Morning Agenda

8:30 - 9:30 - Welcome and Introductions / Overview of AALPD and Legislative Update

9:30 - 12:15 -Roundtable Presentations and Discussions

Participants will select three of the following sessions to attend:

1. Using AALPD Standards to Develop a Professional Development Model - Joyce Bullock, Associate, Kentucky Adult Education, Council on   Postsecondary Education

2. Introduction to the AALPD CoP Wiki and Website - Dr. Debra L. Hargrove, Director, Florida TechNet

3. 24/7 Training and Professional Learning Communities - Marian Thacher, Director, OTAN

4. CCLD’s Reading/Writing PD Curriculum Mode - Dawn Hanzel, Adult Literacy Director of Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, University of Kentucky

LUNCH

 

1:00 - 3:15 -Roundtable Presentations and Discussions

Participants will select three of the following sessions to attend:

1. Transitions:  Implications for Teacher Professional Development- Federico Salas-Isanardi, Adult Literacy Specialist for TCALL

2. Adult Education Teacher Credentialing in Texas - Dr. Michelle Janysek, Director of the Texas Adult Education Credential Project

3. Standards-in-Action Professional Development Model—Kansas’ Experience - Michelle Carson, Associate Director, Kansas Board of Regents Adult Education

4. Minnesota’s Evaluation System for Professional Development - Astrid Liden, ABE Professional Development Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education

5. AALPD Advocacy and Teacher Quality - Jane Greiner, Professional Development Coordinator, ProLiteracy

 

3:20-3:30 -       Reflection, Wrap-up & Evaluation - Michelle Carson