Education Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday With new social media tools appearing every day, how do teachers stay current and find the tools they want? Participants will be introduced to three sources of information—Go2web20, the annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list, and Twitter as a personal learning network. 6 Career Ready 101/Key Train Statewide License Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Oklahoma has just become the first state to take out a statewide license for KeyTrain and Career Ready 101, a proven interactive system that helps users quickly develop and improve fundamental work and life skills from work habits to solving workplace problems with math. Learn how your program can take advantage of this free statewide resource. Career Guidance Tools Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Part of the process of working through any challenge is making sure you have the right tools. Helping your clients/students work through their career challenges is no different. Find out about tools available to you from the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology Education. Ask the TABE Expert! Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday The TABE product manager, Mike Johnson, is here to answer all of your burning TABE questions! Mike will give you updates on the next versions of TABE, updates to TABE Online and TABE CLAS-E enhance-ments. Mike will let you know how you can try TABE Online or the new TABE Adaptive test for free! Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 2 For maximum benefit, participants should attend Part 1 at 1 pm. Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about all the different math challenges and learning disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorm-ing/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Using Twitter and Facebook in Adult Education Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday Learn to use Twitter and Facebook to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 4:45–6 pm Oklahoma Literacy Coalition Elections, Awards, & Annual Meeting All OLC Members encouraged to attend. State Department of Education Meeting Adult Educators & Directors encouraged to attend. 6–7 pm Dinner On Your Own 6–6:45 pm Pizza Party—for Adult Learners Only 7–9 pm Book Signing for Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7 Results of the First Annual Literacy Photography Contest—“Capturing the Love of Learning Through Photography ” Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7 The newest collection of Oklahoma student sto-ries, Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7, will be unveiled during the 2011 conference. Stories from 177 literacy and adult education learners are guar-anteed to motivate and inspire you. Join student authors from across the state as they celebrate the publication during a special book signing reception scheduled for Thursday evening. Everyone attending the autograph party will receive a copy of the publication thanks to Library Service and Technology Act funds from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. 7 Friday, September 30 8:30 am–10 am True Colors® for Personal Success, Part 1 Limited to 50 participants Follow up with Part II at 10:30 am True Colors® is a fun, informative research-based approach to understanding human behavior and motivation. We will identify your color spectrum to provide you with clues to your esteem, strengths, joys, needs, and causes of stress and frustration. Once you incorporate these concepts into daily experience, you will be able to recognize and appreciate diversity in people at work, school, and home. This understanding will improve collaboration, help increase individual and team productivity, and provide a way to utilize personality type in day-to-day management decisions. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Strategies for Sanity and Success in Learner- Centered Instruction In this lighthearted look at our profession, you’ll learn to recognize the warning signs of sanity-challenged teaching, and take away seven (and a half) key coping strategies that can help. Following a tour of the ideal-ized learner-centered environment, we’ll juxtapose its rosy glow against the reality of diverse needs, limited resources and interpersonal dynamics. In the process, we’ll identify reasonable, practical ways to preserve the best features of a learner-centered, communica-tive lesson. Keeping Gen Y in the Classroom Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm The objectives for this workshop are for participants to: learn the four reasons why we need to learn about the different generations in the workplace learn the age range for the Traditionalist, Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, and the Millennial discover the influences, characteristics, and values of each of the four generations explore practical tools to better communicate with each generation. Make or Break Your Class with a Needs Assessment (ESL) Repeat of Thursday, 10 am This session introduces needs assessment, its varying formats and rationale, and discusses how it can be the basis for planning a class. Examples to use with all language levels are presented. Then, several “quick check” needs assessments are introduced to show how use throughout a class can make learning more mean-ingful. Time is given for a question and answer period and for audience members to think about and plan for using needs assessments with their own classes. Improving Literacy Improves Health Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday Oklahoma ranks at the bottom (#46) of the national health rankings. We must work together in ensuring that health information and services can be understood and used by all Oklahomans. Through policy recom-mendations and skill building, both public and private partners are coming together to address literacy/ education as it affects the health of Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign invites its partners in literacy and education to join us as we maximize the health of Oklahomans. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 1 For maximum benefit participants should follow up with Part 2 at 10:30 am. Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm 8 During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Ask the TABE Expert! Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm The TABE product manager, Mike Johnson, is here to answer all of your burning TABE questions! Mike will give you updates on the next versions of TABE, updates to TABE Online and TABE CLAS-E enhancements. Mike will let you know how you can try TABE Online or the new TABE Adaptive test for free! Yes, I am the Center of the Universe This “trip around the universe” uses each planet as a focal point to develop and maintain an environment in which learning can occur. The presentation focuses on the specific educational needs found in every classroom and provides strategies and methods that allow each individual student to receive information in a manner that matches their own preferred learning style and preference. It also teaches that “no student will care what we know, until they know we care about them”, thereby making the “atmosphere” a very important component in a learning environment. