The History of Adult Education in NYS
Marylin Rymniak, Project Leader, NYSED Statewide Professional Development System
Room: TBD

Explore the history of adult education in New York State. Conventional wisdom says, "A profession that does not know where it has been is unlikely to know where it is going." Do you know where adult education has been? Come join your NYACCE colleagues on a trip down memory lane and get in touch with your proud history…and bright future as an adult educator.

Workshop Sessions Monday May 4, 2009
Workshop Session I: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

With Your Own History as a Foundation, Plan a Bright Future for Yourself (so you can help others do the same)
Marcia Schaefer, Teacher Albany Adult Learning Center, Albany County Correctional Facility
Room: Albany

Action For Personal Choice (AFPC) was originally created for incarcerated individuals to learn that we do have a choice. This interactive workshop will focus on four areas of the AFPC: Decision Making, Self-Esteem Building, Communication Skills and Setting Goals. You will reflect on past decisions and learn ways to build your self-esteem while gaining new ideas to share with your students. A saying we use in AFPC is an Old Chinese Proverb: "Tell me, I will forget; show me, I may remember; involve me, and I will understand"....so, that is why you will be involved!

Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience
Dr. Kathleen P. King, Professor, Fordham University; Information Age Publishing; and McGraw Hill Education
Dr. Mev Miller, Founder and Director, WE LEARN
Room: Salon A

Join the editors and authors of the book Empowering Women through Literacy for a dynamic panel/workgroup presentation focusing on this first comprehensive collection authored by ABE and literacy educators. Chapters include not only the best practices but reflections, creative approaches and overcoming barriers to meet women's learning needs. Come share in the discussion highlighting best practices, experiences, and inspiration for action tailored to your program and learners.

FREE! LINCS Resources and Trainings to Improve Your Literacy Services Locally
Kaye Beall, Co-Director, National Institute for Literacy’s Regional Resource Center 1
Room: Salon C

The National Institute for Literacy offers free publications, trainings, and online resources to enrich your programs. Explore the latest research and publications in reading and adult education. You will learn to access specific resources to address the challenges you face in your programs. Copies of Institute publications will be available. Come and meet the LINCS staff!

Teaching English Language Learners: Helping Their Families
Susan Lafond, Assistant in Educational Services, NYSUT Education & Learning Trust
Room: Colonie

Today, there are over 5 million English Language Learners (ELL) in our schools. Teachers are under tremendous pressure to increase ELL performance on standardized tests. This workshop will focus on the stages of verbal acquisition, variables that influence the language acquisition process and successful research strategies for engaging the ELL learner. You will learn how to use a website that will increase parent and family involvement.

Success in Workforce Preparation of TANF Public Assistance Recipients
Paul Burke, Director, Office of Adult and Career Education Services (OACES)
Karen A. Tuccio, Program Coordinator, OACES
Mark Rogacki, Data Management, OACES
Robert Trouskie, Program Administrator, OACES
Room: Salon B

The Rochester City School District's Office of Adult & Career Education Services (OACES) C.A.R.E.E.R.S. program serves TANF recipients over the age of 21 in need of work experience. The program is a partnership that links participants with work, and activities that are designed to assist them in acquiring the top 10 skills employers want in entry level employees. Through a presentation and panel discussion, this workshop will provide the welfare to work information that framed the design, development, operation, and positive outcomes of the C.A.R.E.E.R.S program.