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Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference: Literacy: Another
Mission in Texas
April 26-29, 2006 in Houston, TX
NCTN Strand Overview
NCTN Strand Slide Show
Workshops:
Breaking Through: Helping Low-Skilled Adults
Enter and Succeed in College and Careers
Presented by Amy F. Robins, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for
the Future, Boston, MA
David Ugwu, Coordinator Workforce Research Projects, Houston
Community College
John Galiotos, Department Chair, Biomedical, Chemical and Processing
Technology, Houston Community College-Northeast
Key Findings from the New England ABE-to-College Transition
Project Evaluation
Presented by Deepa Rao, Coordinator of the New England ABE-to-College
Transition Project, World Education, Boston, MA
Successful Transition to College: A Capital
IDEA!
Presented by Deserina McKelvy, Deputy Director, Capital IDEA,
Houston, TX
Mary E. Harris, Executive Director, Adult Education, Austin Community
College
Pat Hernandez, Adult Education Coordinator, Austin Community
College
College Transitions: Preparing Adults for
College Level Math. Presented by Pam Meader, Math
Department Chair, Portland Maine Adult Education and Adult
Numeracy Network (ANN) President .
Extending College Partnerships with Memoranda of Understanding
Presented by Brenda Dann-Messier, Executive Director, Dorcas
Place Adult & Family Literacy Center, Providence, RI
Silja Kallenbach, Director, New England Literacy Resource Center,
World Education, Boston, MA.
Landmarks Along the Way from ABE to College for Non-Native
English Speakers
Presented by Karyn Van Kirk, Coordinator and Instructor, ESOL
Transition Program, Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis, MA
Preliminary Findings of the ABE-Community College
Project Sponsored by the Office of Vocational and Adult
Education (OVAE)
Presented by Ronna Spacone, Education Program Specialist, OVAE,
U.S. Department of Education
Chris Furgiuele, Policy Analyst, Berkeley Policy Associates (BPA),
Oakland, CA
The Next Step In Transition Programming: From Conference
to Practice
Presented by Cynthia Zafft, Coordinator, National College Transition
Network at World Education, Boston, MA.
For an overview of the entire conference, visit www.coabe06.org
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