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeat of Thursday, 10 am & 3 pm Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. Keys to Safety: Incorporating Fire Prevention and Safety Education into Adult Instruction Adult educators strive to reach students with vital information and skills that extend beyond traditional literacy. Attendees will learn about ProLiteracy’s Keys to Safety campaign and hear how local programs have incorporated fire safety into their curriculum, making it possible for adults to access the information they need to protect themselves and their families from residential fires that claim the lives of nearly 3,000 people each year in the US, and injure thousands more. Social Media in Adult Education Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm With new social media tools appearing every day, how do teachers stay current and find the tools they want? Participants will be introduced to three sources of information—Go2web20, the annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list, and Twitter as a personal learning network. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 10:30 am–12 pm True Colors® for Personal Success, Part 2 Limited to 50 participants Part 1 attendance is required True Colors® is a simple method for gaining insights into why we act as we do. This interactive, fun-filled workshop helps you bring relationships to a whole new level as you express your own uniqueness and increase your understanding of others. Learn how to turn irrita-tion into appreciation and conflict into cooperation by opening up lines of communication, embracing differ-ences, and bringing out the best in everyone! Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. 9 Legislative Project Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday See conference program for details. Creating Winning Partnerships Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm “Creating Winning Partnerships”—although the effort takes time and requires careful attention, it’s essential to creating strong, viable partnerships that produce lasting change. Comprehensive partnerships begin because individuals reach out to like-minded people and groups to address issues that affect children and families. This workshop addresses the work that col-laborative partnerships typically engage in as they begin and as they move toward action. The Nuts and Bolts of Giving Feedback on Writing Assignments This session will focus on ESL instruction, however, information will be presented that both ESL and ABE instructors will find useful. Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm This presentation begins with an overview of the process approach to writing with an emphasis on the “nuts and bolts” of designing a writing assignment. The different stages of the writing process are described, differentiating revision and editing. General criteria for feedback and several ways of giving learners feed-back both at the revision stage and the editing stage are presented. Within this section is a discussion of the pros and cons of peer review. The presentation concludes with some time-saving tips on giving learn-ers feedback on their written work. There is time for question and answer, and for participants to begin to design a writing assignment for their classes, thinking carefully about how they will give feedback. Creating Learning Communities That Build Persistence and Learner Outcomes Both the volunteer one-to-one model and the learning center model have served their purpose building aca-demic skills. Creating learning communities is essen-tial to move beyond building just academic skills and into building persistence and desirable outcomes. The volunteer and/or instructor skills needed to facilitate a learning community are very different, don’t come naturally to good volunteers or instructors, and must be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. Participants in this session will have a taste of what these exciting new skills and human technologies can do to create a thriving, sustaining, research-based, and enriching learning experience. All participants will receive a guide to implementing two of the four new facilitation skills that are part of the Participatory Learning Guide by Dr. Laura Weisel. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 2 For maximum benefit, participants should attend Part 1 at 8:30 am. Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Linking Adult Literacy and Reading Comprehension to Career Clusters Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm CTB/McGraw-Hill and MetaMetrics have recently completed a research project linking TABE Reading results to Lexile Reading measures to improve adult literacy comprehension and retention. Participants will learn how Lexile measures can be used to connect learners with ability-appropriate instructional and leisure reading materials. Additionally, attendees will learn the Lexile reading levels for all 16 Career Clusters and how to convert TABE Reading scores into Lexile levels via a free web resource. Higher Order Thinking Skills: Using Advanced Organizers to Support Instruction Repeat of Thursday, 10 am Using organizers or an advance organizer can support the process of learning. Organizers can also enhance a student’s ability to know what’s coming, to plan, to understand where he or she is headed, to support recall, and to help a student evaluate the learning process. In supporting students as they move into post-secondary settings and into career pathways, organizers support the higher-order thinking skills students need to be successful. 10 From Stress to Success with Math Word Problems Word problems are a special source of anxiety for stu-dents. Word problems require students to accurately recall math facts and complex math operations across several areas; apply appropriate critical thinking, de-cision making, and problem-solving strategies; and use their developing reading comprehension skills and strategies. Often students are doing this in the high stress environment of the timed GED test. In this workshop, we will examine teaching strategies and classroom activities to draw on students’ own experiences, engage active reading strategies, and apply consistent processes to build their confidence in solving word problems. Using Twitter and Facebook in Adult Education Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm Learn to use Twitter and Facebook to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 1:30–3 pm GED Update This session will cover future changes in the GED Test-ing program necessary to meet the nation’s needs for an educated and productive workforce. Legislative Project Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday See conference program for details. Huh? Helping Students Listen