St. Paul/Minneapolis Regional Conference
Serving Urban Learners
Friday, March 21, 2008
8:00 am –2:00 pm
St. Mary’s Church
3450 Irving Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
The St. Paul and Minneapolis Regional ABE Professional Development Coordinators are pleased to offer this training opportunity to teachers of adults. The conference is organized and sponsored by the St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium, Minneapolis ABE, the Minnesota Department of Education, and the ATLAS program at Hamline. CEU’s indicating attendance will be provided.
8:00-8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30-8:50 Welcome and Introduction
Claudia Bredemus, SPPS
Carlye Peterson, MPS
8:50-9:35 Considering Cultural Competence
Kim Johnson, ATLAS/Center for Second Language Teaching & Learning, Hamline
Define Cultural Competence:
1. What does it look like in ABE?
2. How do I best practice that in my class/program?
3. How could I build my cultural competence for my program?
9:35-9:45 Break
9:45-11:15 Concurrent Session I
• Ideas at Work: Literacy Minnesota Professional Issues Focus Group
• Generational Poverty and What We Need to Understand as ABE Teachers
• Preparing Your Learners for Post-Secondary Education
• Serving Adults with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder)
• Introduction to the Karen People of Burma
• Encouraging Intercultural Communication in the Classroom
• Building Cultural Competence
11:15-12:00 Lunch
12:00-1:30 Concurrent Session II
• Advocating for Immigrant Families
• Generational Poverty and What We Need to Understand as ABE Teachers
• Preparing Your Learners for Post-Secondary Education
• Understanding the Health Needs of the Immigrant and Refugee Communities
• Analyzing Your Program’s Strengths and Gaps in serving African-American Learners
• Exploring Alternative Ways of Knowing and Learning
1:35-2:00 Wrap-Up: Facilitator-Led Evaluation and Group Sharing
Registrations must be received by Friday, March 14, 2008.
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