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Subject: [NIFL-LD:3582] ALERT!! LOOK!! NAASLN'S Conference Sessions Date/Time
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** PLEASE E-MAIL THIS NOTICE TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY LIST-SERVS **
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
GREATER MILWAUKEE LITERACY COALITION
MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE -- FORGING THE FUTURE
SEPTEMBER 13 - 15, 2001
MILWAUKEE, WI
Below is a listing of the conference sessions by day/time.
As you will see -- NAASLN 2001's conference line-up is very board based.
Presenters are all national experts in their topic area.
Sessions have been developed to offer maximum time to given subject areas.
Presenters will be available for private consultations during the conference.
National Distinguished Service Awards will be presented.
Time has been build into the conference for special interest groups and
national networking.
No where else will you see all the leaders in adults with special learning
needs in one location......
...THIS IS A CONFERENCE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!
For additional information check the NAASLN website, www.naasln.com
or call NAASLN's voice mail and request a return call -- (800) 496-9222
/(800)641-3632
NAASLN CONFERENCE PARTNERS:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
AMERICA FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
CENTER FOR LITERACY STUDIES
LAUBACH - LLA
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LITERACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ESL LITERACY EDUCATION
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
WISCONSIN CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM -- ADULT BASIC AND GENERAL EDUCATION
NAASLN National Conference 2001
Forging the Future
Conference Sessions
Thursday
7:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area
Thursday
9:00 - 10:30 AM Keynote
Welcome and Conference Overview
Forging the Future: Shaping the 21st Century Workforce
Richard Horne, Ed.D., Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with
Disabilities
Thursday
10:45 - 12:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Dialog on Shaping Federal Policy to Support Adults with Special Learning
Needs
Richard Horne, Ed.D., Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with
Disabilities
The Four "R's": Research, Reading, 'Riting, and Remembering
Bud Pues, California Literacy, Inc.
It Didn't Just Go Away Because They Grew Older: Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Affects
Adults in Many Different Ways
Robyn Rennick, Dyslexia Research Institute, FL
PowerPath to Adult Basic Learning: A Practical Intake, Diagnostic
Screening, and Intervention System to Support LD Adults in Education and
On-the-Job Settings
Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH
If They Learn Differently, Shouldn't They Study Differently?
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA
The POWERful Plan -- for Persons with MR/DD
Myra Douglas, Mt. Vernon Developmental Center, OH
Poverty, Racism, and Literacy: Making Connections, Creating Change
MaryAnn Corley, Ph.D., National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, LA
12:15 PM
Special Interest Groups Dialogs
Box Lunch
Thursday
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Plenary Sessions
The GED -- Ensuring Accommodations for Special Need Learners
Edwards, GED-Testing Services
Jim Koller, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA
A Model of Neurodevelopmental Constructions and Its Applicability to
Understanding Learning Differences in Adult Learners
Richard Gacka, Ed.D., PA Learning Difference Center
Emotions! Targeting the Critical Prerequisite to Learning
Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH
Thursday
3:45 - 5:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Accessibility Certification for One-Stop Operations
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA
Bridging the Gap: Best Practices for Instructing Adults Who are Blind or
Visually Impaired
Tina Tucker & Frances Mary D'Andrea, American Foundation for the Blind
Multisensory Structured Language Education: More than Theories -- Practical
and Accredited Curriculum
for the Dyslexic/ADD/SLD Learner
Robyn Rennick, Dyslexia Research Institute, FL
Post-Secondary Options for Adults with Disabilities
Patricia Walsh, University of New Orleans
Alternative Math Techniques for Adult Learners with Learning Differences
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA
Collaboration between AEFL and Carl Perkins Funding for Serving Students with
Disabilities
Mary Ann Jackson & Tom Heffron, WI Technical College System
Internet Resources for Serving Adults with LD/ADD
Mary Sylvester, Indian River Community College, FL
Thursday
5:15- 7:00 PM
Social Gathering re: Building a National Network
Host: Joe Stevens, Federal Bureau of Prisons, NAASLN Treasurer
Thursday
7:00 PM
Dinner on Your Own
Friday
7:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area
Friday
8:15 - 10:15 AM
Plenary Sessions
Disabilities and Diversity: The Sociocultural Dimension of Learning
MaryAnn Corley, Ph.D., National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, LA
Garth Vaz, M.D., TX
Jovita Ross-Gordon, Ph.D., Southwest Texas University
Early Childhood Brain Development: Promises to Keep
Nan Brien, WI Council on Children and Families
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome: The Impact of Color Overlays on Reading…
Research and Practice
Helen Irlen, The Irlen Institute, CA
Friday
10:30 - 12 Noon
Concurrent Sessions
Part 1: Growing Up LD...and Making It!