and Clarify in an Unclear World Focused listening provides explicit instruction in listen-ing strategies that help learners of all proficiency levels listen more successfully. Participants will explore the correlation between first and second language listen-ing, identify the key steps of focused listening, select key clarification strategies for their learners, and de-velop student-to-student listening activities that work across levels. Reproducible activities and suggestions for real-life listening materials provided. Owning Your Outcomes What if you could change your future? What if there was one simple formula that could reduce stress and change outcomes? Despite the current trend of feeling like things are “out of control,” there is good news, and it comes in the form of three little letters: E+R=O. If you put that formula to work, you are certain to see results. This workshop shares the secret that every successful person in the world knows. Now you can know it, too! Improving Literacy Improves Health Repeat of 8:30 am, Friday Oklahoma ranks at the bottom (#46) of the national health rankings. We must work together in ensuring that health information and services can be understood and used by all Oklahomans. Through policy recom-mendations and skill building, both public and private partners are coming together to address literacy/ education as it affects the health of Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign invites its partners in literacy and education to join us as we maximize the health of Oklahomans. Fact or Fiction—Correctional Education is Good for the Offender and Society Repeat of 10 am, Thursday This session will expose some of the myths that are believed to be true about corrections education, its effectiveness, and upcoming changes that could affect the program. Effective Instruction for Reading and Writing Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm In this session, participants will learn effective instruc-tional practices when teaching reading and writing. They will learn to support students as they improve reading and writing skills and move toward postsecond-ary education and career pathways. Participants will also understand how to provide a full range of reading and writing instructional activities in multi-level classes that include all learning styles. Examples of potential lessons and lesson activities will be provided. ProLiteracy Education Network–Free Resources for Literacy and ESL Instruction Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Are you a literacy instructor looking for new ideas for teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary 11 development? Are you an ESL instructor looking for resources to teach life skills or prepare students to pass the citizenship test? Are you a program manager look-ing for budget friendly ways to train instructors in the latest research and teaching practices? In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the extensive collection of free resources available through ProLiteracy Educa-tion Network—www.proliteracyednet.org. Ednet is a complete revision of the site that previously was called Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Come see what’s new! 3:15 pm-4:15 pm Closing Ceremony 26th Annual State Literacy Conference September 29 and September 30, 2011 National Center for Employee Development, 2801 East State Hwy 9, Norman, OK 73071 Name Address/City/State/Zip Code Phone/Email Address Literacy Program Registration Information ❏ I will attend both days of the conference. My check, PO, or scholarship application for $175 is included with this registration form. Registration Deadline is September 15, 2011 Early Bird Registration Deadline is August 20 ❏ I will attend Thursday only. My check, PO, or scholarship application for $100 is included with this registration form. ❏ I will attend Friday only. My check, PO, or schol-arship application for $100 is included with this registration form. Registration fee includes workshops, morning and afternoon break service, lunch in the food court, and 2011 memberships to Oklahoma Literacy Coalition and Oklahoma Adult Basic Education Association. Additionally, special activities planned for Thursday are included. Overnight guests will make their own arrange-ments. For lodging at the National Center for Employ-ee Development (NCED), please call 405–447–9000 (ext. 0). Reservations for the conference-rate of $84 (including taxes and breakfast) must be made by September 9, 2011. Purchase Orders must be received three working days prior to check-in. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for lodging with NCED receipt following the conference. Purchase Orders may be used to pay for NCED lodging, but must be received by NCED at least three working days prior to check-in. Mail Registration Form to: Oklahoma Literacy Coalition (OLC) 522 North 14 Street, #236, Ponca City, OK 74601–4654 For more information, please contact OLC Coordinator Joni Dyer at 580–762–4580 580–716–3880 • oklitcoalition@yahoo.com Imho Road McGee Drive 24th Avenue SW W Lindsey Street National Center for Employee Development 2801 East State, Highway 9, Norman, Oklahoma 9 9 Any questions? Please call the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition 580–762–4580 or 580–716–3880. Published by the Literacy Resource Office of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Susan McVey, Director 200 NE 18 ST Oklahoma City OK 73105–3298 Address Service Requested Oklahomoa f Department Libraries This publication is issued by the Department of Libraries. 1,580 copies have been printed at a cost of $1,200 (sw). Paid for with state and federal funds under the Library Services and Technology Act and the Institute of Museum of Library Services. 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Full text | Literacy Notes Conference Quick Facts When September 29–30 Where National Center for Employee Development (NCED), 2801 East State Highway 9, Norman OK Registration Deadline September 15 Full conference—$175 One day only—$100 Early Bird Registration Deadline August 20 Full conference—$155 One day only—$90 Online Registration Form (pdf ) www.odl.state.ok.us/literacy Lodging at NCED $84, including tax and breakfast Make your reservations by calling 405–447–9000. Conference Lodging Rate deadline is September 9 Required All guests must have a photo ID. Drivers on NCED grounds must carry a valid driver’s license. Questions Call Joni Dyer at 580–762–4580 or 580–716–3880, or email oklitcoalition@yahoo.com Conference 2011 Awesome, Wonderful, and Fantastic—just three words that de-scribe the upcoming adult education and literacy joint conference, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, September 29 and 30 in Norman, Oklahoma. Awesome training, wonderful networking opportunities, and a fantastic facility! The Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, State Depart-ment of Education, and Oklahoma Department of Libraries have once again combined forces to provide an exciting lineup of con-tinuing education opportunities to meet the