Hope to see you at the 39th Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators'
Association (IACEA) Conference Dream, Create, Inspire
Wednesday, March 6 - Friday, March 8, 2019
Wyndham Springfield City Center
Wyndham Springfield City Center
Visit the IACEA website to register: https://www.iacea.net/
Check out these Special Learning Needs focused sessions:
March 6th
Wed. 9-10:15
Creating a Supportive
AND Challenging Classroom to Engage Learners
How do you design a learning environment that fosters
support and acceptance while challenging students to thrive in the competitive
world of college and employment? Discussion will include group dynamics,
managing classroom behavior, and deescalating aggressive behavior.
Bevan Gibson
Sarah Goldammer
Wed. 10:30-11:45
Building Confidence
with Fractions
In this workshop, we will focus specifically on fractions,
an idea that many students find particularly challenging and anxiety-producing.
Learn how to incorporate spoken and written language, student-created sketches,
real-world context, and hands-on activities into your fraction lessons in order
to boost your students’ abilities and confidence.
Becky DeForest
Wed. 10:30-11:45
Building
Trauma-informed Practices to Increase Student Retention
Trauma-informed practices is becoming the 'new thing' in
education. But where does it come from? What does this have to do with grit or
mindsets? And how do you move from research to implementation? Join this
interactive discussion to explore trauma informed practices and learn how to
implement best practices in your program to increase student performance.
Kathy Olesen-Tracey
Wed. 10:30-11:45
Teaching to ALL While
Meeting the Needs of Special Learners
Do you struggle to meet all the learning needs of the
students in your classroom? In this presentation, participants will be shown
how to take proven effective lessons and modify them to engage ALL learners and
meet special learning needs by involving multiple modalities. Contextualized
work applications and Illinois ABE/ASE Standards will be infused giving the
greatest possible return on lesson investment.
Monica Waller
Wed. 3:30-4:45
A Universally
Designed Classroom: A Space for Everyone
This workshop will offer techniques for utilizing the
concept of Universal Design in your classroom and in your lesson plans.
Participants will leave with the tools needed to create a welcoming and
accommodating class for all students regardless of their learning needs.
Katharine Ward
Daniel Cloward
March 7th
Thurs. 10:30-11:45
Emotional Roadblocks Along
the Student Journey
Discover how students deal with more than just educational
roadblocks, but also emotional roadblocks. During this session, information
regarding emotional roadblocks students face will be discussed and shared.
Learn some common roadblocks your students are facing, and how to help them
steer clear of these roadblocks.
Melissa Koke
Chad Murphy
Thurs. 10:30-11:45
An Overview of The
Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) for the Adult Education
Provider
The Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)
provides solutions for the workforce needs of business customers while
preparing talented, qualified job seekers with disabilities for their chosen
careers. This presentation will provide
adult education partners with an overview of DRS eligibility requirements,
services and referral information. A
question and answer session will also be included.
John Marchioro
Thurs. 2:15-3:30
Learning to Remember:
Teaching Memory Strategies in Adult Education
Focus and memory are essential life and work skills.
Teaching our students to improve their focus and increase their memory capacity
could be the most important topic we teach! Learn what the research on memory
says, how we can use research to inform instruction, and have fun learning to
remember! Classroom ideas and resources will be shared.
Sarah Goldammer
Thurs. 2:15-3:30
Swipe Right for
Digital Literacy: Take Your Adult Learners from Analog to Digital
Integrate technology into your tutoring, adult education
classroom, or Workforce Development program. We will interactively present
resources that you can immediately use to increase digital literacy among your
students, including those with adaptive needs. Surveys, websites, and phone
applications are among the tools you will “Like”.
Mandy Dwyer
Cathy Kramer
Ramien Manson
Thurs. 3:45-5:00
Create a Culture of
Health and Fitness While Hardly Breaking a Sweat
Mountains of research findings laud the positive effects of
exercise on our ability to improve memory and critical thinking abilities.
We'll discuss some simple ways to incorporate activity into your program to
help students stretch their physical and mental fitness to new heights.
Includes accommodations for those with disabilities.
Sean McGahan
Thurs. 3:45-5:00
Learning for All:
Practical Considerations for Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Equity through
Universal Design
In this interactive session, we’ll share a universal design
approach to make your instruction usable for more people. You’ll consider the
impact of the instructional context, technology realities, and compliance
regulations in setting learning goals and developing strategies that allow your
learners multiple means of accessing information and demonstrating knowledge.
Jennifer Maddrell
Jeff Goumas
