Literacy Minnesota and the Minnesota Community Education Association are co-sponsoring a conference for ABE professionals, registration staff and community education directors on August 6-8, 2008, at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. For details about the conference, please visit http://www.literacyminnesota.org/Summer_Institute.html.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Literacy Minnesota and the Minnesota Community Education Association are now seeking presentation proposals for the 2008 ABE Statewide Summer Institute, Navigating the Future: Strategies for a Changing World, which will be held on August 6-8 at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. Presentations will focus on the following broad areas: ABE Program Management and Coordination, Promising Practices in Curriculum and Instruction, Accountability, and Community Education. We strongly encourage new and experienced ABE staff to consider sharing their ideas and expertise with their colleagues at this statewide conference. The Call for Presentations form can be accessed on the Literacy Minnesota website: http://www.literacyminnesota.org/Summer_Institute.html.
If you are looking for ideas for presentation ideas, you might want to take a look at the list of priority ABE content areas on the MDE-ABE website: http://mnabe.themlc.org/Priority_Content_Areas.html. This is NOT meant to be a comprehensive list, but it might help you identify a topic for your presentation.
Presentation proposals will be reviewed by the conference planning committee and will be selected on the basis of the clarity of the proposal, the relevance of the topic to ABE staff and priority content areas, a balance of topic areas, and logistical considerations.
Proposals are due March 31, 2008, and presenters will be notified by May 16, 2008 whether their proposals have been accepted. In an effort to support presenters and ensure high-quality presentations, a handbook of presentation tips is available at http://www.literacyminnesota.org/Summer_Institute.html.