needs of programs throughout the state. More than 60 workshops on relevant topics for adult education and literacy professionals, volunteer tutors, and adult learners, presented by national and state experts will be offered. Back by popular demand will be dynamic keynote speaker Mark McLeod, who will also present a follow up workshop session. Other available topics will cover a wide interest range including learning disabilities, teaching math, on-line resources, ESL, health literacy, supporting leaners in times of crises, and much more. A special conference closing session will feature Tom Pace, whose presentation will send you home inspired and motivated. Registration is only $175 for the full conference or $100 for one day. Price includes workshops, lunch, and special events. Lodg-ing at the National Center for Employee Development is only $84 which includes tax and breakfast. Whatever you do, don’t miss the 2011 Oklahoma Adult Education and Literacy Conference. Mark your calendars and make your plans now. 2 Thursday, September 29 8:30–9:30 am Opening Keynote Speech: Making a Difference Speaker, Mark McLeod Back by popular demand, this dynamic and motivat-ing keynote is for anyone who desires to become an impact educator. Mark utilizes humor and sensitivity to remind audiences of the importance of develop-ing positive relationships with everyone. By sharing real-life stories and experiences, Mark connects with all who teach. Participants will leave this memorable presentation energized and inspired to plant seeds of success in their students. 10–11:30 am Make or Break Your Class with a Needs Assessment (ESL) Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday This session introduces needs assessment, its varying formats and rationale, and discusses how it can be the basis for planning a class. Examples to use with all language levels are presented. Then, several “quick check” needs assessments are introduced to show how use throughout a class can make learning more mean-ingful. Time is given for a question and answer period and for audience members to think about and plan for using needs assessments with their own classes. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Career Ready 101/Key Train Statewide License Repeated at 3 pm, Thursday Oklahoma has just become the first state to acquire a statewide license for KeyTrain and Career Ready 101, a proven interactive system that helps users quickly develop and improve fundamental work and life skills from work habits to solving workplace problems with math. Learn how your program can take advantage of this free statewide resource. A Lexical Feast: Teaching Vocabulary Strategies Across Levels Vocabulary acquisition is key to our learners’ language skill development, and research shows that the direct instruction of vocabulary is essential for successful language acquisition. In this workshop, we’ll explore the vocabulary learning strategies learners at all levels can use to develop their active vocabulary. We’ll also consider what kinds of practice activities support the five stages of vocabulary acquisition (comprehension, retention, recognition out of the original context, pro-duction, and ownership). Managing and Engaging All Learners This session will provide proven techniques that keep all students actively involved in the learning process. Participants will benefit as they learn proactive strate-gies that create a safe, orderly, and risk-free classroom environment. Ways to boost student engagement and get them excited about participating in class will also be covered. Brain Basics 101 For maximum benefit, it is suggested participants follow up with “Four Questions to Supporting Learners in Times of Crisis”—1 pm, Thursday All learning takes place between your two ears! As an educator, do you feel comfortable explaining to students how they learn, how feelings impact learn-ing, and why some life situations may interfere with learning? This session will provide an overview of how the brain functions to learn, in terms and pictures, that will make understanding these complex systems easy and interesting. Participants will be offered access to a script and PowerPoint to support these critical underpinnings, to build learner insight, and improve learning success. 3 Adult Learners Welcome Adult learners will find “student friendly” work-shops designed specifically for their learning needs. A special orientation session will help student attendees make new friends and find their way around the conference facility. Fol-low up sessions will include nutrition, money management, relationship building, technology, and family literacy. The 2011 conference is a great opportunity for local programs to get students involved and develop learner leaders. A limited number of conference scholarships are available. Contact your program director for information and ap-plication forms. Career Guidance Tools Repeated at 3 pm, Thursday Part of the process of working through any challenge is making sure you have the right tools. Helping your clients/students work through their career challenges is no different. Find out about tools available to you from the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology Education. Fact or Fiction—Correctional Education is Good for the Offender and Society Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday This session will expose some of the myths that are believed to be true about corrections education, its effectiveness, and upcoming changes that could affect the program. Higher Order Thinking Skills: Using Advanced Organizers to Support Instruction Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday Using organizers or an advance organizer can support the process of learning. Organizers can also enhance a student’s ability to know what’s coming, to plan, to understand where he or she is headed, to support recall, and to help a student evaluate the learning process. In supporting students as they move into post-secondary settings and into career pathways, organizers support the higher-order thinking skills students need to be successful. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeated 3 pm, Thursday and 8:30 am, Friday Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. ProLiteracy Education Network–Free Resources for Literacy and ESL Instruction Are you a literacy instructor looking for new ideas for teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary development? Are you an ESL instructor looking for resources to teach life skills or prepare students to pass the citizenship test? Are you a program manager looking for budget friendly ways to train instructors in the latest research and teaching practices? In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the extensive col-lection of free resources available through ProLiteracy Education Network (Ednet) —www.proliteracyednet. org. Ednet is a complete revision of the site that previ-ously was called Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Come see what’s new! 1–2:30 pm The Nuts and Bolts of Giving Feedback on Writing Assignments This session will focus on ESL instruction, however, information will be presented that both ESL and ABE instructors will find useful. Repeated 10:30 am, Friday This presentation begins with an overview of the process approach to writing with an emphasis on the “nuts and bolts” of designing a writing assignment. The different stages of the writing process are described, differentiating revision and editing. General criteria for feedback and several ways of giving learners feed-back both at the revision stage and the editing stage are presented. Within this section is a discussion of the pros and cons of peer review. The presentation concludes with some time-saving tips on giving learn-ers feedback on their written work. There is time for questions and answers, and for participants to begin to design a writing assignment for their classes, thinking carefully about how they will give feedback. 