Garth Vaz, M.D., TX
The Irlen Syndrome -- Screening and Remediating
Helen Irlen, The Irlen Institute, CA
One Stop' for Resources on LD: the LINCS Learning and Literacy Special
Collection
Margaret Lindop, Center for Literacy Studies, TN
Helping ESL Students with Suspected learning Disabilities
Laurie Martin, Adult Learning Resource Ctr, IL
Friday
12:15 - 1:30 PM
Awards Luncheon and Membership Meeting
Friday
1:45 - 3:45 PM
Plenary Sessions
Testing Accommodations for the TABE: Access and Consequences For All
Steve Elliot, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Employability and Retention Model for Adults with Suspected Learning
Disabilities
Sandra Koehler & Laurie Martin, Instructional Resource Center, IL
Potential Impact of OCR Rulings on TANF and Other Services
Glenn Young, US Department of ED/OVAE
Friday
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Financial Literacy - A Benefit to Those with Special Needs
Judi Owens & Kristin Schultz, WI Department of Workforce Development
An Employability Curriculum the Really Works
Sandra Koehler & Laurie Martin, Instructional Resource Center, IL
Goal-Setting & Lesson Planning the SMARTER Way
Jeff Fantine, C/SE ABLE Resource Center, OH
Mary Lou Belisle, LD Trainer, WI
Growing Up LD...and Making It - Part 2
Garth Vaz, MD., TX
PA's Learning Differences Center (LDC) and its Role in Professional
Development and Programmatic Evolution
Richard Gacka, Ed.D., PA Learning Difference Center
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA
Supporting Persons with Persistent Mental Illnesses in Education and Work
Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH
Towards an Effective and Realistic Literacy Policy for Federal Prisoners with
Learning Disabilities
Bill Muth, US Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Education Branch
Saturday
7:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Area
Saturday
8:15 - 10:15 AM
Plenary Sessions
Learning Disabilities and Social Change in America: The Impact of the
Bridges to Practice Project
June Crawford, National Institute for Literacy
Patti White, AR Bridges to Practice Project
Creating Success in Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with LD
Rone Hume, Learning Disabilities Assoc. of WA
Milele Landrum, Learning Disabilities Assoc. of Oregon
What Vocational Rehabilitation can do to Support Adults with Special Needs in
Education and Workplace Settings
Stephanie Perla, WI Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Saturday
10:15 - 12:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
The Success Factor - Metacognitive Connections
Nancie Payne, Payne & Associates, WA
Managing Statewide Systemic Change to Screen and Support Adults with Special
Learning Needs --
Don't Reinvent the Wheel! Build on What We're Learning!
Colleen Clark, SC Literacy Resource Center
Jim Washburn, Bamberg County Adult Ed. , SC
Margaret Gerkins & Shelley Issak, Flathead Valley Community College, MT
Jeff Fantine, S/C ABLE Resource Center, OH
Kathy Knell, S/W ABLE Resource Center, OH
A Model Literacy Program for Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Adults
Robyn Rennick, Dyslexia Research Institute, FL
Techniques for Teaching Writing to Adults with Weak Written Language Skills
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Center for Alternative Learning, PA
Tactile Science
Debra Watkins & Marilyn Derr, Malcolm X College, IL
The WHOLE Language for ESL Adults
Linda Willette, Library and Literacy Partnership, WI
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