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Conference Sessions

Session I

Session II

Session III

Session IV

Session V

Session VI

 

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Session I
Monday, November 16 th
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM


PlugGED In: A Career Pathway to Tech Sector Employment and Education*** - Richard Sebastian
Bristol A


Don't Tell Me How To Study; Teach Me How - Robyn Rennick
Bristol B


GED-Completer Transition Program: Five Innovative Components *** - Craig Piso and Peter Balsamo
Salon IV


Making the Transition to College Reading - Sally Gabb
Tiverton


Toward a Holistic Transition - Kristin Corash, Elaine DeLott Baker and Debra Bragg
Salon V


Integrating Financial Literacy into Your Program's Advising and Teaching Services - Mary Jeannette Schultz and Ellen Hewett
Patriots


Increasing Learner Persistence Through Self-Efficacy - Silja Kallenbach and Michele Sedor
Narragansett

Session II
Monday, November 16 th
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM


College Transitions at the Workplace - Jerry Rubin and Carol Grady
Patriots


A Career Research Lesson Plan: Contextualizing Content and Integrating Skills - Lorraine Robida and Julie Patten
Narragansett


Federal Commitment to Improving Adult Learners' Transition to Postsecondary Education - Tanya Shuy and Diane McCauley
Salon V


Preparing for the Algebra portion of the Accuplacer
*** - Pam Meader
Salon IV


New Kid in the 'hood: Birth of a Collaborative Model - Cara Tuzzolino Werben, Stacie Sanchez and Bruce Carmel
Tiverton


GED-i: Successfully Transitioning the Online Student - Crystal Hack
Bristol A


College Transitions Curriculum for English and Math - Larinda Meade, Christina Parks and Kelley Heath
Bristol B

Session III
Monday, November 16 th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM


Maine College Transitions Program Evaluation and Implications for Best Practice - Lisa Levinson and Larinda Meade
Bristol B


Ready for College: What Does It Mean for Adult Learners?*** - Cynthia Zafft
Patriots


Academic Survival Skills: Transitioning from the GED Test to Postsecondary - Bonnie Goonen and Susan Pittman-Shetler
Tiverton


Aligning Practice and Expectations - Kimberly Johnson
Salon V


Make a PAACT to Take a Step Beyond Adult Education - Blanca Andrade, Flor Garcia-Urias and Gerardo Guerrero
Narragansett


Transitioning English Language Learners from ESL into Pre-College Arenas - Renee Sherman and Marcela Movit
Bristol A


GED-Completer Transition Program: Five Innovative Components *** - Craig Piso and Peter Balsamo
Salon IV

Session IV
Tuesday, November 17 th
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM


Welcome Back Initiative
- Kristina Mason, Manuela Raposo and José Ramón Fernández-Peña
Patriots


Mindquest Academy College Prep Program Model - Karen Wolters and Terry Jaakkola
Bristol B


Shifting Gears: Shifting State Adult Education Policies to Support Postsecondary Success - Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield
Salon IV


PlugGED In: A Career Pathway to Tech Sector Employment and Education*** - Richard Sebastian
Narragansett


GED Scores as Predictors of College Readiness: Implications for Curricula - David Joost and Katherine Moser
Tiverton


Lining it up: Ohio's Stackable Certificate Initiative - Adrienne Glandon and Jeff Gove
Bristol A


Partnerships for Student Success: The Program Level - Jeniffer Herrera-Andujar and Elizabeth Payamps
Salon V

 

Session V
Tuesday, November 17 th
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM


Preparing for the Algebra portion of the Accuplacer*** - Pam Meader
Salon V


Hit the Ground Running: Preparing Non-native Speakers for Academic Readiness - Kimberly Johnson and Betsy Parrish
Bristol A


Using Writing Rubrics to Develop Learner and Peer Autonomy - Althea Davidson
Patriots


Ready for College: What Does It Mean for Adult Learners?*** - Cynthia Zafft
Salon IV


It's All About ME - Making the Transition to College - Arleen Williams and Dorrienne Chinn
Narragansett


Transition to College and Careers - Sandy Goodman, Brenda Gagne, Robin Hodgkinson and Elia Dreyfuss
Bristol B


Teaching Effective Communication Skills*** - Mary Lou Friedline
Tiverton

 

Session VI
Tuesday, November 17 th
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM


Partnerships for Student Success: The Systemic Level - Katy Taylor and Jeniffer Herrera-Andujar
Bristol B


Teaching Effective Communication Skills*** - Mary Lou Friedline
Tiverton


Are You Ready to Develop College Transitions? - Ellen Hewett
Narragansett


Success by Design: A Coordinated Studies Learning Community - Nadezhda Nazarenko, Anne Albarelli and Tina Washco
Salon V


Tools and Techniques for Transitioning Students - Susan McGilloway and Judy Walsh
Bristol A


The National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Special Collections: Online Transitions Resources - Beth Ponder and Gail Cope
Salon IV

Note: The schedule is subject to change. Please check the conference program for the final schedule.

*** This presentation is offered twice.

 

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