4 Capturing the Love of Learning It’s a Snap! Don’t forget to enter the Oklahoma Literacy Coali-tion’s literacy photo contest for the opportunity to win a digital camera and other great prizes. Tutors, learners, staff, and instructors are invited to capture an image that represents the Love of Learning. Entries must be received by September 10, and the winners will be announced at the conference. Contact your program director, the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, or the Literacy Resource Office for contest details and entry forms. The Four Questions to Supporting Learners in Times of Crisis For maximum benefit, it is suggested participants previously attend Brain Basics 101—10 am, Thursday What do you do when a student enters the learning experience in a crisis mode? How do you respond? What, in your training, has prepared you for manag-ing crisis situations and then turning the crisis into a valuable learning experience? This session will offer four critical questions that can help move a student through his/her crisis while concurrently learning the four steps to managing a crises. Participants will walk away with the four questions and be ready to imple-ment the questions with students, friends, and family! Linking Adult Literacy and Reading Comprehension to Career Clusters Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday CTB/McGraw-Hill and MetaMetrics have recently completed a research project linking TABE Reading results to Lexile Reading measures to improve adult literacy comprehension and retention. Participants will learn how Lexile measures can be used to connect learners with ability-appropriate instructional and leisure reading materials. Additionally, attendees will learn the Lexile reading levels for all 16 Career Clusters and how to convert TABE Reading scores into Lexile levels via a free web resource. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Creating Winning Partnerships Repeated 10:30 am, Friday “Creating Winning Partnerships”—although the effort takes time and requires careful attention, it’s essential to creating strong, viable partnerships that produce lasting change. Comprehensive partnerships begin because individuals reach out to like-minded people and groups to address issues that affect families. This workshop addresses the work that collaborative part-nerships typically engage in as they begin and as they move toward action. Picturing Success in the Multilevel Classroom To meet the challenge of multilevel instruction, we need resources that will work across levels and in multiple contexts. Picture dictionaries are just such a resource. Come explore how a repertoire of picture dictionary instructional strategies and activities can make multilevel teaching (and lesson planning!) more effective and less arduous. Throughout this session, you’ll work with presentation as well as same-level and mixed-level practice activities that can be adapted for your own teaching style. Powerful Strategies to Motivate All Learners Learn proven ways to connect with all students. Par-ticipants will learn strategies and techniques that en-courage students to work hard, behave appropriately, and be successful. Expect to leave this session with many powerful, yet practical strategies to motivate all students. Don’t miss this life-changing experience! 5 Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 3–4:30 pm Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Keeping Gen Y in the Classroom Repeated 8:30 am, Friday The objectives for this workshop are for participants to: learn the four reasons why we need to learn about the different generations in the workplace learn the age range for the Traditionalist, Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, and the Millennial discover the influences, characteristics, and values of each of the four generations explore practical tools to better communicate with each generation. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Repeated 8:30 am Friday Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. Effective Instruction for Reading and Writing Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday In this session, participants will learn effective instruc-tional practices when teaching reading and writing. They will learn to support students as they improve reading and writing skills and move toward postsecond-ary education and career pathways. Participants will also understand how to provide a full range of reading and writing instructional activities in multi-level classes that include all learning styles. Examples of potential lessons and lesson activities will be provided. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 1 For maximum benefit participants should follow up with Part 2 at 3 pm. Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Writing Can be Fun Writing is important for any student trying to develop his or her language skills. However, instructors often have a difficult time getting students to write. Trying to put one’s thoughts down in a way that makes sense and at the same time trying to remember all of the rules of grammar and spelling can be daunting to anyone, especially a new writer. In this workshop, you will learn how to make the writing process engaging and you will participate in a variety of fun activities to get students to write. This workshop is appropriate for instructors and students. The writing activities presented in this workshop are appropriate for basic literacy and ESL students and can be adapted for all levels. Social Media in Adult Education Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday With new social media tools appearing every day, how do teachers stay current and find the tools they want? Participants will be introduced to three sources of information—Go2web20, the annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list, and Twitter as a personal learning network. 