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Session Handouts
The 2008 PAACE Midwinter Conference featured many excellent sessions and roundtable discussions. Presenters had the option to submit their handouts electronically for posting to the website. Below are the handouts and presentations submitted to date. Free software is available to open 
Adobe PDF files and 
Microsoft Powerpoint files.
Presenters can submit handouts to be posted to this website by sending files (PDF preferred) to Destiny Long (dlong@tiu11.org) by March 15, 2008. Be sure to include your name and session title.
Sessions are listed by primary audience.
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| Managed Instruction: The Pain and the Pleasure Peg Rood, Director, Adult Learners Training and Assistance Project, Luzerne County Community College Luke Suereth, Regional Advisor, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education Eileen Kane, Literacy Program Specialist, Luzerne County Community College Kimberly Gavlick, Literacy Program Specialist, Luzerne County Community College Using managed instruction, many ABLE funded practitioners are looking at adult basic education through a new window. During this interactive session, participants will share and receive information about managed instructional models, teachers’ roles, instructional methods, authentic materials, and content. |
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| Instructional Strategies to Develop Word Recognition Skills and Improve Fluency Matt Crismon, Training Coordinator and Implementation Specialist, Synergis-Tech Learn word recognition strategies that significantly enhance word pattern identification with improved fluency. Beginning with phonemic awareness, the session culminates with decoding techniques used to systematically analyze and produce multi-syllable words. Learn how to incorporate spelling, language, and listening skills. Of particular interest to ESL instructors and instructors working with special needs adults. |
| Mayor's Commission on Literacy Technical Assistance for UWSEPA Adult Literacy Baseline Standards Project Esther Kang, Program Standards Coordinator, Mayors Commission on Literacy The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania's Adult Literacy Baseline Standards Project, and The Mayors Commission on Literacy's work with UWSEPA on this Standards Project. |
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| Digital Defense: Not just for the network! Nancy Evans, Technical Support Analyst, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Insecure machines, sophisticated computing with unsophisticated users, plus an “open” network security environment contribute to making universities very attractive to data thieves. Are YOU equipped to aid in the struggle for information integrity and security? |
| Weaving CreativITy Into Our Learning Engagements Rebecca Sterley, Director, Faculty Advisor Advocate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania WHAT is IT (CreativITy)? Do YOU have IT? IT lurks where? IT CAN be freed and nurtured! WHY is Europe aggressively engaging IT into their educational systems? SHOULD WE be concerned about THAT? Explore IDEAS and PATHWAYS to weave IT into OUR learning engagements! |
| Welcoming in Transition: NCTN Transition Toolkit Cynthia Zafft, Director, National College Transition Network at World Education, Harvard University This interactive program will give you an opportunity to use some of the tools from the National College Transition Network (NCTN) Transition Toolkit to help you design a transition component or choose key transition strategies. |
| Why Should Technology be Used in the Classroom? Mindy Wygonik, Assistant Professor, Information Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Who are today's students, the ‘millennials,’ and what are the implications for educators? Assessing the characteristics of current pupils will be explored. Note that this will not cover the how of using technology in the classroom, but the why. |
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| Strategies for Rural Family Literacy Programs Katherine Vastine, Family Literacy Supervisor, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) Teri Chadd, Adult/Parent Educator, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) Pennsylvania's rural family literacy programs have the ability to change the lives of literacy students while improving educational opportunities for the family and communities they live in. Yet, due to distinct barriers many rural literacy programs make great efforts to serve the individuals in need. Participants will identify obstacles they face within their programs and work together to form strategies to overcome their barriers. |
| Family-School Partnerships Open the Window to Success Rose Gioia-Fine, Professional Development Project Manager, Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 Mike Sobkowski, Family Literacy Coordinator, Bureau of ABLE Studies demonstrate the impact of parent involvement on student achievement and success. This session will be packed with practical tips and resources that turn research into practice. Participants will learn and share strategies to facilitate constructive parent groups and to collaborate in building the partnerships necessary to create a culture of learning and achievement. |
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| Workforce Research Informing Action Collaboration Lauren Hirshon, Senior Project Coordinator, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board Diane Inverso, Director of Education, Mayor’s Commission on Literacy Meg Shope Koppel, Director of Research, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board JoAnn Weinberger, President & Executive Director, Center for Literacy This panel presents literacy research about the Philadelphia workforce, explains the strategic role of the Philadelphia WIB, and the views of literacy providers in Philadelphia on gaps in services and on the process of adapting services and programs for clients. |
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| Effective Research-Based Hiring Practices for Today's Adult Education Administrators Mary Frank, Research Administrator, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, The Pennsylvania State University Suzanne Webster, Workforce Education Specialist, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, The Pennsylvania State University Finding qualified employees can be problematic for any adult education program. This interactive workshop will examine hiring practices and the use of the Foundation Skills Framework to develop behavior-based questions and demonstrations that can be documented by hiring competency scorecards. |
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