Aaron,

Who do we contact to request that such a rich gathering of presentations be video/audio taped and/or journaled  for those who cannot attend?  Donna Chambers

---- "Kohring wrote: 

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> 

> National Adult Education Researcher-Practitioner Symposium: A Meeting of

> the Minds II

> 

> Join us for this exciting dialogue among adult education researchers,

> practitioners, and policy makers! 

> Nationally recognized adult education researchers will discuss their

> studies in such areas as reading, learner persistence, English as a

> Second Language instructional strategies, technology innovations,

> transitioning adults to college, authentic materials, health literacy,

> adult numeracy, family literacy, social justice, innovations in

> statewide assessment, practitioner inquiry, professional development,

> and many more. In addition, a featured concurrent session consists of a

> panel of adult literacy learners.   

>  

> Presenters include Kathleen Bailey, Hal Beder, Alisa Belzer, Beth

> Bingman, John Comings, Larry Condelli, Ros Davidson, Ron Glass, John

> Fleishman, Daphne Greenberg, Kathy Harris, Erik Jacobson, Jere Johnston,

> Tara Joyce, Cheryl Keenan, Mark Kutner, Susan Levine, Myrna Manly,

> Dennis Porter, Paul Porter, Steve Reder, Pat Rickard, Rima Rudd, Maricel

> Santos, Robin Schwarz, Renee Sherman, Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Cristine

> Smith, John Strucker, Robin Waterman, Cynthia Zafft, and others.

>  

> Throughout the symposium, each research presentation will be followed by

> a panel of practitioners who will respond to the presentations, and then

> by group discussions among participants who will share their reactions

> and explore implications from their perspectives as practitioners,

> researchers, and policy makers. 

>  

> The opening plenary session on Thursday features presentations by John

> Comings on Advice from NCSALL Research on Building High Quality Programs

> and by Mark Kutner on results of the National Assessment of Adult

> Literacy (NAAL) and the Health Literacy survey. The plenary session on

> Friday features a panel discussion on the topic of how research

> influences policy in adult literacy education. 

>  

> Dates of the Symposium are November 30-December 2, 2006, at the Sheraton

> Grand Hotel, Sacramento.

> To register online for the Symposium, visit the Web site

> www.researchtopractice.org. The complete program schedule will be posted

> to the Symposium Web site within the next few days. Registration is open

> now.

>  

> Sponsors of the Symposium are the California Department of Education

> (CDE), the American Institutes for Research, the California Adult

> Literacy Professional Development Project (CALPRO), and National Center

> for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). 

>  

> Don't miss this exciting opportunity! Registration is limited to the

> first 300 people. Visit the Symposium Web site and register now!  We

> look forward to seeing you in Sacramento on November 30.

> 

> -Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D.

> CALPRO Director and Symposium Coordinator

> American Institutes for Research 

> 

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> Aaron Kohring

> Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection

> (http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)

> Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards

> Discussion List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)

> Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

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> Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee

> EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance

> Phone:(865) 974-4109 main

>       (865) 974-4258 direct

> Fax:  (865) 974-3857

> e-mail: akohring at utk.edu 

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