6 Career Ready 101/Key Train Statewide License Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Oklahoma has just become the first state to take out a statewide license for KeyTrain and Career Ready 101, a proven interactive system that helps users quickly develop and improve fundamental work and life skills from work habits to solving workplace problems with math. Learn how your program can take advantage of this free statewide resource. Career Guidance Tools Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Part of the process of working through any challenge is making sure you have the right tools. Helping your clients/students work through their career challenges is no different. Find out about tools available to you from the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology Education. Ask the TABE Expert! Repeated at 8:30 am, Friday The TABE product manager, Mike Johnson, is here to answer all of your burning TABE questions! Mike will give you updates on the next versions of TABE, updates to TABE Online and TABE CLAS-E enhance-ments. Mike will let you know how you can try TABE Online or the new TABE Adaptive test for free! Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 2 For maximum benefit, participants should attend Part 1 at 1 pm. Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about all the different math challenges and learning disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorm-ing/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Using Twitter and Facebook in Adult Education Repeated at 10:30 am, Friday Learn to use Twitter and Facebook to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 4:45–6 pm Oklahoma Literacy Coalition Elections, Awards, & Annual Meeting All OLC Members encouraged to attend. State Department of Education Meeting Adult Educators & Directors encouraged to attend. 6–7 pm Dinner On Your Own 6–6:45 pm Pizza Party—for Adult Learners Only 7–9 pm Book Signing for Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7 Results of the First Annual Literacy Photography Contest—“Capturing the Love of Learning Through Photography ” Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7 The newest collection of Oklahoma student sto-ries, Celebrating Our Journey, Volume 7, will be unveiled during the 2011 conference. Stories from 177 literacy and adult education learners are guar-anteed to motivate and inspire you. Join student authors from across the state as they celebrate the publication during a special book signing reception scheduled for Thursday evening. Everyone attending the autograph party will receive a copy of the publication thanks to Library Service and Technology Act funds from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. 7 Friday, September 30 8:30 am–10 am True Colors® for Personal Success, Part 1 Limited to 50 participants Follow up with Part II at 10:30 am True Colors® is a fun, informative research-based approach to understanding human behavior and motivation. We will identify your color spectrum to provide you with clues to your esteem, strengths, joys, needs, and causes of stress and frustration. Once you incorporate these concepts into daily experience, you will be able to recognize and appreciate diversity in people at work, school, and home. This understanding will improve collaboration, help increase individual and team productivity, and provide a way to utilize personality type in day-to-day management decisions. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. Strategies for Sanity and Success in Learner- Centered Instruction In this lighthearted look at our profession, you’ll learn to recognize the warning signs of sanity-challenged teaching, and take away seven (and a half) key coping strategies that can help. Following a tour of the ideal-ized learner-centered environment, we’ll juxtapose its rosy glow against the reality of diverse needs, limited resources and interpersonal dynamics. In the process, we’ll identify reasonable, practical ways to preserve the best features of a learner-centered, communica-tive lesson. Keeping Gen Y in the Classroom Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm The objectives for this workshop are for participants to: learn the four reasons why we need to learn about the different generations in the workplace learn the age range for the Traditionalist, Baby Boomer, Gen Xer, and the Millennial discover the influences, characteristics, and values of each of the four generations explore practical tools to better communicate with each generation. Make or Break Your Class with a Needs Assessment (ESL) Repeat of Thursday, 10 am This session introduces needs assessment, its varying formats and rationale, and discusses how it can be the basis for planning a class. Examples to use with all language levels are presented. Then, several “quick check” needs assessments are introduced to show how use throughout a class can make learning more mean-ingful. Time is given for a question and answer period and for audience members to think about and plan for using needs assessments with their own classes. Improving Literacy Improves Health Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday Oklahoma ranks at the bottom (#46) of the national health rankings. We must work together in ensuring that health information and services can be understood and used by all Oklahomans. Through policy recom-mendations and skill building, both public and private partners are coming together to address literacy/ education as it affects the health of Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign invites its partners in literacy and education to join us as we maximize the health of Oklahomans. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 1 For maximum benefit participants should follow up with Part 2 at 10:30 am. Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm 8 During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Ask the TABE Expert! Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm The TABE product manager, Mike Johnson, is here to answer all of your burning TABE questions! Mike will give you updates on the next versions of TABE, updates to TABE Online and TABE CLAS-E enhancements. Mike will let you know how you can try TABE Online or the new TABE Adaptive test for free! Yes, I am the Center of the Universe This “trip around the universe” uses each planet as a focal point to develop and maintain an environment in which learning can occur. The presentation focuses on the specific educational needs found in every classroom and provides strategies and methods that allow each individual student to receive information in a manner that matches their own preferred learning style and preference. It also teaches that “no student will care what we know, until they know we care about them”, thereby making the “atmosphere” a very important component in a learning environment. Tried and True Materials for the ESL Classroom Repeat of Thursday, 10 am & 3 pm Do you often wonder what materials and resources you should order for your ESL program? There are so many to choose from and they all sound great. This session is a review of numerous ESL resources that teachers believe work best with their students, why they work, and how teachers use them. If you want a teacher’s perspective, this session is for you. Keys to Safety: Incorporating Fire Prevention and Safety Education into Adult Instruction Adult educators strive to reach students with vital information and skills that extend beyond traditional literacy. Attendees will learn about ProLiteracy’s Keys to Safety campaign and hear how local programs have incorporated fire safety into their curriculum, making it possible for adults to access the information they need to protect themselves and their families from residential fires that claim the lives of nearly 3,000 people each year in the US, and injure thousands more. Social Media in Adult Education Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm With new social media tools appearing every day, how do teachers stay current and find the tools they want? Participants will be introduced to three sources of information—Go2web20, the annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list, and Twitter as a personal learning network. