National Adult Education Researcher-Practitioner Symposium: A Meeting of
the Minds

The program schedule for the Meeting of the Minds Symposium is now
available on the Symposium Web site, www.researchtopractice.org. Join us
for this exciting dialogue among adult education researchers,
practitioners, and policy makers!

The Symposium, scheduled for December 9-11, 2004 at the Sheraton Grand
Hotel, Sacramento, California, is sponsored by the National Center for
the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), the California
Department of Education (CDE), and the California Adult Literacy
Professional Development Project (CALPRO). Nationally recognized adult
education researchers will discuss their studies in such areas as
reading, learner persistence, instructional paradigms, technology,
authentic materials, health literacy, writing, standards-based reform,
adult multiple intelligences, and many more.  Presenters include Hal
Beder, Alisa Belzer, Beth Bingman, John Comings, Larry Condelli, Charles
Darrah, Ellie Drago-Severson, John Fleischman, Paul Gerber, Marilyn
Gillespie, Erik Jacobson, Silja Kallenbach, Rima Rudd, Cristine Smith,
Regie Stites, John Strucker, Heide Wrigley, and others.

The Thursday morning (December 9) opening session will address "How to
be a Wise Consumer of Research" and will provide participants with tools
to evaluate research findings. Throughout the symposium, each research
presentation will be followed by (1) a panel of practitioners who will
respond to the presentations, and (2) group discussions among
participants who will share their reactions and explore implications
from their perspectives as practitioners, researchers, and policy
makers. 

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn about current adult
education research and to explore implications for your work!
Registration is limited to the first 300 people. Visit the Symposium Web
site and register now!  

-Mary Ann Corley, Ph.D.
CALPRO Director and Symposium Coordinator