SAVE THE DATE!

Nevada Adult Educators will be sponsoring a day long Professional Development Conference. The committee is arranging with nationally recognized experts to present along three strands, which will include the GED and Career Pathways.

Saturday March 31, 2012

Siena Hotel Spa Casino
One South Lake Street
Reno, NV 89501
1-800-339-6051

• Registration will begin at 8:00 AM.
• Workshop will be for a full day.
• Continental breakfast and lunch will be included in registration fee.
• Vegetarian Lunch available (tell server when seated)
• $79 Room rate available for conference attendees.
• Mention ‘Nevada Adult Educators’ to receive room rate.
• Free shuttle to and from airport is available. Call 1-800-339-6051 to schedule pick up.
• 0.5 Nevada In Service will be offered (Pending approval).

Stay tuned at the website and on our Facebook page for more information, or contact Board Member Kathleen Jameson kjameson@lyon.k12.nv.us, 775/575-3409.

The NAE Professional Development Conference Day in Reno has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 31, 2012.

This was due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please save the date and join us on March 31.

The NAE Professional Development Conference Day in Reno has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 31, 2012.

This was due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please save the date and join us on March 31.

Nevada Adult Educators will be sponsoring a day long Professional Development Conference. The committee is arranging with nationally recognized experts to present along three strands, which will include the GED and Career Pathways.

Saturday February11, 2012

Siena Hotel Spa Casino
One South Lake Street
Reno, NV  89501

Registration will begin at 8:00 AM.  Workshop will be for a full day.  Continental breakfast and lunch will be included in registration fee.  Room rates will be available for conference attendees.  Free shuttle to and from airport is available.  Call 1-800-339-6051 to schedule pick up for shuttle.

0.5 Nevada In Service will be offered (Pending approval).

Stay tuned at the website and on our Facebook page for more information, or contact Board Member Kathleen Jameson  kjameson@lyon.k12.nv.us, 775/575-3409.

Nevada Adult Educators is proud to be a sponsor of the Northern Nevada CATESOL Chapter Conference to be held November 18 – 19 in Reno, Nevada. NAE will have a booth set  up. Stop by and say hello!

Click here for the CATESOL_Conference brochure.

Call for Proposals: Southern NV CATESOL 2011 Conference

“The Promise of English”

November 4 & 5, 2011

College of Southern Nevada, West Charleston Campus

SNV CATESOL invites everyone working in K–12, Adult Education, Intensive English Programs, university or community college academic English programs, teacher training, public or private school ESL, authoring of textbooks and teaching materials, or ESL research to share ideas, experiences, materials, and findings with others.

Click Here to Download the Call Proposal

COABE 2011 Conference

The Commission on Adult Basic Education and the National Coalition for Literacy are pleased to bring you the following two half-day advocacy preconferences. To add a preconference to your existing registration modify your registration or contact the COABE office if you need assistance (888-442-6223 or info@coabe.org).

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8:30 – 11:30 am

Effective Advocacy Strategies

Featuring practical strategies for planning and implementing a successful grassroots advocacy program. Join this session to hear how advocates have run successful campaigns to increase funding and save adult education from cuts. Explore effective advocacy strategies and leave with resources and a plan to implement when you return home. Workshop format.
Presenters:
• Kathi Medcalf, Past President, Maine Adult Education Association and Director, Sanford Adult & Community Education
• Marsha L. Tait, National Coalition for Literacy Grant Manager
• Jackie Taylor, Advocacy Chair, National Coalition for Literacy and Incoming President-Elect, COABE

Room: Union Square 21

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12:30 – 3:30 pm

Leveraging Social Media for Grassroots Advocacy

Join this hands-on interactive session on using social media to advocate for adult education. Based on new research in adult education, see how to engage social media activists and impact adult education policy on the Hill. Get peer and expert coaching. Develop your own social media strategy you can use not to advance your advocacy goals.
Presenters:
• Cheryl Contee, Partner, Fission Strategy
• Jackie Taylor, Advocacy Chair, National Coalition for Literacy and Incoming President-Elect, COABE
• Marsha L. Tait, Dollar General Grant Manager, National Coalition for Literacy
• Cassandra M. Brown, Senior Specialist, Communications & Marketing, GED® Testing Service
• Laura Porfirio, Civics Program Advanced Program Coordinator , Pima Community College Adult Education
• Regina Suitt, Pima Community College, Advanced Program Manager, Adult Education Services
• John Segota, Director of Advocacy, Standards and Professional Relations, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

Room: Union Square 21

COABE 2011 Conference

The joint COABE/MPAEA conference has extended the early bird registration to February 15, 2011. If you have EVER been an MPAEA member, you are eligible for membership rates. Be sure to CHECK the MPAEA Member box when registering. And don’t forget to buy a lunch ticket for the MPAEA awards luncheon.

April 17-21, 2011
San Francisco, California

Go to www.ccaecoabe2011.com for more information

As a membership benefit, the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association will provide the conference registration fee for 24 MPAEA members to attend the joint COABE/MPAEA/CCAE to be held April 17 – 20, 2011 in San Francisco. The MPAEA 2011 Conference Scholarship will pay for conference registration fees only, are not to exceed $325, and may not be used for pre-conference fees, tours or side trips. The applicant must be working in an MPAEA member state and must be a current member of MPAEA.

MPAEA continues to offer two additional scholarship opportunities, based on available funding:

• Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Studies: Up to $1000 annually to a graduate student enrolled in a graduate degree program in adult education or closely related field or in a college or university located in one of the eight Mountain Plains member states. To be eligible, a member must be appropriately enrolled in a graduate program and a member of MPAEA for the past calendar year.
• Teacher Innovation Scholarship: Up to $250 annually for creative ways to reach students. The intent of this flexible scholarship is to supplement direct instruction to students. Applicant must be working in an MPAEA member state and be a member of MPAEA (may submit a membership application along with the scholarship application).

For conference details, visit www.ccaecoabe2011.com