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 10:30 am–12 pm True Colors® for Personal Success, Part 2 Limited to 50 participants Part 1 attendance is required True Colors® is a simple method for gaining insights into why we act as we do. This interactive, fun-filled workshop helps you bring relationships to a whole new level as you express your own uniqueness and increase your understanding of others. Learn how to turn irrita-tion into appreciation and conflict into cooperation by opening up lines of communication, embracing differ-ences, and bringing out the best in everyone! Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) Each TEAL workshop will cover different subject matter. Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy (TEAL) is a proj-ect of the U. S. Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE). The primary purpose of TEAL is to improve the quality of instruction in adult education and literacy programs. In collaboration with subject matter experts, TEAL staff develops materials that support evidence-based instruction across content areas and incorporate practices of cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy instruction, formative and diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL). These sessions promise to provide participants with practical and relevant instructional information and resources. See conference program for details. 9 Legislative Project Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday See conference program for details. Creating Winning Partnerships Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm “Creating Winning Partnerships”—although the effort takes time and requires careful attention, it’s essential to creating strong, viable partnerships that produce lasting change. Comprehensive partnerships begin because individuals reach out to like-minded people and groups to address issues that affect children and families. This workshop addresses the work that col-laborative partnerships typically engage in as they begin and as they move toward action. The Nuts and Bolts of Giving Feedback on Writing Assignments This session will focus on ESL instruction, however, information will be presented that both ESL and ABE instructors will find useful. Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm This presentation begins with an overview of the process approach to writing with an emphasis on the “nuts and bolts” of designing a writing assignment. The different stages of the writing process are described, differentiating revision and editing. General criteria for feedback and several ways of giving learners feed-back both at the revision stage and the editing stage are presented. Within this section is a discussion of the pros and cons of peer review. The presentation concludes with some time-saving tips on giving learn-ers feedback on their written work. There is time for question and answer, and for participants to begin to design a writing assignment for their classes, thinking carefully about how they will give feedback. Creating Learning Communities That Build Persistence and Learner Outcomes Both the volunteer one-to-one model and the learning center model have served their purpose building aca-demic skills. Creating learning communities is essen-tial to move beyond building just academic skills and into building persistence and desirable outcomes. The volunteer and/or instructor skills needed to facilitate a learning community are very different, don’t come naturally to good volunteers or instructors, and must be taught, trained, modeled, and supervised. Participants in this session will have a taste of what these exciting new skills and human technologies can do to create a thriving, sustaining, research-based, and enriching learning experience. All participants will receive a guide to implementing two of the four new facilitation skills that are part of the Participatory Learning Guide by Dr. Laura Weisel. Solutions for Mathematically Challenged Learners, Part 2 For maximum benefit, participants should attend Part 1 at 8:30 am. Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm During this hands-on session, teachers will be engaged in learning about different math challenges and learn-ing disabilities that confound our adult education and literacy students. Methods to be discussed will include strategy instruction, mnemonics, brainstorming/ graphic organizers, direct, explicit instruction, and manipulatives. Practical strategies and demonstrations will address areas that are difficult for math-challenged learners. Linking Adult Literacy and Reading Comprehension to Career Clusters Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm CTB/McGraw-Hill and MetaMetrics have recently completed a research project linking TABE Reading results to Lexile Reading measures to improve adult literacy comprehension and retention. Participants will learn how Lexile measures can be used to connect learners with ability-appropriate instructional and leisure reading materials. Additionally, attendees will learn the Lexile reading levels for all 16 Career Clusters and how to convert TABE Reading scores into Lexile levels via a free web resource. Higher Order Thinking Skills: Using Advanced Organizers to Support Instruction Repeat of Thursday, 10 am Using organizers or an advance organizer can support the process of learning. Organizers can also enhance a student’s ability to know what’s coming, to plan, to understand where he or she is headed, to support recall, and to help a student evaluate the learning process. In supporting students as they move into post-secondary settings and into career pathways, organizers support the higher-order thinking skills students need to be successful. 