Hello Everyone!
In case you've not had a chance to register for a preconference at
COABE, we have _a lot_ of exciting things lined up for participants at
this year's AALPD PreConference - we look forward to an energizing,
interactive day and I hope you can attend! (See below for details)
Everyone should have an opportunity to come away with fresh ideas along
with a shared enthusiasm for professional development. It's exciting to
meet folks in-person who have shared common interests via the PD
listserv. Meeting in person certainly extends a sense of community, and
it is always clear to me how much we value one others work. I think one
of the strengths of the AALPD PreConference is in being able to build
upon those connections. Don't forget, you can register just for the
PreConference if you cannot attend the conference, so I hope to see many
of you there!

Best wishes, Jackie Taylor

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Dear Colleagues:
The Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers (AALPD)
invites you to join us for the AALPD PreConference at COABE, "Exploring
the Potential for Online Professional Development."

Date: Sunday, March 25, 2007
Time: 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: COABE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Registration Fee: $100.00
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 2, 2007
Register online at: http://www.proliteracy.org/external/coabe07/  
Lunch and refreshments _are_ provided

A panel presentation facilitated by Tim Ponder will showcase various
online professional development offerings on state and national levels.
Panelists will share their experiences with the design and delivery of
online and hybrid professional development, including delivery choices
and design implications.

Additionally, participants will:

*	discuss key considerations in providing online professional
development, the issues and strategies for each;
*	leave with fresh ideas for improving current online or hybrid
professional development offerings
*	learn about national and recent professional development
initiatives;
*	participate in furthering AALPD key priorities: advocating for
funding, developing professional development standards, and creating a
web resource of research in professional development;
*	network with professional development colleagues; and
*	leave with information about the latest available professional
development resources.

In the past, these sessions have been a valuable time for those of us
working in professional development to meet and share ideas and learn
from one another. We hope you can join us.

If you prefer to mail in the registration form versus registering
online, you can download a copy at:
http://coabe2007.org/joomla/images/07.registration.form6.doc . If you
register after the Early Bird registration ends (March 2, 2007), the
pre-conference still costs only $100.00, regardless of how much you pay
to register for the COABE conference itself.

If you have questions about the AALPD pre-conference, please e-mail Jane
Greiner (jgreiner at proliteracy.org)  or Jeff Fantine (fantine at ohio.edu).
We hope to see you there!

AALPD Executive Committee


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