The following is posted on behalf of Mary Ann Corley.  Isn't that a  
great list of presenters!



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

Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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