10 From Stress to Success with Math Word Problems Word problems are a special source of anxiety for stu-dents. Word problems require students to accurately recall math facts and complex math operations across several areas; apply appropriate critical thinking, de-cision making, and problem-solving strategies; and use their developing reading comprehension skills and strategies. Often students are doing this in the high stress environment of the timed GED test. In this workshop, we will examine teaching strategies and classroom activities to draw on students’ own experiences, engage active reading strategies, and apply consistent processes to build their confidence in solving word problems. Using Twitter and Facebook in Adult Education Repeat of Thursday, 3 pm Learn to use Twitter and Facebook to teach basic skills, promote your program, increase student retention, or raise public awareness of adult literacy. Participants will leave with a plan to incorporate at least one tool in their practice and an invitation to join a private online community to support their social media work. 1:30–3 pm GED Update This session will cover future changes in the GED Test-ing program necessary to meet the nation’s needs for an educated and productive workforce. Legislative Project Repeated at 1:30 pm, Friday See conference program for details. Huh? Helping Students Listen and Clarify in an Unclear World Focused listening provides explicit instruction in listen-ing strategies that help learners of all proficiency levels listen more successfully. Participants will explore the correlation between first and second language listen-ing, identify the key steps of focused listening, select key clarification strategies for their learners, and de-velop student-to-student listening activities that work across levels. Reproducible activities and suggestions for real-life listening materials provided. Owning Your Outcomes What if you could change your future? What if there was one simple formula that could reduce stress and change outcomes? Despite the current trend of feeling like things are “out of control,” there is good news, and it comes in the form of three little letters: E+R=O. If you put that formula to work, you are certain to see results. This workshop shares the secret that every successful person in the world knows. Now you can know it, too! Improving Literacy Improves Health Repeat of 8:30 am, Friday Oklahoma ranks at the bottom (#46) of the national health rankings. We must work together in ensuring that health information and services can be understood and used by all Oklahomans. Through policy recom-mendations and skill building, both public and private partners are coming together to address literacy/ education as it affects the health of Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign invites its partners in literacy and education to join us as we maximize the health of Oklahomans. Fact or Fiction—Correctional Education is Good for the Offender and Society Repeat of 10 am, Thursday This session will expose some of the myths that are believed to be true about corrections education, its effectiveness, and upcoming changes that could affect the program. Effective Instruction for Reading and Writing Repeat of Thursday, 1 pm In this session, participants will learn effective instruc-tional practices when teaching reading and writing. They will learn to support students as they improve reading and writing skills and move toward postsecond-ary education and career pathways. Participants will also understand how to provide a full range of reading and writing instructional activities in multi-level classes that include all learning styles. Examples of potential lessons and lesson activities will be provided. ProLiteracy Education Network–Free Resources for Literacy and ESL Instruction Repeat of 10 am, Thursday Are you a literacy instructor looking for new ideas for teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary 11 development? Are you an ESL instructor looking for resources to teach life skills or prepare students to pass the citizenship test? Are you a program manager look-ing for budget friendly ways to train instructors in the latest research and teaching practices? In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the extensive collection of free resources available through ProLiteracy Educa-tion Network—www.proliteracyednet.org. Ednet is a complete revision of the site that previously was called Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Come see what’s new! 3:15 pm-4:15 pm Closing Ceremony 26th Annual State Literacy Conference September 29 and September 30, 2011 National Center for Employee Development, 2801 East State Hwy 9, Norman, OK 73071 Name Address/City/State/Zip Code Phone/Email Address Literacy Program Registration Information ❏ I will attend both days of the conference. My check, PO, or scholarship application for $175 is included with this registration form. Registration Deadline is September 15, 2011 Early Bird Registration Deadline is August 20 ❏ I will attend Thursday only. My check, PO, or scholarship application for $100 is included with this registration form. ❏ I will attend Friday only. My check, PO, or schol-arship application for $100 is included with this registration form. Registration fee includes workshops, morning and afternoon break service, lunch in the food court, and 2011 memberships to Oklahoma Literacy Coalition and Oklahoma Adult Basic Education Association. Additionally, special activities planned for Thursday are included. Overnight guests will make their own arrange-ments. For lodging at the National Center for Employ-ee Development (NCED), please call 405–447–9000 (ext. 0). Reservations for the conference-rate of $84 (including taxes and breakfast) must be made by September 9, 2011. Purchase Orders must be received three working days prior to check-in. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for lodging with NCED receipt following the conference. Purchase Orders may be used to pay for NCED lodging, but must be received by NCED at least three working days prior to check-in. Mail Registration Form to: Oklahoma Literacy Coalition (OLC) 522 North 14 Street, #236, Ponca City, OK 74601–4654 For more information, please contact OLC Coordinator Joni Dyer at 580–762–4580 580–716–3880 • oklitcoalition@yahoo.com Imho Road McGee Drive 24th Avenue SW W Lindsey Street National Center for Employee Development 2801 East State, Highway 9, Norman, Oklahoma 9 9 Any questions? Please call the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition 580–762–4580 or 580–716–3880. Published by the Literacy Resource Office of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Susan McVey, Director 200 NE 18 ST Oklahoma City OK 73105–3298 Address Service Requested Oklahomoa f Department Libraries This publication is issued by the Department of Libraries. 1,580 copies have been printed at a cost of $1,200 (sw). Paid for with state and federal funds under the Library Services and Technology Act and the Institute of Museum of Library Services. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries . 08/2011 Please Help Us Save Our Resources for Literacy If you do not wish to receive this publication or if you are receiving multiple copies, please call 800–522–8116 or email rbarker@oltn.odl.state.ok.us Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PA ID Okla. City, OK Permit No. 149 |
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